Trip itinerary

Japan Golden Route

10 daysJapan

A flexible 10-day first trip through Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka, with train handoffs, multi-night stays, reservation notes, and optional ideas.

Map & board

Duration: 10 days
Destination: Japan
Travel summary: 37 places · 20h 11m travel

Estimated budget

¥514,700

Planning estimates only. Actual spending is never included.

Day 1

Arrive Tokyo

Hotel Groove ShinjukuStay

1-29-1 Kabukicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan

www.hotelgroove.jp/en/

23m on foot

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

2-8-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan

www.yokoso.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/tenbou/

17m on foot

Omoide YokochoDining

1 Chome Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan

40m travel

Day 2

Old Tokyo

About 29m by public transit

Sensō-ji

2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

www.senso-ji.jp/english/

15m on foot

Kappabashi Kitchen Tools Street

Matsugaya, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

www.kappabashi.or.jp/en/

25m by public transit

Ueno Park & Ameyoko

Uenokoen, Taito City, Tokyo, Japan

www.kensetsu.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/jimusho/toubuk/ueno/en_index.html

About 17m by public transit

5:00 PM

Tokyo Skytree at sunset

1h 30m1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida City, Tokyo, Japan

www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/

1h 26m travel

Day 3

Harajuku & Shibuya

About 33m by public transit

Meiji Jingu

1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya City, Tokyo, Japan

www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/

18m on foot

Harajuku & Omotesandō

Jingumae, Shibuya City, Tokyo, Japan

24m on foot

4:30 PM

Shibuya Sky

1h 30m2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya City, Tokyo, Japan

www.shibuya-scramble-square.com/sky/ticket/en/

7m on foot

Shibuya Crossing & dinnerDining

Shibuya City, Tokyo, Japan

1h 21m travel

Day 4

Markets & modern Tokyo

About 23m by public transit

Tsukiji Outer MarketDining

4 Chome Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan

www.tsukiji.or.jp/english/

About 16m by public transit

1:00 PM

teamLab Borderless

2h 30mAzabudai Hills Garden Plaza B, Minato City, Tokyo, Japan

www.teamlab.art/e/borderless-azabudai/

About 16m by public transit

Ginza evening

Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan

56m travel

Day 5

Tokyo → Hakone

1h 25m by public transit

Romancecar from ShinjukuTravel

Shinjuku Station, Tokyo, Japan

www.odakyu.jp/english/romancecar/

About 2h 51m by public transit

Hakone Open-Air Museum

1121 Ninotaira, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan

www.hakone-oam.or.jp/en/

About 21m by public transit

Hakone Shrine

80-1 Motohakone, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan

hakonejinja.or.jp/

About 19m by public transit

Hakone Kowakien Ten-yuStay

1297 Ninotaira, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan

www.ten-yu.com/en/

4h 56m travel

Day 6

Hakone → Kyoto

About 20m by public transit

Lake Ashi cruise & ropeway

Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan

www.hakonenavi.jp/international/en/

2h 05m by public transit

Shinkansen to KyotoTravel

Odawara Station, Kanagawa, Japan

global.jr-central.co.jp/en/

2h 05m by public transit

Hotel Granvia KyotoStay

JR Kyoto Station, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan

www.granviakyoto.com/

About 16m by public transit

Gion evening walk

Gion, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan

4h 45m travel

Day 7

Eastern Kyoto

About 19m by public transit

Fushimi Inari Taisha

68 Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan

inari.jp/en/

About 17m by public transit

Kiyomizu-dera

1-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan

www.kiyomizudera.or.jp/en/

41m on foot

Nishiki Market lunchDining

Nishikikoji-dori, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan

www.kyoto-nishiki.or.jp/

11m on foot

Ponto-chō dinnerDining

Pontocho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan

1h 28m travel

Day 8

Western Kyoto

About 29m by public transit

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

Sagaogurayama Tabuchiyamacho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan

5m on foot

Tenryū-ji

68 Susukinobabacho, Saga Tenryuji, Kyoto, Japan

www.tenryuji.com/en/

About 22m by public transit

Kinkaku-ji

1 Kinkakujicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan

www.shokoku-ji.jp/en/kinkakuji/

About 24m by public transit

Kyoto Station ramen streetDining

Kyoto Station Building, Kyoto, Japan

1h 20m travel

Day 9

Nara → Osaka

50m by public transit

Nara Park

Nara, Japan

www3.pref.nara.jp/park/

14m on foot

Tōdai-ji

406-1 Zoshicho, Nara, Japan

www.todaiji.or.jp/en/

50m by public transit

Cross Hotel OsakaStay

2-5-15 Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Japan

cross-osaka.orixhotelsandresorts.com/en/

1m on foot

Dotonbori food crawlDining

Dotonbori, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Japan

1h 55m travel

Day 10

Osaka & departure

About 16m by public transit

Osaka Castle Park

1-1 Osakajo, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Japan

www.osakacastle.net/english/

About 16m by public transit

Kuromon Ichiba MarketDining

Nipponbashi, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Japan

kuromon.com/en/

50m by public transit

Kansai International AirportTravel

1 Senshukukokita, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan

www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/

1h 23m travel

Ideas

not scheduled yet

Hiroshima extension

Hiroshima, Japan

dive-hiroshima.com/en/

Universal Studios Japan

2-1-33 Sakurajima, Konohana Ward, Osaka, Japan

www.usj.co.jp/web/en/us

Tokyo DisneySea

1-13 Maihama, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tds/

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