Discover Japan Tour: 15-day Small Group

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Arrive in Tokyo⌄

   Free time to explore the area and view the architecture of Tokyo Station.

   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.

   Experience traditional sumo wrestling a the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament.

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

   Overnight: Hotel in Tokyo: 4-star hotel

3. 3Nikko⌄

   Take a day-trip to Nikko and see the elaborately decorated tomb of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, at Toshogu Shrine. The World Heritage Site is covered in beautiful wood carvings and gold leaf. View the vermillion painted Sacred Bridge.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Hotel in Tokyo: 4-star hotel

4. 4Mount 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

5. 5Matsumoto⌄

   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

6. 6Kanazawa⌄

   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

7. 7Kiso 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

8. 8Nagoya⌄

   Explore Tokoname, an ancient kiln town dating back to the 12th century. Walk through a hillside community that was the center of ceramics production during the Edo period.

   Catch a Chunichi Dragons baseball game at the Nagoya Dome.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Hotel in Nagoya: 4-star hotel

9. 9Hiroshima⌄

   Travel to Hiroshima, the City of Peace. Take a streetcar ride, see the Atomic Bomb Dome, and visit the Peace Memorial Park and museum.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Hotel in Hiroshima: 3-star hotel

10. 10Miyajima⌄

    Catch a ferry to Miyajima and see the world famous floating torii gate. Stroll the streets and paths of Miyajima and visit the World Heritage Site of Itsukushima Shrine.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Overnight: Hotel in Hiroshima: 3-star hotel

11. 11Kyoto⌄

    Travel to Kyoto and view thousands of red torii gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha. Built in 711 AD, it is one of the oldest and most popular shrines in Kyoto.

    Then, visit the Gekkeikan Sake Brewery, founded in 1637. See the traditional techniques of making sake and taste several of the blends.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Overnight: Hotel in Kyoto: 4-star hotel

12. 12Kyoto⌄

    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

13. 13Kyoto⌄

    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

14. 14Tokyo⌄

    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

15. 15Depart Japan⌄

    Check out of the hotel and head to Narita Airport.

    Meals: Breakfast