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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
- 8 nights’ accommodation (7 nights in carefully selected hotels plus 1 Feature Stay)
- Meals as listed: 8 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 4 dinners
- All transport as specified: train and coach transfers
- Daily breakfast plus signature local meal experiences and a welcome dinner
- 24/7 on-ground support, Local Experts and guided sightseeing with audio headsets where required
- Tipping for accommodation, activities and transport is included
Highlights include:
- Authentic samurai experience and a Monja boat dinner cruise in Tokyo
- Day trip to historic Kamakura with an Enoden ride, rickshaw experience and Kotoku-in temple
- Visit the Snow Monkey Park and relax in a traditional onsen at Yudanaka
- Discover Kanazawa’s Kenrokuen Garden, samurai district and a sushi-making market visit
- Explore Kyoto’s Arashiyama, Fushimi Inari Taisha, Nishiki Market and enjoy a traditional sweet-making session
Included activities (selected):
- Tokyo welcome dinner, Authentic Samurai Experience, Sensoji Temple visit, Monja Boat Dinner Cruise and Kamakura day trip
- Kamakura: Enoden ride, rickshaw ride and Kotoku-in temple
- Yudanaka: Snow Monkey Park visit and onsen experience
- Kanazawa: Kenrokuen Garden, Samurai District walking tour, Higashi Chaya District and market visit with sushi making
- Kyoto: Traditional sweet making, Arashiyama walking tour, Gion night walk and Fushimi Inari Taisha
Premium inclusions:
- Tipping for accommodation, activities and transport
- Daily breakfast and curated local meal experiences
- 24/7 on-ground support
Notes: Airfares, visas and optional experiences are additional. Timings, hotels and inclusions may vary by departure — please confirm at time of booking.
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- Tourism visa or transit visa if required
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- Itinerary deviations (e.g. extensions or specific airline requests). This will be quoted by a North Travel consultant at the time of booking.
- Professional service fee's (if any)
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