Hi
I'm planning a honeymoon trip to Japan, arriving on the 18th of March and leaving on the 31st of March, 2019. It will be my wife and I's first time to Japan, and I've tried to pack in a lot to make the most of the time.
A have a few questions in regards to the planned itinerary.
1. Have I planned too much? Should we just add an extra day of exploring Tokyo over the Nikko day trip?
2. We will both get 14 day JR passes. I believe these should cover all the trips we plan on making other than the Tokyo subways. Am I incorrect? Will we have to pay for extra tickets beyond the JR pass?
3. Any suggested activities that we skip or replace? Being our first time in Japan, I've gone mainly off the suggested itineraries from this website and /r/japantravel on Reddit.
4. I know we are a touch early for Cherry Blossom full bloom, but we are hopeful that we will see some especially towards the end of the trip. Should we do anything in particular to make the most of the timing of our trip in regards to the Cherry Blossom?
Itinerary:
March 18 - Arrive late at night, activate JR pass, collect pocket wifi, catch N'EX to Tokyo, take subway to our accom, SLEEP.
March 19 - Explore Tokyo, specifically Shimokitazawa, Akihabra, and Shibuya
March 20 - Disneyland
March 21 - Sleep in, check out Shinjuku and Tokyo Metro Building for view. Travel to Takayama, arrive at Ryokan in time for dinner.
March 22 - Go to Shin-Hokata Ropeway. Travel up and down mountain. Go to Onsen in Okuhida. Back to Takayama.
March 23 - Explore Takayama Morning Markets, the Old Town, take Higashiyama Walking Course. Travel to Kyoto.
March 24 - Explore Kyoto (
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3950_eastern_kyoto_full.html)
March 25 - Day trip to Nara
March 26 - Fushimi Inari Shrine, explore Arashiyama. This day might be replaced with a trip to Osaka to see a sumo match if we get tickets in February.
March 27 - Travel to Himeji castle, explore castle. Travel on to Hiroshima. If time permits, go to Shukkeien Garden
March 28 - Day trip to Miyajima. Itsukushima Shrine and Mount Misen
March 29 - Hiroshima Peace Park. Take train back to Tokyo.
March 30 - Day trip to Nikko. Toshogu Shrine complex, Kanmangafuchi Abyss and Kegon Waterfall.
March 31 - teamLab Borderless, final sightseeing in Tokyo, fly home at night.
Thank you very much for any assistance.