Weekend getaways from Osaka
6 places within about 3 hours of Osaka, closest first. Locals go to get out of town, and visitors can add one to a city trip. Every trip here is by train.
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6 getaways, closest first
- 30 minby train Kyoto Over a thousand temples, raked-stone gardens and the geisha district of Gion.
- 45 minby train Nara Bowing deer roam a park around Tōdai-ji, home to a giant bronze Buddha.
- 1 hrby train Kobe and Arima Onsen Kobe beef in the port city, then one of Japan's oldest hot spring towns over the mountain.
- 1 hr 30 minby train Hiroshima and Miyajima The Peace Memorial Park and the island shrine whose torii gate stands in the sea.
- 2 hrby train Koyasan A sacred mountain of over a hundred Buddhist temples, many offering overnight stays.
- 2 hr 30 minby train Kinosaki Onsen A willow-lined canal town where you stroll between seven public baths in a yukata.
Nothing matches both filters. Try a longer trip or a different kind of weekend.