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Premium Highlights of Japan

Trip Type: Explorer

9 Days
| 1 - 12 People

Starts From:

NZD $7,036.00 /Person
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 …
Premium Highlights of Japan

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 ever find. Learn about the history of samurai from a family of contemporary ninjas, try to find snow monkeys bathing in hot springs on the mountain in Yamanouchi and wander through a designated Place of Scenic Beauty in Arashiyama. In Kanazawa, visit Japan’s most celebrated landscape garden and compare the traditional and modern architectural styles on an architect-led walk. Finally, follow the trail of a sacred shrine in Kyoto and learn the art of matcha tea presentation during a traditional ceremony.

Itinerary

Day 1: Tokyo

Day 2: Tokyo

Day 3: Tokyo

Day 4: Yudanaka

Day 5: Kanazawa

Day 6: Kanazawa

Day 7: Kyoto

Day 8: Kyoto

Day 9: Kyoto

Trip Inclusions

Meals

8 breakfasts and 4 dinners are included

Transport

Train, Bullet Train, Public Bus, Metro

Accomodation

Hotel (7 nights), Feature Stay (1 Night)

Included Activities

  • Tokyo - Welcome dinner
  • Tokyo - Authentic Samurai Experience
  • Tokyo - Sensoji Temple
  • Tokyo - River Cruise
  • Tokyo - Kamakura Day Trip
  • Kamakura - Enoden Ride
  • Kamakura - Rickshaw Ride
  • Kamakura - Kotoku-In temple
  • Yudanaka - Snow Monkey Park
  • Yudanaka - Onsen Experience
  • Kanazawa - Kenrokuen Garden
  • Kanazawa - Samurai District Walking Tour
  • Kanazawa - Higashi Chaya District walking tour
  • Kanazawa - Market Visit and Sushi Making Experience
  • Kanazawa – Architect-led Walking Tour
  • Kyoto - Arashiyama Walking Tour
  • Kyoto - Gion Night walk
  • Kyoto -Tea Ceremony
  • Kyoto - Fushimi Inari - Taisha
Trip Highlights
  • Experience a traditional Japanese onsen (an area of natural hot springs surrounded by traditional inns and bathing facilities) at your Feature Stay and soak away a day of hiking to the Jigokudani Monkey Park.
  • See and touch some traditional samurai weaponry, try on authentic attire and learn about the rich history of these warriors with a samurai experience at a 400-year-old dojo run by contemporary ninjas in Tokyo.
  • Compare Kanazawa’s past and present on an architect-led walking tour, visiting a 400-year-old samurai residence and a renovated 100-year-old dye shop to admire both traditional machiya design and a more modern aesthetic.
  • Immerse yourself in Japanese culture with a visit to a market in Kanazawa to pick ingredients for a cooking class in a local’s home, and a traditional tea ceremony in Kyoto.
  • Explore Arashiyama – a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty in Kyoto. Walk through the bamboo grove and participate in rituals at the many temples and shrines in the area.
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Provided by
Intrepid
Reference Code: CJPH
Trip Location
Trip Starts: Tokyo, Japan
Trip Ends: Kyoto, Japan
Countries Visited: Japan

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Destination Details

Japan
| 9 Days
| 1 - 12 People