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Japan'S Golden Rail Route
🚄Multi-modal: 1 flight + 2 rail + 4 drive days

Route: Tokyo → Kyoto → Nara → Osaka
Sakura late Mar-early Apr (Kyoto/Tokyo). Koyo (autumn leaves) mid-Nov to early Dec. Jun-Jul tsuyu (rainy season).
7days
23stops
229 drive km
1flight
2rail
Heads Up

Download the "SmartEX" app to book Shinkansen tickets on your phone.

Most temples in Kyoto are cash-only, so keep some Yen handy!

Day 3: Tokyo Station → Kyoto Station flight transit only 0.5h — allow ≥5h door-to-door

🛫 Route includes 1 flight + 2 rail segments. Map shows them as dashed lines (connection only, not real road).

1
Tokyo Arrival & Shinjuku Neon
4 stops · 1h 20m · 77km
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2
Old Meets New in Tokyo
3 stops · 1h 5m · 31km
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3
Train to Kyoto
4 stops · 34m · 10km
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4
The Zen of Kyoto
3 stops · 49m · 17km
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5
Deer & Temples in Nara
3 stops · 16m · 5km
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6
Osaka: The Nation's Kitchen
3 stops · 1h 14m · 41km
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7
Osaka Views & Departure
3 stops · 1h 11m · 63km
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