Cherry blossom window · Mar 25, 2027Apr 9, 2027

16 Days in Japan.

Cherry blossom season with the family. 4 travelers · 2 adults, 2 teens (15, 17). Tokyo → Hakone → Kyoto → Nara → Osaka, all by rail.


The 16 days

16 stops
  1. D01·Wed, Mar 2516°
    Tokyo
    Land in Tokyo, drift through Shibuya
    Shibuya Scramble · Hachikō · Ichiran ramen
  2. D02·Thu, Mar 2617°
    Tokyo
    Harajuku, Meiji shrine, Omotesandō
    Meiji Jingū · Takeshita St. · Shibuya Sky
  3. D03·Fri, Mar 2715°
    Tokyo
    Asakusa, Akihabara, teamLab Planets
    Sensō-ji · Akihabara · teamLab Planets
  4. D04·Sat, Mar 2818°
    Tokyo — Kamakura — Tokyo
    Day trip — Kamakura & the Great Buddha
    Daibutsu · Hase-dera · Enoden line
  5. D05·Sun, Mar 2912°
    Tokyo — Hakone
    Tokyo → Hakone, into the ryokan
    Romancecar · Gōra Kadan · Open-Air Museum
  6. D06·Mon, Mar 3011°
    Hakone
    The Hakone loop — sulfur eggs & lake views
    Ōwakudani · Lake Ashi · Hakone Shrine
  7. D07·Tue, Mar 3114°
    Hakone — Kyoto
    Shinkansen to Kyoto
    Hikari shinkansen · Nishiki Market · Gion okonomiyaki
  8. D08·Wed, Apr 115°
    Kyoto
    Fushimi Inari before the crowds
    Fushimi Inari · Kiyomizu-dera · Gion
  9. D09·Thu, Apr 216°
    Kyoto
    Arashiyama bamboo & monkey park
    Bamboo grove · Tenryū-ji · Iwatayama monkeys
  10. D10·Fri, Apr 316°
    Kyoto — Nara — Kyoto
    Nara — bowing deer & giant Buddha
    Nara Park deer · Tōdai-ji Daibutsu · Kasuga Taisha
  11. D11·Sat, Apr 417°
    Kyoto
    Golden Pavilion + Philosopher's Path
    Kinkaku-ji · Philosopher's Path · Nanzen-ji aqueduct
  12. D12·Sun, Apr 518°
    Kyoto — Osaka
    Train to Osaka — Dōtonbori at night
    Osaka Castle · Dōtonbori · Glico sign
  13. D13·Mon, Apr 618°
    Osaka
    Universal Studios Japan
    Super Nintendo World · Hogwarts · Mizuno okonomiyaki
  14. D14·Tue, Apr 717°
    Osaka
    Kuromon Market, Nakanoshima, Umeda Sky
    Kuromon Ichiba · Nakanoshima Museum · Umeda Sky
  15. D15·Wed, Apr 816°
    Osaka — Tokyo
    Shinkansen back to Tokyo — last night
    Nozomi shinkansen · Ginza & Itoya · Sushi Tokami
  16. D16·Thu, Apr 915°
    Tokyo
    Fly home from Haneda
    Haneda Airport