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Japan'S Golden Rail Route
7days
23stops
Day 1: Tokyo Arrival & Shinjuku Neon
4 stops
Narita International Airport
09:00
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
11:51
Omoide Yokocho
15:38
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
18:00
Day 2: Old Meets New in Tokyo
3 stops
Senso-ji
09:00
Akihabara Electric Town
13:00
Shibuya Crossing
16:00
Day 3: Train to Kyoto
4 stops
Tokyo Station
09:00
Kyoto Station
09:30
Fushimi Inari Taisha
13:00
Gion District
18:00
Day 4: The Zen of Kyoto
3 stops
Kinkaku-ji
08:30
Ryoan-ji
11:00
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
14:30
Day 5: Deer & Temples in Nara
3 stops
Nara Park
09:30
Todai-ji
11:30
Kasuga Taisha
15:00
Day 6: Osaka: The Nation's Kitchen
3 stops
Osaka Castle
10:00
Kuromon Ichiba Market
13:00
Dotonbori
18:00
Day 7: Osaka Views & Departure
3 stops
Umeda Sky Building
10:00
Shin-Sekai
13:00
Kansai International Airport
16:00
Heads Up
- 1. Download the "SmartEX" app to book Shinkansen tickets on your phone.
- 2. Most temples in Kyoto are cash-only, so keep some Yen handy!
- 3. Day 3: Tokyo Station → Kyoto Station flight transit only 0.5h — allow ≥5h door-to-door
- 4. 🛫 Route includes 1 flight + 2 rail segments. Map shows them as dashed lines (connection only, not real road).