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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.
7days
25stops
Day 1: Depart → … → Akihabara
4 stops
Depart
09:00
Asakusa Senso-ji Temple
10:30
Ueno Park
13:30
Akihabara
16:30
Day 2: Depart → … → Shibuya Scramble Crossing
4 stops
Depart
09:00
Meiji Shrine
09:30
Harajuku Takeshita Street
12:00
Shibuya Scramble Crossing
15:30
Day 3: Tokyo Station → Kyoto Station → Fushimi Inari Taisha
3 stops
Tokyo Station
09:30
Kyoto Station
12:30
Fushimi Inari Taisha
15:00
Day 4: Depart → … → Gion
4 stops
Depart
09:00
Kiyomizu-dera
09:30
Yasaka Shrine
12:30
Gion
15:30
Day 5: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove → Tenryu-ji Temple → Togetsukyo Bridge
3 stops
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
09:45
Tenryu-ji Temple
12:00
Togetsukyo Bridge
15:00
Day 6: Depart → … → Dotonbori
4 stops
Depart
09:00
Kyoto Station
09:30
Osaka Castle Park
10:15
Dotonbori
15:30
Day 7: Kuromon Ichiba Market → Shitenno-ji Temple → Shinsekai
3 stops
Kuromon Ichiba Market
09:30
Shitenno-ji Temple
12:30
Shinsekai
15:30
Heads Up
- 1. Reserve Shinkansen seats if traveling with large luggage or during holidays
- 2. luggage forwarding between Tokyo and Kyoto makes the station transfers much smoother
- 3. use trains/subways inside the cities rather than cars