Hi, I have been following this forum with great interest and the advice given. My wife and I will be traveling to Japan first time from 18 till 29 Sep and would like suggestions that can make our trip more enjoyable.
Also should I get the 7 days JR pass and start using on arrival at Kansai Airport?
Itinerary
- 18 Sep: Arrive Osaka through Kansai Airport. To visit Shinsaibashi, Umeda, Osaka castle and Nipponbashi. We will be staying in Osaka for 5 nights.
- 19 Sep: Osaka to Kyoto
- 20 Sep: Osaka to Hiroshima/Miyajima. Will the JR pass cover all the transport to Miyajima?
- 21 Sep: Osaka to Kobe to Himeji castle. Can I add in an Onsen visit nearby?
- 22 Sep: Osaka to Hakone and stay a night in Gora Onsen. We need to change train at Odawara station to the Hakone-Tozan Line. Understand that with JR Pass, we only need to pay ¥300 for the Hakone-Tozan line but will this take us all the way to Gora or must pay additional from Hakone-Yumoto station?
- 23 Sep: Hakone to Tokyo. Will stay 6 night in Tokyo
- 24 Sep: Tokyo to Nikko: Day trip. Understand that we can use JR pass to Nikko (JR Nikko station)
- 25 Sep: Tokyo
- 26 Sep: Tokyo Disneyland
- 27 Sep: Tokyo DisneySea. Should we visit both theme parks or spend one day to do something else?
- 28 Sep: Tokyo
- 29 Sep: Tokyo. Will take midnight flight back to Singapore.
Is my itinerary too rushed in Osaka? Any suggestion or alternative is much appreciated.