The Journey
The widest sweep: four nights in Tokyo, an onsen night in Hakone, three in Kyoto, and Hiroshima with Miyajima.
JAPAN GRAND TOUR CIRCUIT
Tokyo → Hakone → Kyoto → Hiroshima → Osaka
Duration
Thirteen days from Tokyo to Hiroshima, with a night in Hakone
Cities
Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Osaka
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Customisable
What's Included
Daily breakfast at your hotel
Private airport transfer on arrival
Centrally located hotels in each city
Shinkansen transfer to Hiroshima
Ferry crossing to Miyajima Island
Onsen night in Hakone
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 modern districts
Three stops across Shibuya City, Harajuku, Shibuya City and Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku City
Morning
Shibuya Scramble Crossing
20 min · Free
Takeshita Street
45 min · Free
Afternoon
Nishi-Shinjuku Skyscraper District
45 min · Free
Day 3
Tokyo cultural districts
Four stops across Asakusa, Taito City, Shibuya City and Taito 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
Ueno Park
2 hr · Free (some facilities inside are paid)
Day 4
Fuji area excursion
One stop across Yamanashi Prefecture
Morning
Fuji Five Lakes
Free
Day 5
Transfer to Hakone; onsen and Mt. Fuji views
Two stops across Lake Ashi, Kanagawa Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture
Afternoon
Hakone Sightseeing Cruise, Lake Ashi
30 min · JPY 1700 adult one-way · JPY 3000 round trip (Hakone-kankosen pirate ship)
Hakone Ropeway
30 min · JPY 2000 adult one-way · JPY 3000 round trip (Sounzan-Togendai)
Day 6
Kyoto
One stop across Higashiyama-ku
Evening
Gion
1 hr · Free
Day 7
Kyoto temples
Four stops across Fushimi-ku, Higashiyama-ku and Kita-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
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
40 min · JPY 500 adult · JPY 300 elementary/junior high student
Nijo Castle
2 hr · JPY 800 adult (castle) · JPY 1,300 adult with Ninomaru-goten Palace
Day 8
Arashiyama and tea experience
Three stops across Arashiyama / Sagano, Ukyo-ku, Saga-Arashiyama, Ukyo-ku and Kyoto
Morning
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
20 min · Free
Tenryu-ji
1 hr · JPY 500 adult (Sogenchi Garden) · +JPY 300 for the main hall buildings
Afternoon
Kyoto Traditional Tea Ceremony
45 min
Day 9
Hiroshima and Miyajima
Five stops across Naka-ku, Miyajimaguchi – Miyajima and Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture
Morning
Shinkansen Bullet Train Journey
2 hr 13 min · JPY 14170 adult reserved seat (Nozomi Tokyo-Kyoto one way)
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
1 hr · Free
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
2 hr · JPY 200 adult · JPY 100 high school student
Afternoon
Miyajima Ferry Crossing
10 min · JPY 200 adult one-way · plus JPY 100 Itsukushima Visitor Tax
Itsukushima Shrine
45 min · JPY 300 adult
Day 10
Osaka
Two stops across Chuo-ku and Chuo-ku, Namba
Afternoon
Osaka Castle
1 hr 30 min · Free to enter (park) · JPY 600 adult for the castle tower
Evening
Dotonbori
1 hr · Free
Day 11
Osaka food and culture
Two stops across Nippombashi, Chuo-ku and Tennoji-ku
Morning
Kuromon Ichiba Market
1 hr · Free
Afternoon
Shitennoji
1 hr 15 min · Free to enter · JPY 500 adult for the Central Temple precinct
Day 12
Universal Studios or free day
Two stops across Konohana-ku and Chuo-ku
Morning
Universal Studios Japan
8 hr · From JPY 8,400 adult (1-Day Studio Pass)
Afternoon
Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street
1 hr · Free
Day 13
Departure
Check out from Osaka hotel · Transfer to Kansai International Airport · Depart on homeward flight
Where You'll Stay
12 nights across 5 cities.
4 nightsTokyo
1 nightHakone
3 nightsKyoto
1 nightHiroshima
3 nightsOsaka
