Feb - 2 weeks in Kyushu & Tokyo Itinerary Check
Hello! I just wanted to get some opinions on this itinerary I have planned for a first-time Solo trip next feb. (I have been to Japan via the golden route before, but I want to explore outside the major cities. I am a weeb, love nature, and love to collect goshuin.) Do you think it's too much travel in too short of a time, should I cut out north Kyushu and explore just southern kyushu (Kagoshima -> Miyazaki -> Beppu -> Kumamoto?) and then fly back to Tokyo? I've done some research on the trains/transfers but I know it's subject to change.
I have nothing booked except for flights to Kagoshima and out of Tokyo.
Day 0: Flight into Tokyo & Transfer to Kagoshima (Same ticket). Arrival at 9PM, hotel checkin at 10-11PM.
Day 1: Kagoshima
(Sengan-en, Terukuni Shrine, Tenmonkan Street, Megane Ichiba, Black Pig Tonkotsu lunch, Shiroyama Park, Ferry to Volcano, explore Sakurajima Yogan Nagsia Park, Yakiniku Dinner)
Day 2: Kagoshima -> Kurokawa Onsen - Kyushu JR Pass 5 Day Activation
(Early fish market morning breakfast, TaQBin large luggage to Fukuoka station, Take 11:20am shinkansen, transfer to Hohi Line, take bus to Kurokawa Onsen est. arrival at 3:06pm. Hotel Checkin & Chill.)
Day 3: Kurokawa Onsen
(Slow nature hikes & onsen hopping & relaxation.)
Day 4: Kurokawa Onsen -> Hita -> Nagasaki
(10AM Bus-> Hita arrival 11:12, explore nearby shrine/landmarks and chill at a cafe for a little bit, board Yufuin No Mori 4 at 4:53, disembark at Tosu station 5:43 and board Relay Kamamoe/Shinkansen at 6:25, arrival at Nagasaki at 7:30)
Day 5: Nagasaki
(Fountain of Peace, Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, Sanno Shrine, Urakami Cathedra, Mount Inassa Overlook)
Day 6: Nagasaki -> Fukuoka
(Nagasaki Museum of History & Culture, Suwa Shrine, Sokufu-ji Temple, Yasaka Shrine, Kiyomizudera, (5:44pm Shinkansen to Fukuoka, arrival at 7:14pm)
Day 7: Fukuoka
(Tochoji Temple, Shofukuji, Kushida Shrine, Canal City, Kirby Cafe, Sumiyoshi Shrine, Nakasu Yatai Street)
Day 8: Fukuoka
(Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Kyushu National Museum, Umegae mochi, Nyoirinji Frog Temple, Ohori Park Fukuoka Castle Ruins)
Day 9: Fukuoka -> Tokyo
(Last minute packing, shopping, Evening flight to Tokyo)
Day 10: Tokyo
(Nakano Broadway, Akihabara, Ikebukuro)
Day 11: Tokyo
(Shibuya->Meiji Jingu->Shinjuku camera stores)
Day 12: Tokyo:
(Poke Park, I assume it's a full day adventure.)
Day 13: Tokyo
(Vending Machine Park, Costco, Yokohama Chinatown, Nikon Museum)
Day 14: Matsumoto day trip - JR Wide Pass 3 day Activation
(9AM Limited Express Train to Matsumoto for the castle, Nakamachi, Yōhashira-jinja Shrine, Matsumoto-jinja Shrine, Fukashi-jinja Shrine, Train back to Tokyo at 6:40pm)
Day 15: Nikko Day Trip
Day 16: Flight Home (Headed to NRT in the morning/early afternoon. Flight is at 5pm but I don't want to be found lacking at the new tax refund counters)