Osaka, Nara & Kyoto — 5 days
Food, sacred deer and temples. Day-by-day itinerary: Osaka; Osaka Food Day; Nara; Kyoto Temples.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Osaka
- 10:00 — Arrival at Osaka KIX
- 14:00 — Hotel in Dōtonbori — Namba, Osaka
- Walk to Dōtonbori — Namba, Osaka → Osaka
- 16:00 — Dōtonbori — neon lights and street food — Osaka
- 20:00 — Izakaya near Kuromon Market
Day 2 — Osaka Food Day
- 08:30 — Kuromon Ichiba Market — Osaka
- 11:00 — Osaka Castle
- 14:00 — Shinsekai district + Tsutenkaku — Osaka
- 20:00 — Kaiseki tasting menu
Day 3 — Nara
- 09:00 — Train Osaka → Nara (45 min)
- 10:00 — Nara Park — feeding the deer — Nara
- 12:00 — Tōdai-ji — 18 m Great Buddha — Nara
- 16:00 — Train → Kyoto (40 min)
- 18:00 — Traditional ryokan in Kyoto
Day 4 — Kyoto Temples
- 06:30 — Fushimi Inari — 10,000 torii at sunrise — Kyoto
- 10:00 — Arashiyama — bamboo grove + Tenryū-ji — Kyoto
- 14:30 — Gion — the geisha district — Kyoto
- 20:00 — Tofu kaiseki in Gion
Day 5 — Kyoto → Departure
- 08:00 — Kinkaku-ji — Golden Pavilion — Kyoto
- 10:00 — Nishiki Market — "Kyoto's Kitchen" — Kyoto
- 14:00 — Shinkansen or Haruka → KIX
- 18:00 — Return flight from Osaka KIX