Japan Highlights 10 Day Tour

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Japan is a magical place, where old and new collide. A country full of incredible natural beauty, futuristic cities of neon, world-renowned food, and a culture steeped in tradition, it has a way of enveloping you from the moment you step off the plane. Voted the #1 tour worldwide, we are incredibly proud of this trip! We’ve rounded up the best of the best and...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Famous Tokyo Districts (Shinjuku, Harajuku, Akihabara), Sushi Making Class, Mt Fuji Viewing, Sake Tasting, Gion Walking Tour, Kendo Class, Fushimi-Inari Red Torii Gates, Kiyomizu-Dera Temple, Overnight Temple Stay, Osaka Food Tour

What's this trip about?

    Japan is a magical place, where old and new collide. A country full of incredible natural beauty, futuristic cities of neon, world-renowned food, and a culture steeped in tradition, it has a way of enveloping you from the moment you step off the plane. Voted the #1 tour worldwide, we are incredibly proud of this trip! We’ve rounded up the best of the best and cultivated a 10 day itinerary that shows you the ultimate highlights of Tokyo to Osaka. Learn how to hand roll sushi, take a Kendo class with a descendent of a real samurai warrior, watch enormous robots dance in Tokyo, search for Geisha’s in Kyoto’s Gion District, explore incredible temples, try world renowned food and stay overnight in a real, traditional Japanese temple. This will be the trip of a lifetime.

Details

Itinerary focusOff the Beaten Path
Group sizeSmall Group - max of 22 people
Age range18 years and up
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityTokyo
End CityOsaka

Destinations

  • Japan

Attractions

  • Hakone
  • Kyoto
  • Osaka
  • Takayama
  • Tokyo

Itinerary

Day 1: Tokyo, Japan

Touch down Japan! Welcome to the land of culture, a country with majestic mountains, crazy neon lights, world class food & ancient and fascinating history. A land where the sake is hot or cold, where the sun glistens off the snow covered peaks, where incens...

Day 2: Tokyo, Japan

We will start the morning off with an orientation briefing. Your guide will briefly explain Japan, some of its customs and some phrases along with some more detailed explanations about certain parts of the tour. Once we have learned all we need, we’ll head out ...

Day 3: Tokyo, Japan

We explore the world famous Tsukiji Fish Market before heading to our sushi class where we’ll learn how to hand roll the perfect sushi, make delicious miso soup and even try our hand at frying some teriyaki fish. This evening we head to Shinjuku, we’ll see an u...

Day 4: Hakone, Japan

Today we leave Tokyo by the aptly named “Romance Car” to the stunning mountainous town of Hakone. After checking into our guesthouse accommodation situated in the mountains, we will spend the day exploring the surrounding areas on a variety of different transpo...

Day 5: Takayama, Japan

Today we board the bullet train, a soaring feat of engineering that throws you across the countryside. We’ll take a bullet train to Nagoya, and then a scenic train journey will take us past the stunning mountains all the way to the UNESCO World Heritage town of...

Day 6: Kyoto, Japan

In the morning your guide will walk you around the beautiful old town and village of Takayama and show you to the morning market on the banks of the Miyagawa River. After stopping for lunch we’ll board the train back to Nagoya and take our final bullet train to...

Day 7: Kyoto, Japan

We’ll rise before dawn and take the subway to the Fushimi-Inari Shrine. We arrive early to escape the throng of tourists and work our way through the mountain exploring corridors of never ending red gates. Afterwards, we will head to Kiyomizu-dera temple, one o...

Day 8: Kyoto, Japan

This morning we’ll head to the astonishing Golden Pavilion, a beautiful gold laden building, surrounded by lakes which showcase a stunning reflection of the building. After we’ll head to Daitoku-Ji, a quiet, leafy complex of old temples, away from the main tour...

Day 9: Osaka, Japan

This morning we take the train to Arashiyama. This stunning town is flanked by mountainous valleys with a river working its way through the middle. We’ll start off by wandering through the Instagram worthy bamboo forest, before climbing the steps up to Monkey M...

Day 10: Osaka, Japan

After nursing your head from last nights antics, it’s time to say goodbye to your group and the new friends you have made from your tour. We hope we have shown you the best that Japan has to offer. If you’re continuing your travels with us, we can’t wait to see...

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Last Updated: 4/26/2024
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Bryan

Mar 2023

The itinerary allowed us to see some truly incredible sights of Japan and really absorb the culture.

Our tour with Mike was incredible. The itinerary allowed us to see some truly incredible sights of Japan and really absorb the culture. Mike did an awesome job guidi...

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Casper

Mar 2023

Had so much fun. Was my first trip and a really good one

Had so much fun. Was my first trip and a really good one to start with. Felt really comfortable around Mike. You can see he enjoys his work and he is always prepared...

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Katherine

Jan 2023

The best way to experience Japan in a short space of time

The best way to experience Japan in a short space of time. The tour itself has been amazing, the places we've been have been beautiful. The people we've travelled wi...

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