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14 Days · Japan
Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto & Osaka
14 days · 1 country
The route
Why this order: Japan is a rail line, not a loop. Flying home from Osaka instead of returning to Tokyo saves a full day.
Highlights
- Why this order: Japan is a rail line, not a loop. Flying home from Osaka instead of returning to Tokyo saves a full day.
- Avoids: the Tokyo-in, Tokyo-out return.
The rhythm
Day by day
- 1
Tokyo — 4 nights
Tokyo - 5
Hakone — 2 nights
Hakone - 7
Kyoto — 4 nights
Kyoto - 11
Osaka — 3 nights, fly home from Osaka
Osaka
The route on a map
City order, at a glance
Numbered in the order you travel them, with the line showing how the trip flows.
- 1. Tokyo, Japan
- 2. Hakone, Japan
- 3. Kyoto, Japan
- 4. Osaka, Japan
Getting between cities
Transport & sequence
The legs in order, the method for each one, and why it is that way.
- 1TokyoHakoneOdakyu Romancecar80 min
- 2HakoneKyotoTrain via Odawara2h30–2h45
- 3KyotoOsakaJR Special Rapid28 min
Where to sleep
Hotel recommendations
Areas and properties we would put you in, by city. You book them yourself.
Tokyo
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Walkable to the station you leave from; two or three price points.
Hakone
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Kyoto
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Osaka
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Correct side of town for the airport run.
No commission. We are not paid by any hotel; swap any of these for your own points stay.