Osaka neon to Kyoto temples, a Hakone onsen anniversary, Tokyo and Hokkaido lavender
View Day-by-DayBuy a Suica or ICOCA card (or Apple Pay Suica) on arrival at Kansai — it taps you through nearly every train, subway, bus, convenience store and station coin locker for the whole trip. Shinkansen seats are reserved separately.
Late June to July is Honshu's rainy season: warm, humid and showery. Pack a light rain layer. Hokkaido stays cool and dry, a welcome contrast. A clear Mt Fuji is a morning gamble — treat a visible peak as a bonus, not the plan.
Pick up at Odawara and drop two days later; it enables the Mt Fuji and Gotemba self-drive. Japan drives on the left, like India — an International Driving Permit (1949 Geneva Convention) is required.
The Tokyo leg splits across two hotels (4 nights, then 2 nights) with a Sapporo round-trip in between; all luggage travels along, so no left-bags are needed.
teamLab Borderless and teamLab Planets both use timed-entry slots — book ahead. For teamLab Planets, wear or bring shorts, as you wade barefoot through water.
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