Kansai Itinerary

Hi, I really need help making a 51/2 days itinerary traveling around kansai. I have no idea which places to visit on which days.

My accommodation is in Kyoto :)

Onegai!

what time of year, what do you like (temples/walks/nature/cities/shopping/food), and are you a slow traveller or do you like to pack it in?
Personally I dont get much more than one big thing done in a day, so I'd say what might be ok is arashiyama/sagano one day, Kiyomizu and associated walks into Gion one day, Nara one day (most people would do fushimi inari the same day, I personally could spend the full 5 1/2 days in Nara), maybe Kinkakuji/Ginkakuji and philosopher's path one day, central Kyoto (Nijo, markets etc) one day, that doesnt get you to Mount Koya or Osaka or Kobe, or Otsu (good shopping there)

I don't know what your travel pace is like, but for fast pace:

1) Kyoto for 2 days:
Part a:
Western & Northern Kyoto(no particular order)
Kinkakuji
Ryoanji
Shugakuin
Kokedera
Arashiyama, etc
(we actually did that plus Gion and Kiyomizudera in a day. We're warp speed travellers... ahem. It was a highly planned day)

Part b:
Eastern, Southern & central Kyoto(again, no particular order):
Nijo Castle
Fushimi Inari
Kiyomizudera
Nishiki market
Gion
Pontocho, etc

2) Nara, then a visit to Osaka in the evening to Dotombori for dinner and a wander. Leave Kyoto early.

3) Koyasan. Leave Kyoto early.

4) Hiroshima/Miyajima, via Himeji (well, no, it's not Kansai but it's only 2 hours away by shinkansen. We did it that way, so I know it's busy, but doable. I'd really recommend it if you haven't been there). Leave Kyoto early.

Hi, so I'm spending 5 days in Kansai area. I plan to spend 2 days touring around Kyoto, 2 days in Osaka, then 1 in Nara.

Can you help me pick out specific places to go.

Also, this is really my first time to make an itinerary for and by myself.

I'm listing down places I want to go but since I don't have a map, I dunno how to go there from Kyoto station. Is this a problem???

I'm worried...

Hi, I am in a similar position too. I will be in touring the Kansai region by myself too. My itinerary is like this.
Day 1 Tour Nagoya ( Not really in Kansai but very close.) 1 night in Osaka hotel
Day 2 Tour Hiroshima/ Miyajima Island. (take shinkansen to Hiroshima)
Day 3 Nara (full day in Nara)
Day 4 Kyoto (full day in kyoto)
Day 5 Osaka (most of day in osaka, the depart for home)
I will be using the Willer express Bus Pass to get back and forth between cities, except when I use the Shinkansen to Hiroshima.
I'll stay 2 nights in Kyoto.

cool to know! But don't you have a detailed list of places you will visit at which time of the day?

Day 1 Nagoya
Morning tour Toyota Car Factory
Afternoon Nagoya Castle, Oasis 21
Bus to Osaka

Day 2 Hiroshima/Miyajima
Mid Morning Shinkansen/transfer to Miyajima island
late afternoon take ferry from Miyajima to Hiroshima peace park, see memorials/ a-bomb museum. Night bus to Kyoto.

Day 3 Nara
Full day in Nara,
See Kofukuji and Todaiji Temples in Nara Park, also see Nara National Museum
Check-in to hotel in Kyoto.

Day 4 Kyoto
See Kinkakuji/ Nijo castle in morning.
Afternoon go to Kiyomizudera temple, walk Higashiyama trail to Yakasa shrine and Gion. See show at Gion Corner

Day 5 Osaka
Morning Osaka Castle and River Cruise.
Afternoon Dotonbori/ Amerikura Area
Leave for home at night.
I hope this gives some idea. You can see more temples and places in Kyoto and Osaka and Nara.