Osaka (Kansai) - Kyoto - Kobe - Osaka - Nara - Osaka Full Itinerary

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
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
	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.
	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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