When: Oct 15-Oct 29. Flights have been booked at KIX, arrival and departure.

Priorities: Regional cuisine, then easy scenic strolls with scenic architecture like Shirakawa go and Kinosaki Onsen

Dining: Seafood beef, chicken/duck, pork, lotus root/local veg, udon, umeshu, uniquely local mochi (favorite), etc.

Visits are narrowed down to my must-sees.

Please check and advise for:

• something not in season,
• not accessible (easily found),
• repeats,
• not worth the premium, or
• something that is a must-try given my food preferences I've missed.

My goal: To narrow down to my top 3 per city/stop as stomach room is finite and make something commute-efficient given the destinations and the JR pass 7-day limit.

Activate JR West All-Area Pass (7 Days)

Kanazawa from KIX (Day 1-2) 

• FOOD: Nodoguro (sea bream karamushi), kaburazushi, conveyor sushi, oden, noto beef, kaga yasai. Kanogani not in season.

• Visit: Omicho market, Day trip at Shirakawago

Stop in Nagahama, Shiga on the way to Okayama

• FOOD: Omi Beef, Duckpot, Sweetfish, Funazushi, Somen

Okayama Day 2 overnight

• FOOD: Barazushi, Chiya beef, okonomiyaki. Peaches not in season, may try to find at supermarkets.

Day 3: Okayama, Stop at Hiroshima for afternoon/dinner on way to Fukuoka

• FOOD: Saltwater eel, okonomiyaki, oysters, Onomichi ramen, momiji manju

Fukuoka (Day 3 overnight - Day 5)

• FOOD: Mentaiko, possibly Basashi. Amaou strawberries not in season, may try to find based on glowing recs.

• Possible day trip:  Kagoshima if taking the shinkansen for boar, chicken, kabocha

• Alternatives for day trip: Saga for squid and lotus root and mudskipper OR Oita for flounder Or Yamaguchi for lotus root

Kyoto overnight for Day 6, Day 6 Kinosaki Onsen: Relaxation Day trip

JR West All-Area Pass Expires (7 Days)

Kyoto (Day 7-10)

• FOOD: Umenoyoi, Mochi, Seafood (based on what's offered), matcha 
• Visit: Kinkakuji, Arashiyama, Gion, Kiyomizu dera slopes, Nishiki market 

Day 11 Koyasan day trip for Okunoin   * FOOD: Wakayama Umeshu

Osaka/Nara (Day 12-13)

Nara

• FOOD: Umeshu and Mochi
• Visit: Nara Park

Osaka

• FOOD: Anything we've missed that is a must-eat/weren't able to find at previous stops and available, like Udon, sushi and soba, Plums not in season but will try to check, time allowing, and Pears, persimmons, mikan, yuzu, yokan, maybe even manage to bring back a bottle of umeshu.
• Visit: Dotonburi, Shinsekai, Settsukyo Park, Kuromon Market

Day 14-15 - extra time to buffer into itinerary to the heavily commute-packed Day 2-6 as needed to add to Kyoto/Osaka time.

Based on my priorities, where best do you advise I allocate the extra 2 days?

Thank you!