This article will be short and sweet. To save costs, we chose to arrive and depart via Kansai Airport so the last day, we just packed quickly, checked out the hotel and started our half-day train/Shinkansen journey from Shinjuku to Osaka to Kansai Airport. By the way, kawaii culture is everywhere in Japan. See the
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Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 7 – Mount Fuji
We saved the best for the last. Wish we could say that about this day of our trip. It was put as the last activity day not really because we wanted to. Here, we have to talk about weather forecast again if you love nature and enjoy traveling to see beautiful creations by God. Originally,
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 6 – Odaiba Tokyo
How can we miss our favorite sushi place in Tokyo? However, we have to get there early as it only opens 5:30am-2pm or earlier if their materials get sold out, which could be the common case. We have talked about this place when it was still at Tsukiji market two years ago. Check out details at
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 5 – Kenninji Temple and Check-in Shinjuku
We planned to meet our friend in Tokyo and spend the rest of our trip in Tokyo area including Mount Fuji visit (yes, super exciting!). Thus, on the 5th day, we spent morning time touring around Kyoto one last time before we got onto Shinkansen to check-in our hotel at Shinjuku Tokyo. Ebisu was a very nice
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 4 – Kyoto Fall Foliage
This is the day we had the highest expectations before we headed to Japan. This Japanese official website gave most recent forecast regarding fall foliage across the nation. Timing for our trip should be great but you never know until you arrive at the exact location. We already saw plenty beautiful colors at Miyajima the day before, which
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 3 part 2- Hiroshima
There are multiple routes for first time visitors to enjoy Tokyo, Osaka areas even without Kyoto. However, everyone should consider visiting Miyajimacho/Istukushima and Hiroshima at least once in their lives because each of them is so unique and has world heritage that no one should ignore as world citizens. We will cover the 2nd half
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 3 part 1- Miyajima/Istukushima
There are multiple routes for first time visitors to enjoy Tokyo, Osaka areas even without Kyoto. However, everyone should consider visiting Itsukushima and Hiroshima at least once in their lives because each of them is so unique and has world heritage that no one should ignore as world citizens. JR pass can easily take visitors
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 2 – Osaka for a Day
Whatever level of hotels/airbnb/B&B/residence you stay at big cities like Osaka in Japan, and no matter how many times you have been there, breakfast at convenience store is always a wonderful option. Cheap, fast, safe and delicious. No other option can beat all these criteria at the same time. Our favorite has always been onigiri
Kansai+Tokyo Trip Day 1 – Arrival
We never thought that Kansai Airport is so close to Shanghai, the East-side largest city in China. It was only 1.5 hours away JR pass is a necessity to travel around main cities in Japan efficiently. It’s very easy to order online abroad in the US. We ordered 7-day normal pass online at this website