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16 Days · South Korea · Japan
Seoul, Busan, Fukuoka, Kyoto & Tokyo
16 days · 2 countries
The route
Why this order: cross at the narrowest point rather than doubling back via Seoul.
Highlights
- Why this order: cross at the narrowest point rather than doubling back via Seoul.
- Avoids: building two countries as two separate return trips.
The rhythm
Day by day
- 1
Seoul — 4 nights
Seoul - 5
Busan — 3 nights
Busan - 8
Fukuoka — 2 nights
Fukuoka - 10
Kyoto — 3 nights
Kyoto - 13
Tokyo — 3 nights
Tokyo
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. Seoul
- 2. Busan
- 3. Fukuoka
- 4. Kyoto
- 5. Tokyo
Getting between cities
Transport & sequence
The legs in order, the method for each one, and why it is that way.
- 1SeoulBusanKTX2h15
- 2BusanFukuokaFlight1h05–1h15
- 3FukuokaKyotoNozomi2h43
- 4KyotoTokyoNozomi2h15
Where to sleep
Hotel recommendations
Areas and properties we would put you in, by city. You book them yourself.
Seoul
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Busan
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Fukuoka
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Kyoto
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Tokyo
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