HND
Haneda Airport
Start with Keikyu for Shinagawa and selected through trains toward Asakusa, or the Tokyo Monorail for Hamamatsucho. Check the destination on the departure board before boarding.
FIRST TRIP TO JAPAN
From landing to your last day.
Plan your first ride from Haneda, Narita or Kansai Airport. Pick a base and find day trips for the rest of your stay.
Find your route
Compare routes, then check operator schedules for your travel date. Start with the time you expect to leave arrivals after immigration and baggage claim.
See the airport guide and official timetables
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Arriving in the evening? Work out whether your last connection is possible
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FIRST TRIP TO JAPAN
Choose your arrival airport.
Look up your hotel’s nearest station or airport bus stop before you choose a ticket. A bus to the door can save a transfer with luggage.
NRT
Narita Airport
Check Narita Express for Tokyo Station and selected trains to Shibuya or Shinjuku. Consider Skyliner for Ueno or Nippori. At Terminal 3, allow time to get to the station at Terminal 2.
Pick a place to explore
Spend a day by Tokyo Bay, or find an easy first outing from your base in Kyoto, Osaka or Fukuoka. Compare 7 day trips without a car or explore all destinations
HALF DAY FROM TOKYO
Yokosuka waterfront
Walk the harbor promenade at Verny Park, then head to Dobuita Street for lunch or a look at the embroidered jackets in the shops. From Shinagawa, take the JR Yokosuka Line to JR Yokosuka Station and start at the park beside the station.
FULL DAY FROM TOKYO
Miura’s fishing port and coast
Pair a tuna lunch at Misaki Port with a walk by the rocky shore on Jogashima. From Shinagawa, take Keikyu to Misakiguchi, then use a local bus for Misaki Port or Jogashima. Check the return bus before heading out to the coast.
FULL DAY FROM TOKYO
Mt. Nokogiri on the Boso Peninsula
From Tokyo Station, take JR to Hamakanaya on the Uchibo Line for the ropeway, or cross Tokyo Bay by ferry from Kurihama to Kanaya. Nihon-ji Temple’s last admission is 3 p.m. Check the temple’s hours, the last cable car down, and your return train or ferry separately. Leave time for the temple’s steep steps.
The ropeway is scheduled to close for maintenance from January 12 to February 5, 2027. The temple lists a walking route from JR Hota Station via the Omotesando trailhead. Allow about 30 minutes from the station to the trailhead, plus time to climb.
FROM KYOTO STATION
Kyoto
Short walk: See Higashi Honganji’s wooden temple halls within walking distance of Kyoto Station. Check seasonal opening hours before setting out.
Longer outing: Take the JR Nara Line to Inari Station for the red torii gates of Fushimi Inari Taisha.
FROM NAMBA
Osaka
First evening: Start at Namba Station and walk north to the Dotonbori canal for the neon signs and an okonomiyaki or takoyaki dinner.
Day trip: From Osaka-Namba, take Kintetsu to Kintetsu-Nara. Walk through Nara Park to Todaiji Temple for the Great Buddha.
FROM HAKATA OR TENJIN
Fukuoka
Easy afternoon: From Hakata or Tenjin, take the subway Airport Line to Ohorikoen. Walk the lakeside path at Ohori Park, with the Fukuoka Art Museum nearby.
Half-day trip: From Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin), take the train to Dazaifu, changing at Nishitetsu Futsukaichi. Follow the shopping street from Dazaifu Station to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.