Traveling down through Japan from TOKYO to Osaka in Spring (9 days)
Zip Trip Japan proudly offer you this tour travel down through Japan where you can feel the breezy wind of spring and the historical atmosphere of townscapes protected for a long time. Starting your tour in Tokyo and end it in Osaka, passing Hakone, Nagano, Gifu, and Kyoto. Late March is the best season of Cherry-Blossoms. You will be welcomed by fully bloomed Cherry-Blossoms everywhere you go.
Visiting Cities:-
Shinjuku, Asakusa, Hakone, Moto-hakone, Nagano, Matsumoto, Shirakawa-Go, Takayama, Kyoto, Arashiyama, Osaka, Nara.
Accommodations:-
Tokyo (3 nights) – Matsumoto (1 night) – Takayama (1 night) – Kyoto (1 night) – Osaka (2 nights).
Day 1 Arrival in Tokyo (Accommodation in Tokyo)
Arrival in Narita International Airport / Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) in the Afternoon.
This day is a free day after your check in to the hotel.
Day 2 Tokyo sightseeing (Accommodation in Tokyo)
AM09:00 Pick-up in the lobby area of your hotel by a Tour Guide
AM09:30 Imperial Palace Tokyo
AM10:45 Imperial Park Shinjuku
PM00:15 Asakusa
(Lunch)
PM01:00 Sightseeing without guide
Free time for the rest of the day
Day 3 Hakone Sightseeing (Accomodation in Tokyo)
| AM08:30 | Pick up in the lobby area of your hotel by a Tour Guide. |
| Tour bus to Hakone (about 2 hours) | |
| AM10:40 | Arrival in HakoneOwakudani |
| Hakone cableway (one way) | |
| PM00:00 | Excursion ship of Lake Ashino-Ko to Tohgendai |
| PM00:30 | Moto-Hakone |
| (Lunch) | |
| PM01:30 | Hakone Sekisyo (Checkpoint) |
| PM02:00 | Imperial Park Hakone |
| PM02:45 | To Hata-juku |
| PM03:00 | Hatajuku Hamamatsuya (“Yosegi” a Japanese traditional parquet craft) |
| PM03:30 | Back to Tokyo by Tour bus (about 2 hours 30 minutes) |
| PM06:00 | Arrival in your hotel in Tokyo |
Day 4 Nagano Sightseeing (Accommodation in Matsumoto)
| AM09:00 | Check Out / Pick up in the lobby area of your hotel by a Tour Guide |
| AM09:30 | Tokyo Station: Train to Nagano (about 1 hour) |
| AM10:30 | Arrival in Nagano train station |
| (Public transport) | |
| AM11:00 | Zenkoji Temple |
| PM00:00 | Lunch in Japanese Restaurant |
| PM01:00 | Nagano Station: Tour bus to Jigokudani Monkey Park (about 30 minutes) |
| PM02:00 | Jigokudani Monkey Park |
| PM03:30 | Tour bus to Matsumoto (about 1 hour) |
| PM05:00 | Arrival in your hotel in Matsumoto |
Day 5 Matsumoto and Shirakawa-Go Sightseeing (Accommodation in Takayama)
| AM08:30 | Check Out / Pick up in the lobby area of your hotel by a Tour Guide |
| AM09:00 | Matsumoto Castle |
| PM00:00 | Tour bus to Shirakawa-go (about 3 hours) |
| PM01:00 | (Lunch) |
| PM03:00 | Ogimachi lookout platform (Shirakawa-go) |
| PM03:15 | Tour bus to Kanda-ke |
| PM03:35 | Kanda-ke |
| PM04:45 | Tour bus to Takayama (about 1 hour) |
| PM06:00 | Arrival in your hotel in Takayama |
Day 6 Takayama Sightseeing and Kyoto Optional tour (Accommodation in Kyoto)
| AM08:30 | Check Out / Pick up in the lobby area of your hotel by a Tour Guide |
| AM09:00 | Takayama Jin’ya |
| AM10:00 | Tour of Takayama on your own (Kami-Sanno-machi) |
| AM10:50 | To Takayama Station |
| AM11:30 | Train to Kyoto |
| PM02:09 | Transfer at Nagoya Station |
| PM02:45 | Arrival in Kyoto Station |
| PM03:00 | Check in for your hotel |
| PM03:40 | Leave Hotel for Fushimi Inari by train |
| PM04:00 | Fushimi Inari |
| PM05:20 | Back to Hotel |
————-OPTIONAL TOUR————-
| PM06:30 | Geisha Performance |
| PM08:00 | Teppanyaki Course for Dinner |
Day 7 Arashiyama, Kyoto Sightseeing and Sake Museum (Accommodation in Osaka)
| AM08:30 | Check Out / Pick up in the lobby area of your hotel by a Guide |
| Tour bus to Arashiyama passes by Heian Shrine | |
| AM09:30 | Golden Pavilions (Kinkakuji Temple) |
| AM10:30 | Bus to Arashiyama |
| AM11:10 | Strolling in Arashiyama |
| PM00:10 | Lunch (Togetsukyo Bridge) |
| PM01:10 | Bamboo Forest |
| PM02:29 | Arashiyama Station |
| PM02:49 | Kameoka Station |
| Leave Kameoka Station by Bus | |
| PM03:50 | Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum |
| PM04:30 | Leave for Osaka |
| PM05:30 | Arrival in your hotel in Osaka |
Day 8 Nara and Osaka Sightseeing (Accommodation in Osaka)
| AM09:00 | Pick up in the lobby area of your hotel by a Tour Guide |
| Kintetsu Train to Nara | |
| AM10:10 | Kintetsu Nara Station |
| AM10:30 | Todaiji Temple |
| Nara Park | |
| Kasugataisha Shrine | |
| PM00:00 | Leave for Kintetsu Nara Station and Lunch time |
| PM01:30 | To Osaka |
| PM02:30 | Osaka Castle |
| PM04:00 | To Kuromon Market |
| PM04:30 | Kuromon Market |
| PM05:20 | To Namba |
| PM05:30 | Arrival in your hotel |
Day 9 Return Trip to your home
Return Trip from Kansai International Airport
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