🇯🇵 JAPAN 14–DAY ITINERARY
(STRUCTURAL VERSION WITH HOTELS ADDED — NO OTHER CHANGES)
Tokyo → Kyoto → Naoshima → Tsumago → Kiso-Fukushima → Tokyo
May 28 – June 11, 2025
— Calm • Art • Craft • Walking • Onsen • No Car —
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⭐ DAY 1 — Thu May 28
Fly to Japan
Greenville → Detroit → Tokyo (Haneda)
Total travel time: ~17–18 hrs (incl. layover)
Overnight flight • rest • hydrate
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⭐ DAY 2 — Fri May 29
Arrive Tokyo → Transfer to Kyoto
Tokyo Monorail: Haneda → Hamamatsucho (~20 min)
JR Yamanote: Hamamatsucho → Tokyo Station (~10 min)
Shinkansen: Tokyo → Kyoto (~2 hr 15 min)
Approx. Japan travel time: 3.5–4 hrs
Arrive Kyoto ~8:00–8:30 PM
Overnight:
🏨 Hotel Kanra Kyoto (Night 1)
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⭐ DAY 3 — Sat May 30
Kyoto — Temples & Old Districts
Overnight:
🏨 Hotel Kanra Kyoto (Night 2)
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⭐ DAY 4 — Sun May 31
Kyoto — Gardens or Arashiyama
Overnight:
🏨 Hotel Kanra Kyoto (Night 3)
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⭐ DAY 5 — Mon June 1
Kyoto — Craft / Workshop Day
Overnight:
🏨 Hotel Kanra Kyoto (Night 4)
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⭐ DAY 6 — Tue June 2
Kyoto → Naoshima
Shinkansen: Kyoto → Okayama (~1 hr)
JR local: Okayama → Uno (~45–50 min)
Ferry: Uno → Naoshima (~20 min)
Approx. travel time: 3–3.5 hrs
Midday arrival
Orientation walk
Overnight:
🏨 Benesse House Park, Naoshima (Night 1)
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⭐ DAY 7 — Wed June 3
Naoshima — Full Art Day
Overnight:
🏨 Benesse House Park, Naoshima (Night 2)
After breakfast have large bags shipped to Tsumago
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⭐ DAY 8 — Thu June 4
Naoshima → TSUMAGO-JUKU
Ferry: Naoshima → Uno (~20 min)
JR: Uno → Okayama (~50 min)
Shinkansen: Okayama → Nagoya (~1 hr 40 min)
JR Chūō Main Line: Nagoya → Nagiso (~1 hr 20 min)
Bus / taxi: Nagiso → Tsumago (~10–15 min)
Approx. travel time: 5.5–6 hrs
Late afternoon arrival
Dinner • onsen • early night
Overnight:
🏯 Matsushiroya Ryokan, Tsumago-juku (Night 1)
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⭐ DAY 9 — Fri June 5
Nakasendō Walk Day
Tsumago → Magome (bus) → walk back to Tsumago
Bus: Tsumago → Magome (~20–25 min)
Walk: Magome → Tsumago (2.5–3.5 hrs)
Overnight:
🏯 Matsushiroya Ryokan, Tsumago-juku (Night 2)
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⭐ DAY 10 — Sat June 6
Tsumago → Kiso-Fukushima
Bus / walk: Tsumago → Nagiso (~10–15 min)
JR Chūō Main Line: Nagiso → Kiso-Fukushima (~50–60 min)
Approx. travel time: 1.5–2 hrs
Overnight:
🏯 Kiso Mikawaya Ryokan, Kiso-Fukushima (Night 1)
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⭐ DAY 11 — Sun June 7
Kiso-Fukushima — Immersion Day
Optional tenkara fishing
Narai-juku visit
Rest / onsen
Overnight:
🏯 Kiso Mikawaya Ryokan, Kiso-Fukushima (Night 2)
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⭐ DAY 12 — Mon June 8
Kiso-Fukushima → Tokyo
JR Chūō Line / Ltd. Express → Nagoya (~2.5 hrs)
Shinkansen → Tokyo (~1 hr 40 min)
JR Chūō–Sōbu Line → Suidōbashi (~10 min)
Approx. travel time: 4–4.5 hrs
Overnight:
🏨 Hotel Niwa Tokyo (Night 1)
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⭐ DAY 13 — Tue June 9
Tokyo — Art Day
Nezu Museum + Garden
Omotesando
Mori Art Museum
Overnight:
🏨 Hotel Niwa Tokyo (Night 2)
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⭐ DAY 14 — Wed June 10
Tokyo — Soft Final Day
Jimbocho bookstores
Stationery shops
Meguro River
Overnight:
🏨 Hotel Niwa Tokyo (Night 3)
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⭐ DAY 15 — Thu June 11
Depart Japan
Hotel Niwa → Haneda Airport
Approx. travel time: 45–60 min
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