Here's a good idea of where I'll be on any given day. I'll list a different city only if I know for sure I'll be taking a side trip that day.
September 14-15: Travel, Knoxville to Tokyo
September 16: Tokyo - Sumo tournament, Ryogoku Kokugikan

September 17: Nikko - Toshogu Shrine,
dedicated to Ieyasu Tokugawa
September 18: Tokyo
September 19: Tokyo
September 20: Nagoya
September 21: Nagoya
September 22: Kyoto
September 23: Kyoto
September 24: Kyoto
September 25: Kyoto
September 26: Kyoto
September 27: Kyoto
September 28: Kyoto
September 29: Himeji
September 30: Okayama - Hiroshima
October 1: Hiroshima
October 2: Tokyo
October 3: Tokyo
October 4: Tokyo
October 5: Travel, Tokyo to Knoxville