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Tokyo, Hakone & Kyoto

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Explore Japan’s Golden Route from Tokyo to Kyoto, with Hakone hot springs, guided city tours, a kaiseki dinner and evenings discovering Japanese food culture. 

9 days

8 nights

Follow Japan’s Golden Route on a nine-day journey combining guided tours, self-guided exploration and travel by rail. Explore Tokyo with a local guide, from Meiji Jingū and Harajuku to Koishikawa Kōrakuen and Asakusa, then join an evening food tour. Stay beside Hakone’s Sukumo River and enjoy a seasonal kaiseki dinner. With your guide, ride the ropeway above Ōwakudani, cruise Lake Ashi and visit the Hakone Open-Air Museum, looking for Mount Fuji when skies are clear. Continue to Kyoto for guided visits to Fushimi Inari Taisha, Sanjūsangendō, Nishiki Market, Nijō Castle and Nanzen-ji. Finish with an evening food tour through Gion and Pontochō. 

 

This itinerary departs daily. Explore Japan on curated itineraries, with the option to add a day at the beginning or end.

Includes

Meals

8 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 3 Dinners.

Accommodation

8 nights hotel accommodation.

Transportation

Urban, intercity and bullet trains, airport transfers by train, some local bus and taxi services.

Why we love it

Explore Tokyo and Kyoto with local guides, from Meiji Jingū’s forested grounds and Asakusa’s temple streets to Fushimi Inari’s torii gates, Nijō Castle and Kyoto’s gardens. 

Discover Japanese food traditions over a seasonal kaiseki dinner in Hakone and guided evening dining tours in Tokyo and Kyoto, sampling dishes at contrasting local venues. 

Stay beside Hakone’s Sukumo River, ride the ropeway above volcanic Ōwakudani and cruise Lake Ashi, looking for views of Mount Fuji when the mountain emerges from the clouds. 

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