Tour · 12 days · by train

Japan, the Golden Route

Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara and Osaka by shinkansen: the Japan of first trips.

The route, stop by stop

1. 1Tokyo · 4 nights
   Shibuya, Asakusa, Shinjuku, Tsukiji and a day in Nikko or Kamakura
2. 2Hakone · 1 night
   Ryokan with onsen, Mount Fuji from Lake Ashi
3. 3Kyoto · 4 nights
   Fushimi Inari at dawn, Arashiyama, Gion
4. 4Nara · 1 night
   The Great Buddha and the deer of the park
5. 5Osaka · 2 nights
   Dotonbori, the castle and the street food

When to go

Best months: March, April, May, October and November.

Photo: Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.