Hakone on a first trip to Japan: what to see, skip and eat | Jipangu

Japan,
the first time.

Pick a season and how long you have. These are the plans that simply work. Not offbeat at all. For that, there's Offbeat Japan.

The best all-round season. Leaves turn in the mountains in October and reach Kyoto in late November.

6 plans for 10 days in autumn

The Golden Route

10 daysAll year For first-timers and hot spring loversTokyo 4 → Hakone 1 → Kyoto 3 → Osaka 2

The Samurai Road

10 daysAutumn For village lovers and walkersTokyo 3 → Kiso Valley 2 → Kyoto 3 → Osaka 2

Red Leaf Chase

10 daysAutumn For autumn leaf, temple and shrine loversTokyo 3 → Nikko 1 → Kyoto 4 → Osaka 2

Golden Route West

10 daysAll year For history, temple and shrine loversTokyo 3 → Kyoto 3 → Hiroshima 1 → Miyajima 1 → Osaka 2

Through the Alps

10 daysAll year For village and garden loversTokyo 3 → Takayama 2 → Kanazawa 2 → Kyoto 3

Fuji to Kyoto

10 daysAll year For Fuji chasers, temple and shrine loversTokyo 4 → Kawaguchiko 1 → Kyoto 3 → Nara 1 → Osaka 1

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