Travelling from

Europe → Japan

Fourteen days, one corridor, no handovers.

A Sofia operator with its own ground team in Japan. Small groups and private departures on both sides of the bridge.

Signature journey · 12 days

Japan Golden Route

Make sushi in Tokyo, sit down to a tea ceremony in Kyoto and taste sake at the brewery. Twelve days by coach and bullet train through Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nara and Osaka.

  • Cities
  • Landscapes
  • Heritage
  • Experiences
The wooden stage of Kiyomizu-dera above the maples, Kyoto
Kiyomizu-dera · Martin Falbisoner

One journey, coordinated at both ends.

Tell us your departure city, dates and interests. We coordinate the route, guides, transport, stays and timing with our team in Japan, from arrival to departure.

From
Your city
Europe
To
Tokyo
35.68° N, 139.65° E

Counted from our programmes

Programmes

15

7 to Japan · 8 across Bulgaria and the Balkans.

Trip length

11–14days

current sample programmes, including arrival and departure days.

Local operations

2

countries where the operator has its own ground operation.

Journeys to Japan

Pick a route. We rebuild it around you.

All programmes
Outbound

Essential Japan

Tokyo · Hakone · Osaka · Kyoto · Takayama · Japanese Alps · Tokyo

14 daysOne ryokan night in Takayama
Outbound

Grand Japan

Tokyo · Kanazawa · Takayama · Hiroshima · Miyajima · Kyoto · Mount Fuji · Tokyo

14 daysAdds Kanazawa, Hiroshima and Miyajima
Outbound

Authentic Japan

Tokyo · Nagano · Matsumoto · Takayama · Kanazawa · Kyoto · Hiroshima · Kurashiki · Tokyo

14 daysWeighted towards mountain Japan
Outbound

Japan Heritage Journey

Tokyo · Tsumago · Kanazawa · Hiroshima · Miyajima · Himeji · Kyoto · Nara

12 daysZen meditation, calligraphy and kembu
Outbound

Japan Beyond the Cities

Tokyo · Nagano · Matsumoto · Takayama · Kurashiki · Kyoto

12 daysKibi Plains by bicycle
Outbound

Japan Highlights

Tokyo · Mount Fuji · Kyoto · Nara · Hiroshima · Miyajima · Osaka

11 daysShortest route that still reaches Miyajima
Outbound

Japan Golden Route

Tokyo · Hakone · Kyoto · Hiroshima · Miyajima · Nara · Osaka · Tokyo

12 daysSushi-making, a tea ceremony and a sake brewery

On the ground

The half of the trip nobody photographs.

The dinner opened after hours, the family-run guesthouse, the guide who knows which street is quiet at dusk. These moments happen because the operator works locally at both ends.

Our approach
  • The vermilion torii gates of Fushimi Inari, Kyoto
    Fushimi Inari, Kyoto · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • A tatami room in a Japanese ryokan overlooking an autumn garden
    A ryokan room, Japan · Pexels License
  • The preserved post-town street at Tsumago, Japan
    Tsumago-juku, Japan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Two worlds. One better tomorrow.

Tell us your departure city and your dates.

We build the route around your flights and quote the whole journey in one place.

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