Hi, I'm travelling to Japan for 16 days in July and have a very rough itinerary planned.
Would be grateful for advice on whether our proposed route is the most logical one. We will have a 3 year old and 1 year old with us. Also, will a JR pass limit us a lot if we cannot get the Nozomi or Mizuho Shinkansen trains? Finally, will it be cheaper to do this with a 7 day pass + pay extra for separate train trips? Or get a 14 day pass? Thank you for any advice!!!
Day 1 - Tokyo (arrive am)
Day 2 - Tokyo: day trip Nikko
Day 3 - Tokyo DisneyLand
Day 4 - Kyoto
Day 5 - Kyoto: day trip Nara
Day 6 - Kyoto to Hiroshima/Miyajami
Day 7 - Hiroshima to Fukuoka (visit relatives)
Day 8 - Fukuoka
Day 9 - Fukuoka
Day 10 - Fukuoka to Osaka
Day 11 - Osaka to Mt. Koya (1 or 2 nights best??)
Day 12 - Mt Koya?
Day 13 - Mt. Koyo back to Osaka (or can we go Mt Koyo direct to Tokyo???)
Day 14 - Osaka back to Tokyo
Day 15 - Tokyo
Day 16 - Tokyo