🧳🍜🏯🦌🍁 Kansai - Chubu - Kanto: The Ultimate Japan Travel Guide

[Kansai] 🧃 Day 1: Osaka 📍 Airport → Cup Noodle Museum → Nanba Yasaka Shrine → Tsutenkaku → Shinsaibashi → Dotonbori Apart from Tsutenkaku, Shinsaibashi is filled with vintage shops and hidden gem restaurants. Highly recommend the Cup Noodle Museum for families 🍜, it's interactive and you can make your own commemorative cup noodles. 🍁 Day 2: Kyoto 📍 Fushimi Inari Shrine → Sannenzaka → Kiyomizu-dera → Kamo River → Shijō Kawaramachi A comfortable city walk route, the area around Kiyomizu-dera is really enjoyable to stroll through. Rent a kimono or a hagoromo (cape) at Walkin to experience the Edo period atmosphere, and take lots of pictures along the way. If you have time, visit the tranquil Kifune Shrine for kawa-zukuri (river table) cuisine. 🦌 Day 3: Nara 📍 Nara Museum → Kasuga Grand Shrine → Wakakusa Yama A divine mountain with a spiritual presence, starting from Nara Station towards Wakakusa Yama, you'll arrive just in time for a healing sunset. Don't miss the super cute deer amulets at Kasuga Grand Shrine! 🍵 Day 4: Uji 📍 Byodoin → Matcha Street Uji's matcha souvenirs are truly delicious and a great buy! Uji is also a quiet and refreshing place, with matcha shops lining the streets. Reserve half a day to enjoy a full matcha cuisine meal—it's a must! [Chubu and Kinki Region] 🍱 Day 5: Nagoya 📍 Kato Coffee Shop → Maruya restaurant → Osu In Nagoya, you must experience the breakfast culture and eel rice! Wake up early for a pour-over coffee, savor the three ways to eat eel, and explore the Osu shopping district for vintage finds! 🍡 Day 6: Tokoname Aichi Prefecture, round trip to Tokoname The hometown of the Maneki-neko (beckoning cat), filled with adorable pottery and handmade Maneki-neko crafts, with a street full of Showa-era Japanese vibes,小众 and chill! 🍘 Day 7: Takayama Miyagawa Morning Market → Magurogawa River → Old Town → Onsen Preserved with more traditional architecture and old streets than Kyoto, plus festivals like Takayama Festival and Miyagawa Morning Market. The top-notch Hida beef made from the finest wagyu is a must-try. Nearby, there are Gero Onsen and Okuhida Onsen, enjoying a private hot spring all night is super blissful~ 🌻 Day 8: Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village → Takayama → Nagoya One of Japan's most beautiful villages, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the countryside in Japan is especially comfortable, no matter the season. [Kanto] 🗼 Day 9: Tokyo Senso-ji Temple → Tokyo Skytree → Shiba Park → Shibuya → Shinjuku → Sky Senso-ji Temple is the liveliest place for incense, so staying near Ueno is convenient with its shopping district and easy access to the temple and the airport. the brands you want to shop for and explore. #JapanTravelGuide #JapanFreeTrip #JapanTourism #KansaiTourism #JapanRisingDragonRoad #TravelTips #CollegeStudentTravel #Japan