First Time travel in Japan Itinerary 14 days / 21 days / 1 Month

We look at our one-month backpacking itinerary through Japan, visiting Tokyo, Nagano, Hakuba, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Hakone and Mount Fuji. We explain how to condense the route into three weeks or two weeks, including alternative stops and day trips, and suggest ways to use an extra week for places such as Shirakawa-go and the Kumano Kodo trail. We also outline ideas for a future trip through northern and eastern Japan toward Sapporo.