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7 Days in Japan

Trripah's recommended length is 10–14 Days. Here's how 7 days breaks down across Japan's real highlights.

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Day 1
  • Fushimi Inari Shrine, KyotoTen thousand vermilion torii gates winding up a sacred mountain — Japan's most photographed sight an...
  • Mount FujiJapan's most recognisable silhouette — a perfectly symmetrical volcanic cone that appears on lacquer...
  • Tokyo Shibuya & ShinjukuShibuya Crossing — the world's busiest pedestrian intersection — at rush hour is a spectacle that ne...
Day 2
  • Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, KyotoA forest of giant bamboo stalks that creak and sway in the wind, filtering light into green patterns...
  • Hiroshima & Miyajima IslandThe Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima is one of the most moving museum experiences in the world — a...
  • Cherry Blossom SeasonFor two weeks in late March to early April, Japan turns pink. Hanami (flower viewing) picnics fill e...
Day 3
  • Kyoto Temples & Geisha DistrictJapan's former imperial capital has over 1,600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines — but the rea...
  • Tokyo Metropolitan ExperienceShibuya Crossing at rush hour, ramen in a six-seat counter in Shinjuku's Golden Gai, vintage shoppin...
  • Mount Fuji & HakoneJapan's sacred peak is best viewed from Hakone — a mountain resort town with an open-air art museum,...
Day 4
  • Nara Deer Park800 wild deer roam freely through a park surrounding Japan's largest bronze Buddha at Todai-ji — the...
  • Osaka Castle & DotonboriOsaka is Japan's food and fun capital — a 16th-century castle surrounded by cherry trees, and Dotonb...
  • Hakone Onsen (Hot Springs)Soaking in a traditional ryokan's outdoor onsen (hot spring bath) while snow falls and Mount Fuji lo...
Day 5
  • Akihabara Electronics & Anime DistrictTokyo's Electric Town — floors of electronics, manga, anime collectibles and retro gaming stacked in...
  • Arashiyama Bamboo GroveA tunnel of giant bamboo in western Kyoto that makes sound like nothing else on earth when the wind ...
  • Ramen Museum, YokohamaEight of Japan's most legendary regional ramen shops recreated in a 1950s-themed underground village...
Day 6

Flex day — slow down, revisit a favourite spot, or add an optional extra. Trripah can suggest options based on your interests.

Day 7

Flex day — slow down, revisit a favourite spot, or add an optional extra. Trripah can suggest options based on your interests.

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