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Plan the whole trip, destination by destination

For each destination we pull together "where to stay, getting around, what to do, and what to know" in a single guide. Pick the destination you're curious about and turn it straight into your plan.

16 areas · one plan per area · confirmed with official info

A ropeway crossing above a hot spring town in a valley, with a river running towards the sea in the distance (AI-generated image)AI-generated NEW

Kinosaki Onsen

Outside the town, a place with a room for six on 12 of 14 dates / Limited expresses are all reserved; a round trip for six is in the ¥50,000s to ¥60,000s

Five public baths are open; only two on Thursday mornings.

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The Tokyo Bay area at duskAI-generated

Tokyo

Rooms for six near Disney · no transfer from the airport

Secure a room that sleeps six, arrive without a transfer, and cut the passes before you buy.

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Coastline of northern Okinawa Main Island

Okinawa

JUNGLIA & Churaumi area

Beachfront condos, getting to the north, JUNGLIA, and staying safe in the sea.

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Steam rising over the onsen rooftops of Beppu and Beppu Bay (AI-generated image)AI-generated

Beppu & Yufuin

Places with a private onsen · the Hells ticket lasts two days

Futons on tatami sleep five to seven. The wall was never the room — it was the bath, and the answer is a private one.

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Streets of Kyoto

Kyoto

Machiya stays & beating the crowds

A machiya for the whole group, getting around while skipping the buses, and kimono for the family.

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Osaka, around USJ

Osaka

USJ & great access

Base yourselves in a room with a kitchen, with USJ close by.

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Autumn Takayama, the old townscape and Shirakawa-go

Takayama & Shirakawa-go

Whole-house machiya & Takayama Festival

A machiya a 1-minute walk from the station for the whole group, getting there via Nagoya, for the autumn festival and fall colors.

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Skiing and snow play at Gala Yuzawa

Yuzawa

Gala Yuzawa · snow & onsen

Snow play with a direct Shinkansen link, family-friendly hotels, and an onsen to finish.

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A family in kimono walking through Kanazawa's Higashi Chaya DistrictAI-generated

Kanazawa

One room by the station, with a kitchen

A station-front condominium that sleeps up to 8 in one room. No transfers from Tokyo, and easier to book than Kyoto.

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A villa in the forests of Karuizawa

Karuizawa

Whole-house rental & summer retreat

Rent a whole cottage, hop over easily by Shinkansen, and play in nature.

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A conical snow-covered peak above a winter village near Niseko (AI-generated image)AI-generated

Niseko & Rusutsu

A maisonette sleeping seven / a whole house three minutes away

The big-name hotels stop at four adults. Only 19 properties took six in one room.

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Hakodate, Hokkaido

Hakodate

Onsen & Aomori Nebuta

Spacious Japanese-style rooms and onsen, the Hokkaido Shinkansen, and a day trip to the Aomori Nebuta.

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A wide park with a winter tree-lined path and flower beds on both sides (AI-generated image)AI-generated

Huis Ten Bosch

The official hotels stop at five in one room / The direct bus from Fukuoka makes two round trips a day

You buy one ticket, for your check-in day.

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A city park with a summer tree-lined path and a lotus pond (AI-generated image)AI-generated

Asakusa & Ueno

65 properties take six adults in one room / The bus from Haneda is under half the Narita fare

Japan's tax-free shopping changes in November 2026. For 3.5 hours each morning, only Asakusa is open.

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Mount Fuji seen across Lake Kawaguchi in winter (AI-generated image)AI-generated

Mount Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi

6 to 12 in one house / the "room for six" that falls to 12% in Tokyo keeps 72% here

The wall is how the rooms are built. By the lake, whole houses are the mainstay.

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Islands and tidal flats across the Seto Inland Sea in the morning (AI-generated image)AI-generated

Hiroshima & Miyajima

50 places for six in the city / 7 for eight on Miyajima

The "wall at four" is not in the city. The wall is on Miyajima island.

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