Hi Folks
Firstly I am new here so please be nice hehe.
I have heard that this forum isa good place for advice on trips to japan as there are many seasoned people here.
Myself and two friends are plnning to goto Japan at the end of March next year for 3 weeks (21 days). We have been planning since February but have become unsure of a few things.
Trip Plan:
Tokyo Area
Arrive in Tokyo (last week in march)
4 days in Tokyo
1 day at Nikko
1 day at Kamakura
1 day Hakone/Fuji Area
From Tokyo head to Nagoya and from there up to Takayama for 2 - 3 days
From Takayama back to Nagoya and on to Kyoto.
Kyoto Area
Kyoto 7 days
This includes Osaka and and Nara
Travel west to Hiroshima 2 days.
From Hiroshima head back to Tokyo to arrive day before we fly out.
I am wandeirng if anyone has any comments or sugegstions regarding these places. Are they worth going to or maybe not doable etc?
We do have ideas of what we wish to visit at each place but I wont list them hehe
We are flying from the UK and have researched all the appropriate visa stuff etc.
The main problems we are having is we are not sure how to go about finding accomodation and what we should be looking for. I have read a couple of travel guides but putting them into practice is something I am unsure about.
The other issue ia no one is sure how much money would be needed for such a trip in Japan. We have flights marked at £500 return form London. But it is the budget that we should set aside for accomodation food etc that is puzzling us. We took a rough guess at £2000 as being a reasonable sounding number but we are worried this isnt enough each. Does anyone have any advice or opinions on how we can handle this question? and if so what are good tips for planning and badgeting for a trip to japan.
I would be grateful for any advice on these issues as they are causing worries about the trip.
Thank you kindly for any advice
Paul