Day 2 : Sightseeing at the Imperial Palace and Marounochi, followed by browsing in Ginza.
Day 3 : Sightseeing in West Shinjuku's Skyscraper district with a visit to the Metropolitan Government building for view of the city. Evening in Shibuya.
Day 4 : Morning breakfast hanami at Shinjuku Park, followed by a visit to Asakusa to see the Senso-ji temple and browse the shopping streets of Nakamise-dori. Spend the afternoon enjoying the sakura at Ueno Park, before heading to Harajuku for the evening.
Day 5 : Depart Tokyo for Nikko, activating the JR Pass. Spend the morning at the World Heritage Sites of the Todai-ji and other temples in Nikko. In the afternoon, head by local bus to Lake Chuzenji, stopping at Akechidaira for picture postcard views of the lake. Return to Nikko in the evening.
Day 6 : Depart Nikko for Tokyo, and switch trains for Kyoto. Spend the day browsing around the Teramachi and Ponto-cho areas of Kyoto
Day 7 : Begin the day by visiting the Imperial Palace Gardens. Move on to the Ginkaku-ji Temple and gardens, followed by the Ryoan-ji Temple with the Zen garden. Late afternoon, make way by local train to Arashiyama to see the Tenryu-ji temple and gardens, followed by a visit to the Bamboo Grove. Return to Kyoto by evening.
Day 8 : Start the day by visiting Sanjusangendo temple to see the 1000 statues of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. Thereafter make way to the Kiyomizu Dera temple. After visiting the temple, browse around the Sannen and Ninnen Zaka streets , ending at Gion for the evening.
Day 9 : Day trip to Himeji. Visit Himeji Castle, Koko-en gardens and Shosha-san. Return to Kyoto in the evening.
Day 10 : Visit Fushimi Inari to see the torii tunnel by local train. On return to Kyoto head to the Philosopher's path for the afternoon. After visiting Heian Jingu shrine and gardens, browse around the Kyoto Handicraft Centre.
Day 11 : Head by train to Uji to see the Byodo-in temple and gardens. Head onwards by train to Nara. Spend the afternoon seeing the sites in Nara-koen, comprising the Deer Park, the Daibutsu Hall and Kasuga Taisha, with a visit to Naramachi, time permitting. Overnight in Nara.
Day 12 : Head by train from Nara to Koya-san. Visit the Okuno-in in Koya-san. Overnight stay at a Buddhist monastery.
Day 13 : After completing the morning rituals at the temple, depart Koya-san for Kyoto. Spend the afternoon and evening at Maruyama-koen and Gion.
Day 14 : Depart Kyoto for Hiroshima. Visit the A-Dome and the Peace Memorial Park and Museum. Later make way by ferry to Miyajima and visit the Itsukushima Shrine and Torii.
Day 15 : Visit the shrine and torii in the morning before heading for the cable car to Mt. Misen. Early afternoon, depart Miyajima and return by ferry to Hiroshima. Take the train to Okayama. Time permitting visit the Koko-en gardens, else take the train to Kurashiki. Visit the old town of Kurashiki including the Ohara Museum of Art and Ivy Square.
Day 16 : Depart Kurashiki by train to Kyoto and onward via Nagoya to Takayama. Spend the afternoon and evening visiting the old town district of Takayama.
Day 17 : Visit the Takayama morning markets. After lunch depart Takayama by bus to Shirakawa-go. Visit the Open Air Museum. Overnight in a Gassho Zakuri house.
Day 18 : Visit the scenic viewpoint of Shirakawa-go. Mid morning depart Shirakawa-go by bus to Kanazawa. Visit the old tea house district of Higashichaya, the Kenroko-en gardens and the Modern Art Museum. In the evening, depart Kanazawa for Tokyo.
Day 19 : Depart Tokyo Shinjuku station by the Odakyu Romance Car to Hakone-machi and take the mountain train to Miyanoshita for the ryokan stay. In the afternoon, visit the Hakone Open Air Museum at Gora.
Day 20 : Do the Hakone circuit from Miyanoshita to Lake Ashino. Visit the Venetian Glass Museum and the Lalique Museum in the afternoon.
Day 21 : Depart Hakone-machi by Odakyu Romance Car to Tokyo-Shinjuku station. Finish packing. Spend the afternoon at Akihabara Electric Town, before heading to Roppongi for the evening.
Day 22 : Depart Tokyo Narita International Airport for Hong Kong
