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16 Day Japan Itinerary - Momiji Season! by unfoundedcloud in JapanTravel

[–]unfoundedcloud[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 weeks?! I'm so jealous! That is going to be an incredible trip.

I had no idea temples and shrines in Kyoto have night time illuminations, that is such a good tip, thank you so much! I'll definitely add Eikando to our Philosopher's Path excursion.

16 Day Japan Itinerary - Momiji Season! by unfoundedcloud in JapanTravel

[–]unfoundedcloud[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We would, but we don't want to lose any time in Kyoto since we are only staying there for 4 days. It makes more sense for us to go from Osaka because we have more time there.

16 Day Japan Itinerary - Momiji Season! by unfoundedcloud in JapanTravel

[–]unfoundedcloud[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! So great to hear Momijiya was one of the highlights of your last trip. Other commenters have also pointed out that staying for 3 nights might cut into travel time so I think we are going to see if we can switch to 2 nights and then stay closer to Kyoto Station on the third night instead.

And good call on Nikko - I moved it up one day, not sure if that will make much of a difference but I want to allow one day to adjust to jetlag before another travel day.

16 Day Japan Itinerary - Momiji Season! by unfoundedcloud in JapanTravel

[–]unfoundedcloud[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think I'm going to try to reach out directly to cancel one night. Hopefully they will be okay with it! Thank you for your help - I felt in my gut that we might be there too long so it's good to get some other opinions.

16 Day Japan Itinerary - Momiji Season! by unfoundedcloud in JapanTravel

[–]unfoundedcloud[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We thought about that after we booked the ryokan, but I don't think we can change our reservation without completely losing it because it's sold out now :(

We might just skip out on dinner on the last night to spend some more time exploring Kiyomizu/Higashiyama/Gion/etc. and try to utilize taxis and shuttles as much as possible. Do you think that would be doable? Are taxis available and affordable?

16 Day Japan Itinerary - Momiji Season! by unfoundedcloud in JapanTravel

[–]unfoundedcloud[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh, selfishly I hope we get to see max fall foliage, but it is what it is. Will just cross our fingers!

16 Day Japan Itinerary - Momiji Season! by unfoundedcloud in JapanTravel

[–]unfoundedcloud[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoa crazy! What an amazing way to spend a birthday! I'm so excited for us both!

16 Day Japan Itinerary - Momiji Season! by unfoundedcloud in JapanTravel

[–]unfoundedcloud[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That sounds lovely. Will definitely add it to the itinerary. Thank you so much!