Eight Days in Japan
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MaartenM (8 days ago): I appreciate my stay of eight days or so is not enough but that’s all I’ve got, so I have penciled in an itinerary(旅行路线) after arrival in Tokyo. I think it’s worth staying on the main island and heading out to Hiroshima/Miyajima for starters and then picking my way back by rail. Himeji for a day, same for Osaka (some peers think it’s miserable?), Kyoto and Nara and maybe Hakone.
I have a rail pass and was wondering if that itinerary is sufficient so as to give me a taste of the country, and if I am wasting my time on Osaka. I know I will be cutting myself short in Tokyo but I am easy about that as I live in a city and prefer to go to places with a slower pace.
Thanks for the help!
jon___1___ b (5 days ago): Given the length of your stay I’d say skipping Osaka is a good call. I would even say spending another day in Tokyo would be more interesting, as Osaka is a city in ways similar to it, but also has fewer sights to see. When I was there, I didn’t like it all that much but my friend found it (and the food) more to his liking than Tokyo.
nathalie2 (2 days ago): Skip Osaka, particularly if what you want is a “slower pace”. Also, Himeji has just one big sight to see — the White Swan castle, and that can easily be done as a daytime stopover without staying a night, giving you one more night somewhere else.
soniaberode (8 days ago): Sorry, I don’t want to sound mean, but in my opinion, you have done everything wrong. You certainly don’t need a JR Pass for the itinerary you are looking at. You are not including any place (with the exception of Miyajima) which has anything that even comes close to have a “slower pace”. And you are including way too much into your 8 days in Japan. If you keep that kind of itinerary, you will be spending a lot of time travelling from one place to the other, instead of being able to enjoy your short time in Japan.
Get real, do some research, and choose 2-3 destinations max. For me Osaka, Hakone and Himeji are definitely not part of those 2-3 destinations.
1. For this eight-day trip, it is suggested to give up Osaka because _________.| A．the food there is not so delicious |
| B．it is not a typical slow-paced city |
| C．it is different from such cites as Tokyo |
| D．it has just one must-see sight |
| A．given the length of the travel, the poster can complete his itinerary as planned |
| B．Himeji is so big that it is definitely worth a one-day-long visit |
| C．it would be impossible to enjoy a “slow pace” travel with the man's original plan |
| D．a JR pass is a must if you want to travel though Japan |
| A．an online travel forum | B．a travel magazine |
| C．a tourist handbook | D．a Japan travel log |
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