Planning on spending roughly 2 weeks travelling from Nagasaki towards Tokyo. This is my 2nd visit to Japan and have already ticked off most of the big ticket items (see my report here). I want to try and squeeze and overnight in Nikko as I want to make a pilgrimage to Toranaga's tomb, but might need to cut something out.

Day 1/2

• Flight to Haneda
• Lost Bar

Day 3

• Tokyo Skytree
• Donguri Republic
• Snack at Maison Landermaine Azabudai
• Zojo-Ji Temple
• Snack at Dandelion Chocolate
• Komugi no Dorei - match ice cream bread
• TOKYO SAMURAI NINJA MUSEUM
• Namara - ramen
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatory

Day 4

• Fukagawa Edo Museum
• Chacha Koubou Kiyosumi - fluffy pancakes
• Tokyo Shinkansen Museum
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatory
• Tokyo Bar Hopping Night Tour in Shinjuku

​​​​​​​Day 5

• 10:00 Enoshima Shrine: Outer Shrine (Hetsunomiya) and the Middle Shrine (Nakatsunomiya)
• 11:40 Samuel Cocking Garden and Sea Candle
• 12:00 Lon Cafe
• 12:45 Enoshima Daishi
• 13:15 Enoshima-tei
• 14:00 Inner Shrine (Okutsunomiya)
• 14:20 Chigogafuchi and Iwaya Caves
• 15:15 Ryuren Love Bell
• Take Enoden Line to Kamakura

Day 6 - Nagasaki

• Flight to Nagasaki
• Stay at Marriott
• Atomic Bomb Museum
• Go up Ropeway to Mount Inasayama​​​​​​​

Day 7 - Nagasaki

• Shimabara Castle
• Samurai Houses
• Sakakibara Museum
• Shimeiso
• Kotoji Temple
• Gokokuji Temple

Day 8 - Miyajima

• Shinkansen to Hiroshioma. Ferry to Miyajima. Check-in Kinsuikan Miyajima
• View Itsukushima Jinja late evening

Day 9 - Osaka

• View Itsukushima Jinja early morning
• Take ropeway to Mount Misen and hike down
• Return via ferry to mainland
• Okayama Castle & Gardens
• Check-in Hilton Osaka

Day 10 - Osaka

• Shinkansen to Kobe
• Go up ropeway, hike down past Nunobiki Falls & Herb Garden
• Kobe beef Ramen Yazawa
• Himeji Castle
• Return to Osaka

Day 11 - Osaka

• Train to Tama cat station
• Umeda Sky Building
• Osaka Museum of History
• Dontonbori tour

Day 12 - Osaka

• Mount Koya day trip
  

Day 13 - Osaka

• Obubu Tea Farms tour
  

Day 14 - Hakone

• Take train to Hakone
• Hakone Shrine
• Tori Gate
• Pirate Ship
• Cable car to Owaku-dani Valley. Get black eggs.
• Overnight in Hakone Kyuan

Day 15 - Tokyo

• Return to Tokyo
• Explore Akihabara
• Snack at Kurikoan
• Snack at Cow Cow Kitchen

Day 16 - free day in Tokyo (maybe Mt Tako or Owarara castle?)

Day 17 - return flight