From the programme book

Six routes through Japan, and the difference between them.

Every programme runs as a small group or as a private departure on your own dates. Each one can be adjusted around your pace and interests — nothing here is fixed except the order of the days.

Travelling from

Showing journeys to Japan, with connections from major European hubs.

Travel style
Length

6 / 6 journeys

  1. Essential Japan

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

    One ryokan night in Takayama

    14 daysCulture & citiesNature & mountains
  2. Grand Japan

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

    Adds Kanazawa, Hiroshima and Miyajima

    14 daysCulture & citiesUNESCO & heritage
  3. Authentic Japan

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

    Weighted towards mountain Japan

    14 daysUNESCO & heritageNature & mountainsVillages & rural
  4. Japan Heritage Journey

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

    Zen meditation, calligraphy and kembu

    12 daysCulture & citiesUNESCO & heritage
  5. Japan Beyond the Cities

    Tokyo · Nagano · Matsumoto · Takayama · Kurashiki · Kyoto

    Kibi Plains by bicycle

    12 daysNature & mountainsVillages & rural
  6. Japan Highlights

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

    Shortest route that still reaches Miyajima

    11 daysCulture & citiesUNESCO & heritage