12 day 11 night - From Osaka to Tokyo

Hi,

I am 1st timer to visit japan with my 2daughther ( age 13 & 14 )in June'13, can anyone to suggest the trip for us with budget for - hotel,transport, sightseeing.. totally no idea how to plan the trip , book train ticket & hotel ( near the famous visit place. Thanks

Day 1 to 5 in Kyoto, flying into KIX
Day 6 in Hiroshima
Day 7 to 12 in Tokyo, flying out of HND

Activate JR Pass on day 6.

Haruka ICOCA http://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/travel-information/pass/icoca-haruka...

Would your teenage daughters prefer to see temples and shrines or shopping at trendy Japanese shops and fashion stores? Woud they prefer natural scenery or theme parks? Traditional accomodations and onsens or modern hotels?

I personally prefer the city sights vs the religious sights and would recommend basing yourself in Osaka for half the trip and Tokyo the other half. Thats assuming you're arriving in Osaka and departing Tokyo?

Once you've picked your hotels you can do day trips from there. This will limit the accommodation hopping with your luggage to a minimum.

From Osaka you can do day trips to Kyoto, Nara
and Hiroshima to name a few. Check out http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2157.html

From Tokyo you can go to Nikko, Hakone and Enoshima. Check out http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html

But there are so much to see and do in Osaka and Tokyo alone that you don't need to go outside the cities (eg no need for JR Pass if on limited budget), but it would be a shame to miss out on some of the side trips when they are so easy to access.

I had plan trip as follow:-


12/06 - Arrived at Kansai Airport - Visit Osaka Aquarui, Universal studio , stay at Namba Shinsaibashi area
13/06 - Osaka - day trip to Hemeiji - back to Namba Shinsaibashi area hotel
14/06 - Kyoto - Nijo Castle, Kyo Imperial Palace , Fushimi Inari - stay at Near Kyoto Station.
15/06 - Kyoto - Arashiyama
16/06 - Kobe & Nara trip - back to Kyota Station hotel
17/06 - Tokyo - Shinjuku
18/06 - Tokyo -
19/06 -Tokyo
20/06 - Hakano - Mt Fuji, plan stay 1 night, any recommend Ryokan with Onson?
21/06 - Tokyo -Disneyland - stay at nearby hotel
22/06 - Tokyo Disneysea - stay at nearby hotel
23/06- mornining 10.30am flight via Narita Airport

Pls advise what kind of train ticket most suitable for this trip? Any recommend on the trip?
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Thanks

Forget Himeji. The castle is under renovation and invisible under a tarp.
There is not much interesting sites to see in Kobe.
The JR pass is not profitable for your stay.
Take care, the weather in late June is often rainy in Japan (tsuyu). Do not book in advance to Hakone. Only go to see Fujusan if the weather is perfectly clear on Tokyo.
To give you ideas of visits:
Kyoto:
http://translate.google.fr/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=fr&ie...

Osaka:
http://www.soleilrouge.org/blog/lire-article-240173-9777827-osaka__les...

Tokyo:
http://translate.google.fr/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=fr&ie...

Bon voyage!

If you skip Hiroshima, any kind of JR Passes does not pay off.

Thanks for all yrs suggestion , how about the Kansai Thru pass ? I'm going to Kobe for trying Kobe beef.