Originally Posted by
AlwaysAisle
That will be dependent on your personal interest. For example, visiting temples are visiting historic sites with architectural and religious nature. If you have no interest in historical architecture or religion, then you may not find temples interesting, and may not spend a lot of time there. For me, I can easily spend two hours at Kiyomizu-Dera temple in Kyoto. If you are not into nature in a non-city setting then Kegon Fall at Nikko may not be for you.
I think you should prioritize what is your personal interest and that may help you prioritize where and what in Japan you want visit in Japan.
I think for my first visit I'd like to keep things simple and tick off the big ticket attractions. Some of the smaller ones I can visit on my subsequent holidays. For example, on my first visit to New York City, I went to the Empire State and Statue of Liberty. On my 2nd visit I went to the smaller museums.
I'm interested in food, historic sites, culture and nature.