Explore Kyoto and Osaka with friends in 7 days of food, culture, and nature.

Kyoto

Osaka

Serving the greater Osaka area, this hub on a man-made island has rail access & an adjacent hotel.

Spacious market with vendors selling street food, fresh produce & shellfish, plus souvenirs.

Revered castle dating to 1597 & since rebuilt, featuring gardens & a museum with varied exhibits.

Famous for its neon lights, this landmark features an observation deck open to the public.

Sprawling 15-story railway station with shops, eateries & services plus a movie theater & hotel.

Historic, tranquil temple with a gold-leaf facade set amid landscaped gardens & a reflecting pond.

A popular sightseeing path runs uphill through this forest of towering bamboo stalks.

Mountainside Shinto shrine dating from 711 A.D. featuring a path with hundreds of traditional gates.

Built in 1603, this cypress-wood castle with extensive gardens was a home for the shogun Ieyasu.

Geisha district featuring high-end shops & restaurants, a Zen garden & women in colorful kimonos.

Stately Buddhist temple complex with a Zen garden, forested grounds & walking paths.

Landscaped, public park with ancient temples & the Nara National Museum of art, plus tame deer.

Buddhist temple originally built in the mid-700s, with one of Japan's largest bronze Buddha statues.