Konichiwa expert travellers and sight seers,
This is our second trip to Japan. The first trip (3 years ago) was during golden week so I know what to expect regarding crowds. We covered Tokyo – Kyoto – Osaka – Nara – Koyasan – Hakone so for this trip we're looking to explore less popular regions.
Now that we have a 5 month old baby, we intend to drive and have a slower paced vacation. Can you take a look at my plan and let me know your thoughts and suggestions? I want to have 1 solid thing to do each day. I would also like options for additional things to do in each area so if the baby is having a good day, we can do more exploring.
I'm happy to reduce the days in Tokyo if you think I should spend more time in any of the other areas.
Thanks for taking your time to help me! I really appreciate it!
| Apr 13 | Tokyo | buy baby supplies, recover from jet lag |
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| Apr 14 | Tokyo | slow day, walk around the area, recover from jet lag |
| Apr 15 | Aomori | Bullet train to shin-aomori and rent car |
| Apr 16 | Aomori | Hirosaki Apple Park, Castle, go back to hotel for a few hours then return for cherry blossom festival |
| Apr 17 | Aomori | Mt Hakodate, Hakodate Park |
| Apr 18 | Aomori | A-Factory , Showa Daibatsu Buddha |
| Apr 19 | Iwate | Morioka walk around area and eat noodles |
| Apr 20 | Iwate | Takkoku no Iwaya |
| Apr 21 | Iwate | Drive to kakunodatemachi and yogote to walk around. Then sleep in Shinjo |
| Apr 22 | Shinjo | Walk around then drive to Niigata |
| Apr 23 | Niigata | Saito Villa, Niigata City Aquarium |
| Apr 24 | Niigata | Yahiko Shrine, Yahiko Park, drive to Toyama |
| Apr 25 | Toyama | Ainokura, Nissekiji Temple, |
| Apr 26 | Toyama | Cherry Tree Boulevard, Sawa Sugi preservation area |
| Apr 27 | Kanazawa | ShirakawaGo visit houses then go to observation deck |
| Apr 28 | Kanazawa | Kanazawa castle, Nagamachi Samurai district, Kenrokuen garden |
| Apr 29 | Kanazawa | Higashi Chaya District, Samurai Residence Kurando |
| Apr 30 | Takayama | Takayama Jinya, Hie Shrine |
| May 1 | Takayama | Sanomachi Street, Hida no Sato Folk Village Museum |
| May 2 | Takayama | Miagawa Morning market, Hida Kokubun-ji Temple |
| May 3 | Tokyo | Walk around and try to survive the crowds |
| May 4 | Tokyo | Walk around and try to survive the crowds |
| May 5 | Tokyo | Walk around and try to survive the crowds |
by Sea_Director_1396