Day by day
The whole trip in date order. Six of us, 6 to 20 October 2026, Osaka up to Tokyo.
Both groups land at Kansai (KIX) in the evening, drop bags in Namba, first takoyaki on Dotonbori.
Osaka Castle in the morning light, graze Kuromon Market, Shinsekai and kushikatsu at night.
Early shinkansen out: Peace Memorial Park and the dome, okonomiyaki, back to Osaka for dinner.
Shinkansen to Kyoto, walk Kiyomizu-dera and the Sannenzaka lanes, dinner in Gion.
Fushimi Inari at sunrise before the crowds, then southern Kyoto.
Deer park, Todai-ji, Kasuga Taisha, back to Kyoto for dinner.
Arashiyama bamboo grove and Tenryu-ji, a tea ceremony, slow afternoon.
Train via Nagoya to the Kiso valley, walk the Nakasendo from Magome, minshuku dinner and the silent village.
Morning in Tsumago, shinkansen via Nagoya to Tokyo, Asakusa and Senso-ji in the evening.
Meiji Shrine, Harajuku, the Shibuya crossing and Shibuya Sky at dusk.
Early Fuji Excursion to Kawaguchiko: Chureito Pagoda, the lake and the ropeway.
Tsukiji breakfast, Ginza or teamLab, a free afternoon to wander.
Peak foliage at Lake Chuzenji and Kegon Falls, the shrines, Shinjuku night on return.
Last full day: anything missed, last meals, pack.
Early flights from Haneda: Qantas QF26 at 06:55, Singapore Airlines SQ631 at 08:50.