Route. Haneda or Narita → hotel → dinner nearby. Choose the train or bus by your hotel’s nearest station. If the room is ready later, ask the hotel to hold your bags and take a short walk nearby.
Stay. Choose Ueno or the Tokyo Station area for four nights. Ueno is convenient from Narita via the Skyliner. Tokyo Station is handy for the trains to Kamakura and Odawara.
Route. Kaminarimon (雷門) → Nakamise (仲見世通り) → Senso-ji (浅草寺) → Ueno Park (上野公園). After the temple, walk to Ueno Park or take the orange Ginza Line from Asakusa to Ueno. If it rains, check whether the Tokyo National Museum is open.
Stay. Return to your hotel in Ueno or near Tokyo Station. If you’re based in Ueno, finish with dinner nearby.
Route. Meiji Jingu (明治神宮) → Takeshita Street (竹下通り) in Harajuku for lunch → Shibuya (渋谷) for the crossing and dinner. Walk south from Harajuku or take the JR Yamanote Line one stop to Shibuya.
Stay. Return to your hotel in Ueno or near Tokyo Station. Tomorrow’s trip to Kamakura starts on the JR Yokosuka Line.
Route. Take the JR Yokosuka Line to Kamakura (鎌倉駅), then the Enoden to Hase (長谷駅). Walk from Hase Station to Hasedera Temple (長谷寺), then see the Great Buddha at Kotokuin (高徳院). Finish at Yuigahama Beach (由比ヶ浜) and return to Tokyo via Kamakura.
Route. Travel from Tokyo via Odawara to Hakone-Yumoto (箱根湯本). Leave your bag near the station and take the bus to Moto-Hakone Port (元箱根港). Walk along Lake Ashi to the Peace Torii (平和の鳥居) and up to Hakone Shrine (箱根神社). Take a bus back to Hakone-Yumoto before your ryokan’s dinner deadline.
Stay. Book a ryokan near Hakone-Yumoto Station for one night. Confirm the inn’s shuttle or walking route and the latest check-in for dinner.
Route. Take the local train from Hakone-Yumoto to Odawara (小田原駅), then take a westbound Shinkansen to Kyoto. Drop your bags before walking from Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) down Sannenzaka (産寧坂) and Ninenzaka (二寧坂) to Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社) in Gion.
Stay. Book four nights near Kyoto Station or in Shijo-Kawaramachi. The station is convenient for day trips. Shijo-Kawaramachi is closer to evening walks along the river.
Route. From Kyoto Station, take a local JR Nara Line train to Inari Station (稲荷駅). Walk to the main shrine, through Senbon Torii (千本鳥居) and on to the Okusha prayer hall (奥社奉拝所). Turn back there for a shorter visit, or climb to Yotsutsuji (四ツ辻) for the view. Head back to central Kyoto for lunch.
Route. Take the JR Sagano Line from Kyoto Station to Saga-Arashiyama (嵯峨嵐山駅). Start at the Bamboo Grove (竹林の小径), enter Tenryu-ji’s garden (天龍寺) via its north gate, then walk south to Togetsukyo Bridge (渡月橋) and the Katsura River.
Route. Take Kintetsu from Kyoto Station to Kintetsu-Nara (近鉄奈良駅). Walk through Nara Park (奈良公園) via Todaiji’s Nandaimon Gate (南大門) to the Great Buddha Hall (東大寺 大仏殿), then visit Nigatsudo Hall (二月堂) and Kasuga Taisha (春日大社). Return to Kyoto in the evening.
Route. Take the Shinkansen from Kyoto to Hiroshima. After dropping your bags, start at the Atomic Bomb Dome (原爆ドーム). Cross into Peace Memorial Park and visit the Children’s Peace Monument (原爆の子の像), the Cenotaph (原爆死没者慰霊碑) and the Peace Memorial Museum (広島平和記念資料館). Check the museum’s admission times for your date.
Stay. Book two nights near Hiroshima Station or Hondori or Kamiyacho. The station is handy for tomorrow’s JR train, while the center puts the park and dinner within walking distance.
Route. Ride the JR Sanyo Main Line from Hiroshima to Miyajimaguchi (宮島口) and take the ferry. On the island, walk from the pier along Omotesando (表参道商店街) to Itsukushima Shrine (嚴島神社), then uphill to Daishoin (大聖院). Allow time to walk back to the pier and check the return ferry.
Route. Take the Shinkansen from Hiroshima to Shin-Osaka (新大阪駅). For Namba, change to the red Midosuji Line. After dropping your bags, visit Kuromon Market (黒門市場) while the shops are open, then walk through Hozenji Yokocho (法善寺横丁) to Ebisu Bridge (戎橋) and dinner in Dotonbori.
Stay. Book two nights in Namba or Umeda. Namba is convenient for Dotonbori and Nankai trains to Kansai Airport. Umeda is handy for JR connections.
Route. Start at Tanimachi 4-chome Station (谷町四丁目駅) and enter through Otemon Gate (大手門). Visit Nishinomaru Garden (西の丸庭園) if open, then the main tower (大阪城天守閣). Cross the park to Osakajokoen Station (大阪城公園駅).
Route. Check out → take Nankai from Namba or compare JR and airport buses from Umeda → reach your departure terminal. For an evening flight, leave bags at your hotel and spend the morning near your departure station. Check the airline’s deadline and allow time for the terminal shuttle if you need it.
Stay. Check out of your Osaka hotel or airport-area hotel for today’s flight. If you fly tomorrow, book the extra night in whichever area best fits your departure time.
Allow ¥54,000–¥58,000 per adult for transport and ¥174,000–¥360,000 for one room shared by two adults over 13 nights. Budget separately for flights, taxis, meals outside the room plan and attraction tickets.
Transport with individual tickets
This example uses Narita’s Skyliner on arrival and Nankai’s Airport Express to Kansai Airport. Use the Tokyo airport route finder if you fly into Haneda, or the Kansai Airport guide if you leave from Umeda by JR.
Rail fare sources checked . Smart EX examples use regular-season adult ordinary reserved seats on Hikari, Kodama or Sakura. Reprice for your dates and chosen train.
Accommodation
Use ¥12,000–¥25,000 per city-hotel night as a planning allowance for two adults sharing. For the Hakone ryokan, allow ¥30,000–¥60,000 for two adults with dinner and breakfast.
Individual tickets cost ¥14,560 less than the 7-day pass for the JR rides shown. They also cost ¥38,870 less than the 14-day pass for the JR rides shown.
Same itemized transport, per adult
Ticket option
Cost
Individual tickets
¥46,700
Nationwide 7-day pass and separate fares
¥61,260
Nationwide 14-day pass and separate fares
¥85,570
The 7-day pass is ¥50,000 for Days 6–12. The same covered rides cost ¥35,440 when bought individually. For Days 1–14, the 14-day pass is ¥80,000 and the same covered rides cost ¥41,130. All options use the same itemized rides above. Add the local allowance to plan your full transport budget.
Keisei, Nankai, city subways, Enoden and Kintetsu cost extra with a nationwide pass. Pay separately for Hakone transport and the Miyajima visitor tax. With the 7-day pass, the Tokyo–Kamakura and Tokyo–Odawara rides also fall outside the window. The pass prices are for adult ordinary class bought on the official website. Overseas agents charge ¥53,000 for 7 days or ¥84,000 for 14 days. Nozomi and Mizuho require a separate special ticket with the nationwide pass.
The ¥17,000 JR West Kansai–Hiroshima Area Pass can save ¥5,260 on Days 10–12. Take a regular JR train from Kyoto to Shin-Osaka on Day 10, then the Sanyo Shinkansen to Hiroshima. Regular-price separate tickets on the same route via Shin-Osaka, including the return from Hiroshima on Day 12 and the JR train and ferry to Miyajima, total ¥22,260.
The pass also covers eligible JR trains to Kansai Airport on Day 14. Pay separately for the Day 6 Odawara → Kyoto Shinkansen, private lines and the ¥100 Miyajima visitor tax.
As soon as you know your dates. Start with the Hakone ryokan for Day 5 if you want dinner included. Ask for the last check-in time for dinner, then book the city hotels and check the first train to Kansai Airport.
Up to 90 days before the museum visit. Choose a time for the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. If you want a timed slot on Day 10, leave room for your train and hotel bag drop. Some slots require advance online booking.
One month before each Shinkansen ride, at 10 a.m. Japan time. Reserve Odawara → Kyoto for Day 6, Kyoto → Hiroshima for Day 10 and Hiroshima → Shin-Osaka for Day 12. With the regional pass, reserve the Shin-Osaka → Hiroshima train on Day 10 through JR West. If you take the Shinkansen to Odawara, book that leg for Day 5 too. Smart EX offers limited earlier bookings for eligible seats.
Add length, width and height. For a case over 160 cm and up to 250 cm total on the Tokaido Shinkansen, reserve a seat with oversized baggage space. For hotel-to-hotel forwarding, confirm both hotels accept it and ask for the delivery date. Carry a change of clothes and valuables with you if delivery is later.
