Planning a first trip to Japan and want one route you can follow?
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What the PDF covers
- A 7-day route: Tokyo, a day trip to Hakone or Nikko, then Kyoto and Osaka. You fly out of Kansai Airport, so you do not have to travel back to Tokyo at the end.
- A day-by-day plan showing what to see each day and how to get between cities.
- A mid-range budget note of about ¥15,000 to ¥20,000 a day. Use it as a rough starting point and adjust it for your own hotel and food choices.
- Five basic Japanese phrases for everyday situations.
- A before-you-fly checklist of things to sort out before you leave home.
It is a short planning sheet, not a full guidebook. It gives you a workable outline that you can then fill in with your own interests.
Confirm fares before you book
Fares and pass prices change, so confirm them on official sites before you book anything. For example, you can check the current Hakone Freepass price on Hakone Navi.
Prefer to read first?
Our 2 weeks in Japan itinerary guide includes shorter 7- and 10-day versions with more detail on each stop. For individual legs of the route, see getting from Tokyo to Kyoto and the Hakone day trip guide. You can also go to the Japan Real Guide home page to browse every guide.
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