Hi,
This is my first Japan trip and I will be flying to Osaka during Mid of January.
There are total 4 of us travelling.
I had drafted my itinerary as below:
Day 1 (18th Jan)
Arrival at Kansai Airport (8am)
Proceed to Nagoya for leisure trip.
Stay Nagoya
Day 2 (19th Jan)
Join a local tour agency OR self travel for day tour to Takayama & Shirakawa-go. Online tour fares is about 11K Yen per person.
Stay: Nagoya
Day 3 (20th Jan)
Travel to Kyoto
Kinkakuji (Golden Pavillion)
Philosopher Path
Kiyomizu-Dera
Stay: Kyoto
Day 4 (21st Jan)
Kyoto
Kyoto Kanze Kaikan
Fushimi Inari
Gion
Nishiki Market
Stay: Kyoto
Day 5 (22nd Jan)
Day trip to Nara
Todai-ji Temple
Nara Park
Kasuga Jinjya
Stay: Kyoto
Day 6 (23rd Jan)
Osaka Castle
kyobashi
Umeda Tower
Stay: Osaka
Day 7 (24th Jan)
Universal Studio
Osaka Bay
Stay: Osaka
Day 8 (25th Jan)
Shinseki
Tsutenkaku Tower
Shinsaibashi
Nippombashi Denden Town
Dotombori
America Town
Stay: Osaka
Day 9 (26th Jan)
Day trip to Miyajima/Hiroshima (optional)
or continue to shop around Osaka if day 8th is insufficient to cover all the destinations.
Stay: Osaka
Day 10 (27th Jan)
Day trip to Kobe
Mt Rokko
Harbourland
Stay: Osaka
Day 11 (28th Jan)
Proceed to Kansai airport to checkout.
Please suggest:
1) What passes are recommended?
2) Should i travel with agency in Day 2 to Takayama & Shirakawa-go? The reason i am staying in Nagoya is also partly because of the high fees involved if i travel to Takayama from Kyoto. I would actually opt to stay in Takayama if possible (not in Nagoya).
Million thank.
