One-week Japan Itinerary for repeat visitors (2)

(Hyogo, Shimane, Osaka Prefecture)

To foreign travelers who have already been to Japan many times and would like to visit more places in Japan!

We have created model routes outside the so-called "Golden Routes" such as Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Osaka. Please use it as a reference for your future itineraries.

The second route is a tour of Hyogo and Shimane Prefectures. We have created a travel route that starts and ends at Kansai International Airport, takes 6 nights and 7 days, and has a budget of Yen 200,000 or less.

This itinerary allows you to visit one World Heritage site (Himeji Castle). This itinerary also includes 6 national treasure buildings and 3 museums and gardens, allowing you to fully enjoy the culture and scenery that Japan prides itself on.

 

Table of Contents

Day 1 (Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture)

Day 2 (Tanba-Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture)

Day 3 (Awaji Island, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture)

Day 4 (Kakogawa City, Kasai City, and Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture)

Day 5 (Izumo City, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture)

Day 6 (Yasugi City, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture)

Day 7 (Shimane, Osaka Prefecture)

 

 

 

Day 1 (Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture)

 

1, Kansai International Airport

 

2, Kobe Kitano Ijinkan-gai (Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings)

 

3, Yokoo Tadanori Museum of Contemporary Art

 

4, Tenran Dai (observation deck)

 

5, Meriken Park

 

Recommended meal on Day 1

Takoyaki

 

Okonomiyaki

 

Kobe beef steak

 

 

 

 

Day 2 (Tanba-Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture)

 

1, Sasayama Castle

 

2, Aoyama Historical Village, Decanshokan

 

3, Tamba Sasayama Municipal Samurai Residence Anma Family Archives

 

4, Tamba Sasayama Municipal Museum of History and Art

 

5, Ojisan Makekirai Inari

 

6, Kawaramachi Tsumairi merchant houses (Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings)

 

7, Homei Sake Brewery

 

8, Kasuga Shrine (National Important Cultural Properties)

 

Recommended meal on Day 2

Botan-nabe

 

Akashiyaki

 

Akashi red sea bream, Akashi octopus

 

 

 

 

Day 3 (Awaji Island, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture)

 

1, Awaji Puppet Theater

 

2, Fukura Port (Uzushio Cruise)

 

3, Roadside Station "Fukura"

 

4, Awaji Yumebutai

 

5, Goshikizuka Kofun Tomb

 

Recommended meals on Day 3

Raw shirasu (fresh young sardines) rice bowl

 

Spanish mackerel rice bowl

 

Sushi

 

 

 

 

Day 4 (Kakogawa City, Kasai City, and Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture)

 

1, Kakurinji Temple (National Treasure)

 

2, Ichijyoji Temple (National Treasure)

 

3, Himeji Castle (World Heritage, National Treasure)

 

Recommended meals on Day 4

Himeji Oden

 

Izumo soba

 

Ice fish Kakiage

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Web site

 

 

 

 

Day 5 (Izumo City, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture)

 

1, Izumo Taisha Shrine (National Treasure)

 

2, Inasa-no-hama beach

 

3, Former Taisha Station (National Important Cultural Properties, under conservation and repair until December 20, 2025)

 

4, Yakumo Honjin (National Important Cultural Properties)

 

5, Tamatsukuri International Hotel (day spa)

 

Recommended meal on Day 5

Matsuba Crab (Snow Crab)

 

Hamada no Aka-ten

 

Hako-zushi

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Web site

 

 

 

Day 6 (Yasugi City, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture)

 

1, Adachi Museum of Art

 

2, Matsue Castle (National Treasure)

 

3, Jozan Inari Shrine

 

4, Kamosu Shrine (National Treasure)

 

5, Yushien

 

Recommended meals on Day 6

Shijimi clam soup

 

Blackthroat seaperch

 

Loach Kenchin Jiru

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Web site

 

 

 

Day 7 (Shimane, Osaka Prefecture)

 

1, Umeda Sky Building (TOP 20 BUILDINGS AROUND THE WORLD)

 

Recommended Meals on Day 7

Battera

 

Kitsune Udon (Udon with deep-fried tofu)

 

Spitted cutlet