Japan Recs?

[genet313]

We're thinking of going to Japan for the last two weeks of March.   I'd love to hear about previous trip itineraries, what cities you visited, etc.  

Thanks!

[mdgirl]

This is my blog post about our trip. I loved every second of it and I'm starting to bug my husband about going back for the Olympics.

marylandgirl.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/japan-june-2012/

I'm also going to page rikki and cransplash for you because they were very helpful to me when I was planning.

[cransplash]

Jan 12, 2014 13:48:15 GMT -5 mdgirl said:

This is my blog post about our trip. I loved every second of it and I'm starting to bug my husband about going back for the Olympics.

marylandgirl.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/japan-june-2012/

I'm also going to page rikki and cransplash for you because they were very helpful to me when I was planning.

mdgirl- DH and I want to go back to Japan for the Olympics too, but I thought Tokyo is no longer in the running as a Olympic city in 2020? 
OMG, I just re-looked it up. I really hope we are able to go!

This is my Japan blog- thepiggly-wigglytravels.blogspot.com/search/label/Japan

I also ran into this blog, and contacted the writer- she (Jacqui) was very helpful! 
japanniversaryinjuly.blogspot.com/

rikki was also a huge help to me.

Feel free to PM me with any questions- I love talking about Japan!

[dana2006]

Japan was one of our favorite trips. We spent 10 days there, visiting Osaka, Koyasan, Kyoto, Himeiji Castle, Miajima, Hakone, Tokyo, and Nara. We traveled by train (got the rail pass for JRL before arriving) everywhere, and it was easy to cover all these destinations in our time frame. The highlight for us was an overnight stay in a temple at Koyasan, hiking at Miajima (going up Mount Misen), and everything Kyoto. You'll have a great trip!

[klingklang77]

I spent 10 days there. We went to Osaka, Tokyo, Hakkone, Nara, and Kyoto. I loved every minute of it. We went in June and it was a bit too hot at times, but I hate heat, so maybe I noticed it more...

We got the rail pass before leaving. We also went to a great soba noodle place in Kyoto (well-known, but I forgot the name of it), and we did a fantastic tempura tasting in Kyoto. I'm sorry I can't be helpful with more names- I went 7 years ago. DH and I want to go back so bad after after watching Jiro dreams of sushi just so we can go to his restaurant, lol.

ETA: Definitely stay in a Ryokan in Kyoto!