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ZG025: SFO → NRT

San Francisco → Tokyo Narita

ZIPAIR · Confirmation: FAI9YQ / M1F0YM

Depart SFO — ZIPAIR ZG025

Confirmation: FAI9YQ

Check in: Skytree 5 min | Direct Airport Access

Tokyo, Sumida City

Confirmation: HMN3RYZ8TB

Arrive NRT

Clear customs, get Suica cards

Check in — Sumida / Skytree Airbnb

Breakfast — Tsukiji Outer Market

Fresh sushi, tamagoyaki, street food

Meiji Shrine (Meiji Jingu)

Harajuku

Explore Shibuya & Shinjuku

Yakitori — Omoide Yokocho (Memory Lane)

Shinjuku's atmospheric alley of tiny yakitori stalls

Golden Gai bar crawl

200+ tiny bars in six narrow alleys

Late-night ramen — Fuunji or Nagi

Check out Sumida Airbnb

Ekiben bento at Tokyo Station

Ekiben-ya Matsuri — grab lunch for the Shinkansen

Shinkansen to Kyoto

~2h15m

Check in — Nakagyo Airbnb

Evening walk — Gion district

Check in: Beautiful Courtyard & Bath — 8 min to Station

Kyoto, Nakagyo Ward

Confirmation: HMH8PR2F32

Fushimi Inari Taisha

Go at dawn to avoid crowds. Thousands of vermillion torii gates.

Nishiki Market

Kyoto's kitchen — five blocks of food stalls

Explore Gion & Pontocho Alley

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

Best in early morning light

Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)

Philosopher's Path

Tea ceremony experience

Temple gardens & Philosopher's Path

Kurama Onsen

Open-air hot spring in the mountains north of Kyoto. Take the scenic train.

Check in: Beniya Mukayu

Kaga, Ishikawa

Luxury ryokan — onsen, kaiseki dinner

Check out Kyoto Airbnb

Shinkansen: Tokyo → Kanazawa

Via Tokyo Station

Kanazawa Station — Tsuzumi Gate

Lunch — Omicho Market (Kanazawa)

Fresh seafood market

Limited Express: Kanazawa → Kaga Onsen

~25 min

Bus/Taxi: Kaga Onsen → Yamanaka Onsen

Check in — Ryokan at Yamanaka Onsen

Kaiseki dinner at ryokan

Kiku no Yu public bathhouse

KAGASPA 100K — Kaga Spa Trail Endurance by UTMB

Yukemuri Kenkou Village, Yamanaka Onsen, Kaga City, Ishikawa

97.4 km · 5,122 m+ elevation · 27-hour cutoff. Night start through rhododendron forests and ancient beech groves surrounding a 1,300-year-old hot spring village.

Kakusenkei Gorge walk (dawn)

Korogi Bridge & Yamanaka Onsen town

Race check-in — Bib pickup & gear check

Yamanaka Onsen race HQ

Pre-race onsen soak — Kiku no Yu

KAGASPA 100K — Race Start

97.4 km, 5,122 m+. Night start. 27h cutoff.

KAGASPA 100K — Cutoff 9:30 PM

Recovery onsen soaking

Kakusenkei Gorge walk (recovery)

Kaiseki recovery meal

Final onsen soak

ZG026: NRT → SFO

Tokyo Narita → San Francisco

ZIPAIR · Confirmation: FAI9YQ / M1F0YM

Final morning onsen soak

Final ryokan breakfast

Check out ryokan → Kaga Onsen Station

Limited Express: Kaga Onsen → Kanazawa

Shinkansen: Kanazawa → Tokyo

~2.5 hours

N'EX: Tokyo Station → Narita Airport

~1 hour

Depart NRT — ZIPAIR ZG026

Confirmation: M1F0YM. Arrive SFO 2:45 PM same day.