The Japan trip EVERYONE does.

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Planning your Japan trip? Watch this video to see the popular Japan trip that everyone does. From Tokyo to Kyoto, we'll show you the highlights of this must-visit destination!

Join me on the Golden Japan trip, as I explore the best attractions this fascinating country has to offer! From bustling Tokyo streets to serene countryside landscapes, I'll take you on a journey through the most popular destinations every traveler visits when in the Japan Travel space.

Whether you're a seasoned traveler or planning your first Japan itinerary, this video is for you! These are the must-see sights that make Japan a traveler's paradise.

0:00 TOKYO
1:46 OSAKA
3:16 KYOTO
6:04 NARA
6:50 TOKYO AGAIN
7:09 ITINERARY

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[CHEFPKR]

Advice for Kyoto.

Wake up at 5am, do your hikes and bamboo forest etc. Then go get some killer food while everyone else slept in and is catching up to you.

Worth it.

[miloszivkovic]

And there is nothing wrong with the Japan golden trip, perfectly fine for the first time.

[JoeSmith-stlc]

I visited that iconic Gion alleyway in Kyoto at nighttime as well as daytime. During the day, it is SO crowded as the video says 4:09. But at night time, most shops close surprisingly early, and when I went (a little after 8PM, mid November) the entire place was completely devoid of all humans, while there are still small street lights. Very peaceful feel.

So if your goal for visiting this alleyway is to take some nice photos or to take a stroll and absorb the aesthetics without buying anything from the shops, I recommend going at night after everything is closed. It's a whole different feeling compared to hustle and bustle of daytime.

[ninjaboy]

Doing the entire fushimi inari hike at 8pm is my favorite moment of my life so far where I saw everything from eerie buddha shrines and passing boar to monks singing in thebuildings along the stops; There were some people but stretches of 10-20 mintues without a human soul. At the very top a salaryman SPRINTED up to the last shrine and bowed with me then RAN back down drenched in sweat in his button down shirt.
I even got lost on the way back down and came out in a residential neighborhood where I heard someone doing shower karaoke out their opened bathroom window lol. Topped it off with a lawsons trip at the end to re-energize as it was a 4 hr trek total.

[Jc-cvug]

I've visited twice, done the things everyone does. Now I'm ready to go visit rural towns, hike the mountains, see the slower parts of Japan. Last time I went I visited Mitake and Biwa-ko, probably my favorite things I did the entire time.

[scopeless]

For the Kyoto area, you should add the Sagano train ride through the mountains, about a hour round trip and great view. The 5th care is open to the air but fills up quick so book early.

[Vlican]

great list, you're bang on with the content! this is indeed the generic japan trip to the t... nothing wrong with that, especially for those on tight schedule or first timers

[ConorKelly]

I'm going soon and genuinely appreciated this honest view. Nice work

[TheSpunkd]

Im a hiking freak, so on every trip I do, I try to include something crazy. On my first trip to Japan, I hiked 200 miles of the Kumano Kodo, walked the Daisetsuzan Transverse in Hokkaido, and went on a road trip around the island of Okinawa.

The only thing I regret about that trip, is I wasn't interested in making videos at the time!

Dont be afraid to take risks.

[rngATARIS]

going for the fiRst time ever SOLO and clueless and i literally have taken notes from this, THANK YOU!!!

[Cryogenical]

I recently had my first trip in Japan - 3 weeks. Started in Sapporo, took trains to new towns southbound each day for an entire week. Met with a friend in Ibaraki for two nights, then flew from Narita to Okinawa, stayed with another friend for 5 nights and traveled the main islands. Flew to Osaka and stayed in Kyoto for 4 nights as a home base, went to Osaka and Nara out from there. Took the riverboat to Arashiyama, highlight there lol. Ended the trip by taking the shinkansen to Tokyo and stayed 3 nights.

Knew I would spend more time in Tokyo on my next trip, whenever that may be. I backpacked the country solo & would have only changed a handful of things differently. Loved every minute & wish i could go back.

[Hyperlinkurl]

For one week may be better to fly into Osaka and work your way up north.
Nothing wrong with these attractions for a good taste of Japan. You’re a tourist so enjoy and get it out of your system.

[samihna]

actually really informational video
great to have that one generic thing everyone does in one spot nicely summarized.
thank you so much

[defaultchan]

been to tokyo 4 times, i will always go to akihabara everytime

[jmunnie]

I highly recommend, if you have more than a week, staying overnight in Nara. You can visit all of the sights without any crowds early in the morning and go for a day hike with an overlook of all of Nara. We stay a couple of nights and were able to catch two evenings of a agical, lamp lit matsuri.

[ShikobaWolves]

One week for the golden route is just so so so short!! At this point, either pick Tokyo or Osaka+Kyoto, both have enough stuff to keep you entertained for a week with day trips letting you really enjoy (and save $200 on trains). Then come back in the future to do the other city you missed out!

[doctro]

Actually me and 2 friends have a 1 month trip planned in march-April.
First time Japan as well.
(near kawaguchi sea)->Nikko->Aizu (visiting a friend)->Tokyo
Really looking forward to it.
Really nervous tho
If you have any advice you're more than welcome to leave some here!

[bogdanspasojevic]

Bonus locations if you have more time like Kamakura, Nikko, Yokohama, Fuji (we hiked it 😂), Kobe, Uji, Hiroshima, Miyajima are also worth it. Although my girlfriend and I spent 5 weeks so we had planty time to see this extended version of the golden route. It's maybe my personal opinion but I prefer Osaka to Tokyo, not for the things that you can do but Tokyo is huge af and there's people everywhere, while Osaka aside from Dotonbori was pretty chill to go (absolutely loved Shinsekai). I do recomend taking cultural activities as well, those are the ones we enjoyed more, like sumo wrestling (that depends on the month you're going), geisha show, cooking class, japanese whiskey and sake tasting, going to a hot spring and sleeping in a ryokan. It's the best trip that I've ever done in my life and I can only think of going again and seeing the north of Japan and the Alps

[Sajrajt]

My trip was 6 days Tokyo 3 days Hakone 5 days Kyoto and I was super happy. Hakone is full of trees and mountains, big contrast to Tokyo. Kyoto is also quite chill outside tourist hotspots

[Turbo_Waitress]

Kamakura’s pretty nice as well, great history and temples and not too long a train ride from Tokyo.