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Neon Lights & Zen Gardens: A May Journey
7days
15stops
559km
DAY01
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden → Shibuya Crossing
4.5 km · 15m driving · Overnight in Shibuya Crossing
- 09:00Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden· start
- 4.5 km · 15m
- 12:00Shibuya Crossing· overnightMust-see
DAY02
Senso-ji Temple → Tokyo
15 km · 25m driving · Overnight in Tokyo Skytree
- 09:00Senso-ji Temple· start
- 15 km · 25m
- 12:00Tokyo Skytree· overnightMust-see
DAY03
Tokyo → Gion District
466 km · 5h 57m driving · long drive · Overnight in Gion District
- 09:00Tokyo Station· start
- 8.3 km · 19m
- 12:00Nishiki Market
- 458 km · 5h 38m
- 15:00Gion District· overnightMust-see
DAY04
Fushimi Inari-taisha → Kiyomizu-dera
5.7 km · 17m driving · Overnight in Kiyomizu-dera
- 09:00Fushimi Inari-taisha· startMust-see
- 5.7 km · 17m
- 12:00Kiyomizu-dera· overnight
DAY05
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove → Kinkaku-ji
12 km · 38m driving · Overnight in Kinkaku-ji
- 09:00Arashiyama Bamboo Grove· startMust-see
- 12 km · 38m
- 12:00Kinkaku-ji· overnight
DAY06
Nara → Dotonbori
50 km · 1h 9m driving · Overnight in Dotonbori
- 09:00Nara Park· start
- 50 km · 1h 9m
- 12:00Dotonbori· overnightMust-see
DAY07
Osaka → Umeda Sky Building
4.5 km · 15m driving
- 09:00Osaka Castle· startMust-see
- 4.5 km · 15m
- 12:00Umeda Sky Building
Heads Up
- Day 3: 6h 6m driving — plan rest stops