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Japan'S Golden Route By Rail

7days
27stops
DAY01

Narita Airport → Shinjuku

Overnight in Shinjuku
  1. 10:00
    Narita Airport· start
  3. 13:00
    Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
  5. 17:00
    Omoide Yokocho
  7. 20:00
    Shinjuku· overnight
DAY02

Senso-ji → Harajuku

Overnight in Harajuku
  1. 09:00
    Senso-ji· start
  3. 13:00
    Akihabara Electric Town
  5. 16:00
    Shibuya Crossing
  7. 19:00
    Harajuku· overnight
DAY03

Tokyo Station → Gion District

Overnight in Gion District
  1. 09:00
    Tokyo Station· start
  3. 12:30
    Kyoto Station
  5. 14:30
    Kiyomizu-dera
  7. 18:00
    Gion District· overnight
DAY04

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove → Ryoan-ji

Overnight in Ryoan-ji
  1. 08:30
    Arashiyama Bamboo Grove· start
  3. 11:00
    Tenryu-ji Temple
  5. 14:00
    Kinkaku-ji
  7. 16:30
    Ryoan-ji· overnight
DAY05

Fushimi Inari-taisha → Dotonbori

Overnight in Dotonbori
  1. 08:00
    Fushimi Inari-taisha· start
  3. 11:30
    Nara Park
  5. 14:00
    Todai-ji
  7. 18:00
    Dotonbori· overnight
DAY06

Osaka Castle → Umeda Sky Building

Overnight in Umeda Sky Building
  1. 09:30
    Osaka Castle· start
  3. 13:00
    Kuromon Ichiba Market
  5. 15:30
    Shinsekai
  7. 19:00
    Umeda Sky Building· overnight
DAY07

Amerikamura → Kansai International Airport

  1. 09:00
    Amerikamura· start
  3. 12:00
    Namba
  5. 15:00
    Kansai International Airport
Booking timeline
Book these before you go
  1. Day 3Train · Tokyo Station
  2. Day 3Train · Kyoto Station
Heads Up
  • Day 1: last activity ends 20:00 — aim to wrap by ~18:00 or drop a stop
  • Day 2: last activity ends 19:00 — aim to wrap by ~18:00 or drop a stop
  • Day 6: last activity ends 19:00 — aim to wrap by ~18:00 or drop a stop
  • 🛫 Route includes 0 flight + 2 rail segments. Map shows them as dashed lines (connection only, not real road).