Japan road trips · 旅のレシピ

Where will you wake up?

Three road trips from our Kyoto base, full of onsen, mountains and the freedom to stop wherever the view is best. Tap a trip for the day-by-day route.

5-6 days~600 kmAll levels

Kyoto → Mt Fuji

黄金ルート・富士へ

The classic eastward run: green tea hills, the dunes and lakes of the coast, hot-spring towns, and a sunrise framed by Mt Fuji and its five lakes.

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Day 1 · Kyoto → Nagoya (castle, miso katsu)

Day 2 · Hamamatsu & Lake Hamana, eel & lakeside stay

Day 3 · Shizuoka tea country & coastal onsen

Day 4-5 · Fuji Five Lakes (Kawaguchiko), sunrise & hot springs

Day 6 · Easy cruise back to Kyoto

7 days~700 kmNature & coast

Shikoku Loop

四国ぐるり一周

Cross to Japan's quietest big island for whirlpools, deep river valleys, surf coast and the famous 88-temple pilgrimage, all at your own gentle pace.

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Day 1 · Kyoto → Naruto whirlpools

Day 2 · Iya Valley, vine bridges & gorges

Day 3-4 · Kochi coast & the clear Shimanto River

Day 5 · Matsuyama & Dogo Onsen

Day 6 · Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu

Day 7 · Return to Kyoto

4-5 daysWinterSnow tyres incl.

Niigata Snow Trip

新潟・雪と温泉

Powder days and steaming onsen nights. Park warm and cosy at the foot of the slopes. The van is built for real winter, deep snow included.

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Day 1 · Kyoto → Yuzawa, Niigata (snow country)

Day 2 · Ski day · onsen evening, sleep slope-side

Day 3 · Myoko Kogen powder & mountain views

Day 4-5 · Detour to Nagano's snow monkeys, back to Kyoto

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