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October 14 day itinerary
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2016/10/2 00:44
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Hello! I would any appreciated any comments/feedback about my itinerary (using 2 week JR Pass). I'm in my 20s and travelling with a friend.
Day 1 - Arrive Tokyo 4pm, stay in Shinjuku Day 2 - Nikko (day trip) Day 3 - Tokyo to Hiroshima (stopover Himeji Castle) Day 4 - Miyajima Island Day 5 - Hiroshima to Kyoto (drop off bags and then day trip to Osaka) Day 6 - Kyoto Day 7 - Kyoto Day 8 - Kyoto Day 9 - Kanazawa Day 10 - Kanazawa (bus) to Shirakawa-go (bus) to Takayama Day 11 - Takayama Days 12, 13, 14 - Tokyo Day 15 - Depart Tokyo 5pm
My main questions: 1) For Day 3, is it ideal to spend 1/2 day at Himeji Castle and 1/2 day exploring Hiroshima (mainly peace memorial, museum, etc.)? How much time needed for Himeji Castle? I was thinking of storing my luggage at Himeji train station, see the castle, and then hop back on the train to Hiroshima. 2) For Day 11, is there anything worth doing in Takayama (hiking, mountains)? What are the main attractions?
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by Kevin (guest)
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Re: October 14 day itinerary
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2016/10/2 10:19
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Day 3: Do you realise how long it takes to get to Hiroshima from Tokyo? You won't be able to use the Nozomi shinkansen (the fastest, most frequent service) on a JR Pass. You won't have much time in Hiroshima once you visit Himeji.
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by sq (guest)
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Re: October 14 day itinerary
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2016/10/2 11:39
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Hi sq - thank you for your comment. I have decided to visit Himeji on Day 5, when travelling from Hiroshima to Kyoto.
Approximately how long does it take to visit Himeji Castle? I hear it's a 15min walk from the train station
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by Kevin (guest)
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Re: October 14 day itinerary
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2016/10/2 12:09
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Day 3 - Tokyo to Hiroshima is 6 hours. Even if you remove Himeji, you still dont have much time in Hiroshima.
Day - 5 Himeji would work, but as explained about day 3, you really need to use this day, or at least half day to explore Hiroshima, before heading off elsewhere.
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by hakata14
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Re: October 14 day itinerary
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2016/10/2 13:08
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Hakata, thanks for your comment! Considering the travel time to hiroshima, I plan to take the 7:30am train from Tokyo, arriving hiroshima at 12:30pm, and then using the rest of the day to explore the city - from what I've read, about half a day is needed to see the main sites in hiroshima
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by Kevin (guest)
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2016/10/2 20:39
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Hi, I wonder if you're spreading yourself too thinly. Nikko can be done as a day trip but there's so much to see there that deserves 2 days at least, especially if you are there at the end of October when the autumn colour sets in. 3 days in Kyoto is alright. I'm not sure why you want a day in Takayama if you don't know what's there, especially considering you are leaving only 3.5 days for Tokyo. Tokyo is the biggest city on Earth so you could do with longer there. There's a page on this website about Takayama and all the places in your itinerary if you want to know what's there. Regards, Richard
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by RichardS81 (guest)
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Re: October 14 day itinerary
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2016/10/2 20:45
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Alternatively, you could do all the hard travelling in one go. Fly into Tokyo, take a plane or train to Hiroshima straight away, recover from your jet lag there, and then work back...
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by Winter Visitor (guest)
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