What comes to your mind when you think of Osaka, Japan? Osaka Castle, Numba, Kansai, Himeji, Kyoto.
Hostels
White Hostel Shinsaibashi
Okay to stay
Drop Inn TOTTORI
the best
bnb+ OsakaTsuruhashi 鶴橋店
it’s okay. Super closed to train station
11
Agoda, Nankai – Numba
19:00
check in, White Hostel Shinsaibashi
20:00
Dotonbori
Tombori River walk
Hozen-ji Temple
Mido-suji
Namba Yasaka Jinja
12 Day 1 JR Kansai Wide Area Pass
6:00
walk (Shinsaibashi – Umeda, ¥240)
Namba Jinja Shrine
Goryo Jinja
Utsubo Park
Tsuyuno Tenjinsya (Ohatsu Tenjin)
– Osaka
7:00
exchange pass
Osaka – Shin-Osaka
3min, JR Kyoto Line (For Kyoto)
Shin-Osaka – Shin-Kobe
08:00 → 08:12, Sakura No.545 (Series N700) (For Kagoshimachuo)
650 m, 12 min
Kitano Ijinkan-Gai, historical landmark, westren-style homes
Ikuta Jinja, one of the oldest traditional shinto shrine.
Kobe City Hall Observation Lobby, free, 24th-floor observation
East Park (Higashi Yūenchi), memorial to victims of the earthquake
Flower Clock, this working outdoor clock consists of a garden of flowers
Kobe Chinatown Nankin-machi
Port of Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park, waterfront memorial displays preserved damage
BE KOBE, a large landmark sign for taking a photo.
Shin-Kobe – Himeji
10:12 → 10:33
Himeji Gokoku Shrine
Shirotopia Memorial Park
Otokoyama Haisuiike park
Himeji – Aioi(Hyogo)
12:15 → 12:23
15:25
Aioi – Kamigori
12min
16:16
Kamigori – Tottori
Chizu Express
18:00
check in, Drop Inn TOTTORI
13 Day 2
Bus 20min, 13 stops
Tottori Eki – Sakyu Higashiguchi
The city bus departs hourly from Stop #0, located in front of Tottori Station. This ride also takes about 20 minutes and costs ¥370.
The Sand Museum (Use Pass)
Tottori Sand DunesTakumi Kappouten Restaurant, Tottori Wagyu Hayashi-rice Combo, or 1200yen (And use Pass -1000y coupen)
Tottori Castle Ruins
If have time
Tottori – Amarube
1:33 PM (Friday) – 2:32 PM (59 min)
Amarube Railway Bridge Observation deck.The Sora no Eki.
Tottori – Fukuchiyama
12:56 PM (Friday) – 3:41 PM (2 hr 45 min)
Fukuchiyama Castle
If have time
Fukuchiyama – Amanohashidate
40min, Covered by JR Wide, not for nationwide pass
Chionji Temple
Kaisen Bridge
Amanohashidate Beach
Amanohashidate – Fukuchiyama
40min
Fukuchiyama – Kyoto
4:43 PM (Friday) – 6:07 PM (1 hr 24 min)
check in,
Yasaka-jinja Shrine
Maruyama Park
Heian-jingū Shrine
14 Day 3
– EMMACHI
Kitano-temmangū Shrine
Emmachi – Nara
10:09 → 11:21
Former JR Nara Station Building
Isagawa Shrine
Sarusawa-Ike Pond Park
Kofuku-ji Nan-endo
Nara – Miwa
13:24 → 13:51
Approach to Omiwa Shrine
Omiwa Jinja
Miwa – Tsuruhashi
15:20 → 16:30
check in, bnb+ OsakaTsuruhashi 鶴橋店
15 Day 4
Tsuruhashi – Shin-Osaka
06:13 → 06:42, 29 min
Shin-Osaka – Nishi-Akashi
08:15 → 08:36, 21 min
Uwagaike Park
Nishi-Akashi – Akashi
08:30 → 08:33
Akashi Castle Ruins
Akashi Park
walk 1.5km, 20min
Ōkura Beach Park
Amore Akashi Sign
Akashi – Nishi-Akashi
Nishi-Akashi – Okayama
11:01 → 11:43
Okayama – Kibitsu
12:12 → 12:26
650m, 9min
吉備津神社 二の鳥居
check in, Okayama/Osaka
16 Day 5
– Shin-Osaka
11:00
– Wakayamashi
1hr
Wakayama Castle
If have more time
Wakayama – Kimiidera
Kimii-dera
13.00
– Rinku-Town
Rinku Park
Rinku Marble Beach
Araiso
風のプロムナード
Rinku Central Park
16:00
– Kansai-Airport
18:00
Airport
Hotel
Fukuchiyama Ark Hotel
Santiago Guesthouse Kyoto
Guesthouse Geragera
Acro Capsule Hotel Namba Dotonbori
令和院 Leiwa Inn 你話Inn Hostelling International Café 旅舎國際咖啡
&And Hostel Hommachi East
So far
– Kushimoto
1.3km, 25min
Hashigui Beach
Hashiguiiwa Rocks
JR Kansai Wide Area Pass
5 Day redeem at Osaka Station, Travel Service Center SHIN-OSAKA
Sanyo Shinkansen Stations
– Shin Osaka
– Shin-Kobe
– Nishi-Akashi
– Himeji
– Aioi
– Okayama
Prefecture
Osaka
Kobe
Kyoto
Nara
Okayama
Wakayama
Osaka Amazing Pass
Hattori Ryokuchi Park
– Sumiyoshitaisha, Nankai
– Nagai, JR
Sumiyoshi Taisha
Sumiyoshikoentaiko Bridge
– Shinodayama
Ikegami Sone Historic Park
– Mino-o
Minoh Park Insectarium
Ryuan-ji
Minoh Park
Tojinmodoriiwa
Falls Trail, Minoh Park
Minoh Falls
Hotels
The One Five Osaka Sakaisuji
Hotel Livemax Osaka-Yodobashi
Lub d Osaka Honmachi ラブディ大阪本町
Places
Osaka Castle
One of the most famous Japan castle
Shinsekai
Is an old neighbourhood located next to Minami area.
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
The world’s biggest aquariums.
Dotonbori
Lively district kown