Japan in ten days: Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto and Nara

Day by day

1. Day 1Arrive in Tokyo, private transfer to your hotel.
2. Day 2Tokyo: Asakusa and Senso-ji, the Meiji Shrine, Omotesando and Shibuya.
3. Day 3Tokyo: the Tsukiji outer market, a garden or museum, an evening in Shinjuku.
4. Day 4Train to Hakone (about 90 minutes): Lake Ashi and the ropeway when conditions allow; night in a high-end ryokan with a private hot-spring bath, or a hotel with its own onsen.
5. Day 5Mount Fuji views when the sky is clear, then shinkansen from Odawara to Kyoto (about two hours).
6. Day 6Kyoto: Fushimi Inari early in the morning, Kiyomizu-dera, the lanes of Gion.
7. Day 7Kyoto: the Arashiyama bamboo grove, a Zen garden, a tea ceremony.
8. Day 8Nara: Todai-ji and the deer park, then on to Osaka for the evening in Dotonbori.
9. Day 9Osaka at your pace, or a half day to Himeji Castle by shinkansen.
10. Day 10Transfer to Kansai airport.

These are suggested itineraries showing how a journey can be shaped, not trips taken by specific clients. Prices and availability depend on your dates and choices.