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Transfer Days

Transfer Days combine sightseeing with relocating to your next hotel base, and help you plan luggage and transport flow along the way.

The Minato Mirai skyline and Cosmo Clock Ferris wheel at night, reflected in the harbor
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Hakone to Yokohama Transfer Day

Travel from Hakone to Yokohama via Odawara Castle, then spend the afternoon at Minato Mirai — Nippon Maru, CUPNOODLES MUSEUM, and Red Brick Warehouse. Use this transfer-day template as-is, or adjust the stops to fit your own relocation day.

Hakone (Lake Ashinoko)Yokohama (Sakuragicho)

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An elevated night view of snow-covered Takayama old town, with the red Nakabashi bridge lit up over the Miyagawa River
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Nagoya to Takayama Transfer Day

Travel from Nagoya to Takayama on the limited express Hida, then spend the afternoon exploring Takayama Jinya, the Sanmachi Suji merchant quarter, and a temple-lined walk through the Higashiyama hills to Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine. Use this transfer-day template as-is, or adjust the stops to fit your own relocation from Nagoya to Takayama.

NagoyaTakayama

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An elevated night view of snow-covered Shirakawa-go, with lit gassho-zukuri farmhouses and light trails from a passing car along the village road
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Takayama to Kanazawa Transfer Day

Travel from Takayama to Kanazawa with a full day exploring Shirakawa-go's gassho-zukuri villages — the Shiroyama observation deck, historic farmhouses, and Shirakawa Hachiman Shrine — before continuing to Kanazawa for the Tsuzumi Gate, the Higashi and Kazuemachi chaya districts, and dinner among the teahouses. Use this transfer-day template as-is, or adjust the stops to fit your own relocation from Takayama to Kanazawa.

TakayamaKanazawa

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ANA aircraft parked at an international terminal in Tokyo
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Tokyo - Arrival & Shibuya Streets

Travel from Narita or Haneda Airport to central Tokyo, pick a hotel near the JR Yamanote Line, and spend your first evening exploring Shibuya. Visit Shibuya Crossing and Hachiko, browse local shops, and enjoy your first Tokyo dinner before the main sightseeing itinerary begins. Use this arrival-day template as-is, or adjust it to fit your own first day in Tokyo.

Narita or Haneda AirportGotanda

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Mount Fuji rising above Lake Ashinoko, seen from the hillside
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Tokyo to Hakone Transfer Day

Discover the best way to travel from Tokyo to Hakone, with practical tips on transportation, accommodations, and the Hakone Free Pass. Visit highlights such as the Hakone Open-Air Museum, Owakudani, and Lake Ashinoko in this easy-to-follow itinerary. Use this transfer-day template as-is, or adjust the stops to fit your own relocation to Hakone.

GotandaHakone

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