Japan 2022

Autumn in Our Heart

Momoji- maple leaf

Road Trip Tokyo- Kyoto
3 Dec- 11 Dec 2022

Day 1
Day 1

Day 2
Day 3

A week in Japan Tokyo-Kyoto travelogue

 Saturday, 3 Dec- KL- Tokyo

• Arriving Tokyo at 2215pm

• Take Keikyu Airport line to Otorii Station

• 4mins walk from Otorii West exit

• HISAYO’s Inn-Rest/sleep
 Sunday, 4 Dec- KL- Tokyo

• Pick up car
rental
930am- 5mins walk to TIMES car rental
reservation
1) 5 days car rent (time start is 10am)
2) reservation # 202204891561* pay at
counter.
3) Expressway card /pass(EC) to check at the
car rental counter, central pass 5 days

*address: 3-3-3 Haginaka Otaku*

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 Sunday, 4 Dec- Hakone
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

Drive from Tokyo- Hakone 2.5hrs 130km

ETD:1030am ETA: 1pm

Check in Airbnb owner Yorokubu Reservation #: HMS5QHP5SX
Check In: After 3:00 PM
Address: 110 Motohakone, Hakone, Ashigarashimo district, Kanagawa 25-00522 Japan
 Sunday, 4 Dec- Hakone
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

Sengokuhura Susuki Grass eld

Venetian Glass Museum

Port/Shrine

Open air museum

Hakone-Lake Ashi to go spots!

Narukawa Art Museum
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 Monday, 4 Dec- Hakone
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

residence of Nobusuke Kishi- former PM of Japan (56th-57th)

The Four Seasons and Architectural Beauty at the Former Kishi Residence.

This was once the residence of Nobusuke Kishi, the 56th and 57th Prime Minister of
Japan

Gotemba Premium Outlet

Owakudani
 Monday, 4 Dec- Hakone
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
 Tue, 6 Dec- Shizuoka
Okuoikojo station- a steep train ride and hidden beauty of emerald lakes

Okuoikojo train ride view- emerald lake

Tsuribashi Suspension bridge & Emerald lake

a. Tsuribashi suspension bridge-Nakatajima Sand Dunes 2.5 hrs

2hrs 44min drive from Hakone

Locomotive train ride @ Okuoikojo

Tue, 6 Dec- Shizuoka (optional)
a. Okuoikojo station- a steep train ride and hidden beauty of emerald lakes

Tsuribashi Suspension bridge & Emerald lake

a. Tsuribashi suspension bridge-Nakatajima Sand Dunes 2.5 hrs

From Hakone-Tsuribashi-Nakatajima

Nakatajima sand dunes

 Wed-Thurs, 6-7 Dec- Kyoto

1. Walk around Gion. This famous geisha district boasts cobbled streets lined with
traditional buildings.
2. Check out the renovated Pontocho area (they removed all the electric wires, making the
alleys even more authentic).
3. Go to a traditional ozashiki geisha show, the best way to meet the performing artists
(especially as chasing them for a photo on the street is a huge faux pas).
4. Stroll through the iconic Arashiyama Bamboo Forest.
5. Climb up to Arashiyama Iwatayama Monkey Park, also known as Monkey Mountain,
to see the semi-wild monkeys roaming around.
6. Go through the seemingly in nite red torii gates in Fushimi Inari Taisha and climb up
to the top if you can.
7. See the famous rock Zen garden at Ryoanji Temple. We recommend heading there rst
thing in the morning for a truly Zen experience.
8. Check out the famous Golden Pavilion and Silver Pavilion. Same as with Ryoanji,
you’ll want to head to the temples early.
9. Walk the quaint streets up to Kiyomizudera Temple and enjoy the panoramic views of
Kyoto.
10. See the 1001 Kannon Buddha statues in Sanjusangendo.
11. Visit the authentic 400-year-old Nijo Castle and see the stunning gold leaf art inside.
12. Go to the top of Kyoto Tower for a drink with a view. It’s great as the rst or last thing
to do in Kyoto as it’s close to the main station.
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13. Eat yatsuhashi — Kyoto’s famous wagashi sweets of thin mochi lled with different avors
from anko beans to chocolate.
14. Or go luxe with the photogenic and delicious wagashi from Umezono.
15. Try Kyoto pickles — they’re different from Kanto pickles.
16. Check out Sawai-shoyu Honten to sample soy sauce made using a century-old process.
17. Try barazushi, a Kyotango specialty that consists of scattered sh, vegetables and egg atop rice,
like one giant sushi square.
18. Slurp on some very special soba noodles at SubaSoba. Join the line and then eat while standing.
19. Drink traditional matcha. Now, you can get matcha anywhere, but tea shops in Kyoto are sure to
offer a variety of the highest quality.
20. Then try creative matcha cocktails, because innovation never stops and that’s a good thing.
21. Try tea at Yugen, close to the Kyoto Imperial Garden. The interior is as beautiful and delicate as
its tea.
22. Have the best possible introduction to eating natto at Natsumame, the restaurant that’s on a
mission to make people like the fermented pungent soybean dish. The proprietor even hated natto at
rst.
23. Visit this Starbucks housed in a beautiful traditional building where you can sip on a matcha
latte while sitting on a tatami oor.
24. Eat doughnuts at Koe, the shop designed by Kengo Kuma Associates. Great architecture aside,
the doughnuts are organic, natural and delicious.
25. Savor shojin ryori (vegan Buddhist cuisine) at a local temple.
26. Have a cup of coffee at Sarasa Nishijin that’s housed in an old sento (bathhouse) retaining its
unique architecture and design.
27. Eat precious rock and mineral-inspired sweets at Usagi no Nedoko Cafe.
28. Or visit any of these seven Kyoto cafés recommended by one TW writer.
29. Enjoy delectable vegetable-focused food at Yasai Hori.
30. Do yoga in the morning followed by dinner in the evening at Monk, a small restaurant located
along the Philosophers Path, near Ginkakuji.
31. On comfortable evenings, sip on local brews and liquor at rooftop bar In the Moon and admire
Kyoto from above.
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