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Hello there,

Depending on the amount of luggage, you could also consider just taking it with you on the train. Using 1 backpack or suitcase is not much of a hassle and you could use the saved money on a 1st Class upgrade (Green Class).

Your itinerary already looks good for the route traveled, there's no back tracking and you've got many great places planned in. I do think it would be nice to have Green Class for this route but ordinary class will be good as well.

Going back from Hiroshima to Tokyo in one go is quite a long trip. Consider adding in a stop over at Himeji to view the castle before traveling on to Tokyo. You could walk around Himeji for 1-2h before getting on the train again. Alternatively you could make a stop at Osaka for lunch.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

Thanks Daniel, really appreciate the reply.

I was thinking about Himeji for a 2 hour stop, it wouldn't matter how late I got back into Tokyo. I was actually going to take my cases on this leg, is there a left luggage area while we go sightseeing?

The other thing I thought about doing was adding a third night in Kyoto and reducing to one night back in Tokyo at the end?

There are coin lockers on every station, some can store a full sized suitcase. This is perfect if you just want to do a quick stopover.

Bigger stations like Tokyo and Kyoto also have a cloakroom service.

Personally I like 2 days at the end in Tokyo for shopping but the time is spend just as well in Kyoto.