
Walk Kyoto Fushimi’s sake district: Gekkeikan museum, canals, cafe tastings, stay and eat picks, plus separate day trips to Uji and Kurama.

Walk Kyoto Arashiyama and Sagano: bamboo grove, Tenryu-ji, Togetsukyo Bridge, quieter temples, stay and eat picks, plus separate day trips to Uji and Kurama.

Visit Kamakura for the Great Buddha, Hasedera and Tsurugaoka walks, train tips from Tokyo, seasons, and what to reconfirm before you go.

Plan a Nara day from Kyoto or Osaka: Nara Park, Todai-ji, Kasuga Taisha, Naramachi lanes, deer manners, plus stay and eat picks.

Visit Hakodate for the mountain night view, Motomachi slopes, morning market seafood, seasons, and what to reconfirm before you go.

Walk Kyoto Higashiyama: Kiyomizu-dera, Sannenzaka, Yasaka Shrine, Gion manners, Kodai-ji, stay and eat picks, plus separate day trips to Kurama and Uji.

Visit Iwami Ginzan for Omori streets, mine walks, access tips, and what to reconfirm before you go.

Visit Kanazawa for Kenrokuen, teahouse streets, Hokuriku access tips, and what to reconfirm before you go.

Visit Kurashiki for white-walled warehouses, canal walks, Okayama access tips, and what to reconfirm before you go.

Visit Hiraizumi for Chuson-ji, Pure Land gardens, Tohoku access tips, seasons, and what to reconfirm before you go.