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Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka

A 7-day first-timer Japan route using the Shinkansen between cities, with slow days so you’re not sprinting through temples and train stations.


Route: Tokyo Haneda Airport → Asakusa → Ueno Park → Akihabara → Meiji Jingu → Harajuku and Omotesando → Shibuya Scramble Crossing → Tokyo Station → Kyoto Station → Nishiki Market → Gion → Kiyomizu-dera → Nanzen-ji → Fushimi Inari Taisha → Arashiyama Bamboo Grove → Kyoto Station → Osaka Castle Park → Dotonbori → Kuromon Ichiba Market → Shinsekai and Tsutenkaku → Umeda Sky Building → Shitenno-ji → Namba Yasaka Shrine → 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
28stops
635drive km
Heads Up

Tokyo–Kyoto is the big Shinkansen leg; Kyoto–Osaka is short, so compare ticket options before buying a rail pass.

Use luggage forwarding if you pack big, because Kyoto buses and busy stations are not fun with oversized bags.

Day 3: 5h 59m driving — plan rest stops

1
Land in Tokyo, ease into the city
4 stops · 20m · 5km
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2
Classic Tokyo neighborhoods
3 stops · 48m · 14km
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3
Tokyo to Kyoto by Shinkansen
5 stops · 5h 59m · 460km
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4
Kyoto temples and old lanes
4 stops · 46m · 16km
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5
Arashiyama, then Osaka by Shinkansen/local rail
5 stops · 1h 48m · 70km
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6
Osaka food, towers, and neighborhoods
4 stops · 14m · 7km
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7
Osaka finale and departure
3 stops · 1h 11m · 64km
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