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Japan'S Golden Route By Rail
7days
27stops
Day 1: Narita Airport → … → Shinjuku
4 stops
Narita Airport
10:00
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
13:00
Omoide Yokocho
17:00
Shinjuku
20:00
Day 2: Senso-ji → … → Harajuku
4 stops
Senso-ji
09:00
Akihabara Electric Town
13:00
Shibuya Crossing
16:00
Harajuku
19:00
Day 3: Tokyo Station → … → Gion District
4 stops
Tokyo Station
09:00
Kyoto Station
12:30
Kiyomizu-dera
14:30
Gion District
18:00
Day 4: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove → … → Ryoan-ji
4 stops
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
08:30
Tenryu-ji Temple
11:00
Kinkaku-ji
14:00
Ryoan-ji
16:30
Day 5: Fushimi Inari-taisha → … → Dotonbori
4 stops
Fushimi Inari-taisha
08:00
Nara Park
11:30
Todai-ji
14:00
Dotonbori
18:00
Day 6: Osaka Castle → … → Umeda Sky Building
4 stops
Osaka Castle
09:30
Kuromon Ichiba Market
13:00
Shinsekai
15:30
Umeda Sky Building
19:00
Day 7: Amerikamura → Namba → Kansai International Airport
3 stops
Amerikamura
09:00
Namba
12:00
Kansai International Airport
15:00
Heads Up
- 1. Day 1: last activity ends 20:00 — aim to wrap by ~18:00 or drop a stop
- 2. Day 2: last activity ends 19:00 — aim to wrap by ~18:00 or drop a stop
- 3. Day 6: last activity ends 19:00 — aim to wrap by ~18:00 or drop a stop
- 4. 🛫 Route includes 0 flight + 2 rail segments. Map shows them as dashed lines (connection only, not real road).