Hi all,
we're travelling to Japan over x-mas and NY to go skiing in niseko. Can't wait!!! That part of the trip including flights is all sorted, but we have 3 days before Niseko in Sapporo and 10 days after in Honshu (fly in to & out of Tokyo). during that time there will be 4 of us (2x couples) in our late 20's travelling. I'd describe our budget as mid range and would like to stay in basic clean hotels.
None of us have been to Japan before, so we're very green. Any ideas on:
- itinerary (Osaka & Kyoto are probably a no brainer. Is Horishima worth while?)
- recommended hotels to stay at
- how to travel (would like to go on the bullet train at some stage)
we're hoping to spend the last couple of days before flying out in Tokyo to go to the Sumo tournament among other things. we fly back to Australia on the 12th Jan at 2100.
Thanks in advance for your help
cheers,
Dusty