Check into an affordable-luxury serviced apartment or hotel with kitchenette (recommended: Mitsui Garden Hotel Premier, Hotel Niwa Tokyo or Citadines Central Shinagawa) so your group (7 people) can self-cater strict Jain meals if needed. Request vegetarian-only room service/breakfast in advance.
Use the kitchenette to prepare a pure-veg/Jain breakfast (buy staples at a nearby supermarket) or pre-request a fully vegetarian breakfast from the hotel; this gives the most control over Jain restrictions (no root veg).
Historic Asakusa district with Senso-ji temple and Nakamise shopping street — cultural orientation and photo ops (Senso-ji open early to late afternoon).
Popular pure-vegetarian Indian restaurant chain in Tokyo; many branches accommodate Jain requests if you call ahead. Good mix of thalis and à la carte dishes.
T's Tantan (Tokyo Station) serves fully vegan ramen and is safe for vegetarian/Jain-sensible diets (confirm no garlic/onion for Jain). Ain Soph is a vegan restaurant chain with varied menus. Both require check for specific Jain constraints.
Self-cook or hotel vegetarian breakfast; pack small snacks for temple visits. Confirm any hotel-provided breakfast is purely vegetarian (and specify no root vegetables if Jain).
Ain Soph Journey offers vegan mains and desserts; Govinda’s (Hare Krishna) restaurants serve pure vegetarian Indian food — call in advance to request Jain-style dishes without root vegetables.
For a group of 7, reserve a private room at a vegetarian Indian restaurant (Nataraj or similar) and request Jain-friendly set menus in advance to avoid root vegetables and garlic/onion.
teamLab Planets (Toyosu) is an immersive digital-art museum (usually open 9:00–19:00; tickets vary). Mori Art Museum (Roppongi) offers rotating contemporary exhibitions — both are popular and require pre-booked tickets.
Reserve dinner and request Jain-specific menu; many Indian veg restaurants in Tokyo are used to special requests but need prior notice for root-veg-free dishes.
Take the Odakyu Romancecar or local train to Hakone (approx 1.5–2 hours). Buy a Hakone Freepass for flexible local travel if staying the day (check validity & prices).
Some Hakone cafés offer simple veg dishes; safest is a pre-packed Jain-safe lunch prepared earlier or ask a café in advance to prepare a plain rice and vegetable set without root veg.
Final hotel breakfast in Tokyo; pack for Shinkansen trip. Confirm luggage arrangements for 7 people (station lockers, delivery service, or hotel storage).
Stay at affordable-luxury hotels near Kyoto Station for group convenience: Hotel Granvia Kyoto, Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Sanjo, or Richmond Hotel Kyoto Ekimae. Request kitchen/large rooms or connecting rooms.
Famous market street (10:00–18:00); many food stalls are non-veg — seek vegan stalls or shop for snacks. Good place to buy green tea and packaged items.
Consider booking shojin ryori (Buddhist vegetarian) at a temple restaurant like Shigetsu (reservations required) — excellent vegetarian cuisine, but note shojin sometimes includes root vegetables, so discuss Jain restrictions beforehand.
For a large group with strict Jain needs, consider hiring a private-catered vegetarian set or booking a restaurant that can prepare Jain dishes without root vegetables.
Train to Osaka (approx 45m). Check into recommended affordable-luxury hotels near Namba or Umeda: Cross Hotel Osaka, Hotel Monterey Grasmere, or Hotel Universal Port (if Universal visit planned).
Famous neon-lit canal area; many foods are non-veg, but some restaurants and international/Indian veg eateries can be found — identify them in advance and book if possible.
For a celebratory final dinner, arrange private vegetarian catering or reserve a large private room at a vegan/Indian restaurant and confirm Jain-only menu (no root veg, no onion/garlic).