Originally Posted by
NYCRachel
P.S. Now I'm considering the following -- I realized the above was silly:
20th - Arrive Osaka in evening
21st - Explore Osaka
22nd - Kobe/Nada
23rd - Naoshima/Inujima (overnight in Okayama)
24th - Okayama Castle, Korakuen Gardens, Kurashiki and Himeji. (Shinkansen/JR to Kinosaki)
25th - Kinosaki
26th - Morning train to Tokyo
Okayama Castle, Korakuen, Kurashiki, and Himeji in one day? In the summer heat? I'd rethink that if I were you.