2 1/2 month itinerary - too much?

Below I posted dates and locations of my, more or less well considered, itinerary. Hopefully, someone could give me some feedback about what to skip, include or rethink. I guess I�Lm planning on visiting
too many places, but I�Lm looking forward to my Japan trip for so many years now and I wish I could see as much as possible :/

18.02. Tokyo
20.02. Kiso Valley
20.02. Kanazawa
21.02. Shirakawago
23.02. Takayama
24.02. Tojinbo
24.02. Nagoya
27.02. Kyoto
02.03. Nara
03.03. Iga Ueno
04.03. Nabari
06.03. Koyasan
07.03. Asuka
08.03. Tokushima
09.03. Okayama
10.03. Fukuoka
11.03. Yamaguchi
11.03. Akiyoshidai
12.03. Kurokawa
13.03. Aso
13.03. Kumamoto
15.03. Takachiho
16.03. Miyazaki
17.03. Beppu
17.03. Osaka
21.03. Ishigaki
26.03. Osaka
27.03. Omihachiman
28.03. Kamakura
28.03. Tokyo
till 02.04. several side trips from Tokyo

Thanks in advance!
mynona

It is good that you want to see many places. I am not sure how it is in other places you visited but Japan is very fun and interesting. Meaning: A day for each city is not enough. Considering intercity travel, your time is even lessened.

It is good that you allocated more than one day to Kyoto and Tokyo, but how about the rest?

Yamaguchi should be done before Fukuoka to prevent back tracking.

Planning to go from Beppu to Osaka in a day would take a lot of time. Same with many other of your trips.

Some cities like Fukuoka and Kumamoto requires two days. Kanazawa requires three days.


I would recommend going from Tokyo to Kanazawa using the shinkansen. Includes Noto Peninsular, Takayama and Shirakawago
(1 week)
Then to Kyoto using the limited express.
From Kyoto go to Amanohashidate to Kinosaki onsen to Totori to Matsue to Izumo. (Facing Japan sea)
(2 weeks inclusive of at least 4 days in Kyoto)
After which, go to Kyushu.
(1.5 weeks)
When returning from Kyushu do the part of Japan that faces the Pacific.
E.g. Hiroshima, Miyajima, Okayama, Himeji, Kobe, Osaka, Wakayama, Shirahama, Kii-Katsura, Ise, Nagoya, Fuji, and back to Tokyo.
(1.5 to 2 weeks)

From Tokyo, go north to Hokkaido and back. Stopping along Hirosaki and Gunma along the way.
(1.5 weeks)

Side trips from Tokyo
(Rest of the time)

Thanks a lot! I considered your suggestions and I�Lll skip some of the destinations :)