đŸ—ēī¸ Daily Routes & Transportation

Visual guide to your journey through Japan

Your Journey Overview

đŸ—ŧ
Tokyo
Days 1-5
→
⛩ī¸
Kyoto
Days 6-10
→
đŸ¯
Osaka
Days 11-14

Total Distance: ~500km | Main Transport: Shinkansen + Local Trains

đŸ—ŧ Tokyo Routes (Days 1-5)

Day 1: Arrival & Shinjuku Loop

✈ī¸ Narita/Haneda Airport
→
🏨 Shinjuku Hotel
→
🏙ī¸ Tokyo Govt Building
→
🍜 Omoide Yokocho
🚃 Narita Express (60 min, $20) → Walk in Shinjuku
Total travel: ~60km | Walking: ~2km
View Day 1 Route on Google Maps

Day 2: East Tokyo Circuit

🏨 Shinjuku
→
⛩ī¸ Asakusa (Senso-ji)
→
đŸ—ŧ Skytree
→
🎮 Akihabara
→
🍜 Ueno
🚇 Tokyo Metro (Ginza/Hibiya Lines) - Use Suica
Total subway: ~15km | Walking: ~5km
View Day 2 Route on Google Maps

Day 3: West Tokyo Loop

🏨 Shinjuku
→
⛩ī¸ Meiji Shrine
→
🎨 Harajuku
→
🛍ī¸ Omotesando
→
🌆 Shibuya
🚇 JR Yamanote Line (5 min) → Walk Harajuku to Shibuya (2.5km)
Total distance: ~8km | Walking: ~4km
View Day 3 Route on Google Maps

Day 4: Mt. Fuji & Hakone Day Trip

🏨 Shinjuku
→
🚄 Odawara
→
🚞 Hakone-Yumoto
→
â›ĩ Lake Ashi
→
🌋 Owakudani
→
🏨 Return Shinjuku
🚄 JR Tokaido Line (90 min, JR Pass) + 🚞 Hakone Pass ($40)
Round trip: ~200km | Day trip circuit: ~30km
View Day 4 Route on Google Maps

Day 5: Central Tokyo

🏨 Shinjuku
→
🐟 Tsukiji
→
đŸŦ Ginza
→
đŸ¯ Imperial Palace
→
✨ TeamLab (Odaiba/Toyosu)
🚇 Tokyo Metro + Yurikamome Line to Odaiba
Total subway: ~20km | Walking: ~4km
View Day 5 Route on Google Maps
⛩ī¸ Kyoto Routes (Days 6-10)

Day 6: Tokyo → Kyoto + Eastern Temples

🚄 Tokyo Station
→
🚄 Kyoto Station (2h 15min)
→
🏨 Hotel Check-in
→
đŸ¯ Kiyomizu-dera
→
🎎 Gion
🚄 Shinkansen (513km, JR Pass covers $88 ticket!) + 🚌 City Bus
Shinkansen: 513km | Local travel: ~8km
View Day 6 Route on Google Maps

Day 7: Arashiyama Circuit

🏨 Kyoto Station
→
🎋 Bamboo Grove
→
đŸ¯ Tenryu-ji
→
đŸĩ Monkey Park
→
🍜 Nishiki Market
🚃 JR Sagano Line (15 min) + Walking in Arashiyama
Round trip: ~20km | Walking: ~6km
View Day 7 Route on Google Maps

Day 8: Northern Temples Route

🏨 Hotel
→
✨ Kinkaku-ji
→
đŸĒ¨ Ryoan-ji
→
đŸ¯ Ninna-ji
→
🛍ī¸ Kawaramachi
🚌 City Bus #205 (Temple Circuit Bus) - ÂĨ500 day pass
Total distance: ~15km | Walking between temples: ~3km
View Day 8 Route on Google Maps

Day 9: Southern Kyoto

🏨 Hotel
→
đŸĻŠ Fushimi Inari
→
đŸ¯ Tofuku-ji
→
🚉 Kyoto Station
🚃 JR Nara Line (5 min to Inari) + Walk between sites
Total: ~12km | Fushimi Inari hike: 4km round trip
View Day 9 Route on Google Maps

Day 10: Nara Day Trip

🚃 Kyoto Station
→
🚃 Nara (45 min)
→
đŸĻŒ Nara Park
→
đŸ¯ Todai-ji
→
⛩ī¸ Kasuga Taisha
→
🚃 Return Kyoto
🚃 JR Nara Line (45km, JR Pass covers) + Walk in Nara Park
Round trip: 90km | Walking in Nara: ~5km
View Day 10 Route on Google Maps
đŸ¯ Osaka Routes (Days 11-14)

Day 11: Kyoto → Osaka + City Center

🚃 Kyoto
→
🚃 Osaka (30-60 min)
→
🏨 Hotel
→
🏰 Osaka Castle
→
🌃 Dotonbori
🚃 JR/Private Railway (50km, $5) + 🚇 Osaka Metro
Kyoto to Osaka: 50km | Local metro: ~10km
View Day 11 Route on Google Maps

Day 12A: Universal Studios (If chosen)

🏨 Namba/Umeda
→
đŸŽĸ Universal City Station
→
🎡 USJ (All Day)
→
🏨 Return Hotel
🚃 JR Yumesaki Line (15 min from Osaka Station)
Round trip: ~20km
View Day 12A Route on Google Maps

Day 12B: Cultural Osaka Circuit (If chosen)

🏨 Hotel
→
⛩ī¸ Sumiyoshi Taisha
→
đŸ—ŧ Shinsekai
→
🍜 Kuromon Market
→
🌆 Umeda Sky
🚇 Osaka Metro (Midosuji/Sakaisuji Lines)
Total subway: ~18km | Walking: ~4km
View Day 12B Route on Google Maps

Day 13: Free Exploration

🏨 Hotel
→
🛍ī¸ Shinsaibashi
→
🎨 America-mura
→
🌃 Dotonbori (Final Night)
🚇 Walk (Namba area is compact) + Metro as needed
Mostly walking: ~5km
View Day 13 Route on Google Maps

Day 14: Departure

🏨 Osaka Hotel
→
✈ī¸ Kansai International Airport
🚃 Nankai Airport Express or JR Haruka (45-60 min, $20)
One way: ~50km
View Day 14 Route on Google Maps

📊 Transportation Summary

🚄
Shinkansen
Tokyo → Kyoto
$88 saved with JR Pass
🚇
Local Trains
Daily commuting
~$5-10 per day
🚌
Buses
Kyoto temples
$5 day pass
đŸšļ
Walking
Daily average
~4-6 km

Total Distance Covered: ~1,000+ km over 14 days