Best Classic Japan Tour

Day 1: Konnichiwa Tokyo

Welcome to Tokyo! Upon arrival at Narita or Haneda Airport, transfer via airport shuttle to your hotel. This evening, enjoy a Welcome Drink with appetizers and meet your Travel Director and fellow travelers.
🛏 Hotel: New Otani Garden Tower

Day 2: Explore Vibrant Tokyo

• Stroll through Ameyoko Street Market, once a black market after WWII.

• Visit Sensoji Buddhist Temple, Tokyo’s oldest temple, and explore Nakamise shopping street.

• Experience Taiko drumming with a Local Specialist.

• Sumida River cruise to admire the city skyline and Hamarikyu Garden.

• Enjoy dinner at a Sumo-themed izakaya restaurant.
  🍽 Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
  🛏 Hotel: New Otani Garden Tower

Day 3: Majestic Mt. Fuji & Owakudani

• Travel to the UNESCO-listed Mt. Fuji, stopping at its 5th station for breathtaking views (weather permitting).

• Visit Owakudani Valley to see volcanic activity and taste local black eggs boiled in geysers.

• Evening at leisure in Tokyo.
  🍽 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
  🛏 Hotel: New Otani Garden Tower

Day 4: High-Speed Train to Kyoto

• Board a bullet train to Kyoto, Japan’s cultural heart.

• Explore Gion District and bustling Kawaramachi street.

• Visit Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion), one of Kyoto’s most iconic landmarks.
  🍽 Meals: Breakfast
  🛏 Hotel: The Hotel Higashiyama

Day 5: Discover Enchanting Kyoto

• Walk through the stunning Arashiyama Bamboo Forest.

• Visit the Zen gardens of Tenryuji Temple.

• Explore Nishiki Market, Kyoto’s traditional food hub.

• Optional: Japanese Tea Ceremony Experience with a Tea Master (4500 JPY).
  🍽 Meals: Breakfast
  🛏 Hotel: The Hotel Higashiyama

Day 6: Ancient Nara & Local Experience

• Visit Sumiyama Village and discover 500-year-old Kiyomizu Pottery.

• Be My Guest Lunch with a local farmer, learning about tea cultivation.

• Explore Todaiji Temple and see its Great Buddha statue.

• Stroll through Nara Park, home to freely roaming deer.
  🍽 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
  🛏 Hotel: The Hotel Higashiyama

Day 7: Bullet Train to Hiroshima

• Bullet train to Hiroshima.

• Join a Local Specialist for an Okonomiyaki cooking class (savory Japanese pancake).

• Ferry to Miyajima Island to visit the Itsukushima Shrine and its famous floating torii gate.

• Learn to make Momiji Manjyu, a traditional sweet bun.
  🍽 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
  🛏 Hotel: Rihga Royal

Day 8: Experience Hiroshima

• Visit Peace Memorial Park & Museum, commemorating the 1945 atomic bombing.

• Optional: Visit Shukei-en Garden and Orizuru Tower for panoramic views and an origami crane-making experience (3500 JPY).
  🍽 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
  🛏 Hotel: Rihga Royal

Day 9: Travel to Osaka

• Bullet train to Osaka.

• Orientation drive featuring the Umeda Sky Building.

• Free afternoon and evening to explore the city.
  🍽 Meals: Breakfast
  🛏 Hotel: Sheraton Miyako

Day 10: Osaka Highlights & Farewell Dinner

• Cruise along the Okawa River to see Osaka’s historic sites.

• Visit Osaka Castle and explore Shinsekai District.

• Enjoy leisure time at Dotonbori Street, famous for food and nightlife.

• Visit Tsuyunoten Shrine, tied to the tragic Edo-era love story of Ohatsu & Tokubei.

• End the day with panoramic views from the Floating Garden Observatory.

• Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant.
  🍽 Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
  🛏 Hotel: Sheraton Miyako

Day 11: Sayonara Osaka

• Transfer to Kansai International Airport or Osaka Itami Airport for departure.
  🍽 Meals: Breakfast

Starting at $5475/person