LAUS (MINUS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES) IN JAPAN WOOOO

17/01 27/01
DAY 1 (17/01): OSAKA
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Taxi from Kansai International Airport to accommodation should be 15500

(small cars) or 16500 (medium cars) approx. 50min
Airbnb accommodation:
o 2-6-10, , 556-0011
o 556-0011 Nanikawa-Ku, Osaka, Nambanaka 2-6-10
o Apartment name: Eslead Namba Station Plaza, Room 405, 4/F
o Ellie Davis: +81 9019634180
o Check-in: after 4pm, check-out: before 11am

DAY 2 (18/01): OSAKA

* Go to the General Information Centre in Nankai-Namba Station, 1F, to buy the
Osaka Amazing 1-Day Pass (travel for the day will be free)

Tsutenkaku Tower free with Osaka Pass

o Namba Station (*further up from Nankai-Namba Station) Midosuji
Line towards Nakamozu Dobutsuen-Mae Station
Shitennoji Temple free with Osaka Pass
o Walk from Tsutenkaku Tower
Osaka Castle free with Osaka Pass
o Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka Station Tanimachi Line towards
Dainichi Tanimachi 4-chome Station (exit 1B)
o Walk 1km/15min
Suijo Bus Aqua Liner free with Osaka Pass
o Get off at Stop C (Yodoyabashi Pier): about 20min
o If not allowed with free pass, take the full 60min round trip LOL

Umeda Sky Building & HEP Ferris Wheel free with Osaka Pass
o If from Stop C, go to Yodoyabashi Station Midosuji Line towards
Shin-Osaka Umeda Station
o If from last stop of Aqua Liner, go to Osaka Business Park Station
Nagahori Tsurumi-Ryokuchi Line towards Taisho transfer at
Tanimachi 6-chome Station Tanimachi Line towards Dainichi
Higashi-Umeda Station
If you have time or can be bothered, Naniwa no Yu its really close, also free
with pass!
o Higashi-Umeda Station Tanimachi Line towards Dainichi
Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station (exit 5)
* Bring your own towel this is a nekkid onsen
If not up for nekkid times, explore Dotonbori/Shinsaibashi
o Walk over to Umeda Station (5min walk from Higashi-Umeda)
Midosuji Line towards Nakamozu Namba Station
o Tombori River Cruise Tazaemon-bashi Dock =
* There should be a coupon with the Osaka Pass you can exchange for a
boarding ticket. Closes at 9pm.

FOOD IN DOTONBORI/NAMBA:
- Creo-Ru (Famous Takoyaki) 1-6-4 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku
- Dontonbori Konamon Museum (Takoyaki//has a huge octopus in front of it)
Chuwa Daiichi Building, 1-6-12 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku
- Houzenji San Pei (Okonomiyaki) 1-7-10 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku
- Hanamaruken Ramen (Ramen, obvs) 1-2-1 Namba, Chuo-ku
- Ichiba Zushi (Cheap but yum sushi) 2-7-3 Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku

DAY 3 (19/01): UNIVERSAL STUDIOS OSAKA

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Universal Studios transportation and ticket not included in Osaka Pass

o Namba Station Sen-Nichimae Line towards Nodahanshin
Tamagawa Station walk 2min to Noda Station Osaka Loop
Line towards Sakurajima line with change to Sakurajima Line (stay
on train) Universal City Station
Spa World 100 discount with Osaka Pass & transportation free with pass
o Namba Station (*further up from Nankai-Namba Station) Midosuji
Line towards Nakamozu Dobutsuen-Mae Station (exit 5)

DAY 4 (20/01): NARA//KYOTO

- Nara Todaiji, Nara Park, Toshodaiji Temple + a million other temples you can
visit
o Nankai-Namba Station Nankai/Nankai-Koya Line towards
Wakayamashi (some cost extra for a reserved seat, so be careful!)
Shinimamiya Station Osaka Loop Line changes to Yamatoji Line
towards Nara (stay on train) Nara Station
o Follow the map/crowd to get to Nara Park/Tododaiji theyre all in the
same area (20min)
o On the way back, you can stop by Higashimuki Shopping Street next to
Kintetsu-Nara Station its pretty interesting
- Off to Kyoto!
o Nara Station Nara Line towards Kyoto Kyoto Station
- Accommodation: Kyomachiya Ryokan Sakura-Urushitei
o 425 600-8069
o Ph: +81 75 343 0003
o Check-in after 3pm, check-out before 11am
o Kyoto Station Karasuma Line towards Kokusaikaikan Shijo
Station (exit 5)
o Buy a day bus pass for tomorrow (500 unlimited use)
o Walk 7min
- If you have time after you arrive, check out Nishiki Market (10min walk from
accom)
DAY 5 (21/01): KYOTO
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Accom Kinkaku-ji
o bus stop Route 205 Kinkaku-ji bus stop (
)
Kinkaku-ji Kiyomizu dera
o Kinkaku-ji bus stop () 207 towards
Kiyomizu-dera bus stop ()
Kiyomizu-dera Fushimi Inari Taisha
o Kiyomizu-Gojo Station Keihan Line towards Yodoyabashi
Fushimi-Inari Station
o Walk 500m (follow signs/crowds)
Fushimi Inari Taishi Gion (best to go from late afternoon to early evening
that's when youll have the best chance of catching a geisha/maiko
o Fushimi-Inari Station Keihan Line towards Demachiyanagi
Gion-Shijo Station
o Walk along Shijo Dori towards Yasaka Shrine; this whole area is Gion
Takes about 20min to walk back to accom.

DAY 6 (22/01): KYOTO//NAGANO

- Shijo Station Karasuma Line towards Takeda Kyoto Station
***Make sure you get to Kyoto Station by 8:40am!!!***
*This will be the first time you use your JR pass, so ask station staff if you
need to validate*
- 08:40
Kyoto Station
- 09:09
LTD. EXP Thunderbird 7 towards Kanazawa Kanazawa
Station
- 11:13
Kanazawa Station
- 11:32
Shinkansen Hakutaka 562 towards Tokyo Nagano Station
- 13:00
Nagaden Nagano Station (walk over from Nagano Station)
- 13:28
Nagano Electric Railway towards Yudanaka
- 14:15
YUDANAKA STATION WOOOOOO CONGRATS YOU
SURVIVED!!!
- Accommodation staff will pick you up from the station
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Accommodation: ABURAYA TOUSEN

o 2586-5 Sano, Yamanouchi-machi, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano 381-0402
o Ph: +81 (0) 269 33 3333
o Check in from 2:30pm, check out before 11am

Explore the area / Shibu Onsen area

DAY 7 (23/01): NAGANO//TOKYO

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Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park (entrance fee: 500pp)

Explore Shibu onsen
o There was a ryokan that cooked onsen eggs at the entrance see if
you can find it.
o There is also a tofu ramen place that is really, really nice
Return to Tokyo:
Yudanaka Station Nagano Dentetsu-Nagano Line towards ShishuNakano Shinshu-Nakano Station (not sure if you have to hop off the
train here) Nagano Detetsu-Nagano Line towards Nagano Nagano
Station Kagayaki Shinkansen towards Tokyo Omiya (Saitama)
Station take any JR Line towards Shinjuku Ikebukuro Station
12min walk

FOOD IN IKEBUKURO
Oedo Ikebukuro Tobu
DAY 8 (24/01): TOKYO
Tsukiji Fish Market
fish and seafood market
(days closed: Sun &
Wed/should visit early in
the morning before
11am)
- Wholesale: tourists
not allowed to enter
before 9am
- Outside market:
open to public;
where all the
restaurants are
Asakusa Sensoji
really cool temple you should definitely check out
Harajuku where youll see funky fashion and can eat yummy crepes
- Harajuku Gyoza Lou: cheap gyoza!
- Marion Crepes: famous crepe
DAY 9 (25/01): TOKYO
DAY 10 (26/01): TOKYO
DAY 11 (27/01): TOKYO//HOME!!!