Tokio (東京)
La vibrante capital de Japón: santuarios silenciosos junto a barrios de neón, gastronomía inolvidable y la red de trenes más puntual del planeta. (Sensō-ji Temple (Asakusa), Meiji Jingu, Shibuya Crossing & Shibuya Sky · Sushi, Ramen)
Guía de Viaje Independiente · 1,745 Ciudades y Municipios
Guías de trenes claras, itinerarios día por día, consejos de barrios y el directorio completo con los 1,745 municipios y ciudades de Japón.
La vibrante capital de Japón: santuarios silenciosos junto a barrios de neón, gastronomía inolvidable y la red de trenes más puntual del planeta. (Sensō-ji Temple (Asakusa), Meiji Jingu, Shibuya Crossing & Shibuya Sky · Sushi, Ramen)
Más de mil años de historia imperial: jardines zen, el bosque de bambú de Arashiyama, los torii rojos de Fushimi Inari y casas de té en Gion. (Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kiyomizu-dera, Kinkaku-ji · Kaiseki, Yudofu & shojin ryori)
La capital gastronómica de Japón: comida callejera en Dotonbori, el Castillo de Osaka, mercados vibrantes y base ideal para explorar Kansai. (Osaka Castle, Dotonbori, Kuromon Market · Takoyaki, Okonomiyaki)
Nieve polvo en invierno, veranos frescos entre lavandas en Furano, ramen de miso, marisco fresco y volcanes termales. (Sapporo Snow Festival, Mt Moiwa Ropeway, Sapporo Beer Museum · Miso ramen, Soup curry)
El conmovedor Parque Conmemorativo de la Paz, avenidas arboladas, okonomiyaki al estilo Hiroshima y el ferry a la isla de Miyajima. (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Atomic Bomb Dome, Itsukushima Shrine · Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, Oysters)
La primera capital permanente de Japón: el Gran Buda de bronce en Todai-ji, miles de faroles en Kasuga-taisha y ciervos en libertad. (Todai-ji, Kasuga Taisha, Kofuku-ji · Kakinoha-zushi, Kuzu sweets)
Playas subtropicales, arrecifes de coral en las islas Kerama, el Castillo de Shuri en Naha y la cultura única del antiguo reino Ryukyu. (Shuri Castle, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Kerama Islands · Okinawa soba, Goya champuru)
La puerta de entrada a Kyushu: puestos callejeros yatai al anochecer, cuna del ramen tonkotsu y un aeropuerto a solo 2 paradas de metro. (Yatai food stalls, Kushida Shrine, Dazaifu Tenmangu · Hakata ramen, Motsunabe)
El gran nudo ferroviario de Japón central: Parque Ghibli, museos Toyota, el Palacio Honmaru del Castillo de Nagoya y cocina con miso rojo. (Nagoya Castle, Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, SCMAGLEV and Railway Park · Hitsumabushi, Miso katsu)
Uno de los tres grandes jardines de Japón (Kenroku-en), barrios de geishas y samuráis intactos, artesanía en pan de oro y marisco del Mar de Japón. (Kenroku-en, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Omicho Market · Seafood, Jibuni)
Aguas termales onsen, noches en ryokan tradicional, el teleférico sobre el valle volcánico de Owakudani y vistas al Monte Fuji desde el lago Ashi. (Hakone loop, Hakone Open-Air Museum, Owakudani · Kuro-tamago, Hoto noodles)
El deslumbrante santuario UNESCO Toshogu entre cedros gigantes, el puente sagrado Shinkyo, la cascada Kegon y el lago Chuzenji. (Nikko Toshogu, Shinkyo Bridge, Kegon Falls · Yuba, Nikko soba)
Yokohama (横浜), Kanto: qué ver (Sankeien Garden, Cup Noodles Museum, Red Brick Warehouse (Aka-Renga Soko)), gastronomía (Chinatown dumplings & buns, Iekei ramen) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Kamakura (鎌倉), Kanto: qué ver (Great Buddha (Kōtoku-in), Hasedera, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu), gastronomía (Shirasu, Shōjin ryōri) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Takayama (高山), Chubu: qué ver (Miyagawa & Jinya-mae morning markets, Takayama Jinya, Hida Folk Village (Hida no Sato)), gastronomía (Hida beef, Hoba miso) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Shirakawa-go (白川郷), Chubu: qué ver (Shiroyama observation deck, Wada House, Kanda House & Nagase House), gastronomía (Hida beef, Gohei-mochi) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Kobe (神戸), Kansai: qué ver (Mt Rokko & Rokko Island views, Nunobiki Herb Gardens & Ropeway, Kitano Ijinkan), gastronomía (Kobe beef, Sobameshi) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Himeji (姫路), Kansai: qué ver (Himeji Castle, Kokoen Garden, Engyō-ji on Mt Shosha), gastronomía (Himeji oden, Anago (conger eel)) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Miyajima (宮島), Chugoku: qué ver (Itsukushima Shrine, Great Torii (Ōtorii), Mt Misen), gastronomía (Oysters, Anago-meshi) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Matsumoto (松本), Chubu: qué ver (Matsumoto Castle, Matsumoto City Museum of Art, Former Kaichi School), gastronomía (Shinshu soba, Sanzoku-yaki) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Kawaguchiko & Fuji Five Lakes (河口湖・富士五湖), Chubu: qué ver (Chureito Pagoda (Arakurayama Sengen Park), Oishi Park, Mt Fuji Panoramic Ropeway), gastronomía (Hōtō, Yoshida udon) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Naoshima & the Art Islands (直島), Shikoku: qué ver (Chichu Art Museum, Benesse House Museum, Yellow Pumpkin), gastronomía (Island cafés, Sanuki udon) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Sendai (仙台), Tohoku: qué ver (Zuihoden, Sendai Castle Ruins (Aobayama Park), Osaki Hachimangu), gastronomía (Gyutan, Zunda) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Kagoshima (鹿児島), Kyushu: qué ver (Sakurajima, Sengan-en, Shiroyama Observatory), gastronomía (Kurobuta (Berkshire black pork), Shirokuma) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Nagasaki (長崎), Kyushu: qué ver (Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, Peace Park, Dejima), gastronomía (Champon, Sara udon) y estancia recomendada (2–3 days).
Capital Sapporo · 179 ciudades en la prefectura de Hokkaido (Hokkaido): Vast national parks (Daisetsuzan, Shiretoko, Akan-Mashu), powder ski resorts (Niseko, Furano), volcanic calderas, port towns (Hakodate, Otaru), and Japan's richest seafood and dairy.
Capital Aomori · 40 ciudades en la prefectura de Aomori (Tohoku): Hirosaki Castle cherry blossoms, Lake Towada & Oirase Gorge, Shirakami-Sanchi UNESCO beech forest, Nebuta Matsuri floats, and Tsugaru Strait coastal scenery.
Capital Morioka · 33 ciudades en la prefectura de Iwate (Tohoku): UNESCO World Heritage temples of Hiraizumi (Chuson-ji & Motsu-ji), dramatic Geibikei Gorge boat rides, Tono folklore village, and the rugged Sanriku Rias coastline.
Capital Sendai · 35 ciudades en la prefectura de Miyagi (Tohoku): Pine-clad islands of Matsushima Bay (one of Japan's Three Views), Date Masamune samurai heritage in Sendai, emerald Zao Okama crater lake, and Naruko Onsen.
Capital Akita · 25 ciudades en la prefectura de Akita (Tohoku): Kakunodate samurai district, milky hot springs of Nyuto Onsenkyo, cobalt-blue Lake Tazawa (Japan's deepest lake), Oga Peninsula Namahage folklore, and Shirakami-Sanchi.
Capital Yamagata · 35 ciudades en la prefectura de Yamagata (Tohoku): Gas-lit Taisho-era ryokan along the river in Ginzan Onsen, cliffside Yamadera temple (Risshaku-ji), sacred Dewa Sanzan mountains, and Zao Onsen ski slopes.
Capital Fukushima · 59 ciudades en la prefectura de Fukushima (Tohoku): Samurai castle town of Aizu-Wakamatsu, thatched Edo post town of Ouchijuku, volcanic lakes of Urabandai & Mount Bandai, and historic Higashiyama & Iizaka onsen.
Capital Mito · 44 ciudades en la prefectura de Ibaraki (Kanto): Hitachi Seaside Park flower hills, Kairakuen (one of Japan's Three Great Gardens), Oarai Isosaki Shrine's ocean torii gate, Mount Tsukuba, and Fukuroda Falls.
Capital Utsunomiya · 25 ciudades en la prefectura de Tochigi (Kanto): UNESCO World Heritage shrines and temples of Nikko (Toshogu), Kegon Falls & Lake Chuzenji, Ashikaga Flower Park's giant wisteria, Nasu Highlands, and Mashiko pottery town.
Capital Maebashi · 35 ciudades en la prefectura de Gunma (Kanto): Kusatsu Onsen (famous Yubatake hot-spring field), Ikaho Onsen stone steps, Shima & Minakami Onsen, UNESCO Tomioka Silk Mill, and Takasaki's Daruma dolls.
Capital Saitama · 63 ciudades en la prefectura de Saitama (Kanto): Kawagoe 'Little Edo' clay-walled warehouse district, Chichibu mountain shrines & Nagatoro river gorge, the Railway Museum in Omiya, and Omiya Bonsai Village.
Capital Chiba · 54 ciudades en la prefectura de Chiba (Kanto): Tokyo Disney Resort (Urayasu), Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, Edo-period canal town of Sawara (Katori), Nokogiriyama cliff carvings, and Boso Peninsula beaches.
Capital Tokyo (Shinjuku) · 63 ciudades en la prefectura de Tokyo (Kanto): 23 historic & futuristic special wards (Asakusa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ginza) plus leafy Western Tokyo Tama cities (Kichijoji/Musashino, Mitaka, Tachikawa, Hachioji/Mount Takao).
Capital Yokohama · 33 ciudades en la prefectura de Kanagawa (Kanto): Yokohama Minato Mirai & Chinatown, ancient temples and Great Buddha of Kamakura, Enoshima Island, Odawara Castle, and Hakone hot springs overlooking Mt. Fuji.
Capital Niigata · 30 ciudades en la prefectura de Niigata (Chubu): Over 80 sake breweries (including Ponshukan tasting halls), Sado Island gold mines & tub boats, Echigo-Tsumari Art Field, Yahiko Shrine, and Yuzawa/Myoko ski resorts.
Capital Toyama · 15 ciudades en la prefectura de Toyama (Chubu): Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route & Kurobe Dam, Kurobe Gorge scenic railway, UNESCO-listed Gokayama thatched villages (Nanto), Takaoka Great Buddha, and Toyama Glass Art Museum.
Capital Kanazawa · 19 ciudades en la prefectura de Ishikawa (Chubu): Kenroku-en Garden, Higashi Chaya geisha district, Nagamachi samurai lanes, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Omicho Market, and Kaga Onsenkyo (Yamanaka, Yamashiro, Katayamazu).
Capital Fukui · 17 ciudades en la prefectura de Fukui (Chubu): Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum (Katsuyama), serene Zen headquarters of Eiheiji Temple, dramatic Tojinbo sea cliffs (Sakai), Maruoka Castle, and Ichijodani Asakura Ruins.
Capital Kofu · 27 ciudades en la prefectura de Yamanashi (Chubu): Northern slopes of Mount Fuji, the Fuji Five Lakes (Kawaguchiko, Yamanakako), Chureito Pagoda (Fujiyoshida), Koshu wine-country vineyards, and Shosenkyo Gorge.
Capital Nagano · 77 ciudades en la prefectura de Nagano (Chubu): Original black-walled Matsumoto Castle, Zenko-ji Temple in Nagano, Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park, Nakasendo post towns (Narai-juku, Tsumago, Magome), Kamikochi, and Hakuba/Nozawa Onsen.
Capital Gifu · 42 ciudades en la prefectura de Gifu (Chubu): Preserved Edo streets of Takayama, UNESCO thatched farmhouses of Shirakawa-go, Gero Onsen (one of Japan's Three Famous Springs), Gifu Castle, Gujo Hachiman, and Magome-juku.
Capital Shizuoka · 35 ciudades en la prefectura de Shizuoka (Chubu): Southern views of Mount Fuji (Miho no Matsubara, Nihondaira, Fujinomiya), Izu Peninsula hot springs and coastline (Atami, Ito, Shimoda, Shuzenji), and Hamamatsu.
Capital Nagoya · 54 ciudades en la prefectura de Aichi (Chubu): Nagoya Castle & Atsuta Shrine, Ghibli Park (Nagakute), original hilltop Inuyama Castle, Toyota industrial & automotive museums, Tokoname & Seto pottery towns, and Okazaki.
Capital Tsu · 29 ciudades en la prefectura de Mie (Kansai): Ise Jingu (Japan's most sacred Shinto shrine complex) and Okage Yokocho lane, Meoto Iwa (Wedded Rocks), Toba pearl islands, Iga-Ueno ninja castle town, and Suzuka Circuit.
Capital Otsu · 19 ciudades en la prefectura de Shiga (Kansai): Lake Biwa (Japan's largest freshwater lake), original National Treasure Hikone Castle, Mount Hiei Enryaku-ji UNESCO monastery, Omihachiman canal merchant town, and Shirahige Shrine's floating torii.
Capital Kyoto · 26 ciudades en la prefectura de Kyoto (Kansai): 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Kyoto City, Fushimi Inari & Arashiyama, Uji's Byodoin Temple & tea fields, Amanohashidate sandbar (Miyazu), and Ine funaya boathouses.
Capital Osaka · 43 ciudades en la prefectura de Osaka (Kansai): Dotonbori neon canal, Osaka Castle, Kuromon Market, Shinsekai, Universal Studios Japan, Minoo Park waterfall, and Sakai's UNESCO-listed ancient keyhole kofun tombs.
Capital Kobe · 42 ciudades en la prefectura de Hyōgo (Kansai): UNESCO World Heritage Himeji Castle, Kobe harbor & Mount Rokko, Arima Onsen (gold & silver waters), willow-lined Kinosaki Onsen, Takeda 'Castle in the Sky' (Asago), and Awaji Island.
Capital Nara · 39 ciudades en la prefectura de Nara (Kansai): Nara Park's 1,300 sacred deer, Todai-ji Great Buddha, Kasuga Taisha lanterns, Horyu-ji (world's oldest wooden buildings), Asuka ancient capitals, and Mount Yoshino.
Capital Wakayama · 30 ciudades en la prefectura de Wakayama (Kansai): Sacred mountain monastery of Koyasan (Okunoin Cemetery), UNESCO Kumano Kodo pilgrimage shrines (Kumano Nachi Taisha & Nachi Falls, Hongu Taisha), Wakayama Castle, and Shirahama Onsen.
Capital Tottori · 19 ciudades en la prefectura de Tottori (Chugoku): Sweeping Tottori Sand Dunes & Sand Museum, sacred Mount Daisen ('Fuji of Hoki'), Kurayoshi white-walled storehouses, radium-rich Misasa Onsen, and Sakaiminato's Mizuki Shigeru Road.
Capital Matsue · 19 ciudades en la prefectura de Shimane (Chugoku): Izumo Taisha (one of Japan's oldest and grandest Shinto shrines), original lakeside Matsue Castle, Adachi Museum of Art (Yasugi), UNESCO Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine (Oda), and Tsuwano.
Capital Okayama · 27 ciudades en la prefectura de Okayama (Chugoku): Korakuen (one of Japan's Three Great Gardens) and black-walled Okayama Castle, Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter's willow-lined canal, Bitchu-Matsuyama hilltop castle (Takahashi), and Uno Port (gateway to Naoshima).
Capital Hiroshima · 24 ciudades en la prefectura de Hiroshima (Chugoku): Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park & Museum, Miyajima's floating Itsukushima Shrine (Hatsukaichi), hillside port town of Onomichi, the 70 km Shimanami Kaido island cycling route, and Tomonoura harbor (Fukuyama).
Capital Yamaguchi · 19 ciudades en la prefectura de Yamaguchi (Chugoku): Five-arched wooden Kintaikyo Bridge in Iwakuni, cliffside red torii of Motonosumi Shrine (Nagato), Samurai castle town of Hagi, Karato Fish Market (Shimonoseki), and Akiyoshido limestone cave (Mine).
Capital Tokushima · 24 ciudades en la prefectura de Tokushima (Shikoku): Giant tidal Naruto Whirlpools (Naruto), remote vine bridges and misty gorges of the Iya Valley (Miyoshi), Awa Odori Kaikan dance hall, and temples #1–#23 of the 88-Temple Shikoku Pilgrimage.
Capital Takamatsu · 17 ciudades en la prefectura de Kagawa (Shikoku): Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu (one of Japan's finest landscape gardens), Naoshima & Teshima contemporary art islands, 1,368 steps of Kotohira-gu (Konpira-san), and original hilltop Marugame Castle.
Capital Matsuyama · 20 ciudades en la prefectura de Ehime (Shikoku): Dogo Onsen Honkan (3,000-year-old bathhouse that inspired Spirited Away) & hilltop Matsuyama Castle, the Shimanami Kaido cycling terminus at Imabari, and preserved Edo wax-merchant streets of Uchiko & Ozu.
Capital Kōchi · 34 ciudades en la prefectura de Kōchi (Shikoku): Original hilltop Kochi Castle, lively Hirome Market food hall, Katsurahama Beach (Sakamoto Ryoma statue), crystal-clear Shimanto River chinkabashi (submersible bridges), and Cape Ashizuri.
Capital Fukuoka · 60 ciudades en la prefectura de Fukuoka (Kyushu): Nakasu & Tenjin open-air yatai food stalls, Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine & Kyushu National Museum, Yanagawa canal punting boats, Mojiko Retro port in Kitakyushu, and Itoshima coast.
Capital Saga · 20 ciudades en la prefectura de Saga (Kyushu): Porcelain towns of Arita, Imari, and Okawachiyama ('Village of the Secret Kilns'), Yutoku Inari Shrine (Kashima), Takeo Onsen Library & Mifuneyama Rakuen, Ureshino green-tea hot springs, and Karatsu Castle.
Capital Nagasaki · 21 ciudades en la prefectura de Nagasaki (Kyushu): Nagasaki Peace Park, Glover Garden & Dejima Dutch trading post, Mount Inasa ('10-million-dollar night view'), Hashima (Gunkanjima / Battleship Island), Unzen Onsen, Sasebo's Kujukushima islands, and Shimabara Castle.
Capital Kumamoto · 45 ciudades en la prefectura de Kumamoto (Kyushu): Imposing black-walled Kumamoto Castle & Suizenji Jojuen Garden, vast active volcanic caldera of Mount Aso (Kusasenri & Nakadake), cedar-shaded Kurokawa Onsen, and Amakusa dolphin-watching islands.
Capital Ōita · 19 ciudades en la prefectura de Ōita (Kyushu): Beppu's 'Eight Hells' (Jigoku Meguri) & sand/mud baths, boutique foot-of-Mount-Yufu resort town of Yufuin, Usa Jingu Shrine, Kitsuki samurai slopes, and Kunisaki Peninsula stone Buddhas.
Capital Miyazaki · 26 ciudades en la prefectura de Miyazaki (Kyushu): Basalt columns and waterfall of Takachiho Gorge, cliff-cave shrine of Udo Jingu (Nichinan), Aoshima Island ('Devil's Washboard' rock formations), and Sun Messe Nichinan's ocean-view Moai statues.
Capital Kagoshima · 43 ciudades en la prefectura de Kagoshima (Kyushu): Smoking volcano of Sakurajima across the bay (15m ferry), Sengan-en samurai garden, Ibusuki natural volcanic sand baths (Sunamushi), Kirishima Onsen, and UNESCO World Heritage island of Yakushima.
Capital Naha · 41 ciudades en la prefectura de Okinawa (Okinawa): Subtropical Ryukyu Kingdom heritage (Shuri Castle in Naha), Churaumi Aquarium (Motobu), Kerama Islands coral reefs, and the turquoise Yaeyama & Miyako islands (Ishigaki, Taketomi, Miyakojima).
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La ruta esencial de una semana combinando Tokio y Kioto en tren bala Shinkansen, con excursión a Nara.
Dos semanas completas recorriendo Tokio, Hakone o Kanazawa, Kioto, Nara, Osaka, Hiroshima y la isla de Miyajima.
A 21-day Nationwide route for long-stay explorers covering Tokyo, Sendai, Hakodate, Sapporo, Kanazawa and more. Budget about ¥22,000 per person per day.
A 10-day Golden Route route for first-timers covering Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Osaka. Budget about ¥21,000 per person per day.
Ruta pensada para familias con solo dos bases (Tokio y Kioto/Osaka), museos interactivos, ciervos de Nara y acuarios.
A 5-day Kanto route for short trips covering Tokyo, Fujikawaguchiko, Hakone. Budget about ¥23,000 per person per day.
Castillos originales, aldeas patrimonio UNESCO en las montañas, mercados matinales y jardines históricos.
Cómo recorrer Tokio, Kioto y Osaka ahorrando en transporte, comiendo de lujo en shokudo locales y eligiendo días gratuitos.
A 14-day Nationwide route for second-timers covering Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Sapporo, Otaru. Budget about ¥23,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Kansai route for first-timers covering Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Himeji, Kobe. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 10-day Golden Route route for couples covering Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Naoshima, Osaka. Budget about ¥38,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Hokkaido route for road-trippers covering Sapporo, Furano, Biei, Otaru. Budget about ¥20,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Kyushu route for second-timers covering Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Beppu. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 10-day Tohoku route for off-the-beaten-path covering Sendai, Matsushima, Hiraizumi, Morioka, Kakunodate (Semboku) and more. Budget about ¥16,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Kansai route for culture lovers covering Kyoto, Uji, Nara. Budget about ¥20,000 per person per day.
A 6-day Shikoku route for art lovers covering Okayama, Naoshima, Takamatsu, Matsuyama. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Okinawa route for beach lovers covering Naha (Okinawa), Ishigaki. Budget about ¥20,000 per person per day.
A 10-day Japanese Alps route for winter travelers covering Tokyo, Yamanouchi, Nagano, Kanazawa, Shirakawa-go and more. Budget about ¥21,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Hokkaido route for skiers covering Niseko (Kutchan), Sapporo. Budget about ¥32,000 per person per day.
A 4-day Kanto route for short trips covering Tokyo. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 3-day Kansai route for short trips covering Kyoto. Budget about ¥19,000 per person per day.
A 12-day Nationwide route for foodies covering Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo. Budget about ¥24,000 per person per day.
A 8-day Japanese Alps route for hikers covering Tokyo, Matsumoto, Tsumago (Nagiso), Takayama, Kanazawa. Budget about ¥19,000 per person per day.
A 6-day Kansai route for hikers covering Osaka, Koyasan, Wakayama, Kyoto. Budget about ¥20,000 per person per day.
A 9-day Golden Route route for families covering Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka. Budget about ¥22,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Golden Route route for luxury covering Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto. Budget about ¥75,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Kansai route for budget covering Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe. Budget about ¥13,000 per person per day.
A 10-day Nationwide route for spring travelers covering Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Sendai, Hirosaki. Budget about ¥26,000 per person per day.
A 10-day Golden Route route for autumn travelers covering Tokyo, Nikko, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara and more. Budget about ¥24,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Chugoku route for off-the-beaten-path covering Hiroshima, Izumo, Matsue, Tottori. Budget about ¥15,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Hokkaido route for winter travelers covering Sapporo, Otaru, Noboribetsu. Budget about ¥22,000 per person per day.
A 6-day Chubu route for nature lovers covering Fujikawaguchiko, Shizuoka, Atami, Ito (Izu). Budget about ¥19,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Nationwide route for relaxation covering Tokyo, Kusatsu Onsen, Hakone, Kyoto, Kinosaki Onsen. Budget about ¥25,000 per person per day.
A 4-day Chugoku route for short trips covering Hiroshima, Miyajima (Hatsukaichi), Onomichi. Budget about ¥16,000 per person per day.
A 10-day Kyushu route for nature lovers covering Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Aso, Kurokawa Onsen area (Oguni), Kagoshima and more. Budget about ¥19,000 per person per day.
A 14-day Nationwide route for second-timers covering Matsumoto, Takayama, Kanazawa, Amanohashidate (Miyazu), Matsue and more. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 3-day Kanto route for short trips covering Tokyo, Kamakura. Budget about ¥19,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Kanto route for single-base covering Tokyo, Nikko, Kamakura, Yokohama, Kawagoe. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 10-day Golden Route route for solo covering Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Osaka. Budget about ¥11,000 per person per day.
A 12-day Nationwide route for rail fans covering Tokyo, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Sendai. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Japanese Alps route for nature lovers covering Nagano, Toyama, Kanazawa, Shirakawa-go. Budget about ¥19,000 per person per day.
A 6-day Hokkaido route for rail fans covering Sapporo, Otaru, Noboribetsu, Hakodate. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Hokkaido route for wildlife lovers covering Asahikawa, Shiretoko (Shari), Kushiro, Sapporo. Budget about ¥21,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Hokuriku route for culture lovers covering Kanazawa, Shirakawa-go, Toyama. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 8-day Golden Route route for families covering Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka. Budget about ¥20,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Golden Route route for budget covering Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka. Budget about ¥9,500 per person per day.
A 6-day Chugoku route for cyclists covering Onomichi, Matsuyama, Hiroshima. Budget about ¥16,000 per person per day.
A 4-day Chubu route for culture lovers covering Nagoya, Ise. Budget about ¥16,000 per person per day.
A 10-day Okinawa route for beach lovers covering Naha (Okinawa), Miyakojima, Ishigaki. Budget about ¥21,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Golden Route route for second-timers covering Tokyo, Hakone, Nagoya, Ise, Osaka. Budget about ¥19,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Tohoku route for relaxation covering Sendai, Matsushima, Yamagata, Ginzan Onsen (Obanazawa). Budget about ¥20,000 per person per day.
A 9-day Kansai route for second-timers covering Osaka, Kyoto, Tokushima, Kochi, Takamatsu. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 6-day Japanese Alps route for hikers covering Matsumoto, Hakuba, Nagano. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Golden Route route for pop culture fans covering Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka. Budget about ¥19,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Hokkaido route for summer travelers covering Sapporo, Furano, Biei. Budget about ¥20,000 per person per day.
A 4-day Kyushu route for short trips covering Fukuoka, Nagasaki. Budget about ¥15,000 per person per day.
A 8-day Nationwide route for history buffs covering Matsumoto, Nagoya, Hikone, Himeji, Okayama and more. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Nationwide route for shoulder season covering Tokyo, Kamakura, Sapporo. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 6-day Kansai route for first-timers covering Osaka, Kobe, Himeji, Okayama, Kurashiki. Budget about ¥16,000 per person per day.
A 10-day Chugoku route for second-timers covering Osaka, Himeji, Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimonoseki and more. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 3-day Kanto route for couples covering Hakone. Budget about ¥32,000 per person per day.
A 4-day Tohoku route for short trips covering Sendai, Matsushima, Yamagata. Budget about ¥15,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Japanese Alps route for relaxation covering Karuizawa, Kusatsu Onsen, Yamanouchi, Nagano. Budget about ¥20,000 per person per day.
A 14-day Golden Route route for seniors covering Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Osaka. Budget about ¥26,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Kyushu route for nature lovers covering Kagoshima, Ibusuki. Budget about ¥16,000 per person per day.
A 6-day Kyushu route for hikers covering Kagoshima, Yakushima. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Kyushu route for relaxation covering Beppu, Yufuin, Aso, Takachiho, Kumamoto. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 4-day Hokuriku route for short trips covering Kanazawa. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 10-day Nationwide route for photographers covering Tokyo, Fujikawaguchiko, Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Kyoto. Budget about ¥22,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Kanto route for families covering Tokyo. Budget about ¥24,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Hokuriku route for rail fans covering Tokyo, Karuizawa, Kanazawa, Kyoto. Budget about ¥19,000 per person per day.
A 6-day Kansai route for second-timers covering Kyoto, Amanohashidate (Miyazu), Kinosaki Onsen. Budget about ¥22,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Japanese Alps route for relaxation covering Nagoya, Gero, Takayama, Shirakawa-go. Budget about ¥20,000 per person per day.
A 4-day Kanto route for nature lovers covering Nikko, Tokyo. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Hokkaido route for winter travelers covering Sapporo, Otaru, Niseko (Kutchan). Budget about ¥26,000 per person per day.
A 8-day Tohoku route for rail fans covering Tokyo, Sendai, Morioka, Aomori, Hakodate and more. Budget about ¥19,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Shikoku route for relaxation covering Matsuyama. Budget about ¥15,000 per person per day.
A 3-day Kansai route for foodies covering Osaka. Budget about ¥14,000 per person per day.
A 6-day Kanto route for adventure covering Tokyo, Minakami. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Kansai route for second-timers covering Kyoto, Otsu, Hikone. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 4-day Shikoku route for off-the-beaten-path covering Kochi. Budget about ¥14,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Chugoku route for culture lovers covering Izumo, Matsue. Budget about ¥15,000 per person per day.
A 6-day Chugoku route for off-the-beaten-path covering Hiroshima, Hagi, Shimonoseki, Fukuoka. Budget about ¥15,000 per person per day.
A 4-day Kanto route for short trips covering Yokohama, Kamakura. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Hokkaido route for foodies covering Hakodate, Noboribetsu. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 3-day Kansai route for culture lovers covering Nara, Koyasan, Osaka. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Kyushu route for remote workers covering Fukuoka, Nagasaki. Budget about ¥13,000 per person per day.
A 10-day Golden Route route for accessibility covering Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka. Budget about ¥22,000 per person per day.
A 4-day Okinawa route for beach lovers covering Ishigaki. Budget about ¥19,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Chubu route for off-the-beaten-path covering Shizuoka, Fujikawaguchiko. Budget about ¥16,000 per person per day.
A 6-day Tohoku route for nature lovers covering Aomori, Hirosaki. Budget about ¥16,000 per person per day.
A 3-day Kanto route for repeat visitors covering Setagaya (Tokyo), Tokyo. Budget about ¥15,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Japanese Alps route for winter travelers covering Nagano, Yamanouchi, Nozawa Onsen. Budget about ¥19,000 per person per day.
A 4-day Chugoku route for art lovers covering Okayama, Kurashiki, Naoshima. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 6-day Okinawa route for beach lovers covering Miyakojima. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 7-day Kanto route for second-timers covering Nikko, Kusatsu Onsen, Karuizawa, Tokyo. Budget about ¥18,000 per person per day.
A 5-day Shikoku route for off-the-beaten-path covering Tokushima, Kochi. Budget about ¥14,000 per person per day.
A 4-day Hokkaido route for winter travelers covering Asahikawa, Biei. Budget about ¥17,000 per person per day.
A 3-day Hokuriku route for off-the-beaten-path covering Toyama. Budget about ¥15,000 per person per day.
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