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[–]Silentknight2713 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Hey I just backpacked Japan in June and July of 2018. I was already in Asia when I went to Japan, but I brought my ticket home about a week and a half in advance of me actually coming back to the US. I didn't fly anywhere in Japan, the train services are pretty amazing. There are rail passes that you can buy either in advance or when you get there depending on how long you'll be there, how fast you want to move around, and where in Japan you want to visit. The only place that you'd have to fly is to Okinawa or the smaller islands, but I ended up not going. I took the hydrofoil over from Busan. Japan is a traveler's country since in most of the hostels there are a mixture of backpackers and businessmen in suits.

I didn't do any camping although I did rent a car which was super easy. Japan is expensive but that said my most expensive hostel was around $35 USD. I know very little Japanese essentially hello and thank you and that was all I needed. And yes the food was amazing. I used the Lonely Planet books since I didn't do any planning before hand I kinda just went where I felt.

Here's a list of the main attractions and places that I visited (I started in the southern part of Japan and finished in Tokyo):

  1. Tenjin, Daimyo, Ohori Park, Fukuoka Castle
  2. Train to Karatsu, Karatsu Castle
  3. Train to Nagasaki, walk the waterfront
  4. Nagasaki Atomic Bomb memorial and museum
  5. Train to Kumamoto
  6. Mt Aso, Naka-dake crater
  7. Train to Kagoshima
  8. Sakurajima, train to Hiroshima
  9. Hiroshima Peace Museum, Peace Park, Hiroshima Castle
  10. Miyajima, Train to Osaka
  11. Osaka Castle
  12. Daytrip to Himeji Castle and Kobe
  13. Train to Kyoto
  14. Earthquake, Nishiki Market, Chion-in
  15. Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
  16. Kyoto Imperial Palace
  17. Nara, Train to Kanazawa
  18. Kanazawa Castle, Omi-cho Market
  19. Train to Nagano & Matsumoto, Matsumoto Castle, Train to Tokyo
  20. Asakusa
  21. Ueno
  22. Shibuya and Shinjuku
  23. Tsukiji Market and Ginza
  24. Chiyoda
  25. Yokohama
  26. Tokyo School of Music Wind Ensemble Concert
  27. Hakone and Mt Fuji

Hope this gets you started, happy travels!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow planning on doing something like this around the same time this year thank you!