Any suggestions, feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated. Including suggesting something completely different!
This will be my second trip. I absolutely loved my first where I visited Kanazawa, Hakone, Nara and Kyoto. Now I'm thinking about some different destinations but still keeping the things I love.
I'm interested in nature, wildlife, culture/history, cherry blossoms and coin pushing arcade machines.
Monday 23rd March: Full day in Osaka (flight arrives day before) to ground myself
Tues: Osaka -> Takayama on the 8am direct train
W: Shirakawa day trip from Takayama
T: Takayama → Shibu Onsen via Nagano. Seeing snow monkeys and relaxing in onsen
F: Nagano. Not 100% sure what I will do with this day in Nagano
S: Nagano -> Tokyo. Team Lab Borderless exhibition
S: Tokyo
M: Nikko day-trip
T: Tokyo → Kurashiki. Couple of hours stop off in Korakuen Garden for lunch. Head to the canals of Kurashiki for late afternoon evening
W: Kurashiki → Hiroshima
T: Hiroshima
F: Hiroshima -> Miyajima (overnight). Sunset ropeway hike to Mt. Misen if weather is good
S: Miyajima -> Osaka
Sun – Weds 8th: Osaka. Including Mario World. Universal, aquarium and Round One arcade
by SurvivorSAfan