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kitkatneko
Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:05 pm

Itineraire au Japon 2 semaines
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j'etais aller au japon il y a bientot 10 ans (I don't really remember) et avec ma femme avons achete des billets pour Narita via une promo sympa.

Day 1 - tokyo
Arrival at Tokyo mid afternoon (landing at 15:00) 
Go to a weekly mansion around ueno (our base while in tokyo) and stroll around

Day 2,3,4 - tokyo
there are many things to visit and do in tokyo, we may not do them all but it looks like we have the following on the list:
tsukiji, akiba, shibuya, shinjuku, harajuku, ameyoko, roppongi, asakusa, sensoji, chureito, sony building, tokyo metro building, Mori tower, Ginza, Ueno)

Day 5 - Yokohama, Kamakura
quick visit of Yokohama and china town, go to Kamakura and check daibutu and the beach. back to tokyo

Day 6 - Hakone
visit hakone and more specifically tenzan hot springs, owakudani, enjoy Fuji-san and shrines around. back to tokyo

Day 7, 11 - Kyoto
Activate JR Pass and go to Kyoto. Go to our accomadation (most likely to be Fujiya ryokan, our base during our stay in kyoto) and visit things like the canal walk, kiyomisudera, nishiki, higashiyama, gion, fushimi inari, sanjusangendo, arashiyama, gingakujim kibngakuji, ponyocho

Day 8 - Nara
day trip to Nara. check out the nara park, todaijim, isuien garden and of course nara machi. back to Kyoto

Day 9 - Kanazawa
day trip to Kanazawa. visit the city and enjoy kenrokuen. back to Kyoto

Day 10 - Osaka
day trip to Oasaka. check the castle, minami district, the aquarium maybe, or even koyasan. back to kyoto

Day 11, 7  - Kyoto
see day 6. go back to Tokyo in the afternoon

Day 12- Nikko
From our weekly mansion. go to nikko for a day trip

Day 13 - Tokyo
Stroll in Tokyo

Day 14 - Tokyo, Narita
Hang out in the morning, go to Narita for a mid afternoon flight back home.

What do you think, do durations make sense? I am thinking I may be spending to much time in Tokyo, but at the same time it seems only to make sense for a 7 day JRrail pass. 

Also if you can comment on the fact that we will be traveling in end of february...maybe bad weather or cold blast...perhaps temperature differences between tokyo and kyoto? we are thinking of takayama but it might require a full night stop to really enjoy - or not depending on the snow.