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Advice please on 13 day itinerary
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2007/9/8 08:56
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Hello everyone! I will be arrive to Narita Airport from October 15 to 27. This is our first trip to Japan and I need if somebody can advise me what places can we visit during my trip. I don't have hotel reservation yet, so i need to do it soon, My question is should we buy a JR RailPass We are not trying to see everything - just get a nice flavor of the culture and enjoy the sights i was thinking in this places Tokyo, Nikko,Kamakura, Osaka, Hiroshima, Takayama, Sapporo, Nara, Himeji advise me, thanks Day 1: Arrival Narita Day 10: 4pm. Flight home.
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by sandra
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You say 13 days but in the post say day 1 arrival, day 10 departure? or did I misread? if you have just a bit more than a week I would cancel Saporro. takes too long by train and added expense by plane. with only 8 days, not counting arrival and departure, I would do: day 1 arrival day 2 Tokyo day 3 Nikko (start 7 days JR pass) day 4 Kamakura day 5 Tokyo - Kyoto day 6 Kyoto day 7 Himeji and Nara day 8 Kyoto-Hiroshima (early am) day 9 Hiroshima- Tokyo day 10 departure. as you see this is very tight. I hope that you do have more days: day 1 arrival. days 2 to 12 = trip day 13 departure this would allow you to overnight in Hiroshima and also to stay in Tokyo a couple of days at the end. I said Kyoto but it could be Osaka, one of most favorite cities in the world. Kyoto is quieter, older, lots of historical buildings. Osaka has as much hustle and bustle as Tokyo. This is only a suggestion. My apologies if I got the # of days wrong, but this should give you an idea. You can refine it and other posters can help you some more . There are lots of posts on this site on similar itineraries..
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by Plantagenesta
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our 12 day itinerary ex Sydney
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2007/9/9 08:06
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JAPAN ITINERARY
20/9 SYDNEY - TOKYO thurs Depart 10.00am - Qantas Arrive Tokyo 7.00pm Stay night - Shinagawa Prince Hotel New Tower
21/9 DAY 1: TOKYO fri Stay night -Shinagawa Prince Hotel New Tower
22/9 DAY 2: TOKYO sat Stay night - Shinagawa Prince Hotel New Tower
23/9 DAY 3: TOKYO sun P/H Stay night Shinagawa Prince Hotel New Tower
24/9 DAY 4: TOKYO TO TAKAYAMA 6 hours travel – arrive early pm Stay night Hida Hotel Takayama
25/9 DAY 5: TAKAYAMA tues Stay night – Hida Hotel Takayama
26/9 DAY 6: TAKAYAMA TO KYOTO wed AM train to Nagoya – bullet to Kyoto – 4 hours Stay night New Miyako Hotel
27/9 DAY 7: KYOTO thurs Stay night New Miyako Hotel
28/9 DAY 8: KYOTO Stay night New Miyako Hotel
29/9 DAY 9: KYOTO sat Stay night New Miyako Hotel
30/9 DAY 10: KYOTO TO TOKYO sun AM bullet to Tokyo – 3 hours Stay night Shinagawa Prince Hotel New Tower
1/10 DAY 11: TOKYO TO SYDNEY mon Depart Tokyo for Sydney 8.20pm
2/10 DAY 12: SYDNEY - Arrive 7.00am tues
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by Laurie
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thank you so much
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2007/9/11 03:06
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Plantagenesta thank you so much, also can you advise me in what hotels can we stay, Im looking for something nice, but not too expensive and If I need to buy the 7 days JR pass now.
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by sandra
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Slower pace
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2007/9/11 04:40
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For your first trip to Japan I would cut out Sapporo and Takayama, and concentrate on Tokyo, Kyoto and Hiroshima. I know the tendency is to try to see as much as you can but you will get a lot of "culture" in those places. Perhaps you should try staying at a ryokan. You also better book your rooms as soon as possible because it is the busy time of year.
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by kawa
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