Hello,
I will be visiting Japan for the first time next week and will be there for two and a half weeks. I am concerned my trip may be a little ambitious and don't want to be zooming around and not able to enjoy anything. I like hiking, outdoor scenery, onsen, and art/design. Please let me know what your thoughts are and if you have any suggestions for ways to make it easier.
Day 1: arrive Tokyo in PM, stay in Asakusa
Day 2: Tokyo - tour guide
Day 3: Tokyo - sumo match
Day 4: Tokyo
Day 5: Tokyo - possible trip to Hakone
Day 6: AM train to Matsumoto, buses to Fukuchi onsen, stay at Yumoto Cyouza
Day 7: Fukuchi Onsen to Takayama, Takayama to Yoro Park in Gifu, Yoro to Kyoto, stay in Kyoto
Day 8: Kyoto
Day 9: Kyoto
Day 10: Kyoto - Takeda Castle (day trip)
Day 11: Kyoto - Fukuoka
Day 12: Fukuoka to Kurokawa Onsen in AM, onsen day. Stay in Kurokawa Onsen.
Day 13: Kurokawa Onsen - Takachiho Gorge. Return to Fukuoka and stay for the night.
Day 14: Fukuoka - AM to Naoshima/Teshima. Stay in Okayama.
Day 15: Okayama - Mt Koya. Stay in temple.
Day 16: Mt. Koya - Osaka
Day 17: Free day (Osaka/Kyoto/Tokyo?) - Return to Tokyo in PM, stay in Asakusa
Day 18: Depart in AM
Do days 7, 13, and 14 look like too much? Is it possible to travel from Kurokawa Onsen to Takachiho Gorge and back to Fukuoka on the JR Pass?
Thank you in advance for your suggestions!