Hi :-)
I will go to Japan in spring 2016 with my brother. Here our plan:
- Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Kyoto / Osaka (it isn't decided yet if we will stay in Kyoto or Osaka)
- Kyoto / Osaka
- Kyoto / Osaka
- Kyoto / Osaka
- Kyoto / Osaka
- Kyoto / Osaka
- Kyoto / Osaka
- Hiroshima
- Hiroshima - Himeji - Nagoya
- Nagoya
- Takayama
- Takayama
- Takayama / to Matsumoto or Kanazawa (isn't decided yet)
- Matsumoto or Kanazawa / in the evening to Tokyo
- Tokyo
- Tokyo
(22. Tokyo - probably we could spend a day more in Tokyo)
From Tokyo we will do sidetrips to Hakone, Nikko, Kamakura and Yokohama. From Kyoto or Osaka we plan to do sidetrips to Nara and Kobe and in Hiroshima we will go to Miyajima.
At first I thougt that I could use a 14 JR Rail Pass from day 6 to 19. Or would it be better to use a 21 days rail pass (probably because if we want do another sidetrip to a destination or so).
What do you think? And is this plan good?
I read a lot in Japan-Guide, but I'm not sure if we should choose Matsumoto or Kanazawa. Honestly I really want to see the Matsumoto castle, but I also saw that Kanazawa is a good place.
Thank you very much for your help in advance :-)