Japan 2025

Putting something together quickly about our trip to Japan in October 2025:

• Day 1: Getting there
• Day 2: Tokyo
• Day 3: Nikko
• Day 4: more Tokyo
• Day 5: Hakone
• Day 6: Kyoto
• Day 7: more Kyoto
• Day 8: Fushimi Inari Taisha and Nara
• Day 9: Kobe
• Day 10: Himeji Castle
• Day 11: Miyajima Island
• Day 12: Miyajima Ropeway and Hiroshima Peace Park
• Day 13: Kanazawa
• Day 14: seven trains to Karuizawa
• Day 15: Kusatsu
• Day 16: from Kusatsu to Five Lakes
• Day 17: Fuji-san

Day 1: Getting there

It took us about 20 hours to get there (14-hour flight). 

Our apartment in Akasaka was very small but had a balcony. 

First order of business: getting groceries and having some ramen at the Akasaka Biz Tower, about 15-min walk from the apartment. 

After that, the only thing we could do was fall asleep.

> Day 2