5-dayKyoto → Nara → Osaka
5-Day Kansai: Kyoto + Nara + Osaka
Old capital + 1,300 Nara deer + Osaka street food. Kintetsu line for the region.
All-in from
¥158,000
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Overview
Kansai in 5 days: 3 Kyoto nights + 2 Osaka nights, day-trip Nara deer. Kintetsu pass for the region.
- Hotel base: 3 Kyoto nights + 2 Osaka nights
- Transit: Kintetsu 5-Day Pass ¥6,500 + Osaka Amazing Pass
- Budget: ¥158,000/person
Day 1 — Kyoto Higashiyama
- Yasaka Pagoda + Kiyomizu + Gion (see 3-Day Kyoto)
Day 2 — Arashiyama
- Bamboo grove + Tenryu-ji + Iwatayama (see 3-Day Kyoto)
Day 3 — Nara day-trip
- JR Nara Line 45 min from Kyoto ¥720
- 1,300 sika deer + Todai-ji + Kasuga Taisha + Isuien Garden
- Back to Kyoto PM, Pontocho dinner
Day 4 — Transfer to Osaka
- AM Fushimi Inari (2.5h)
- Shinkansen Kyoto → Osaka 15 min ¥1,420
- PM Osaka Castle + park
- Eve Dotonbori takoyaki + okonomiyaki
Day 5 — Osaka day
- AM Kuromon market
- Lunch kushikatsu at Daruma
- PM Umeda Sky 173m
- Eve Shinsaibashi shopping
Hotels
- Kyoto: Hotel Granvia Kyoto / Citadines
- Osaka: Cross Hotel Osaka ¥13,000 / APA Namba ¥10,000
Tip
Kintetsu 5-Day Pass ¥6,500 if you'll cover Kyoto-Nara-Osaka fully. Hankyu also works.