What would you recommend that I see in Japan? (lemmy.world)

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I've been planning a month-long trip to Japan with my sister and my soon to be wife. We have already planned out quite a few things we want to do, but if this was you, what would you want to see or do? Keep in mind that we're all rather old (I'll be turning 50 shortly).

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[-] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I highly recommend leaving the typical tourist route (Tokyo-Osaka-Himeji-Hiroshima-Kyoto) for at least a few days and visit some of the other main islands. Kyushu is my favorite island. So much to see but not yet overrun with tourists. Nagasaki and Kagoshima especially are lovely cities. I also recommend visiting an Onsen town for 1-2 days.

Some other tips closer to the main tourist route:

Stay at a buddhist temple on Koyasan. Many people only go there for a day trip, but the temple stay really makes it special
Do the Shimanami Kaido cycling route. Depends on your fitness of course, but it's quite doable for most people in 2 days and you can also do only a part of it.
Between Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji, visit Ginkakuji. Less overrun and has a (IMO) much more beautiful garden surrounding it
When visiting Miyajima, take a rental bike (e-bikes are available) to the eastern side of it - you'll find quiet beaches with small shrines and hundreds of deer just chilling out

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