Hello Japan

Hello to all,

We are planning our trip to japan this December 2015, is our first time going so, there is a lot of excitement and fun in all what we do regards the trip!!!

This is our itinerary; it will be really helpful if you can tell me your advice to it.

First we will arrive in Hiroshima, stay one day. Activities (Downtown, Shukkein Park, Peace Park, Castle) then 35 minutes by train and ferry JR to Miyajima, stay half a day. Activities (Shrine, Daisho-in Temple ), 1 hour and 30 min by train JR to Osaka for half a day. Activities (Universal studios, Osaka castle) go to Mount koya to stay one day. Activities ( Daimon Gate, Woman Pilgrin Course, Okunoin, Bridge) then 3 days in Kyoto. activities. ( Aquarium, Nishi, Higashi and Kyoto tower, manga museum, Sento e imperial palace, kinkakuji Temple, kitano Tenmangu shirne, Shimogamo Shrine, Fushimi Inari Shrine) 2 days in Nara. Activities. (Kofukuji, Todaji Temple, Naramachi,) half a day in Nagoya. Activities. (Nagoya Castle,) 1 day in Nagano. activities ( Olimpic Stadium, Zenkoji Temple, Monkey park) 2 days in Shika Kogen Ski Resort Activitie. (snowboarding) then again to nagano to go to Tokyo 100 minutes JR for 5 days. Activities.( Kamakura, Mt fuji, Kiyosumi Gardens, Zojoji Temple and tokyo tower, Imperial palace, Sengakuji, Odaiba, Asakusa, Tokyo sky Tree, Shibuya) then go back to Hiroshima 4 hours JR.

We will like to go to ini tanada Hiroshima, dose someone know how to get there?

Our plan is to stay for New Year in Tokyo is there any advice.

Thank you

Geez, that's hard to read. It's really unclear to me where you are spending the night. It's easier if you use this format:

Day 1: Arrive in Hiroshima, stay in Hiroshima
Day 2: Morning to Miyajima, Osaka in the afternoon, night in Osaka
....

etc. etc.

Right now I can't tell where you're planning to stay, so writing your activities doesn't help much since its hard to tell how much time you have in each place. For example Osaka, you write "Osaka for half a day" but in half a day you want to see Osaka Castle AND go to Universal Studios? Usually theme parks are not worth the money unless you're going for a full day.

Also, you're flying in and out of Hiroshima, yet you spend the end of your trip in Tokyo. Why don't you fly out of Tokyo instead? Obviously if you're already bought your tickets you may not be able to change, but usually this far in advance, the cost of changing your ticket is cheaper than the shinkansen ride back down to Hiroshima. Just a suggestion.