August 2015 Itinerary Advice

i have seen there will be a new shinkansen Connection between tokyo and shirakawa-go. will it be faster in the future to visit shirakawa-go via tokyo or Osaka? when will hyperdia update ist page with the new shinkansen times?

FYI, the new shinkansen won't stop at Shirakawa-go. The closest it will get is Toyama where you can transfer to a train to Takayama, or Shin-Takaoka where I think there will be buses. At this point it might be too early to say whether it will be faster to go via Tokyo or Osaka as the times may be pretty similar.

You seem to take a lot of large jump in the beginning of your trip. If this "Base Hotel" is something that you are firm about, and that you plan to travel Japan through day trips, then I think you should look into Nagoya as the city for your "Base Hotel".

Here are some distances:

To Tokyo: 112 minutes
To: Odawara: 119 minutes (gateway to Hakone)
To Kyoto: 44 minutes
To Shin-Osaka: 58 minutes
To Himeji: 92 minutes
To Takayama: 132 minutes
(you can catch a English speaking guided tour bus from Takayama to Shirakawa-go) on the Nohi Bus line.

You should be able to get a hotel that is a five minute walk from Nagoya Station, and be on the train in minutes.

To Joshua Hugh:
The hotel Urashima at Kii-Katsurra is the one with the super long escalator from the 2nd floor to the 30 something froor. I posted this resort earlier on this thread as my personal favorite.

thanks ebaychucky but it is already booked^^

can somebody give me some additional information to the following topics:

1. where to eat hachinoko and other insects?

2. where can i take good pictures of the E5 and E6 trains?

3. when will sumida toro nagashi be held in tokyo?

4. when will furugawa hachiman matsuri be held this year?

5. which onsen is beautiful with nature scenery and could be visited during my travel itinerary?

here is my actual plan:

13.08.2015 Thursday Flight Narita
14.08.2015 Friday Day 1 Tokyo/Ibis Hotel Tokyo
15.08.2015 Saturday Day 2 Tokyo/Ibis Hotel Kamakura/Kawasaki
16.08.2015 Sunday Day 3 Kyoto/Capsule Hotel Kyoto
17.08.2015 Monday Day 4 Tokyo/Ibis Hotel Tokyo
18.08.2015 Tuesday Day 5 Tokyo/Ibis Hotel Tokyo/Chiba
19.08.2015 Wednesday Day 6 Tokyo/Ibis Hotel Mt. Fuji
20.08.2015 Thursday Day 7 Atami Onsen Hotel Mt. Fuji/Atami
21.08.2015 Friday Day 8 Tokyo/Ibis Hotel Izu Peninsula
22.08.2015 Saturday Day 9 Tokyo/Ibis Hotel Tokyo
23.08.2015 Sunday Day 10 Tokyo/Ibis Hotel Matsumoto/Kamikochi
24.08.2015 Monday Day 11 Tokyo/Ibis Hotel Fuji Q
25.08.2015 Tuesday Day 12 Tokyo/Ibis Hotel Oze
26.08.2015 Wednesday Day 13 Tokyo/Ibis Hotel Tokyo
27.08.2015 Thursday Day 14 Tokyo-Ishigaki/Best Inn Ishigaki
28.08.2015 Friday Day 15 Ishigaki/Best Inn Iriomote
29.08.2015 Saturday Day 16 Ishigaki/Best Inn Islands
30.08.2015 Sunday Day 17 Ishigaki-Osaka/New Hankyu Osaka
31.08.2015 Monday Day 18 Osaka/New Hankyu Ise
01.09.2015 Tuesday Day 19 Osaka/New Hankyu Osaka
02.09.2015 Wednesday Day 20 Osaka/New Hankyu Shirakawa-go
03.09.2015 Thursday Day 21 Osaka/New Hankyu Kyoto
04.09.2015 Friday Day 22 Osaka/New Hankyu Fukui, Iya Valley or Naruto
05.09.2015 Saturday Day 23 Osaka/New Hankyu Osaka
06.09.2015 Sunday Flight Kansai

can somebody give me some additional information to the following topics:

1. where to eat hachinoko and other insects?

2. where can i take good pictures of the E5 and E6 trains?

3. when will sumida toro nagashi be held in tokyo?

4. when will furugawa hachiman matsuri be held this year?

still need some help^^

still need some help for those questions^^

can somebody give me some additional information to the following topics:

1. where to eat hachinoko and other insects?

2. where can i take good pictures of the E5 and E6 trains?

3. when will sumida toro nagashi be held in tokyo?

4. when will furugawa hachiman matsuri be held this year?

Is this one of the festivals that you are looking for?

http://www.gotokyo.org/en/kanko/koto/event/fukagawa.html

This link may give a more exact date when it gets closer to the festival.

i need some advice:

1. where to eat hachinoko and other insects?

2. where can i take good pictures of the E5 and E6 trains?

3. what is a cheap oportunity to stay in matsumoto over night? we want to arrive in matsumoto late afternoon from tokyo and then on the next day visit kamikochi from there.

can nobody help me out?^^

Are you looking for action shots of the E5 and E6, or static pictures (for examplem at Tokyo train station).

As for the insect/hachinoko question - that's something I'd ask my friends in Tokyo about as it seems pretty niche).

There was an earlier thread about where to eat hachinoko, maybe you will find the answer here?
http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0+117111

@japancustomtours: statics pics should be alright. maybe a small ride to a near destination and back to tokyo with each of these trains?

please let me know about hachinoko. :)

You might get more help if you made a new post with hachinoko in the subject.