3 week travel Itinary

Dear all,

I have planned to go to Japan during August for 3 weeks and i'm trying to figure out where to go and what the best places are for me to visit. I would love to see the original Japan as I know it on pictures and I would love to see the hectic and busy cities as the peaceful and relaxing nature sights. For that I've created a 3 week Itinerary and I was hoping that you would like to review it for me.

- Tokyo (5 Nights, 5 Days)
Fish market, Ginza, Central Tokyo, Shinjuku, temples and a daytrip to Kamakura

- Mount Fuji (1 night, 1 Day)

- Nara (2 Nights, 2 Days)

- Hiroshima (3 Nights, 3 Days)

- Beppu (2 Nights, 2 Days)

- Another place in Kyushu (2 Days, 2 Nights)

- Kyoto (3 Days, 3 Nights)

- Nikko (3 Days, 3 Nights)

- Tokyo (1 Day, 1 Night)

I don't want to rush and see as many sights as possible in the 3 week period of time. Is this now too busy or is this a good itinary for Japan. And do you have any recommendations on Kyushu Island. I thought about Yakushima for 2 days but that is quite expensive or going to Kirishima national park?
And when is it the best time to go to Himeji. After Kyoto or after Nara.

I hope that you would enlighten my path for me and that you would like to help me.

Cheers,

Stefan

I think 3 days and nights is too long for Hiroshima. I recommend to shorten it by 1 day and night.

Similarly 3 days for Nikko is long, unless you want to explore the national park area at a very slow pace.

As for Kyushu, Yakushima is too time consuming. I don't recommend it. Instead, I recommend the Yufuin-Kurokawa-Aso route or Kirishima, although Kirishima is farther away.

Hi,

thank you for your thoughts. I wanted to do 3 days in Hiroshima to do a daytour to Miyajima. let's say when i go for 2 days to Hiroshima, 1 day in town, 1 day Miyajima and 2 days to Nikko. What do you advise for the remaining 5 days (when i won't do Yakushima Island. Is it worthwhile to go up North to Aomori instead. Or do you think that the travel distance is too far after Kyoto.

I recommend to pick places which interest you and which are not too far from the other places you are visiting:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e623a.html