After scratching my head looking at Hyperdia & Japan's Map, finally I can come up with where we want to go on our 15 days tour in Japan.
Would you please check my itinerary and see if this trip is too hectic and ambitious? Please note, we're not planning to explore the big city at all (except Kyoto).
I'm planning to buy 14 days JR Pass, and I know my last day wouldn't be covered by the JR Pass, and I have to pay the fare. Am I right? or is cheaper if I pay the fare for my trip on the 30th January instead, and starting using JR Pass on the 31st (meaning the trip to Narita will be covered)
Fri, 30-Dec-16 Tokyo, 8:40 to Matshushima, 11:12 stay at Sendai
Sat, 31-Dec-16Sendai, 8:15 to Yamadera, 9:13 stay at Sendai
Fri, 1-Jan-16 Sendai, 6:50 to Nikko, 9:11 explore Nikko, stay at Nikko (enough time?)
Sat, 2-Jan-16 Nikko, 6:46 to Nagano, 9:30, then to Jigokudani
Stay at Nagano
Sun, 3-Jan-16 Nagano, 7:45 to Matsumoto 8:35 explore Matsumoto Castle (enough time?)
Matsumoto, 12:18 to Tsumago 15:07, explore Tsumago,
stay at Tsumago
Mon, 4-Jan-16 Do Tsumago-Magome walk explore Magome,
back to Tsumago, then to Nagoya in the evening stay at Nagoya
Tue, 5-Jan-16 Nagoya, 07:45 to Takayama, 10:02, explore Takayama (enough time?)
Takayama, 14:50 to Shirakawago, stay at Shirakawago
Wed, 6-Jan-16 Shirakawago, 13:15 to Kyoto stay at Kyoto
Thu, 7-Jan-16 Explore Kyoto (no Fushimi Inari)
Fri, 8-Jan-16 Kyoto, 5:54 to Hiroshima, 8:21 Explore Hiroshima (enough time?)
Hiroshima, 14:40 to Miyajima, 14:50 stay at Miyajima
Sat, 9-Jan-16 Miyajima, 10:40 to Himeji, 12:54 explore Himeji then to Osaka in the evening
(enough time at Himeji?)
Sun, 10-Jan-16 Osaka, 8:15 to Koya, stay at Koya
Mon, 11-Jan-16 Koya, 7:38 to Nara, explore Nara. (enough time?)
Nara, 13:53 to Fushimi Inari (enough time at Fushimi Inari? or should I skip Nara)
Fushimi Inari, 18:09 to Kyoto, stay at Kyoto
Tue, 12-Jan-16 Kyoto, 8:33 to Hakone, stay at Hakone. My hotel will be at Mt. View
Wed, 13-Jan-16 Hakone 12:40 to Narita. Our Flight at 7:30 PM.
Thank you :-)