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Tokyo–Kyoto–Osaka

You asked for Shinkansen, so I’m building this as a 7-day city-to-city trip by high-speed rail, with easy-paced days and no late-starting final stops.


Route: Tokyo → Asakusa Senso-ji Temple → Ueno Park → Akihabara → Meiji Shrine → Harajuku Takeshita Street → Shibuya Scramble Crossing → Tokyo Station → Kyoto Station → Fushimi Inari Taisha → Kiyomizu-dera → Yasaka Shrine → Gion → Arashiyama Bamboo Grove → Tenryu-ji Temple → Togetsukyo Bridge → Kyoto Station → Shin-Osaka/Osaka → Osaka Castle Park → Dotonbori → Kuromon Ichiba Market → Shitenno-ji Temple → Shinsekai
Primary area: Japan
Sakura late Mar-early Apr (Kyoto/Tokyo). Koyo (autumn leaves) mid-Nov to early Dec. Jun-Jul tsuyu (rainy season).
7days
25stops
677drive km
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Reserve Shinkansen seats if traveling with large luggage or during holidays

luggage forwarding between Tokyo and Kyoto makes the station transfers much smoother

use trains/subways inside the cities rather than cars

1
Tokyo first taste
4 stops · 7m · 2km
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2
Classic Tokyo contrasts
4 stops · 18m · 4km
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3
Tokyo to Kyoto by Shinkansen
3 stops · 6h 16m · 468km
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4
Kyoto temples and lanes
4 stops · 1h 59m · 127km
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5
Arashiyama slow day
3 stops · 46m · 14km
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6
Kyoto to Osaka by Shinkansen
4 stops · 1h 7m · 55km
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7
Osaka easy finale
3 stops · 25m · 6km
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