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Japan Golden Route
A classic 7-day journey through Japan's 'Golden Route', balancing Tokyo's modern energy with Kyoto's ancient temples and Osaka's culinary delights.
7days
22stops
689km
Day 1: Narita Airport → Shinjuku Gyoen → Metropolitan Building
1h 10min · 74km3 stops
Narita Airport
13:00
1h · 72km
Shinjuku Gyoen
15:30
10min · 2.0km
Metropolitan Building
17:15
Day 2: Senso-ji Temple → … → Imperial Palace East Garden
40min · 10km4 stops
Senso-ji Temple
09:00
15min · 3.0km
Ueno Park
11:30
10min · 3.0km
Akihabara Electric Town
14:30
15min · 4.0km
Imperial Palace East Garden
16:30
Day 3: Tokyo Station → Kinkaku-ji → Ryoan-ji
2h 25min · 457km3 stops
Tokyo Station
09:00
2h 15min · 455km
Kinkaku-ji
13:30
10min · 2.0km
Ryoan-ji
15:30
Day 4: Fushimi Inari Shrine → … → Gion District
35min · 8.0km4 stops
Fushimi Inari Shrine
08:00
20min · 5.0km
Kiyomizu-dera
11:30
5min · 1.0km
Sannenzaka Slope
13:30
10min · 2.0km
Gion District
16:00
Day 5: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove → Osaka Castle → Dotonbori
1h 15min · 59km3 stops
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
08:30
1h · 55km
Osaka Castle
13:30
15min · 4.0km
Dotonbori
16:30
Day 6: Nara Park → Todai-ji Temple → Umeda Sky Building
55min · 36km3 stops
Nara Park
09:30
5min · 1.0km
Todai-ji Temple
11:00
50min · 35km
Umeda Sky Building
16:00
Day 7: Shinsaibashi-suji → Kansai Airport
50min · 45km2 stops
Shinsaibashi-suji
10:00
50min · 45km
Kansai Airport
14:00
Heads Up
- 1. Pack light or use luggage forwarding (Takkyubin)
- 2. Book Shinkansen seats in advance during peak season
- 3. Carry some cash for small temples and street food
- 4. Day 3: hotel change (Shinjuku, Tokyo → Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 5. Day 5: hotel change (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto → Namba, Osaka) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 6. Day 7: hotel change (Namba, Osaka → Departure) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 7. Day 7: Shinsaibashi-suji → Kansai Airport flight transit only 4.0h — allow ≥5h door-to-door
- 8. 🛫 Route includes 0 flight + 1 rail segments. Map shows them as dashed lines (connection only, not real road).