14-Day Grand Japan Tour

Overview

Complete 14 days of Honshu: Tokyo + Hakone + Chubu + Kyoto + Hiroshima + Miyajima + Osaka + Nara. 14-day JR Pass ¥80,000 breaks even.

• Hotel base: 3 Tokyo + 1 Hakone + 1 Takayama + 1 Kanazawa + 3 Kyoto + 2 Hiroshima + 2 Osaka + 1 Nara
• Transit: 14-day JR Pass ¥80,000
• Budget: ¥525,000/person

Week 1: Tokyo + Chubu

• Days 1–3: Tokyo Asakusa + Shibuya + Akihabara
• Day 4: Hakone overnight ryokan
• Day 5: Hakone → Takayama (via Toyama)
• Day 6: Shirakawa-go day-trip → Takayama
• Day 7: Takayama → Kanazawa, Kenroku-en + Higashi Chaya

Week 2: Kansai + Hiroshima + Osaka

• Day 8: Kanazawa → Kyoto, Higashiyama
• Day 9: Kyoto Arashiyama
• Day 10: Kyoto Fushimi + Uji
• Day 11: Kyoto → Hiroshima shinkansen, Peace Park + Memorial
• Day 12: Miyajima day-trip — UNESCO Itsukushima floating torii
• Day 13: Hiroshima → Osaka, Castle + Dotonbori
• Day 14: Nara day-trip → fly Kansai

14-day JR Pass calc

• Singles total: ~¥98,000
• 14-day Pass: ¥80,000
• Saves ¥18,000 + simplifies seat reservations

Hotels

• Tokyo: Hotel Granvia Tokyo ¥16,000 (right at Tokyo Station)
• Hakone: Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora ¥28,000
• Takayama: Honjin Hiranoya ¥18,000
• Kanazawa: Hotel Nikko Kanazawa ¥14,000
• Kyoto: Hotel Granvia Kyoto ¥18,000
• Hiroshima: Sheraton Grand Hiroshima ¥17,000
• Osaka: Cross Hotel Osaka ¥13,000

Tip

Go in April (late March–early April sakura) or mid-November (koyo). Avoid Golden Week (Apr 29 – May 5) — prices triple.