Final Draft of my Japan Itinerary

The bookings of all hotel accommodations have been made using the credit card.

The most expensive stay would be a night in Kokuya Ryokan in Shibu Onsen, Yudanaka, Nagano.
http://www.ichizaemon.com/en/

I will take plenty of photos of this hotel, the kaiseki dinner and Japanese breakfast.

From Nagano, we will take the shinkansen to Shinosaka for our hotel accommodation. This is also where we make our day trip to Kyoto. I look forward to the stroll in Saga-Arashiyama.
http://www.hanatouro.jp/e/arashiyama/index.html

We will spend a night in Kawaguchiko!

Yes, I have turned down the offer from Ito-san to go to Disneyland. It is just too expensive and tedious to spend a whole day in Disneyland. Instead, I prefer to see Mt Fuji.

We will still meet Ito and spend a night in his house as planned before we return to Tokyo for our last minute shopping.

With our trip to Kawaguchiko, we will no longer take the double-decker shinkansen to Nikko.

Now is just praying for excellent weather in Japan during our time there.