Going to Osaka, Kobe, Nara and Kyoto

1) is it good to rent a car to drive around. Not in Osaka but when going Kobe / Nara / Kyoto

2) is it advisable for driving within Kyoto

3) also it seems accommodation in Osaka is cheaper than Kyoto. Make sense to base myself at Osaka and travel to and fro?

Thanks in advance

Thanks for your reply. It’s very likely I’m not gonna drive this time. Few more questions if you don’t mind

1) I’ll be touching down at Kansai international airport. Any recommendation on the type of JR pass should I buy for value to go around the 4 places or is it not necessary? It will be for 7 days 6 nights

2) On the base to stay, my only worry on staying in Osaka is because the plan is to see the Kyoto autumn view including night scenes of the autumn. Worry about the transport back i guess

This post has been edited by X-Zen: Oct 13 2019, 11:23 AM

Guys, can please help to see if the below makes sense especially in the Kyoto Area (in terms of time needed and location proximity)


Day 1 (Stay in Osaka)

Reach Osaka in the morning 9AM

Drop luggage at hotel

Take train to Kobe and spend daytime

Take train back to Osaka for night time rest, dinner and go Shinsaibashi


Day 2 (Stay in Osaka)

Full day Osaka

Osaka Castle > Shinsekai Area > Kuromon Market > Dotonbori Area > Umeda Sky Building


Day 3 (Stay in Osaka)

Take train to Nara and spend daytime

Take train back to Osaka for night time rest, dinner and go Nipponbashi Den-Den Town


Day 4 (Stay in Osaka)

Take train to Kyoto for whole day (Keihan Line)

Tofuku-ji Temple > Fushimi Inari (up to Shin-ike Pond) > Tainai Meguri > Sannen-Zaka > Ninnen-Zaka > Maruyama-koean Park (Lunch in between)

Dinner and then to Southern Higashiyama Temple Illuminations - Shoren-In, China-in

Late train back to Osaka


Day 5 (Stay in Kyoto)

Check out and take train to Kyoto (Hankyu Line)

Drop of luggage at hotel before continue to Arashiyama - Tenryu-ji Temple > Bamboo Grove > Okochi- Sanso Villa > Kameyama-Koen Park

Lunch

Kinkakuji Temple > Daitoku-ji Temple > Koto-in Subtemple

Pontocho Alley > Kiyamachi-dori & Shijo-dori (Dinner and then back to hotel)


Day 6 (Stay in Kyoto)

Ginkakuji Temple > Honen In Temple > Path Of Philosophy (Anraku - ji Temple) > Eikan - do Temple > Nanzen - Ji Temple

Nishiki Market (Lunch)

Gion Shimbashi AKA Shirakawa > Hanami-koji (Geisha)

Dinner

Southern Higashiyama Temple Illuminations - Kodai- ji > Kiyomizu-dera Temple


Day 7 (Last day in Kyoto - Flight at midnight)

Last day to see what else didn’t manage to see the past few days

Else which one make sense below?

1. Katsura Imperial Villa
2. Ryoanji Temple
3. Ninnaji Temple
4. Shugakuin Imperial Villa
5. Enkoji Temple
6. Kyoto and Sento Imperial Palace
7. Uji
8. Kurama/Kibune
9. Himeji Castle

Thanks for the feedback

Main reason is the accommodation is much cheaper in Osaka compare to Kyoto especially if we take 4 days

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