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Tokyo–Kyoto–Osaka
🛫Multi-modal: 1 rail + 6 drive days

A 7-day Japan city-hop by Shinkansen, with Tokyo energy first, Kyoto atmosphere in the middle, and Osaka food-fun at the end.


Route: Tokyo Station → Asakusa Senso-ji Temple → Ueno Park → Akihabara → Meiji Shrine → Harajuku Takeshita Street → Shibuya Crossing → Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden → Tokyo Station → Kyoto Station → Kiyomizu-dera → Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka → Gion → Fushimi Inari Taisha → Arashiyama Bamboo Grove → Shin-Osaka Station → Osaka Castle Park → Shinsekai → Dotonbori → Kuromon Ichiba Market → Umeda Sky Building → Kansai International Airport
Primary area: Japan
Sakura late Mar-early Apr (Kyoto/Tokyo). Koyo (autumn leaves) mid-Nov to early Dec. Jun-Jul tsuyu (rainy season).
7days
24stops
659 drive km
1rail
Heads Up

reserve Shinkansen seats if traveling with big luggage

consider luggage forwarding between Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka

use an IC card for local transit even though the main intercity hops are Shinkansen

Day 3: Tokyo Station → Kyoto Station rail transit only 1.5h — allow ≥2h door-to-door

🛫 Route includes 0 flight + 1 rail segments. Map shows them as dashed lines (connection only, not real road).

1
Arrive and ease into Tokyo
3 stops · 25m · 8km
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2
Classic Tokyo contrasts
4 stops · 9m · 2km
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3
Gardens, towers, and Shinkansen to Kyoto
3 stops · 31m · 10km
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4
Kyoto temples and old lanes
4 stops · 10m · 2km
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5
Fushimi Inari, Arashiyama, and Shinkansen to Osaka
3 stops · 2h 11m · 75km
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6
Osaka castle, retro streets, and Dotonbori
3 stops · 52m · 19km
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7
Osaka last bites and departure
4 stops · 1h 2m · 62km
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