Any comments please

Can anyone tell if the below schedule is doable or too tight?
Day one: Kyoto
Day two: Takayama
Day three: Hakone
Day four: Nikko
Day five: Tokyo
What is the best way to go to Hakone from Takayama?

Thank you

It is doable, but too tight to be enjoyable.

What is the best way to go to Hakone from Takayama?

By limited express and shinkansen via Nagoya.

I might suggest you to narrow visiting places down to Tokyo, Kyoto and Hakone. That still sounds very hectic for a five-day trip.

Access to Takayama...

http://gutereise09.blogspot.com/2008/07/access-to-takayama.h...

I suggest you to choose only a single region for 5 day trip to Japan, either Tokyo and surroundings, or Kyoto/Osaka and surroundings.

Thanks everyone. I might have to drop Kyoto.

If you are going to drop one place, I would recommend dropping Takayama
(because of travel time involved).

Are you flying in from Kansai International Airport then flying out of
Narita? That is what I am assuming. Then, Kyoto - Hakone - Tokyo, then a day
trip to Nikko would be doable.

If you are coming in from Narita and flying out of Narita, I might even
recommend just staying in the Tokyo area, meaning, Tokyo, Nikko, Kamakura,
etc., instead of spending inordinate time on the trains.

I actually have seven days not five days so can I still keep Shirakawa? I can also skip Nikko. Does Shirakawa-Hakone-Tokyo make sense? Thanks!!!

Model connection:

Shirakawago 6:53--(bus)--7:54 Takayama 8:07--(limited express Hida)--10:32 Nagoya 11:22--(Shinkansen Hikari)--12:34 Odawara 13:02--(Hakone Tozan Line)--13:17 Hakone-Yumoto