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Japan Shinkansen Bullet Train & Culture Odyssey

8-Day High-Speed Shinkansen Tour: Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyoto, & Osaka

Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights Destinations: Japan (Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Osaka) Pricing: From $1,899 / person

Package Overview

Glides smoothly across Japan at 320 km/h on the legendary Shinkansen Bullet Train. Explore Tokyo neon towers, Hakone hot springs with Mt. Fuji views, Kyoto bamboo groves, and Osaka food culture.

Tour Highlights

  • 7-Day Whole Japan Ordinary/Green Car Shinkansen Rail Pass with Reserved Seats
  • Hakone Freepass including Cable Car & Lake Ashi Pirate Ship Cruise
  • Kyoto Fushimi Inari & Arashiyama Bamboo Grove Guided Tour
  • Traditional Ryokan Onsen Stay with Kaiseki Dinner included
  • Luggage Forwarding Service (Takkyubin) between Tokyo & Kyoto

Day-by-Day Detailed Itinerary

Click on any day below to view scheduled activities, transit details, and overnight stay info.

Airport arrival, pickup your JR Pass at Narita/Haneda station, and check into your Shinjuku hotel.

Visit Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa, Meiji Shrine, and the famous Shibuya Crossing.

Travel to Hakone. Ride the cable car over Owakudani volcanic valley and stay in a hot spring Ryokan.

Board the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train to Kyoto. Visit Fushimi Inari Shrine thousands of vermilion torii gates.

Explore Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) and wander through the serene Arashiyama Bamboo Grove.

Take the regional express train to Nara Deer Park, then travel to Osaka for Dotonbori street food.

Visit Osaka Castle Park before riding the bullet train back to Tokyo for a final farewell night.

Narita/Haneda Express train transfer to airport.

What's Included

  • 7 Nights hotel stays (6 nights western 4-star, 1 night traditional Ryokan onsen)
  • 7-Day Japan Rail Pass + Shinkansen express seat reservations
  • Hakone Ropeway and lake cruise ticket
  • Daily breakfast + 1 traditional multi-course Kaiseki dinner

What's Excluded

  • International flights to Tokyo Haneda (HND) / Narita (NRT) or from Kansai (KIX)
  • Personal spending money
  • Pocket Wi-Fi rental (available as add-on)

Package Cancellation & Refund Policy

Full refund up to 25 days before departure. JR Pass voucher return fees apply if physical exchange order has been dispatched.

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