Look for hotels around the center ( if may budget ) medyo budget is APA HOTEL or nearby airbnb ( much cheaper ). Check booking.com marami doon. depende sa preferred mong location and most of your itinerary. ( mas ok if yung hotel mo ay nasa gitna ka ng mga pupuntahan mo.
we actually did 5 cities in 7 days last Oct 2023 ( Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nara and Himeji)
basta may JR pass ka like Ms @Andy chai 2023said. malaking tulong yun and one day using the bullet train .
This Year tokyo area naman uli.