Japan, let the adventure begin

Published on 25 November 2025 at 18:06

We've tried to condense our Japan trip into a blog..

.... and we’re thrilled to share this adventure with you. In just eleven days, we had the possibility to visit 5 amazing destinations. It was truly incredible.

  1. Kyoto (and surrounding region), where we stayed 2 nights at Insomnia Kyoto Oike (close to Karasuma Oike Station)
  2. Hiroshima, traveling by Shinkansen from Kyoto; here is where we stayed 1 night: KIRO Hiroshima by The SHARE HOTELS
  3. Kiso Valley, hiking and camping along the historic Samurai Trail, reached by Shinkansen and local train from Hiroshima, where we stayed another 2 nights, first night at Onn Nakatsugawa and the second night at Ties Campground Nagiso
  4. Tokyo, arriving via Shinkansen from Nagoya, where we also stayed 2 nights at Landabout Tokyo 
  5. Mount Fuji (region), explored on a scenic road trip from Tokyo; here we spent our last 3 nights at Shoji Lake Hotel and Rohen Hakaneyumoto.

We pre-booked a car in Tokyo, so we were ready to hit the road, the day our roadtrip started. In Japan, motorists drive on the left-hand side of the road and you need an international driving license (IDP) based on the 1949 Geneva Convention. To maximize our time, we flew into Osaka and departed from Tokyo.