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Originally Posted by yukiya
Hi !
I'm planning to go Japan the last 10 days of March to catch the Sakura season. I was wondering whether anyone can give me input on my plan:
22 : Arrive at tokyo Narita
23 : Explore Tokyo - use Tokyo 1 day pass
24 : Take train to Kyoto - use Kyoto 2 day pass
25 : Kyoto full day exploration
26 : Himeji (early morning) and Nara (afternoon)
27 : Return to Tokyo
28 : Depart to Hakone - use Hakone 2 day pass
29 : Return from Hakone to Tokyo
30 : Tokyo full day (International Anime Fair)
31 : Depart home
Is there any place where you think I should add or substract more days ? (but the total has to be 10 days)
I'm open to meeting people during this trip as I'll be travelling alone, so do let me know if anyone happens to be in the area ^^; It's my first trip to Japan, I probably could use any help I could get  |
See my post in the other thread... if there's any way to fly into and out of Kansai International rather than Narita, you should do it. It will save you a lot of time and hassle. I used a ju-hachi kippu to get from Tokyo to Osaka, and it was about 13 hours 1 way! Flying into Kansai instead will save you the all day trips to Kyoto and back to Tokyo you have planned for the 24th and 27th, giving you 2 more days in Japan. Osaka is not all that different from Tokyo if you want to explore a large Japanese city. Hakone is much closer to Tokyo than Osaka though... if you really want to go there, it'll take a while by train from Osaka. However, if you just want to see some of Japan's natural beauty, there are places much closer to the Kansai area, such as the Hida Folk Village in Takayama, where you can also go hiking in the Japan Alps. I can scan and post pictures of these places, if you'd like.