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Originally Posted by ChisaChi
That is pretty much what we had planned to do, but yeah, it is a bit of a rush.
We have already booked hotels, so it would be a bit hard to change things at this point =/ I wish we were staying in Osaka another night instead of Kyoto, everything seems to be closer to there. I'm thinking suggesting to everyone that we split up on one of the days, with some of us going to Hiroshima/Miyajima and some going to Koyasan, if we can't agree. Although then we'll have to find another day for Himeji. Ack, so hard!
I think shopping is the main thing for us in Tokyo, and personally I can shop for 5 days without getting bored >_> I'd like to have an extra day skiing though, so if its possible to change things I might try and book a hotel in Karuizawa and stay the night there so we have a bit more time.
Do you happen to know if a hostel would hold our baggage for a night if we spent one in Karuizawa? That way we wouldn't have to drag all of it with us and back.
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If you are coming back, I think they would probably do it. I left my baggage at hotels or hostels when day tripping, if I knew I was coming back.
If they won't, Japan has a lot of train station lockers where you can stash your bags for only a few yen. I used them quote often as well, but they won't fit a massive suitcase. If you take a backpack or duffle bag, they would fit.
You can still go to Koya-san and all the way to Kyoto that night... it'd just be an extra 70-90 minutes by local trains, and probably less than 10-15 minutes if you catch a bullet train from Osaka to Kyoto!
You might want to combine Himeji with Kobe and Arima Onsen... a hot spring bath is just the thing to relax on a busy trip!
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