Home › Countries › Japan › Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka — 14 days Two weeks of modern megacity, ancient temples and Kansai food. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Shinjuku; Asakusa & Akihabara; Harajuku, Shibuya & Omotesando; Nikko (day trip).
Day-by-day itinerary Day 1 — Arrival & Shinjuku 15:00 — Arrival at Narita/Haneda — Tokyo Limousine bus to the centre — Tokyo → Shinjuku 17:00 — Hotel in Shinjuku — Shinjuku 19:00 — Ramen at a well-known chain — Shinjuku Walk to Kabukicho — Shinjuku → Kabukicho 20:30 — Shinjuku Golden Gai — tiny bars — Kabukicho Day 2 — Asakusa & Akihabara 08:30 — Senso-ji early in the morning — Asakusa Walk to Yanaka — Asakusa → Yanaka 11:00 — Stroll through Yanaka — old Tokyo preserved — Yanaka Metro to Akihabara — Yanaka → Akihabara 13:30 — Akihabara — anime, electronics, arcades — Akihabara Metro to the Skytree — Akihabara → Tokyo Skytree 16:00 — Tokyo Skytree — 634m high — Tokyo Skytree Metro to Yurakucho — Tokyo Skytree → Yurakucho 19:00 — Izakaya under the train tracks in Yurakucho — Yurakucho Day 3 — Harajuku, Shibuya & Omotesando 09:00 — Meiji Jingu — Shinto shrine in the forest — Meiji Jingu Walk to Harajuku — Meiji Jingu → Harajuku 11:00 — Harajuku — Takeshita Street — Harajuku 13:00 — Ramen or udon lunch — Harajuku Walk to Shibuya — Harajuku → Shibuya 14:30 — Shibuya Crossing & shopping centre — Shibuya Walk to Omotesando — Shibuya → Omotesando 17:00 — Omotesando Hills — Ando architecture — Omotesando Metro to Ebisu — Omotesando → Ebisu 19:30 — Yakitori dinner in Ebisu — Ebisu Day 4 — Nikko (day trip) 07:30 — Shinkansen/train to Nikko — Tokyo → Nikko 10:00 — Toshogu — gold-lacquered UNESCO shrine — Nikko 13:00 — Lunch in Nikko — Nikko 14:30 — Kegon Falls & Lake Chuzenji — Nikko 18:00 — Back to Tokyo — Nikko → Tokyo Day 5 — Odaiba & Tech 10:00 — Odaiba — artificial island by boat — Odaiba 11:00 — teamLab Planets — immersive digital art — teamLab Planets Walk to Palette Town — teamLab Planets → Palette Town 14:00 — Palette Town — giant Gundam, Ferris wheel — Palette Town 16:30 — Boat back along the Sumida River — Odaiba → Asakusa 19:00 — Tsukiji outer market — seafood dinner — Tsukiji Day 6 — Kamakura (day trip) 08:00 — Train to Kamakura — Tokyo → Kamakura 09:30 — Great Buddha (Daibutsu) of Kotoku-in — Kotoku-in, Kamakura Walk to Hase-dera — Kotoku-in, Kamakura → Hase-dera, Kamakura 11:00 — Hase-dera — temple with sea views — Hase-dera, Kamakura Head to lunch — Hase-dera, Kamakura → Kamakura 13:00 — Shirasu lunch in Kamakura — Kamakura 18:00 — Back to Tokyo — Kamakura → Tokyo Day 7 — Ginza & last moments in Tokyo 09:30 — Ginza — luxury district and art galleries — Ginza Metro to Marunouchi — Ginza → Tokyo Station 11:00 — Marunouchi & Tokyo Station — Tokyo Station Walk to lunch — Tokyo Station → Tokyo 13:00 — Last lunch in Tokyo — Tokyo Metro back to Shinjuku — Tokyo → Shinjuku 19:00 — Last night in Tokyo before Kyoto — Shinjuku Day 8 — Shinkansen to Kyoto 09:00 — Nozomi Shinkansen Tokyo → Kyoto — Tokyo → Kyoto 12:00 — Arashiyama — bamboo grove & Tenryu-ji temple — Arashiyama Head to Gion — Arashiyama → Gion 16:00 — Gion — the geisha district — Gion Walk to the hotel — Gion → Kyoto 19:00 — Hotel in Kyoto — Kyoto Day 9 — Fushimi Inari & Kinkaku-ji 08:00 — Fushimi Inari — 10,000 torii at dawn — Fushimi Inari-taisha Walk to breakfast — Fushimi Inari-taisha → Fushimi 10:30 — Breakfast near the shrine — Fushimi Head to Kinkaku-ji — Fushimi → Kinkaku-ji 13:00 — Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) — Kinkaku-ji Taxi to Gion — Kinkaku-ji → Gion 19:00 — Kaiseki dinner in Gion — Gion Day 10 — Nishiki Market & Philosopher's Path 09:00 — Nishiki Market — street food — Nishiki Market Head to the path — Nishiki Market → Philosopher's Path 11:30 — Philosopher's Path — Philosopher's Path Walk to Ginkaku-ji — Philosopher's Path → Kyoto 13:30 — Lunch near Ginkaku-ji — Kyoto Taxi to Gion — Kyoto → Gion 15:30 — Gion — spotting geishas at dusk — Gion Day 11 — Nara 08:30 — Train Kyoto → Nara — Kyoto → Nara 09:00 — Nara — deer roaming free in the park — Parc de Nara Walk to Todai-ji — Parc de Nara → Todai-ji 10:00 — Todai-ji — the world's largest wooden temple — Todai-ji Walk to lunch — Todai-ji → Nara 12:30 — Lunch in Nara — Nara 14:00 — On to Osaka — Nara → Osaka 16:30 — Hotel in Osaka — Osaka Day 12 — Osaka Castle & Dotonbori 09:00 — Osaka Castle — Château d'Osaka Around the castle — Château d'Osaka → Château d'Osaka 12:00 — Lunch near the castle — Osaka Walk to Dotonbori — Château d'Osaka → Osaka 14:00 — Dotonbori — street food & neon lights — Dotonbori 19:00 — Takoyaki & okonomiyaki dinner — Dotonbori Day 13 — Shinsekai & markets 10:00 — Shinsekai — retro district and takoyaki — Shinsekai 12:30 — Kushikatsu lunch — Shinsekai Walk to the market — Shinsekai → Kuromon Market 14:30 — Kuromon Ichiba Market — Kuromon Market Head to Umeda — Kuromon Market → Umeda Sky Building 17:00 — Umeda Sky Building — sunset — Umeda Sky Building Head to Namba — Umeda Sky Building → Namba 20:00 — Bar hopping in Namba — Namba Day 14 — Last day & Departure 10:00 — Last shopping in Shinsaibashi — Shinsaibashi Walk to lunch — Shinsaibashi → Osaka 12:30 — Last Japanese lunch — Osaka 15:00 — Transfer to Kansai Airport (KIX) — Osaka → KIX 18:00 — Return flight — Aéroport du Kansai