Japan Golden Route: Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka

Tokyo · Kyoto · Osaka · Nara

Duration

7 nights / 8 days

Trip style

Cultural

Stay category

3 to 4 star, or similar

Trip highlights

A 8-day plan as a PDF: the day-by-day itinerary, what is included, good-to-know notes and how to change it. Free, and a copy is emailed to you.

Suggested itinerary, customised on enquiry

Day 1Arrival and transfer

Arrive in Tokyo and transfer to your hotel. Check in, settle in and enjoy a relaxed first evening.

Day 2Tokyo city tour

See Senso-ji, the Meiji Shrine and Shibuya Crossing.

Day 3Tokyo at leisure

Free time, or an optional Mount Fuji and Hakone day trip.

Day 4Bullet train to Kyoto

Ride the Shinkansen to Kyoto and visit Fushimi Inari's thousands of red torii gates.

Day 5Kyoto temples

Visit Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Pavilion), Ryoan-ji and the Arashiyama bamboo grove.

Day 6Nara day trip

Visit Todai-ji's Great Buddha and the deer of Nara Park.

Day 7Osaka

Travel to Osaka to see Osaka Castle and eat your way through Dotonbori.

Day 8Departure

After breakfast, check out and transfer to the airport for your onward journey.

Accommodation for the nights shown, in the stay category above, on twin sharing
Airport transfers and transfers between places as per the itinerary
Sightseeing and entrance fees for the places named in the itinerary, unless marked optional
Daily breakfast where the stay offers it, and any other meals confirmed in your quote
A local guide or representative where the itinerary calls for one