The Journey
The classic first trip: three nights in Tokyo, the shinkansen west, then three nights in Kyoto with Nara within reach.
JAPAN FIRST-TIMER CIRCUIT
Tokyo → Kyoto → Osaka (KIX)
Duration
Tokyo and Kyoto in a week, with Fuji and Nara day trips
Cities
Tokyo, Kyoto
Best Time
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For
Customisable
What's Included
Daily breakfast at your hotel
Private airport transfer on arrival
Centrally located hotels in each city
Shinkansen transfer from Tokyo to Kyoto
Day-by-Day Plan
Every moment of your journey, planned to perfection.
Day 1
Arrive Tokyo
Depart home country · Arrive Narita or Haneda Airport · Hotel check-in and orientation
Day 2
Tokyo highlights – Asakusa, Shibuya and Meiji Shrine
Four stops across Asakusa, Taito City and Shibuya City
Morning
Senso-ji Temple
1 hr · Free
Nakamise-dori Shopping Street
45 min · Free
Afternoon
Meiji Jingu
1 hr 30 min · Free to enter · JPY 500 for the Inner Garden
Shibuya Scramble Crossing
20 min · Free
Day 3
Tokyo free day or Mt. Fuji excursion
One stop across Yamanashi Prefecture
Morning
Fuji Five Lakes
Free
Day 4
Shinkansen to Kyoto; Gion evening
Two stops across Higashiyama-ku
Morning
Shinkansen Bullet Train Journey
2 hr 13 min · JPY 14170 adult reserved seat (Nozomi Tokyo-Kyoto one way)
Evening
Gion
1 hr · Free
Day 5
Kyoto temples and Arashiyama
Four stops across Fushimi-ku, Higashiyama-ku and Arashiyama / Sagano, Ukyo-ku
Morning
Fushimi Inari Taisha
1 hr 30 min · Free
Kiyomizu-dera
1 hr 30 min · JPY 500 adult · JPY 200 elementary/junior high student
Afternoon
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
20 min · Free
Tenryu-ji
1 hr · JPY 500 adult (Sogenchi Garden) · +JPY 300 for the main hall buildings
Day 6
Nara day trip
Two stops across Nara Prefecture and Nara Park
Morning
Nara Park
1 hr 30 min · Free
Afternoon
Todai-ji
1 hr · JPY 800 adult · JPY 400 child (ages 6-12)
Day 7
Departure from Osaka
Check out from the Kyoto hotel · Transfer to Kansai International Airport · Depart on homeward flight
Where You'll Stay
6 nights across 2 cities.
3 nightsTokyo· choose one of 2
3 nightsKyoto· choose one of 2
