Day 1: Fly overnight to Japan
Day 2: Tokyo
Meet your Tour Director at the airportDay 3: Tokyo
Tour Tokyo with an expert local guide
Explore the Asakusa Kannon Temple
Explore the serene pond, temples, and shrines of Ueno Park
Visit the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno Park, Japan’s largest and oldest museum
Take a tour of Akihabara Electric Town
Enjoy a sumo-style hot pot dinner
Day 4: Tokyo
Visit the Meiji Shinto Shrine
Visit the Harajuku shopping district
Take a walking tour of Shibuya
Explore Tokyo on your own
Add this in-depth excursion:
Karaoke
A trip to Japan wouldn’t be complete without an evening of singing with friends in your very own private karaoke lounge. Belt your favorite jams in English or Japanese, or just clap along and enjoy a truly authentic Japanese pastime.
Day 5: Tokyo • Kamakura • Fuji-Hakone-Izu region
Travel via Kamakura to the Fuji-Hakone-Izu region
Visit the Hachimangu shrine
Visit the Great Buddha of Kamakura
Explore Kamakura on your own
Day 6: Fuji-Hakone-Izu region • Odawara • Kansai region
Travel via Owakudani and Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park to Odawara
Visit the Hakone Open Air Museum
Ride the Mount Komagatake cable car (weather permitting)
Enjoy free time in Owakudani
See Odawara Castle
Travel by bullet train to Kyoto
Day 7: Kansai region
Take a guided tour of Kyoto
Visit the Golden Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple
Visit Nijō Castle, where the Tokugawa shogunate kept a second home
Take a tour of the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
Day 8: Kansai region
Visit the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine
Take a guided tour of Nara
Visit Todaiji Temple
Day 9: Depart for home
Add 2 more days
Day 9: Kansai region • Hiroshima
Travel by bullet train to Hiroshima
Tour Hiroshima with an expert local guide
Visit the Peace Memorial Park and Museum
Travel by ferry to Miyajima Island
Explore Miyajima Park
Visit Itsukushima Shrine
Day 10: Hiroshima • Himeji • Kansai region
Travel via Himeji to the Kansai region
Visit Himeji Castle
Day 11: Depart for home
