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Is this itinerary feasible? 2008/8/21 18:21
Hi, wonder if there's any kind soul who is able to advise me on this itinerary for a 11 day Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka/Kobe?

Tokyo (Day 1-4)
Day 1 Arrive Tokyo at abt 3pm. Proceed to shinjuku,Harajuku, Shibuya
Day 2 Tsukiji fish market, Studi Ghibi Museum, Obaida
Day 3 Hakone
Day 4 Koishikawa Korakuen, bsck to Shinjuku and Harajuku

Kyoto
Day 5 Kinkakuji, Kiyamizudera
Day 6 Arashiyama, Fushimi Inari & then Gion
Day 7 Kyoto (haven think of where to go)
Day 8 Osaka- Himeji castle, Osaka aquarium
Day 9 Kobe, bk to Osaka Minami
Day 10 Tokyo
Day 11 Tokyo
by Sabrina  

with a JR Pass 2008/8/22 16:57
Hello,
You can use a 7 days JR Rail Pass when you change Day 3 and Day 4 and start the Rail Pass on day 4 with a kodoma shinkansen ride to Odawara from there Hakone Free Pass. Last day is Day 10 from Osaka to Tokyo .
by Peter rate this post as useful

. 2008/8/22 17:35
I can't see any major problems with this itinerary with regard to timing, although I would make the following changes:

If you had not already considered it, get a 7 day JR Rail Pass and activate it on day 5 for trip to Kyoto. You will need to purchase this before arriving in Japan:

http://www.japanrailpass.net/

Day 5/6: I would do Kinkakuji and Arashiyama on the same day (probably day 5) as these are both on the west side of Kyoto, Kiyomizudera, Fushimi Inari and Gion all being in the east.

Day 7: I would suggest maybe a day trip to Nara. Maybe even transfer to Osaka on day 7 and do the day trip to Nara from there on day 8 or 9.

Day 8/9: Arrive in Osaka and spend the day exploring Osaka. You will waste valuable time going to Osaka, checking into your hotel and then going to Himeji. As there are in the same direction, do Kobe and Himeji on day 9.

Don't stay in the same area as the first part of your trip, try another area. Ostuka is a nice area, check out the Toyoko Inn #2 location:

http://www.toyoko-inn.com/e_hotel/00139/index.html

Or Ikebukuro:

http://www.toyoko-inn.com/e_hotel/00007/index.html
http://www.toyoko-inn.com/e_hotel/00096/index.html

You might even consider staying at the Korakuen location and visiting the gardens then instead of day 4:

http://www.toyoko-inn.com/e_hotel/00081/index.html

Day 11: Last day of your pass, use it to get to Narita Airport on N'EX.
by RobBeer rate this post as useful

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