From August  to November 2023 I ventured on a long trip around Japan.
I spent the first 2.5 months alone traveling the whole country from south to north, down to south again.

My trip started in Fukuoka, Kyushu, where there was no particular reason for me to do so, but It was the cheapest flight I could get from Melbourne, Australia.  It was fairly easy to work on an Itinerary from there and I'm very glad of the result. I had a blast in Japan! It was absolutely a perfect trip which took me over 2 months to plan in any single detail. 

After my first 2 days in Fukuoka city and prefecture, I started a 21-days Train journey and in each day I slept in a new location. 

My 21-days itinerary by train; 

1. Nanzoin - Kitakyushu - Iwakuni 

2. Miyajima - Hiroshima 

3. Okunoshima - Kurashiki 

4. Bitchu Matsuyama Castle 

5. Tottori 

6. Shirahama 

7. Nachi Falls - Wakayama 

8. Nara 

9. Hikone - Tokyo 

10. Ichinoseki - Geibikei Gorge 

11. Inakadate (rice field art ) 

12. Hirosaki 

13. Wakkanai - Cape Soya - Cape Misaki 

14. Rebun Island 

15. Sapporo 

16. Noboribetsu 

17. Onuma (Quasi-national park )

18. Hakodate - Sendai 

19. Ginzan Onsen 

20. Yamanashi - Zao Onsen 

21. Kanazawa - Maruoka Castle 

( Nachi Falls, Wakayaka )