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21 Day Pass – Discover Japan
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Day 13: Hiroshima to Osaka via Himeji (Spend 1 night Osaka)
Next city stop is Osaka, but you can stop in Himeji for a few hours along the way.
Using your JR Pass, take a Shinkansen from Hiroshima to Okayama Station, and then transfer to another Shinkansen to Himeji Station. The
Himeji Castle and Kokoen Garden are only 1 kilometre from the train station, so you can complete the tour in 3 hours.
In the afternoon, take a Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka Station and transfer to the JR Kyoto Line to Osaka Station. The trip is just a little over an
hour long.
Once in Osaka, you can do a quick tour of the Osaka Castle, Namba and Umeda.
Day 14: Osaka to Takayama (Spend 2 nights Takayama)
From Osaka, you can catch the Limited Express (Wide View) Hida train, which takes you to Takayama, without needing to transfer trains, in
about 4.5 hours (covered by the Pass).
Spend the rest of the day exploring the Old Town district, which is home to old sake breweries, museums and heritage houses.
Shitennoji Temple – Osaka
Night view of Osaka
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