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From Tokyo’s neon-lit nights to the historical depth of Kyoto and the culinary delights of Osaka, the "Japan Express" is a 9-day city sightseeing adventure for travelers eager to experience the Land of the Rising Sun’s highlights. Discover the solemn history of Hiroshima, wander ancient temples, and dive into vibrant city life with the guidance of a local expert. Sample everything from sushi to ramen, and enjoy the freedom to explore at your own pace alongside a small group. The tour’s unique selling point is the perfect balance of structured experiences and independent discovery, ensuring a memorable immersion into Japanese culture.
City sightseeingLocal culture
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Small Group TourSmall group tours usually have 8-12 participants and maximum up to 18 travelers
I really liked this trip, though I wish we stayed in Busan for at least another night. Both the Contiki and Korean guides were great, there were a few add-ons in each city to choose from and I definitely feel like I learned more about Korea than if I'd gone to the country without doing a Contiki tour. Thank you Joey and Lina!
Great experience! We saw wonderful parts of Japan, including Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, and Hiroshima. The hotels were wonderful! Our travel director was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. My advice to Trafalgar is to reduce the number of visits to temples and shrines. Maybe allow more free time. Also, there were too many set Japanese meals with no options.
City sightseeing
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Group Tour
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Hotel, Villa, Resort
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5-99 yrs
Operated in
english
Destinations
Tokyo, Osaka, Lake Yamanakako, T
Tokyo, Osaka, Lake Yamanakako, Takayama, Kanazawa, Kyoto
The hotels and planed activities were great, transportation as well. I saw a lot in this trip and had lots of great new experiences. What I did not expect was that most of the group would be spanish speakers and the english speakers to be a small minority. Also the tour guides were pretty mixed. Btw I can’t really rate them since only the spanish speaking guides are showing up In general I had the feeling that the native spanish speaking guides were interacting more with the spanish group and a bit less with the english group. It seemed otherwise with the native Japanese guides Akane and Ken, but it might be due to the small english group on the trip compared to the spanish speakers.
Also some guides like “Pacco” or Miguel gave us very little background Information to the visited sites compared to other guides. But I was really happy with our Guide Ken whom I had for most of the trip, so I don’t feel bad about it.
Thank you very much for a great time
City sightseeing
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Group Tour
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Hotel, Guest House, Resort
Age Range
15-99 yrs
Operated in
english
Destinations
Kyoto, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Sendai
Kyoto, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Sendai, Morioka, Hakodate, Sapporo, Aizuwakamatsu, Gora , Matsuyama, Kobe, Mount Koya, Nagano, Ikaho
I loved this trip. I enjoyed every minute of it. Jose was a great guide. He was very informative. He made sure everyone was looked after. There was just enough touring and spare time. And David Solanes was brilliant. I cannot recommend this tour highly enough.
Cultural treasures of Japan was full of sites and experiences that made a wonderful trip into the past and present of Japan. Excellent tour director shared her knowledge and humour. A great trip by Collette!
