Aw thanks for your answers! I understand there is still a lot to view, 3 weeks are not enough! LOL
At the very beginning we thought to do the following:
5 nights in Tokyo
1 night in Takayama
6 nights in Kyoto
6 nights in Fukuoka
2 nights in Tokyo.
But 6 days in Fukuoka are a bit too much and we could do something else instead. We mainly decided to do so not to bring our luggage around, check in and check out. We thought we could move around by public transport and then go back to the hotel for the night.
I understand we might miss so many stuff though that might worth a visit.
I'd love to stay in Miyajima and in Mount Koya for one night, so we may go to Miyajima on our way to Fukuoka and to Koya on our way back to Tokyo? What do you think? Should we sleep 5 nights in Kyoto instead of 6? And then 1 in Miyajima?
We just don't want to rush from one place to another.
About the Onsen...
I can't wait to try it! In Beppu, I found this nice hotel
Suginoi Hotel, Beppu, Kyushu (if link is not appropriate, moderator you are free to remove it or let me know and I'll remove it), just not sure whether I have to pay if I want to use the family one. The main 'problem' is that my husband is quite shy...
I don't know why I mentioned Akasaka. In fact, we might avoid it all together.
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"Tokyo day 3 Shinjuku + Shibuya" + Ghibli museum in Mitaka is the best choice.
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you could fit in the Museum on the last day with Odaiba. From there you can walk through a nice park (inokashirakoen) towards Kichijoji wich is where lots of locals go to hang out or for shopping.
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Both options sound feasible to me, thanks. We need to decide when to go now and buy those tickets. There are so many things we need to do before landing in Japan!
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When going to Beppu stay in a traditional Ryokan and take the Bus to the Hells, its really worth it (go to the ones the tourist information recommends, the other are not so good).
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We are definitively going to the Hells.
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What is your plan for Nagasaki? I have been there a day but theres not to much to do.
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Just 1 day visit. We heard Nagasaki is better than Hiroshima? Is that true?
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If you want to do something a bit crazy you could jump over to Korea with the ferry (3h one way) for a day or 2. The ferry goes from Fukuoka to Busan and the visa is no problem.
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I'd love to do it, alas, it doesn't appeal my husband... oh well!
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Otherwise the nightview from the mountains around Kobe is really nice, so you could spend a day around Osaka and have dinner in the Kobe Harbour Area, than drive up with the cable car to see the nightview of Kobe and Osaka (japanese say it a million dollar view).
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On the way back to Tokyo,I recommend Kobe,Osaka,Kouyasan and Fuji.
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We definitely are not going to sleep in Osaka so what about visiting Kobe and go to Mount Koya for the night? Would it be possible?
All,
Thanks a mil for your advises, answers, suggestions, everything! And a big thanks for the time you spent answering my questions. Japan is such a wonderful country full of history and I can't wait to be there!!!
xxx
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Nikko is all about the hot springs and relaxing at the hotel (or ryokan) with a traditional meal.
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That sounds lovely but I don't think we'll sleep in Nikko, we might go there for 1 day only.