Hi,
My partner and I are looking to buy a 14-day travel pass in September with the proposed itinerary:
Tokyo - 3 nights
Kyoto - 3 nights
Hiroshima - 1/2 nights (?)
Kagoshima - 3 nights
*Koyasan - 1 night
Oshima/Tokyo - 3 nights
Do you think this is feasible/viable?
We have 15 nights in total so a little flexibility - even if we stay in Hiroshima 2 nights we have another night left to help us.
I know the journey between Kagoshima and Koyasan will probably take 8 hours+. Is there somewhere easy to stop for a night between those two places to break up the journey? We thought about Osaka but it seems too big a city to stop for one night. Is there a small place on the way that could be appreciated in a night's stay?
Also, would we be able to go straight from Koyasan to Oshima? I read that you rise early in Koyasan anyway, for morning prayers. How long do you think we need to appreciate Koyasan?
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give. Sorry for such a long post!