Highlights of Japan Tour: 10-day Small Group

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Arrive in Tokyo⌄

   Free time to explore the area and see the famous Shibuya Crossing.

   Overnight: Hotel in Tokyo: 4-star hotel

2. 2Tokyo⌄

   Start your adventure off by visiting Asakusa to explore Senso-ji, Tokyo’s oldest Buddhist temple built in 645 AD.

   Visit Tsukiji Market, the most famous fish market in the world.

   Meals: Dinner: Welcome dinner at a Japanese Izakaya. · Breakfast

   Overnight: Hotel in Tokyo: 4-star hotel

3. 3Mount Fuji⌄

   Travel to Lake Kawaguchi to view the magnificence of Mount Fuji. Stay in a traditional Japanese ryokan, soak in a mineral-rich hot spring onsen, and have an authentic Japanese Kaiseki dinner. This will be a very memorable experience!

   Meals: Dinner: Kaiseki Dinner · Breakfast

   Overnight: Traditional Ryokan 1 night

4. 4Matsumoto⌄

   Travel to Matsumoto and visit Matsumoto Castle, one of only five original castles in Japan and a National Treasure. See the nicely preserved shopping streets of the historic Nakamachi District.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Hotel in Nagano: 4-star hotel

5. 5Kanazawa⌄

   In the morning, visit Zenko-ji Temple, founded in the 7th century, and experience a Buddhist morning service.

   Travel to Kanazawa to see the restored Geisha entertainment district of Higashi Chaya, the Nagamachi Samurai district, Onomichi Market, and the Kenrokuen Garden, one of three most beautiful landscape gardens in Japan.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Hotel in Nagano: 4-star hotel

6. 6Kiso Valley⌄

   Slip back to earlier time and enjoy the beautifully preserved post town of Tsumago in the Kiso Valley. The town used to serve travelers on the Nakasendo Trail, the route connecting Tokyo and Kyoto during the Edo Period.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Hotel in Nagoya: 4-star hotel

7. 7Kyoto⌄

   Visit the World Heritage Site of Kiyomizu Temple and walk the Higashiyama District with old wooden houses and small shops.

   Meals: Dinner: Kaiseki Dinner with authentic Geisha Performance. · Breakfast

   Overnight: Hotel in Kyoto: 4-star hotel

8. 8Kyoto⌄

   Visit the beautiful World Heritage Site of Kinkaku-ji, known as the Golden Temple.

   Visit the famous zen rock garden of Ryoanji.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Hotel in Kyoto: 4-star hotel

9. 9Tokyo⌄

   Head back to Tokyo and visit the Tokyo National Museum, the oldest national museum in Japan with over 110,000 items including 87 Japanese National Treasures.

   Meals: Dinner: Farewell Dinner. · Breakfast

   Overnight: Hotel in Tokyo: 4-star hotel

10. 10Depart Japan⌄

    Check out of the hotel and head to Narita Airport.

    Meals: Breakfast