I made some silly travel mistakes on my previous try. Do you have any advice to make this trip easier? 3 hotels, 1 in Osaka, 1 in Kyoto and 1 in Tokyo. I debated wether to stay in only Osaka or Kyoto but people said transport would take more time and its better to take seperate hotels.
Day 1, monday: Arrive at KIX in the morning, go to (Check in hotel 1). Drop off my stuff and go to Nara to recover from my jetlag by feeding Deer (outside but not too active)
Day 2, tuesday: Osaka Castle, Shitennoji Temple, Sumiyoshi Taisha. Tsutenkaku Tower
Day 3, wednesday: Go to Himeji Castle, Ropeway up to Engyo-ji, end the day by walking around Minoo Park
Day 4, thursday: (Check out of hotel 1, send suitcase to hotel 2) Hiroshima Castle, Peace Park, Shukkaien Garden, travel to Miyajima. (Stay overnight in a Ryokan)
Day 5, friday: Itsukushima shrine, rest is relaxing to recover from the days before and travel to Kyoto (Check in hotel 2)
Day 6, saturday: Arashiyama area (Bamboo Grove, Monkey Park, Kimono Forest), Kinkaku-Ji.
Day 7, sunday: Ramen Factory, Tea Ceremony, Samurai Experience.
Day 8, omday: Fushimi Inari + Sugi Honey shop + Miyako Odori
Day 9, tuesday: (Leave hotel 2, send luggage to hotel 3 in Tokyo), Kintsugi Workshop + Temple Lodging (Stay overnight in a temple in Kyoto)
Day 10, wednesday: Travel to Tokyo, take a rest day on arrival. Easy walking around, bit of shopping. (Check in hotel 3)
Day 11, thursday: Daytrip to Mt. Fuji, visit the Skytree in the evening when coming back.
Day 12, friday: A full day at Yomiuriland.
Day 13, saturday: Watch a sumo practice, Akihabara shopping and Teamlab.
Day 14, sunday: (Check out of hotel 3) Return to Osaka to fly home.
by MamboNo4770