Originally Posted by
LAX_Esq
Hmm... Is this what you have in mind... instead of this:
Day 3: Tokyo to Takayama (4-5 hrs); Takayama afternoon (walk around old town); o/n Takayama
Day 4: Takayama to Shirakawago (1 hr); visit Shirakawago (lookout; walk around village); Shirakawago to Kanazawa (1.25 hr); o/n Kanazawa
Day 5: Kanazawa full day (Higashi Chaya-gai geisha district & teahouses, Omicho Market, Kenrokuen gardens, Kanazawa castle); o/n Kanazawa
Day 6: Kanazawa to Kyoto (2.5 hrs); Kyoto afternoon; o/n Kyoto
To do this:
Day 3: Tokyo to Kanazawa (2.5 hrs); Kanazawa afternoon (Kenrokuen gardens, Kanazawa castle); o/n Kanazawa
Day 4: Kanazawa morning (Higashi Chaya-gai geisha district & teahouses, Omicho Market) half-day trip from Kanazawa to Shirakawago (lookout; walk around village) (1.5 hr each way); o/n Kanazawa
Day 5: Kanazawa to Takayama (2.5 hrs); visit Takayama (walk around Sanmachi Suji old town); Takayama to Kyoto (4.5 hrs); o/n Kyoto
Day 6: Full day Kyoto; o/n Kyoto
Yes, except I visited Shirakawago from Takayama (half-day van tour with a few other people) and spent two nights in Takayama.