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Originally Posted by Dusty23
Hi all,
we're travelling to Japan over x-mas and NY to go skiing in niseko. Can't wait!!! That part of the trip including flights is all sorted, but we have 3 days before Niseko in Sapporo and 10 days after in Honshu (fly in to & out of Tokyo). during that time there will be 4 of us (2x couples) in our late 20's travelling. I'd describe our budget as mid range and would like to stay in basic clean hotels.
None of us have been to Japan before, so we're very green. Any ideas on:
- itinerary (Osaka & Kyoto are probably a no brainer. Is Horishima worth while?)
- recommended hotels to stay at
- how to travel (would like to go on the bullet train at some stage)
we're hoping to spend the last couple of days before flying out in Tokyo to go to the Sumo tournament among other things. we fly back to Australia on the 12th Jan at 2100.
Thanks in advance for your help 
cheers,
Dusty |
What do you like to see and what kind of life you want to live? How long do you plan on staying in Tokyo? Osaka and Kyoto will last you a good 4-5 days combined. I don't think you should do Hiroshima, its nice and all, but its just too far, you will be spending a lot of time on the train to get there. Its definitely not a day trip...
For 10 days, i will suggest:
3 days Kyoto and Nara
2 days Osaka
1 day Yokohama
1 day onsen resort
3 days Tokyo area