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
Take a tour of Asakusa Kannon Temple
Ascend Tokyo Skytree
Enjoy a traditional Japanese tea ceremony
Day 4: Tokyo
Today's Theme: Culture, Past and Present
Learn about traditional and contemporary culture in an interactive language lesson
Visit the Meiji Shinto Shrine
Participate in an Ikebana or origami class
Take a walking tour of Shibuya
Day 5: Tokyo
Today's Theme: Culinary traditions
Practice food-related vocabulary in an interactive language lesson
Explore the Tsukiji Fish Market
Prepare your dinner at a cooking class led by a local Japanese chef
Day 6: Tokyo
Today's Theme: Art
Master art-related terms during an interactive language lesson
Explore the Akihabara area
Visit the Suginami Animation Museum
Take an anime drawing class
Day 7: Tokyo
Today's Theme: History
Learn history-related terms and practice during an interactive language lesson
Visit the Tokyo National Museum
Enjoy exploration time in Ueno Park
Enjoy dinner with locals
Day 8: Tokyo
Today's Theme: Daily Life
Practice your conversational skills in a language lesson centered around daily life
Participate in a local exchange
Belt your favorite jams in English or Japanese at Karaoke
Day 9: Depart for home
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Day 9: Tokyo • Kyoto
Travel by bullet train to Kyoto
Take a guided tour of Kyoto
See performances of traditional Japanese art at Gion Corner
Dinner with locals
Day 10: Kyoto • Kōya-san
Visit the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine
Travel to Kōya-san
Visit the monastic complex, headquarters of the Shingon school of Esoteric Buddhism
Experience a Buddhist dinner
Day 11: Kōya-san • Depart for home
Explore Oku-no temple complex
- Opt to participate in a traditional Zen meditation session
Travel to Osaka for your return flight home
