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Highlights
Visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Observatory, Sensoji Temple and Nakamise shopping street at Asakusa and the Meiji Jingu Shrine
Drive up to the 5th Station for panoramic views
View Mt. Fuji
Visit Kinkaku-ji Temple and Heian-jingu Shrine
Visit Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, and the Peace Memorial Park and Museum
Visit the Bikan Historical Quarter
Visit Himeji Castle and a sake brewery en route to Osaka
Selected hotel dinners, with optional meals to purchase
3-star stays
Deluxe coach and train travel
Tokyo: Walk beneath the dense canopy of Meiji Jingu Shrine, then wander through Asakusa and along Nakamise Street, where traditional sweets and souvenirs fill the stalls on the approach to centuries-old Sensō-ji Temple and its enormous red lantern.
Tokyo: Gaze out from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Observatory, 202 metres above the city, where Tokyo’s dense patchwork of rooftops and skyscrapers stretches towards the horizon
Mt Fuji: Admire the stunning countryside at Mt. Fuji 5th Station.
Tokyo: Jump aboard the high-speed Bullet Train towards the cultural hub of Kyoto.
Kurashiki: Explore the historic Bikan Quarter with your Travel Director, following the willow-fringed canals across stone bridges and past white-walled storehouses topped with black tiles.
Miyajima: Discover the majestic Itsukushima Shrine and learn a new skill when you join a Local Specialist to practice making Momiji Manjyu.
Hiroshima: Discover the rich history when you visit the Peace Memorial Museum and Park.
Meet your Local Specialist to explore UNESCO-listed Himeji Castle, its brilliant white walls and layered roofs spreading across the hillside like the wings of the heron that gave it its name. Make your way through winding passages and steep stairways towards the great keep, learning the stories held within this centuries-old fortress.
Visit the Bikan Historical Quarter
Visit Himeji Castle and a sake brewery en route to Osaka
Selected hotel dinners, with optional meals to purchase
3-star stays
Deluxe coach and train travel
Tokyo: Walk beneath the dense canopy of Meiji Jingu Shrine, then wander through Asakusa and along Nakamise Street, where traditional sweets and souvenirs fill the stalls on the approach to centuries-old Sensō-ji Temple and its enormous red lantern.
Tokyo: Gaze out from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Observatory, 202 metres above the city, where Tokyo’s dense patchwork of rooftops and skyscrapers stretches towards the horizon
Mt Fuji: Admire the stunning countryside at Mt. Fuji 5th Station.
Tokyo: Jump aboard the high-speed Bullet Train towards the cultural hub of Kyoto.
Kurashiki: Explore the historic Bikan Quarter with your Travel Director, following the willow-fringed canals across stone bridges and past white-walled storehouses topped with black tiles.
Miyajima: Discover the majestic Itsukushima Shrine and learn a new skill when you join a Local Specialist to practice making Momiji Manjyu.
Hiroshima: Discover the rich history when you visit the Peace Memorial Museum and Park.
Meet your Local Specialist to explore UNESCO-listed Himeji Castle, its brilliant white walls and layered roofs spreading across the hillside like the wings of the heron that gave it its name. Make your way through winding passages and steep stairways towards the great keep, learning the stories held within this centuries-old fortress.
Cherrypicked hotels, all tried and trustedOn occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilised
Meals
Many meals and daily breakfasts included
Transport
Luxury airconditioned coach
Guide
An expert Travel Director and professional Driver
Others
Bullet Train Tokyo KyotoCity orientation toursAudio Headsets provided throughout your holiday to enhance your included sightseeing experiencesExtensive variety of Choice Experiences
Itinerary
In Tokyo, you pass beneath neon signs, stand in the hush of temple courtyards and feel the bullet train hum beneath you as you travel between city and mountain. You look towards Mt. Fuji, its peak piercing the sky and, when the season allows, you pass spring cherry blossom in soft clouds of pink and white petals. In Kyoto, you trace the city through temple gates, wooden lanes and its colourful Geisha district, where lanterns glow against old timber. Across 10 days from Tokyo to Osaka, you pause on polished station platforms, catch the scent of incense at temple doors, wander down narrow city lanes and marvel at incredible landscapes.
day 1Begin Your Journey in Tokyo
You arrive in Tokyo to the sound of station chimes, glowing vending machines and the rich scent of broth wafting from small restaurants. As you begin to explore, you pass paper lanterns outside doorways, pause to read handwritten menus tucked into windows or glance up at glass towers rising above pockets of old timber. Between one street and the next, you pass from quiet wooden faades to wide crossings, where traffic lights click and people wait in neat lines. At dinner, you meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers, sharing your first Japanese dishes around the table.
Meals
Dinner
Location Visited
Tokyo
Accommodation
Shinjuku Washington Main
day 2Explore Tokyo from Skyline to Shrine
day 3Journey from Tokyo to Mt Fuji
day 4Ride the Bullet Train to Kyoto
day 5Kyoto Your Way
day 6Japans Historic Quarters
day 7Visit Miyajima and Hiroshimas Peace Memorials
day 8Himejis Heights
day 9Discover Osakas Food and History
day 10Say Goodbye To Japan
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