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If you want to experience a few (of the many) highlights of Japan, all while staying in comfortable accommodation with like-minded travellers, this Premium adventure from Tokyo to Kyoto is a must! You’ll spend nine days exploring world-class shopping neighbourhoods, geisha districts, hole-in-the-wall eateries, ancient temples and markets with some of the freshest seafood you’ll find. Learn about the history of samurai from a family of contemporary ninjas, feast on monjayaki and teppanyaki on a dinner cruise in Tokyo, try to find snow monkeys bathing in hot springs on the mountain in Yamanouchi, wander through a designated Place of Scenic Beauty in Arashiyama and Japan’s most celebrated landscape garden in Kanazawa and follow the trail at a sacred shrine in Kyoto.
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Itineraries
Day 1
Tokyo
Day 2
Tokyo
Day 3
Tokyo → Kamakura
Day 4
Yudanaka
Day 5
Kanazawa
Day 6
Kanazawa Cuisine & Culture
Day 7
Kyoto: Arashiyama & Sweet Workshop
Day 8
Kyoto’s Shrines
Day 9
Departure from Kyoto
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8 breakfasts, 1 lunch, and 4 dinners
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Accommodation: 7 nights in premium hotels + 1 night at a traditional Feature Stay (onsen-style)
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All local transport including scenic train and bus transfers
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Authentic cultural experiences:
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Samurai workshop in Tokyo
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Dinner cruise aboard a yakatabune with monjayaki and teppanyaki
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Snow Monkey Park visit and rejuvenating onsen stay in Yudanaka
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Guided exploration of Arashiyama’s bamboo groves and temples
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Food market experience in Kanazawa with hands-on sushi-making class
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Seasoned local leadership and premium service at every step
- International flights to/from Japan
- Travel insurance (required)
- Personal expenses such as souvenirs, additional snacks, and optional activities
- Alcohol outside of included meals, and gratuities for guides and drivers
- Travel Insurance – your North Travel consultant can provide you with a quote. Get a quote now.
- Tourism visa or transit visa if required - your North Travel consultant can advise and provide information to obtain the correct visa.
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