Asia Travel: Tokyo, Osaka and Central Japan in 14 Days

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This is a high level overview of travel to Tokyo, Osaka, and cities through central Japan over an 14 day period.

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Tokyo & Surrounding Cities, Japan in 11 Days Itinerary

Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara, Japan in 11 Days Itinerary

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Countries covered in this itinerary

• Japan

The itinerary

Japan City Base	Nights	Day Trip
Tokyo	5
Nagano	1
Takayama	2
Kanazawa	2
Osaka	4
Tokyo	1

Journey outline

• Day 1 – Tokyo
• Day 2 – Tokyo
• Day 3 – Tokyo
• Day 4 – Tokyo
• Day 5 – Tokyo / Depart for Nagano
• Day 6 – Nagano / Depart for Takayama
• Day 7 – Takayama
• Day 8 – Takayama / Depart for Kanazawa
• Day 9 – Kanazawa
• Day 10 – Kanazawa / Depart for Osaka
• Day 11 – Osaka
• Day 12 – Osaka
• Day 13 – Osaka
• Day 14 – Osaka / Depart for Tokyo
• Day 15 – Depart Tokyo

Maps of locations covered

• Map from Tokyo to Nagano
• Map of Nagano to Takayama
• Map of Takayama to Kanazawa
• Map of Kanazawa to Osaka
• Map of Osaka to Tokyo

Map from Tokyo to Nagano

Map of Nagano to Takayama

Map of Takayama to Kanazawa

Map of Kanazawa to Osaka

Map of Osaka to Tokyo

Transport times

• Tokyo to Nagano — 3 hours, 10 minutes
• Nagano to Takayama — 3 hours
• Takayama to Kanazawa — 4 hours
• Kanazawa to Osaka — 3 hours, 30 minutes
• Osaka to Tokyo — 2 hours, 30 minutes

Mode of transport — Regional bus between Tokyo, Nagano, Takayama, Kanazawa; local train Kanazawa to Osaka; Osaka to Tokyo via Shinkansen bullet train