Eleven nights from the neon quiet of Shinjuku to a New Year's Eve in Osaka — by way of a ryokan tucked in the hills of Hakone and two nights in Hiroshima on the Seto Inland Sea.
The route threads west along Japan's main island: a Romancecar ride from Shinjuku into the mountains of Hakone, then the Shinkansen carries us onward to Hiroshima on the Seto Inland Sea, and back east to Osaka for New Year.
4 nights
Neon alleys, golden-lit izakaya, and the quiet of early-morning Meiji Jingū.
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1 night
A private open-air onsen, a kaiseki feast, and a view of Mt Fuji over breakfast.
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2 nights
Miyajima's floating torii, oysters on the Seto Inland Sea, and okonomiyaki at Okonomi-mura.
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4 nights · NYE
Dōtonbori at night, Kobe beef by day, and the new year rung in at a neighborhood shrine.
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