This is a high level overview of travel to Tokyo, Osaka, and cities through central Japan over an 14 day period.
Other Japan itineraries:
Tokyo & Surrounding Cities, Japan in 11 Days Itinerary
Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara, Japan in 11 Days Itinerary
Countries covered in this itinerary
- Japan
The itinerary
| Japan City Base | Nights | Day Trip |
| Tokyo | 5 | |
| Nagano | 1 | |
| Takayama | 2 |
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| Kanazawa | 2 |
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| Osaka | 4 |
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| Tokyo | 1 |
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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