Hello!
I am arriving in Japan on Monday 20th April I would be grateful if you could advise me on my current plan...yes I know it's not far away but it's been somewhat of a last minute idea!
I have purchased a 7 day JR Pass.
Day 01 - Land in Tokyo Narita (1030hrs) spend day/night in Tokyo.
Day 02 - Spend day/night in Tokyo.
Day 03 - First day of JR Pass. Catch a wednesday morning train from Ueno to Aomori, (Cherry blossom is forecast to bloom around this time)
Day 04 - Morning train from Aomori to Kyoto, spend day in Kyoto
Day 05 - Spend day in Nara
Day 06 - Spend day/night in Kyoto or Osaka
Day 07 - Spend day/night in Osaka
Day 08 - Morning train from Osaka to Hiroshima. Spend day/night in Hiroshima
Day 09 - Last day of JR Pass. Afternoon train from Hiroshima to Okayama. Spend day in Okayama. Catch overnight Sunrise sleeper train from Okayama to Tokyo.
Day 10 - Tokyo
Day 11 - Tokyo
Day 12 - Fly back to England
I'm slightly worried I'm trying to cram too many places in. Do you think it's too many? I'm quite an active person and I'm travelling alone.
Any advice is welcome.
Many Thanks
Sam