8 days 7 nights
Osaka (Kansai) - Kyoto - Kobe - Osaka - Nara - Osaka
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Day 1
22 March 2015
Sunday
| JPY | Per Pax | Per Couple | ||
| To KLIA2 airport | ||||
| **Optional wifi pocket | 8 days | 1,275.00 | 39.02 | 78.03 |
| Flight | Add lunch meal
in AA (Around rm20) *Pre-book meal come with complimentary mineral water |
RM20 | 37.50 | 75.00 |
| Reach Osaka | Reservation
ICOCA & Haruka through online and made payment in airport - checking for samantha thavasa price - Top-up ICOCA for subway. |
4,060.00 | 124.24 | 248.47 |
| Train to Kyoto | 4.16pm /4.46pm No.38 or No.40 Kansai-Airport Express "HARUKA" | - | ||
| Reach Kyoto | - | |||
| Hotel check-in Piece Hostel | 3 nights | 11,100.00 | 339.66 | 679.32 |
| Dinner & Shopping | Kyoto JR station area - Kyoto Ramen Koji (Starting from the main atrium of Kyoto Station and looking north (toward Kyoto Tower), take the series of escalators on the left up to the 10th floor) 下京区烏丸通塩小路下ル東塩小路町京都駅ビル10F 11am-10pm - Porta food street (Walk straight out of the Karasuma Gate (main north exit) of Kyoto Station and take the first set of escalators down to the basement floor to reach Porta) 下京区烏丸通塩小路下ル東塩小路町902 11am-10pm - Isetan (Connected to JR Kyoto Station (Inside of Kyoto Station Building)下京区烏丸通塩小路下ル東塩小路町 10am-8pm |
1,000.00 | 30.60 | 61.20 |
| Kyoto Tower | 5min walk from Kyoto Station Karasuma central gate 9am-9pm, last entry 8.40pm 770yen/adult | - |
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Day 2
23 March 2015
| Breaskfast at Hostel | |
| Go to Yumeyakata | [by Subway]-Take Subway Karasuma Line to K10 - Gojo Station, 3 minutes from No.1 Exit to the east on foot. ¥210 |
| Change kimono | Male &
Female kimono rental is 5,000yen/couple x2 = 10,000 Hair setting for 2 person 1,500yen x2 = 3,000yen return on next day 1,000 yen x4 = 4,000 |
| Take bus to Kiyomizudera | Get Kyoto 1 Day pass ¥500 Gojo Station to Kiyomizudera, take bus 烏丸五条（バス） 市営８０ towards 太秦天神川駅前行 ¥230 |
| Kiyomizudera 清水寺 | Admission fee
300yen from 6am-6pm - Jishu Shrine - Otowa Waterfall |
| Lunch around Higashiyama District | Buy some food before or eat around here |
| Higashiyama District | Upon exiting Kiyomizudera, walk down the temple approach while exploring the shops along the way. Turn right just before the fork in the road and head down the Sannenzaka stairs onto the somewhat quieter shopping streets below. Continue past the Ninenzaka steps to reach Kodaiji. |
| Kodaiji 高台寺 | Admission fee 600yen |
| Kenninji | Head through
the historic neighborhoods of Higashiyama, past the Yasaka Pagoda, to Kenninji Temple. View the temple grounds and continue
to Gion. Admission
fee 500yen |
| Return Kimono | From Kenninji
Temple walk to 四条河原町（バス） 市営８０ towards 太秦天神川駅前行 then 烏丸五条（バス take bus to Gojo Station ¥230 |
| Back to Gion | Gojo station to
Gion, take bus 烏丸五条（バス） 大原線 towards 大原行 and reach 四条河原町（バス） ¥230 |
| Gion | Explore the old
neighborhood along Gion's
Hanami-koji street. Cross Shijo Avenue and continue exploring Gion's quieter
Shirakawa canal district. Afterwards consider dinner in Gion or Pontocho or another of ourrecommended additions. |
| Dinner & Night view at Gion | Izuju 祇園いづ重
京都寿司 opposite the Yasaka Shrine on the corner of the two main roads near Gion, Kyoto. |
| Last bus around 11pm | walk back to
Maruyama Park, take bus from 祇園（バス） 市営２０６乙 towards 北大路バスターミナル行 to Kyoto Station ¥230 |
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Day 3
24 March 2015
| Breaskfast at Hostel | |
| Nishiki Market | Take subway to Nishiki Market The Nishiki Market street runs parallel to Shijo Avenue, one block north of Shijo Avenue. It can be reached on foot in 9 minutes from Shijo Station on the Karasuma Subway Line towards Kokusaikaikan(15 minutes, 210 yen from Kyoto Station) |
| Kinkakuji Golden Temple | Way to Kinkakuji Golden Temple (Around 30min) Shijo Station to Kinkakuji, take bus 四条烏丸（バス） 市営１０１ towards 北大路バスターミナル行 36mins |
| Lunch | Lunch around railway station or eat Kaiten sushi nearby Kinkakuji (15min to 20min walk) |
| Arasiyama | From Kinkakuji take kyoto city bus #205 to 西ノ京円町［ＪＲ円町駅］(バス) then take JR to Saga Arashiyama total 31min |
| Sightseeing:-Togetsu bridge, Bamboo forest | |
| 15 min to 20 min walk to Monkey
Park Iwatayama, some hiking needed Operation hour : 9am to 5pm Fares : 550yen |
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| Platform 32,33 | Back to Kyoto Station from JR Saga Arashiyama 240yen (15min) |
| Shopping & Dinner around Kyoto Station | |
| buy cup noodel (ramen) for back-up purpose. |
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Day 4
25 March 2015
| Breaskfast at Hostel & checkout | check out 10am |
| Fushimi Inari Shrine | Fushimi Inari Shrine is located just outside JR Inari Station, the second station from Kyoto Station along the JR Nara Line (5 minutes, 140 yen one way from Kyoto Station |
| Back to hostel get luggage | walk to station |
| Go to Arima Onsen | JR Kyoto station to Sannomiya JR Station |
| Take subway to Tanigami Station 10-15 min (5 stop) | |
| Take kobe dentetsu line and take train bounding for Sanda, get off at arima guchi station (2 stop from tanigami), stay at platform and switch train to Arima onsen | |
| 京都（JR神戸線）→三宮（北神急行）→谷上駅（神戸電鉄 →有馬温泉駅 2010 yen per way | |
| Check-in | Arima Onsen - gekkoen yugetsusanso |
| Onsen and Dinner | Till next day |
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Day 5
26 March 2015
| Breaskfast | |
| Checkout | Get bus/train to JR Shin Osaka |
| Check in | Toyoko inn shin osaka eki higashi guchi |
| Den Den Town - Shinosaka Station
(Midosuji Line 各停 towards Nakamozu) ----->
Nanba Station |
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| Kuromon Market -It is on Sakaisuji street (Den Den Town) | |
| Lunch | Yoshinoya -
Japan, なんばＣＩＴＹ 大阪府大阪市浪速区難波中2丁目18−115 +81 6-6630-5277 |
| Burberry Blue Label (Shinshaibashi) | |
| Nan Nan Town around Namba | |
| Osaka Museum of Housing and Living 10am to 5pm - Subway Tenjinbashisuji 6-chome Sta.(exit No.3) | |
| HEP FIVE ferris
wheel 11am - 11pm 5 min. walk from Subway "Umeda Sta." of Midosuji line, "Higashi-Umeda Sta." of Tanimachi Line 4 min. walk from JR "Osaka sta." 3 min. walk from Umeda Sta. of Hankyu railway. |
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| Umeda Sky Building | |
| Eat Kushikatsu | |
| Crab | |
| Crepe | |
| Kenhuntfood.com (dessert) |
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Day 6
27 March 2015
| Breaskfast - Free Breakfast 6:30-9:30. (6:30-7:00: Serve only bread and coffee). | |
| Shin Osaka to Nara | Shinosaka Station (Platform 1-Midosuji Line 各停 towards Tennoji to Nanba Station) ------> walk 4 min to Osakananba Station (Kintetsu Nara Line 急行 towards Kintetsunara)-----> Reach Kintetsu nara Station |
| Lunch | Tonkatsu Ganko (11-3pm) |
| Kofukuji Temple (5 min walk from Kintetsu Nara Station)-National Treasure Museum and Eastern Golden Hall 9am-5pm | |
| Nara Park (5 min walk from Kintetsu Nara Station) | |
| Kasuga Taisha (30 min walk from Kintetsu Nara Station) 6.30am-5pm, Wakamiya Jinja just beside Kasuga Taisha | |
| Todaiji (30 min walk from Kintetsu Nara Station) 8am-5pm - 500 yen (museum only), 800 yen (museum and Daibutsuden Hall) | |
| Wakakusa Yama (10-15 minute walk from both Todaiji Temple and Kasuga Taisha) | |
| Back to Osaka | Kintetsunara Station (Kintetsu Nara Line 急行 towards Osakananba) ------> Kintetsunipponbashi Station walk 5 min and reach Namba |
| Dinner | Okonomiyaki Tsuruhashi Fugetsu Dotonburi |
| Pablo | |
| Americamura | |
| Glico Man | |
| Umeda Shopping Arcade |
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Day 7
28 March 2015
| Breaskfast | |
| Shinosaka Station to Osaka Castle | |
| Expo 70 Commemorative Park | |
| Lunch | Shinsekai (Osaka Business Park Station to Shinsaibashi Station) - 30 mins |
| Shitennoji (15 mins from Shinsaibashi Station) | |
| Sumiyoshi Taisha (30 mins from Shitennoji) | |
| Osaka Museum of History | |
| Dinner |
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Day 8
29 March 2015
| Breaskfast | |
| Last round shopping at Osaka | Rinku Premium Outlet (10am-8pm) |
| Move to Kansai Airport | |
| Flight | |
| Reach KLIA2 |
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Total Budget
RM 2,565.83
Rate 0.03
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Hotel
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To Do
1 Print out hotel booking number / reservation
2 Map, destination address
3 JR/Subway
4 ICOCA booking form
5 Japan Wireless Pocket - payment / confirmation
6 Flight ticket after check-in
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