Japan

Land at Narita Airport

📍 Narita International Airport

Arrive 3pm, then head toward the city to catch the Shinkansen.

Shinkansen to Kyoto (via Shinagawa/Tokyo)

📍 Kyoto Station

Bullet train down to Kyoto; grab an ekiben or eat at Kyoto Station.

Hotel check-in

📍 Kyoto

Drop bags and settle in.

Fushimi Inari at night (optional)

📍 Fushimi Inari Taisha

The torii gates are open 24h and magical (and empty) after dark — or hit AEON Mall Kyoto.

Matcha in Uji

📍 Uji

Japan's matcha heartland — tastings and matcha sweets along Byodoin Omotesando.

Byōdō-in Temple

📍 Byodo-in, Uji

The Phoenix Hall on the 10-yen coin, set over a reflecting pond.

Lunch in Uji

📍 Uji

Matcha soba or a riverside lunch before heading to Nara.

Nara Park & the deer

📍 Nara Park

Free-roaming bowing deer; buy shika senbei crackers.

Tōdai-ji

📍 Todai-ji, Nara

The Great Buddha Hall — one of the largest wooden buildings on earth.

Ukimidō Pavilion

📍 Ukimido, Sagiike Pond, Nara

Hexagonal pavilion over the pond — lovely at golden hour before heading back.

Nishiki Market breakfast

📍 Nishiki Market, Kyoto

"Kyoto's kitchen" — street snacks, pickles, tamagoyaki.

Kimono rental & Yasaka Kamimachi

📍 Yasaka Pagoda, Higashiyama

Wear kimono and stroll the photogenic lanes below the pagoda.

Miffy shop & Sannenzaka

📍 Sannenzaka, Kyoto

Miffy bakery/shop and the historic sloped streets.

Kōdai-ji Temple & bamboo grove

📍 Kodai-ji, Kyoto

Zen gardens plus a small, quiet bamboo path — fewer crowds than Arashiyama.

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

📍 Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

Go early to beat the crowds in the towering bamboo corridor.

Tenryū-ji

📍 Tenryu-ji, Arashiyama

Zen temple with a famous borrowed-scenery garden.

Otagi Nenbutsu-ji

📍 Otagi Nenbutsuji, Sagano

1,200 whimsical moss-covered stone rakan statues up in quiet upper Sagano.

Miffy Sakura Kitchen

📍 Arashiyama

Cute Miffy-themed bakery for a snack.

Fushimi Inari in daylight (optional)

📍 Fushimi Inari Taisha

If time allows, hike more of the torii trail by day.

Shinkansen to Tokyo

📍 Tokyo Station

Bullet train up to Tokyo; check into your hotel.

Tokyo Character Street

📍 Tokyo Station (Yaesu)

Underground arcade of anime/character goods shops right at the station.

Shibuya (Scramble & Hachikō)

📍 Shibuya

The famous crossing, shopping, and the loyal-dog statue.

Shinjuku at night

📍 Shinjuku

Neon, Omoide Yokochō yakitori alleys, skyline views.

Kamakura — Great Buddha & temples

📍 Kotoku-in, Kamakura

The 13m bronze Great Buddha and nearby Hase-dera.

Lunch on Komachi-dori

📍 Komachi Street, Kamakura

Snack street near the station — shirasu (whitebait) is the local specialty.

Sunset at Enoshima

📍 Enoshima

Island shrine and sea caves; on a clear evening Mt. Fuji silhouettes at sunset.

Sensō-ji & Nakamise

📍 Senso-ji, Asakusa

Tokyo's oldest temple and the souvenir-lined approach; go early.

Kappabashi Kitchen Town

📍 Kappabashi Dougu Street

Restaurant-supply street — ceramics, knives, and plastic food samples.

Tokyo City Flea Market

📍 Oi Racecourse Flea Market, Tokyo

Big weekend flea market for vintage finds (10am–noon).

Lunch, then collect luggage

📍 Tokyo

Grab lunch, head back to the hotel for bags.

Transfer to Narita (flight 6pm)

📍 Narita International Airport

Airport bus or train to Narita to make the evening flight.