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I would arrive Narita airport on 7 Dec 4.30pm and leaving on 17 Dec 6pm. We like to cover Tokyo, Mt Fuji, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Shirakawa-go. We have bought a 7 days JR pass and like to check if you could suggest a best route for us to go around.

Just one sample...

(by Suica/PASMO)
7 To Tokyo stay Tokyo

(by Hakone Freepass by odakyu[not JR])
http://www.odakyu.jp/english/deels/freepass/hakone/
8 Tokyo(by Suica/PASMO), to Hakone from Shinjuku, stay Hakone
9 Fuji and Hakone, back to Tokyo, stay Tokyo

(by JR-Pass)
10 To shirakawa-go, stay Takayama or Kyoto
11 Osaka and night Kobe, stay kyoto
http://www.kobe-luminarie.jp/index.html
12 Nara and Kyoto, stay kyoto
13 To Hiroshima, Hiroshima/Miyajima, stay Kyoto
14 to Nagoya, Nagoya, To Nagano(by LtdExp Shinano), stay Nagano
15 Snow monkey, to Sendai via Omiya, stay Sendai
http://www.sendaihikape.jp/index.html
16 To Tokyo, Tokyo, stay Tokyo

(by Suica/PASMO)
17 Tokyo or Yokohama or Kamakura, to NRT

http://www.hyperdia.com/en/

Day
7
Stay in Tokyo
See the crowds and shops
Visit attractions

8
Activate JR Pass
Train to Hiroshima
Place luggage at station
Rent biycle, tour around Hiroshima
Eat Okonomiyaki
Return to Hiroshima station
Train to Miyajimaguchi
Ferry to Miyajima
Night at Miyajima
See sunrise/sunset and red gate

9
Early morning ferry back to Hiroshima
JR train to Okayama
See Okayama castle + garden
Lunch
JR train to Himeji
See Himeji castle
Evening head to Kobe
Walk about kobe port, cable car to atop mount Rokko
Dinner at Kobe
Night at Kobe or Himeji or Osaka

10
If night at Kobe, see the western district, walk about Sannomiya
If night at Himeji, see mount souzana and the temple
If night at Osaka, see Osaka morning fish market (ask your hotel for more info)
Head to Osaka, spend the day shopping at Shin-Osaka, Umeda, and Osaka station
Go atop Umeda building
Spend the night eating, walking, and light shopping at Namba, Dontonbori, Shin-sekai... etc

11
Morning see Osaka Castle
JR train to Nara
See the deer and temples of Nara
Take JR train to Uji
Night at Uji

12
After walking about Uji River and having trying Japanese Green Tea, JR Train to Kyoto Station
Either leave luggage at station or place at hotel depending how far hotel is

JR Train to Tokufuji
JR Train to Fushumi Castle, then to Fushimi Inari

JR Train back to Kyoto station
If late afternoon, check out Nijo castle (JR Train)
If evening/night, skip Nijo, head to Gion/Potoncho for dinner and walk about

13
Kinkakuji, Ryoanji, Arashiyama
JR Train to Atami
Relax in onsen at hotel

14
Pray for a good morning view of Fuji
Train to Tokyo
Train to Nagano
Back to Tokyo, night at Tokyo
End of JR Pass

15
Visit Nikko using Nikko train pass

16-17
Nikko one day or two days
Back to Tokyo
Shop at Shibuya/Shinjuku
Shrine visit Meiji
Harajuku