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Japan's Golden Route
A perfect first-timer's loop through Japan's three most iconic cities, blending Tokyo's energy, Kyoto's soul, and Osaka's flavors.
7days
26stops
126km
Day 1: Senso-ji Temple → … → Shibuya Sky
45min · 13km4 stops
Senso-ji Temple
10:00
30min · 10km
Meiji Jingu Shrine
13:30
10min · 2.0km
Shibuya Crossing
15:30
5min · 0.5km
Shibuya Sky
17:00
Day 2: Imperial Palace East Garden → … → Tokyo Skytree
45min · 11km4 stops
Imperial Palace East Garden
09:30
10min · 2.0km
Ginza District
12:00
15min · 4.0km
Akihabara Electric Town
15:00
20min · 5.0km
Tokyo Skytree
17:00
Day 3: Kyoto Station → … → Gion District
45min · 5.5km4 stops
Kyoto Station
11:30
20min · 4.0km
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
14:00
10min · 0.5km
Sannenzaka & Ninenzaka
15:30
15min · 1.0km
Gion District
17:00
Day 4: Kinkaku-ji → … → Tenryu-ji Temple
40min · 9.0km4 stops
Kinkaku-ji
09:00
10min · 1.5km
Ryoan-ji Temple
11:00
25min · 7.0km
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
14:00
5min · 0.5km
Tenryu-ji Temple
16:00
Day 5: Fushimi Inari-taisha → … → Kasuga Taisha
1h 10min · 38km4 stops
Fushimi Inari-taisha
08:00
45min · 35km
Nara Park
11:30
10min · 1.0km
Todai-ji Temple
13:30
15min · 1.5km
Kasuga Taisha
15:30
Day 6: Osaka Castle → Kuromon Ichiba Market → Dotonbori
25min · 5.0km3 stops
Osaka Castle
10:30
15min · 4.0km
Kuromon Ichiba Market
13:00
10min · 1.0km
Dotonbori
16:00
Day 7: Umeda Sky Building → Grand Front Osaka → Kansai Airport (KIX)
55min · 46km3 stops
Umeda Sky Building
10:00
5min · 0.5km
Grand Front Osaka
12:30
50min · 45km
Kansai Airport (KIX)
15:30
Heads Up
- 1. Get a Suica/Pasmo card for local transit
- 2. Pack light or use luggage forwarding (Takkyubin)
- 3. Comfortable walking shoes are mandatory
- 4. Day 2: hotel change (Shinjuku or Shibuya → Shinjuku) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 5. Day 3: hotel change (Shinjuku → Shimogyo-ku (Near Kyoto Station)) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 6. Day 4: hotel change (Shimogyo-ku (Near Kyoto Station) → Shimogyo-ku) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 7. Day 6: hotel change (Shimogyo-ku → Namba or Shinsaibashi) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 8. Day 7: hotel change (Namba or Shinsaibashi → N/A) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 9. 🛫 Route includes 0 flight + 1 rail segments. Map shows them as dashed lines (connection only, not real road).
- 10. Day 7: Grand Front Osaka → Kansai Airport (KIX) flight transit only 3.0h — allow ≥5h door-to-door