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Japan travel guide v3.0 · spring 2027 · 2026-11-06 06:05 PST

Japan by sea and by land

Apr 6 – May 7, 2027 · Tokyo round-trip cruise, then Fuji, Kyoto, Arima Onsen and Tokyo

Days 1–2 are the flight. Gold underline marks Golden Week (Apr 29 – May 5).

Cruise port or at sea
Land stay, booked
Land stay, not booked
Numbers are trip days. Routes are schematic.
Trip admin: cost, bookings, car plan, to-dos tap to open

Summary

Audit

What the audit found

Day by day

Trip

32 days

Apr 6 – May 7, 2027

Priced · USD

$0

flights, cruise, 5 stays; Fuji and transfers excluded

Stays open

1 of 6

Fuji, Apr 24 – 26

Legs unbooked

4

trains / transfers; no car found yet

Status board

Where things stand

Green

Paid and booked

Flights XGEQWP and cruise CVWQWD paid in full; Chinzanso, Kyoto Bettei, Tocen, Prince Park Tower and Nikko Narita booked.

Yellow

Fuji open; Golden Week

Fuji Apr 24 – 26 not booked (Ubuya opens ~late Jan 2027; Ohya backup is refundable before Apr 17). Golden Week Apr 29 – May 5 covers Kyoto → Arima → Tokyo. Bloom timing is not forecastable until Jan 2027.

Red

No rental car found

Hertz showed "sold out" at every Tokyo/Narita search, including Dec 1 – 8 (reported by Eric; cause unverified). Cruise terminal still unconfirmed; all four train/transfer rows are TBD.

What happens

Day by day

All 32 days. Tap one to open its stop at the top. Green dot = confirmed, gold = not booked.

Reconcile

Bookings and cost

Every priced row from the workbook. Hotel costs are USD as entered; Chinzanso and Nikko were paid or will be paid in yen (approximate USD at JPY 156).

Drive or train

Car plan

Car search status — 2026-11-05

Hertz.com: "sold out" at all Tokyo locations tried and at Narita for Dec 1 – 8, 2026 (reported by Eric, not re-checked here). Cause not determined. Hertz Hamamatsucho's own page lists 1-3-11 Shibadaimon, Tokyo, daily 8am – 8pm, but it did not appear as bookable in Eric's search. Toyota Rent a Car Shin-Osaka Station shop: 4-2-16 Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0003, +81 6-6397-1000 (third-party listing; one-way drop-off and hours unconfirmed; Toyota's site blocks automated reading). Tokyo pickup options seen on Toyota's search: Shinagawa Station (my pick, unverified reasoning) or Tokyo Station.

Next

Ranked to-dos

Over to you

Decisions owed

Fuji stay: wait for Ubuya (opens ~late Jan 2027) or hold Kasuitei Ohya now?
Ohya is $748 for two nights and fully refundable before Apr 17, so holding it costs nothing but a cancellation task. Ubuya is the first choice and is est. $1,200+ (unverified).
Car for Fuji and Kyoto photo days, or train plus a hired driver?
No car has been found yet. If the one-way Tokyo → Osaka rental stays unavailable, Kyoto day-tour guide (Apr 27 or 28) plus train and taxi to Fuji covers the shoots. Recommendation in the workbook was one rental, Tokyo Apr 24 to Kobe/Osaka May 4.
Return the car at Shin-Osaka, Shin-Kobe, or Sannomiya?
May 4 train to Tokyo. Shin-Osaka has the most Nozomi service (general knowledge, unverified); Shin-Kobe does not get Nozomi. Tocen is in Arima Onsen, about 45 km from Shin-Osaka.
Busan (Apr 13): go ashore, and if so confirm K-ETA?
The port call is on the Seabourn itinerary for CVWQWD. Entry rules for cruise passengers are unresolved; ask Seabourn or check k-eta.go.kr.
Book the Kyoto photo guide?
Top pick is Paul Crouse (JPY 140,000 full day, ~US$895 plus expenses). Pick Apr 27 or 28, before Golden Week. No reviews seen; ask for references.