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Japan
Kansai Deep
Kyoto → Nara → Koyasan → Osaka
Best travel months March · April · May · October · November
Overview
Temple lodging on Mount Koya, a private tea ceremony in Kyoto and a walked section of the Kumano Kodo trail.
- 7 days
- Temple stay
- Guided walks
- 6 nights incl. 1 shukubo temple stay
- Private tea ceremony, Kyoto
- Kumano Kodo guided walk
- Kansai rail pass
- Destinations
- Kyoto, Nara, Koyasan, Osaka
- Countries
- Japan
- Duration
- 7 days / 6 nights
- Best travel period
- March, April, May, October, November
- Suitable for
- Couples, families and small groups
- Hotel category
- 4-star · 4 stays
- Guiding languages
- English
- Travel style
- Culture, Adventure, Wellness, Nature
The route
Day by day
Every component below is a real product in the NNomadic catalogue. Timings are indicative and are confirmed on booking.
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Day1 Welcome to Kyoto Kyoto
Land, settle in, and start gently in Kyoto.
Morning
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10:00
Arrive in Kyoto
Private transfer from the airport and time to settle in.
Afternoon
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14:00
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and Sagano Romantic Train Day
The bamboo grove early, Tenryu-ji's garden, the Sagano scenic railway along the Hozu gorge and the monkey park, in one guided day from Kyoto.
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Evening
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19:00
Fushimi Inari and Higashiyama Early-Morning Walking Tour
The torii gates of Fushimi Inari at 07:00 with nobody in them, then Kiyomizu-dera and the Higashiyama lanes before the crowds reach them.
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Tip Temples open early. The first hour at Fushimi Inari is worth the alarm.
Overnight Kyoto · 4-star · 2 nights
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10:00
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Day2 Kyoto highlights Kyoto
A full day in Kyoto.
Morning
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09:00
Maiko Dinner and Ozashiki Games in Gion
A kaiseki dinner in a Gion teahouse with a maiko in attendance — dance, conversation through an interpreter, and the drinking games of the ozashiki.
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Afternoon
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14:00
Nishiki Market and Gion Evening Food Tour
Ten tastings from Nishiki Market's four hundred years of stalls, then across the river into Gion for obanzai and sake as the lanterns come on.
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Evening
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19:00
Traditional Kyoto Tea Ceremony in a Machiya Townhouse
A full Urasenke-school tea ceremony in a 120-year-old Gion townhouse, followed by whisking your own bowl of matcha with seasonal wagashi.
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Tip Temples open early. The first hour at Fushimi Inari is worth the alarm.
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09:00
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Day3 Kyoto → Nara Nara
Move on to Nara and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Nara
Transfer from Kyoto, with your luggage handled.
Afternoon
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14:00
Nara Deer Park and Todai-ji Half-Day Trip from Kyoto
The Great Buddha at Todai-ji, the bowing deer of Nara Park and the lantern paths of Kasuga Taisha, in a half day out of Kyoto by train.
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Evening
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19:00
Shodo Calligraphy Workshop with a Nara Temple Calligrapher
Grind your own ink and learn brush strokes from a temple calligrapher, then write a character to take home mounted on a scroll.
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Travel Sector from Kyoto to Nara is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Nara.
Overnight Nara · 4-star · 2 nights
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09:30
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Day4 Nara highlights Nara
A full day in Nara.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Nara.
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19:00
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Day5 Nara → Koyasan Koyasan
Move on to Koyasan and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Koyasan
Transfer from Nara, with your luggage handled.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Koyasan.
Travel Sector from Nara to Koyasan is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Koyasan.
Overnight Koyasan · 4-star · 1 night
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09:30
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Day6 Koyasan → Osaka Osaka
Move on to Osaka and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Osaka
Transfer from Koyasan, with your luggage handled.
Afternoon
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14:00
Osaka Castle and Kuromon Market Half-Day Tour
The castle keep and its history of unification, then the 190-year-old Kuromon market with three tastings, in a half day that leaves the evening free.
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Evening
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19:00
Dotonbori and Shinsekai Street Food Crawl with a Local
Twelve tastings across Dotonbori and Shinsekai — takoyaki, kushikatsu, okonomiyaki and horumon — with a guide who eats here weekly.
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Travel Sector from Koyasan to Osaka is included.
Tip Dotonbori is best after dark, and busiest on a Friday.
Overnight Osaka · 4-star · 1 night
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09:30
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Day7 Departure from Osaka Osaka
Time for anything left undone, then a private transfer to the airport.
Morning
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09:30
Morning at leisure
Late checkout where the hotel allows it.
Afternoon
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13:00
Airport transfer
Private transfer from your hotel to the airport in Osaka.
Travel Departure sector is not included unless stated.
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09:30
What is and is not included
Included
- 6 nights incl. 1 shukubo temple stay
- Private tea ceremony, Kyoto
- Kumano Kodo guided walk
- Kansai rail pass
Not included
- International flights unless stated
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Meals not listed in the daily plan
- Personal expenses and gratuities
Hotels
- Kyoto 2 nights 4-star
- Nara 2 nights 4-star
- Koyasan 1 night 4-star
- Osaka 1 night 4-star
Properties are allocated at the category shown and named on confirmation — the exact hotel depends on availability for your dates, which is why the category rather than the property is published here.
Transfers and sectors
- Day 3Sector from Kyoto to Nara is included.
- Day 5Sector from Nara to Koyasan is included.
- Day 6Sector from Koyasan to Osaka is included.
- Day 7Departure sector is not included unless stated.
Arrival and departure airport transfers are private unless the daily plan says otherwise. Vehicle class is matched to party size at confirmation.
Experiences in this itinerary
9 bookable products from the NNomadic marketplace. Each one opens its own page, with its operator, inclusions and cancellation terms.
- Day 1 Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and Sagano Romantic Train Day
- Day 1 Fushimi Inari and Higashiyama Early-Morning Walking Tour
- Day 2 Maiko Dinner and Ozashiki Games in Gion
- Day 2 Nishiki Market and Gion Evening Food Tour
- Day 2 Traditional Kyoto Tea Ceremony in a Machiya Townhouse
- Day 3 Nara Deer Park and Todai-ji Half-Day Trip from Kyoto
- Day 3 Shodo Calligraphy Workshop with a Nara Temple Calligrapher
- Day 6 Osaka Castle and Kuromon Market Half-Day Tour
- Day 6 Dotonbori and Shinsekai Street Food Crawl with a Local
Meals
The daily plan includes food as an experience on 3 occasions:
- Day 2Maiko Dinner and Ozashiki Games in Gion
- Day 2Nishiki Market and Gion Evening Food Tour
- Day 6Dotonbori and Shinsekai Street Food Crawl with a Local
Anything not named in the daily plan above is not included, and is listed under “Not included”. Dietary requirements are passed to every operator at booking.
Destination information
- Kyoto Experiences in Kyoto
- Nara Experiences in Nara
- Koyasan Experiences in Koyasan
- Osaka Experiences in Osaka
Important information
- Availability On request, subject to confirmation. Nothing on this page is held until a booking is confirmed.
- Operated by 2 contracted suppliers, all verified: Kyoto Cultural Tours, Osaka Food Walks.
- Guiding English. Other languages on request, subject to guide availability in each city.
- Timings The times in the daily plan are indicative. Operator start times are fixed at confirmation and printed on the voucher.
- Pace Couples, families and small groups. Tell us about mobility needs, ages or dietary requirements and the plan is adjusted before it is quoted.
- Documents Visas, passport validity and travel insurance are the traveller’s responsibility. We advise on requirements but do not arrange them.
Cancellation
A multi-day itinerary is a set of separately contracted services, and each one carries its own cancellation terms — a rail sector, a ryokan night and a guided day do not cancel on the same schedule. The terms that apply to your booking are the ones attached to the components on your confirmation, and they are shown in full on the quotation before anything is paid.
Each experience page in the marketplace publishes its own cancellation table. Hotel and transport terms are released with the agent quotation.
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