Do I have any regrets about our trip to Japan?
Yes!!!!
That we didn't have more time here....it's a magnificent country with such a rich culture and really lovely people and although Samara and I packed a lot in (much more than I thought I would but there is still so much to see and do....
So it's on my To Do Again List.
What will I do next time that I didn't get to do this time??
Apart from venturing further afield and seeing more of Japan.
Lets see.....I need to start a list
1/Climb Mt. Fuji
2/See a Sumo match in Japan.
3/See Osaka-jo at night time saw this March 2016
4/Take part in a tea ceremony
5/Spend more time outside of Kyoto like visiting Himeji Castle did this March 2016 and Mount Koya, to take a walk along the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove saw this 25th March 2016 and inside Kyoto get to the Silver Paivillion (Ginkakuji....and a few other shrines and temples I missed this time round like the Moss Temple and the Red Gates saw this 25th March 2016, Heian Shrine and Kiyomizu-dera).
6/ Go to Universal Studios in Osaka and see how it compares to the one in the US in a couple of weeks did this March 22nd 2016 . (and go back to Tokyo Disney just because I can)
7/To stay in Osaka and go to Dotonburi did this March 21st 2016 and Hozenji Yokocho for food and nightlife. To go to Shinsekai Market to shop, to see the temples at Sumiyoshi Taisho and Namba Yasaka did this March 2016 and go the observation decks at Tsutenkaku Tower and Abeno Harukas.
7/NAGOYA...a must next time around as would like to see the castle and the amazing modern architecture. did this March 28th 2016
8/To attend a Kanto Matsuri festival in Akita
9/Okinawa....need I say more
10/Sapporo Snow Festival
11/Up the Shin-Kobe ropeway did this March 24th 2016
12/ Nagano was just a stop on the train to Yamanouchi and the monkeys, would like to take a look around next time. While I am in the Nagano Prefecture- use my JR pass and go to Matsumoto and visit the castle there
13/Stay on Miyajima Island and explore more, and take that ride up the Mt Misen.
14/The fish markets....love to eat it but a bit sensitive to the smell and wasn't sure I could handle it but think I should have manned up and done it! did this March 21st 2016
15/ Take a ride up the Sumida River in Tokyo
16/Nikko with its' shrine and national park did this March 27th and 28th 2016
17/Sumiyoshi Taisha in Osaka- how did I miss it this time?did this March 2016
18/ Take a cable car ride up Mt Takao and do some of the walks around did this March 2016
19/Wander through the many different gardens at Shinjuku Gyoen Gardens
20/Go to the Mori Art Museum and Observatory in Roppongi
21/To wander around some of the older areas of Tokyo like Nezu and Yanaka and find the shrines there did this March 2016
22/To go to the Old Japanese Farm Houses Museum outside of Osaka
23/To go to Nagasaki and see the Peace Park there
24/To go to Kumamoto Castle and explore the grounds and towers.
25/See the large Buddha at Nakamura
I'm sure there are a whole lot more that I am sure I could add to this list :) so maybe I need to go back, knock a few off of this list and start again
I have an updated list and here is the link