Originally Posted by
msett
Have not decided on an itinerary yet but I do need to decide quickly. It looks like hotels in Kyoto are hard to come by for this coming April. Any good websites to check. We are big disney fans so we at least want to stop by. Probably will just do a night visit rather then waste a whole day. We will probably just do DisneySea also.
I like your plan Q Shoe Guy. Hiroshima would be cool to visit, any other cities to consider also for a night. Only negative to it is the extra long time traveling. It just seems to me as a negative for such a short trip
Shinkansen Bullet trains are fast, about 3.5 hours from Tokyo to Hiroshima. Hiroshima to Kyoto about 1.5 hours etc. Go to the furthest point and work back ....The "attractions" of the Hiroshima are close to the station, and Miyajima is a short local train/ferry ride too. Kyoto is very close to Osaka/Kobe and not too far from Nara. Buy a JR pass and keep moving....
Hint, if you can't get a hotel in Kyoto you will no doubt find one in Osaka.....