[godwine]

I'd say Takayama for the homestay. Its very nice and peaceful there

So you essentially have 3 weeks for your other time.. so my suggestion chagnes a little:

- 5 days around Tokyo area
- 2 days in Yokohama
- 1 days in a resort town something accessible to Mt Fuji (Atami, Odawara...)
- 3 days in Kyoto (Include Nara)
- 4 days in Osaka (Include Kobe and Himeji)
- 1 day in Hiroshima/Miyajima
- 4 days in kyushu area (Hakata, Kagoshima)