Japan
Japan, in Two Seasons
A country that rewards precision — which is rather the point.
- Duration
- 11 days · 10 nights
- Destination
- Japan
- Price
- Costed to your dates
The journey
Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto and Osaka at the pace the country deserves, on a rail pass, with a ryokan night in the middle. This is a craft itinerary — we build it around your dates rather than the other way round.
What stands out
- Japan Rail Pass — the bullet train as transport, not as a novelty
- A ryokan night with a private onsen
Day by day
How the 11 days actually run.
Day 01Tokyo
Arrival, transfer, settle in.
Tokyo
- Day 02
Tokyo
Asakusa, Ueno, and the Sumida river by boat.
- Day 03
Tokyo
Shibuya, Harajuku, Shinjuku — the modern city.
- Day 04
Hakone
Rail to Hakone; ropeway, lake cruise, ryokan check-in.
Hakone and Fuji
- Day 05
Kyoto
Bullet train to Kyoto; evening in Gion.
Kyoto
- Day 06
Kyoto
Fushimi Inari at dawn, Kiyomizu-dera, Nishiki market.
- Day 07
Kyoto
Arashiyama bamboo grove and the western temples.
Day 08Nara day trip
Todai-ji, the deer park, and back to Kyoto.
Nara
Day 09Osaka
Transfer to Osaka; Dotonbori in the evening.
Osaka
- Day 10
Osaka
Castle, market, and time at leisure.
- Day 11
Departure
Transfer to Kansai airport.
Tokyo
3 nightsDay 1: Arrival
Tokyo
Arrival, transfer, settle in.
Day 2: Sightseeing
Tokyo
Asakusa, Ueno, and the Sumida river by boat.
Asakusa
Day 3: Sightseeing
Tokyo
Shibuya, Harajuku, Shinjuku — the modern city.
Shibuya
Hakone, a ryokan
1 nightDay 4: Train
Hakone
Rail to Hakone; ropeway, lake cruise, ryokan check-in.
Kyoto
4 nightsDay 5: Train
Kyoto
Bullet train to Kyoto; evening in Gion.
Day 6: Sightseeing
Kyoto
Fushimi Inari at dawn, Kiyomizu-dera, Nishiki market.
Fushimi Inari
Day 7: Sightseeing
Kyoto
Arashiyama bamboo grove and the western temples.
Arashiyama
Day 8: Sightseeing
Nara day trip
Todai-ji, the deer park, and back to Kyoto.
Nara (Todai-ji)
Osaka
2 nightsDay 9: Train
Osaka
Transfer to Osaka; Dotonbori in the evening.
Day 10: Sightseeing
Osaka
Castle, market, and time at leisure.
Day 11: Departure
Departure
Transfer to Kansai airport.
What's included
- 10 nights accommodation including one ryokan night
- Daily breakfast; one kaiseki dinner at the ryokan
- Japan Rail Pass (ordinary class)
- Airport transfers on arrival and departure
- Guided touring on named days
What's not
- International flights
- Visa fees and processing
- Travel insurance
- Meals not named in the itinerary
- Personal expenses, tips and porterage
- Peak-season and festive surcharges (Jul–Aug surcharges quoted separately)
- Anything not listed under Inclusions
- Land only · per person · twin share
- Pricing on request — cherry-blossom and autumn dates cost differently
Visa for Indian travellers: fee, stay and documents in our Japan visa guide
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