Authentic Japan

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$11,949

Japan Chureito Pagoda And Mt Fuji At Sunset

Explore Japan from Tokyo to Osaka via Kyoto, with guided food tours, historic temples, Takayama’s traditional streets and a Buddhist temple stay in Koyasan.

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Travel from Tokyo to Osaka on a 15-day journey combining guided tours with self-guided sightseeing and independent rail travel. Explore Tokyo with a guide and join food tours in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Stay at a traditional inn in Takayama and sample sake before a self-guided visit to Shirakawago’s thatched farmhouses. Continue to Kanazawa, then discover Kyoto’s shrines, gardens and markets. Explore Koyasan with a guide before a Buddhist temple stay and vegetarian dinner. Visit Miyajima’s Itsukushima Shrine and Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park and Museum with your guide, with free time elsewhere to explore on your own.

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

Includes

Meals

14 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 6 Dinners

Accommodation

11 nights hotel, 2 nights ryokan (traditional inn), 1 night shukubo (temple lodging)

Transportation

Airport rail transfers, local, intercity and bullet train travel, intercity buses, cable car and ferry travel, and public transport and taxis during guided sightseeing, with a Japan Rail Pass included.

Why we love it

Discover Japan’s food traditions on guided evening tours in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, from lively standing bars and historic eateries to seasonal dishes and home-style cooking.

Explore Koyasan’s temples and cedar-lined cemetery with a guide, then stay overnight in a Buddhist temple lodging and enjoy shojin ryori, traditional vegetarian cuisine.

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