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Advice regarding 6-wk itinerary
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2019/3/20 22:01
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Hi all, I am planning a trip to Japan from March-April and I have a rough itinerary planned out.
I'm travelling on a budget (but I know skiing/diving will be expensive)
Would appreciate advice from resident Japanese and/or seasoned travellers! Note that I have to be in Tokyo to meet a friend on the dates listed
A few questions:
- How do I travel most efficiently in terms of money first and time second? A combination of JR pass(es), buying bus tickets as I go, and maybe the Willer Express bus pass? I don't mind taking night buses, especially for long journeys to minimise travelling during the day
- I would like to stay in a temple on Koyasan, not sure where would be possible to squeeze it in
- Which pilgrimage trail would you recommend in terms of logistics and aesthetics, I am semi-fit but have only done medium difficulty hikes for leisure to date (and how do I get there?)
- Would it be better to leave out Hiroshima? The end is a bit squished :(
Thanks for the help!
- 22 F Arrive Haneda (1 night in Tokyo) - 23 S Chidorigafuchi in morning. Bus to Hakuba (skiing 4 nights + Jigukodani) - 27 W night bus to Kyoto? - 28 T Kyoto 4 nights - 01 M Osaka 2 nights - 04 T Nara (Mt Yoshino day trip) - 05 F Nara - 06 S (Inuyama Festival, Aichi Prefecture) 1/2 nights - 08 M Kumano Kodo 3/4 nights - 12 F Tokyo 4 nights - 15 M (Akagi Nanmen Senbonzakura day trip (maybe)) - 16 T Stay Mt Fuji area - 18 T Tateyama-Kurobe Trail (arrive night before) - 19 F Kanazawa? 2 nights - 21 S Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (day trip?) - 22 M Hiroshima 1 night 2 days - 23 T Kyoto/Osaka (see Himeji Castle on way?) - 24 T Kyoto/Osaka (Naoshima day trip?) - 25 T Diving in Okinawa (flight from Osaka (to be booked)) 5 nights
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by trippilling (guest)
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Re: Advice regarding 6-wk itinerary
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2019/3/21 09:18
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Because of your length of stay. The JRPs wont work.
Also have a look at a map. Some of your locations are out of sink. And you are zigzagging across the country. Costing you more dollars in travel costs.
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by hakata14 (guest)
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Re: Advice regarding 6-wk itinerary
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2019/3/21 11:05
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Hi hakata14, thanks for your reply. So it's not possible for example to get a 5-day Takeyama-Hokiriku pass while I am in Takeyama if I am staying for 6 weeks?
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Re: Advice regarding 6-wk itinerary
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2019/3/21 16:54
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They're out of SYNC because the OP must go to Tokyo on those days.
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