Tour code ASJ-COA-06-INE · Ash008
Old capitals and a sea of boat houses
Nagoya, Kyoto, Nara, the fishing village of Ine, Kobe and Osaka
Six summer days from Nagoya to Osaka: Kyoto and Nara, a day on the Sea of Japan among the boat houses of Ine, then Himeji, Kobe and the lights of Dōtonbori.
At a glance
- Length
- 6 days, 5 nights
- Route
- Nagoya to Osaka
- Regions
- The Japan Alps · Kyoto and Kansai
- Seasons
- Summer
- Style
- Coast · Culture · Food · Family
A gentle summer week that starts with the old capitals and then turns to the sea. The long day to the coast is balanced by easier days in Kansai, a coach and a guide travel with your group, and the journey ends in Osaka with the transfer to Kansai Airport on the last morning.
These are sample itineraries. Our team prepares a tailored quote for your trip; service reservations are confirmed separately once the arrangements are agreed.
Highlights
- Ine’s boat houses seen from the water, if the sea allows
- Amanohashidate, one of the Three Views of Japan, from the chairlift
- Himeji Castle and the harbour of Kobe in one day
- The Kaiyukan aquarium and an evening in Dōtonbori
Six days in summer, suited to families: one long day on the coast, the other days at an easy pace.
Illustrated route map
- NagoyaDay 1 · arrival and Nagoya Castle
- KyotoDays 1–2 · two nights
- NaraDay 2 · Tōdai-ji and the deer, from Kyoto
- IneDay 3 · a bay cruise past the boathouses
- AmanohashidateDay 3 · the chairlift to the viewpoint, then Osaka
- OsakaDays 3–6 · three nights
- HimejiDay 4 · Himeji Castle
- KobeDay 4 · a sake museum in Nada and the Harborland waterfront
Lines show the order of the visits and how they connect, not exact driving routes.
Day by day
A suggested journey, day by day, adjusted to your dates and interests.
Day 1Nagoya and its castle
Your guide meets you at Chubu Centrair Airport, and the first visit is Nagoya Castle. If the arrival is early, Kiyomizu-dera is added on the way to Kyoto, where the first two nights are spent.
Night in Kyoto
Programme details
Arrival in Nagoya
- Chubu Centrair Airport
- Nagoya Castle
- Kyoto
Met at Chubu Centrair Airport. Nagoya Castle, and Kiyomizu-dera on the way if the arrival is early. Night in Kyoto.
Nagoya Castle Day 2Deer, a Great Buddha and an afternoon of your choice
The morning is in Nara, with the deer of Nara Park and the Great Buddha of Tōdai-ji. Back in Kyoto you choose the afternoon among Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi Inari and the bamboo grove of Arashiyama, since one afternoon does not hold all three. The day ends with an evening walk in Gion.
Night in Kyoto
Programme details
Nara and Kyoto
- Nara Park
- Tōdai-ji
- Kiyomizu-dera
- Fushimi Inari Taisha
- Arashiyama bamboo grove
- Gion
Nara Park and the Great Buddha of Tōdai-ji in the morning. In the afternoon a choice among Kiyomizu-dera, Fushimi Inari and the Arashiyama bamboo grove, then an evening walk in Gion. Night in Kyoto.
Daibutsuden, Tōdai-ji, Nara Day 3The Sea of Japan coast
The longest day, out to the Sea of Japan: a boat across the bay of Ine, past the boat houses of a quiet fishing village, if the sea allows on the day. A chairlift climbs to the viewpoint over the pine-covered sandbar of Amanohashidate before the evening drive to Osaka.
Night in Osaka
Programme details
Ine and Amanohashidate
- Ine fishing village (boat houses)
- Ine bay cruise
- Amanohashidate viewpoint by chairlift or cable car
- Osaka
To the Sea of Japan coast: the bay cruise past the boat houses of Ine, then the chairlift to the Amanohashidate viewpoint. The evening drive to Osaka. Night in Osaka.
Ine, Kyoto Prefecture Day 4A white castle and a harbour
Himeji Castle, known as the White Heron, comes first. Then a sake brewery museum in Nada, and the day closes on the Harborland waterfront in Kobe before the return to Osaka.
Night in Osaka
Programme details
Himeji and Kobe
- Himeji Castle
- a sake brewery museum in Nada
- Kobe Harborland
Himeji Castle, a sake brewery museum in Nada and the Harborland waterfront in Kobe. Night in Osaka.
Harborland, Kobe Day 5Osaka, from the castle to the canal
Osaka Castle and the Osaka Museum of History in the morning, then the Kaiyukan aquarium by the bay. In the evening, the neon of Dōtonbori and its canal.
Night in Osaka
Programme details
Osaka
- Osaka Castle (from the park)
- Osaka Museum of History
- Kaiyukan aquarium
- Dōtonbori
Osaka Castle and the Museum of History, the Kaiyukan aquarium, and Dōtonbori in the evening. Night in Osaka.
Dōtonbori, Osaka Day 6Departure from Kansai
After breakfast and check-out, the transfer to Kansai Airport.
Programme details
Departure from Kansai
- Kansai Airport
Breakfast, check out and the transfer to Kansai Airport.
A day-by-day sample. Times of day are not promised; the order can change on the ground.
On this route
Places on this itinerary. Each caption names the season when the photograph shows one, and marks the stops that are optional.
Fushimi Inari-taisha, Kyoto · optional stop
What your proposal can include
- Airport transfers by car
- Private coach
- Guide
- Hotels
- Meals
- Ferries and boats
- Ropeways and cable cars
- Admission tickets
Your proposal names exactly what is included, for your dates and your group.
Good to know
- Day 2 lists more of Kyoto than one afternoon holds; the stops are chosen with you.
- Day 3 is a long day, from Kyoto to the coast and on to Osaka.
- The Ine cruise depends on the sea on the day.
Start from this tour
Open the planner, or write to us. We answer with questions, then with a plan and a quote.
Mention the code ASJ-COA-06-INE · Ash008 when you write.
Where this tour comes from From the company’s own itinerary documents, rewritten for this site: only the days in Japan are counted.
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