Day 3 - Kiyomizudera -Kyoto

Going to Kyoto is basically to see the all famous "Pure water temple" here.

First stop : Kiyomizudera "Pure water temple"

Getting there: Kiyomizudera can be reached from Kyoto Station in about 15 minutes by bus. Take bus number 100 or 206 and get off at Kiyomizu-michi or Gojo-zaka, from where it is a 10-15 minute uphill walk to the temple.
Entrance fees: 300 yen
Opening hours : 6am to 6pm

What else to do
There are lots of shops around/outside Kiyomizudera
2. Shop at Asaba no 亭井和井 - Cute decoration and sovenirs
3. 梅花堂 - sovenirs and specialties

What to eat there
1. Inoda coffee - unique japanese style coffee and cake for 400Yen

Second half of the day
To Samurai and Geisha district at Kanazawa
1. Nagamachi is a district at the foot of the former Kanazawa Castle, where samurai used to reside. The area preserves a historic atmosphere with its remaining samurai mansions, earthen walls, private entrance gates, narrow lanes and water canal.

Nomura House, an elegant samurai mansion with a beautiful, small garden, is open to the public. The Nomura were a high ranked samurai family who, like many other samurai, went broke when Japan's feudal era came to an end with the Meiji Period.
Getting there : The Nagamachi district is 10 minutes by bus from Kanazawa Station.
2. The Higashi Geisha District (Eastern Geisha District) and the Nishi Chaya District (Western Teahouse District) are Kanazawa's two geisha districts. Like the temple districts, they were originally located just outside of the city.

The Higashi Geisha District is the larger and more spectacular of the two geisha districts, where you might be able to spot a geisha in the evenings. Shima, a former geisha house in the Higashi Geisha District, is open to the public.

Getting there: The Higashi Geisha District is a 15 minute bus ride from Kanazawa Station. The Nishi Chaya District is next to Teramachi, a 20 minute bus ride from the station.

Rest of the day, head to Kyoto station:


1. Kyoto 手家治蟲 world - Astroboy collection
2. THE CUBE- tea store



What to eat?
1. Ramen - Kyoto Ramen Koji - Kyoto Building 10 F

Day 2 - Osaka to Himeji Castle to Hiroshima

Getting there:
By JR express (Sanyo Line) from Osaka to Himeiji Station. Himeiji castle is a 15min walk from Himeiji station.

What to do
Opened from 9am to 5pm, we can get our admission tickets and ask about the time of an english tour, and spend 2 hours there as recommended. Admission ticket:600Yen

Next stop to Hiroshima

Getting there:

From Himeiji to Hiroshima takes roughly 2 hours travelling on either Hikari or Kodama Shinkansen.
From Hiroshima Station, take streetcar line 2 or 6 to "Genbaku Domu mae (A-Bomb Dome)". The ride takes about 15 minutes.

What to do
1. Peace memorial park - This will take at least 3 hours to explore

After this long day of travelling, head back to Kyoto for the night. From Hiroshima, travel on Kodama and Hikari takes about 3 hours.

Day1 02June OSAKA - SHINSAIBASHI 心齋橋

Day 1- Arrival

First stop for dinner - Udon dinner

HANAMARU UDON

Address: Osaka central SHINSAIBASHI shop 2-8-7
Opening hours - 11:00-23:00


Places to shop:
1.Nagasukiya - Discount shop (11:00-21:00)
2.La Palette - toy shop (11:00-21:00)
3.Tokyu hands - Games, toys and DIY

Detailed map of Japan

one handy website

http://www.infomapjapan.com/access_railway.phtml

Yokohama

Minato Mirai literally means "the harbor of the future". It is a futuristic, new city area in Central Yokohama consisting of office and residential space, hotels, shopping centers, restaurants, convention centers and public parks. Development of Minato Mirai was started in 1983, and it is still going on.
The Landmark Tower (296 m) is one of Japan's tallest buildings and the symbol of Minato Mirai 21. It was completed in 1993 and houses many offices, a hotel, restaurants, a shopping center and other community space.
Visitors can access the building's observatory deck, the "Sky Garden" on the 69th floor by means of one of the world's fastest elevators (750 meters per minute). Under good air conditions, Mount Fuji can be seen from the observatory deck.
Pacifico Yokohama is one of the world's largest convention centers, located a few hundred meters from the Landmark Tower. It includes the roundly shaped Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel, which, together with the nearby Ferris Wheel (of the Yokohama Cosmo World amusement park), makes one of Yokohama's most typical sights.
Getting there:
The most centrally located station is Minato Mirai Station on the Minato Mirai Line, two stations from Yokohama Station.
Note that trains on the Minato Mirai Line continue to run on the Tokyu Toyoko Line to Tokyo's Shibuya Station. Limited express trains take about 30 minutes and 440 Yen from Shibuya to Minato Mirai.
Minato Mirai is also conveniently accessed from Sakuragicho Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line (Negishi Line) and Yokohama Subway Line.

Kobe - Arima Onsen

Arima Onsen is a hot spring town, still located within the city limits of Kobe, but on the opposite side of Mount Rokko from the city center. With a history of over one thousand years, it is one of Japan's oldest hot spring resorts.
Visitors to Arima Onsen can enjoy hot spring bathing at public bath houses or at some ryokan (Japanese style inn). Several ryokan open their baths not only to staying guest, but also to daytrippers, typically for an admission fee of between 500 and 1500 Yen and during daytime only.

Getting there:

By Train
From Sannomiya or Shin-Kobe Station, take the subway to Tanigami Station (10 minutes, 520 Yen from Sannomiya; 8 minutes, 350 Yen from Shin-Kobe). Then, take the Kobe Railways Arima Line to Arima Onsen Station with one transfer at Arimaguchi Station (15 minutes, 370 Yen).