Japan
Sixteen days to take your time, with two guided evenings
Japan
The grand independent trip: four nights in Tokyo with a guided evening in Kabukicho and Golden Gai, the cable car and the volcanic valley of Owakudani in Hakone with a night in a ryokan, Osaka, Hiroshima and Miyajima island, then four nights in Kyoto with a guided night walk in Gion and a day trip to Nara. Pocket wifi, transport card, trains and luggage forwarding included.
When
Mar-May, Oct-Nov
Price
From 2 781€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
13 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-6
The capital, then Mount Fuji.
Day 1
Flight to Japan
Flight to Japan. Night on board.
Day 2
Arrival in Tokyo
Welcome at the airport, your pocket wifi handed over and a shuttle transfer to the hotel.
Day 3
Tokyo, Kabukicho and Golden Gai
A free day (Harajuku, Meiji shrine, Shibuya). In the early evening, your guide takes you through the lanes of Kabukicho and Golden Gai.
Day 4
Tokyo, free day
A free day: Ginza, Tsukiji market, Hama-rikyu garden, Asakusa and Senso-ji temple.
Day 5
Tokyo, free day
A free day: Yanaka and its lanes, Nakano and its manga shops.
Day 6
Tokyo – Hakone and Owakudani
Train to Hakone, the cable car up to the volcanic valley of Owakudani, then a night in a ryokan.
Days 7-10
The food city and the sacred island.
Day 7
Hakone – Osaka by Shinkansen
Shinkansen to Osaka. A free day.
Day 8
Osaka
A free day: Osaka castle, the Kaiyukan aquarium and in the evening the neon lights of Dotonbori and Kuromon market.
Day 9
Osaka – Hiroshima
Shinkansen to Hiroshima and the Peace Memorial Park.
Day 10
Miyajima island
Train and boat to Miyajima and its Itsukushima shrine.
Days 11-16
Four nights in the old capital.
Day 11
Hiroshima – Kyoto and Gion
Shinkansen to Kyoto and, in the late afternoon, a guided walk in the Gion quarter.
Day 12
Kyoto, free day
A free day: the Zen garden of Ryoan-ji, the Golden and Silver Pavilions, the Philosopher's Path, Nishiki market or the Arashiyama bamboo grove.
Day 13
A day trip to Nara
Train to Nara: Todai-ji and its great bronze Buddha, Kasuga-taisha shrine and its lanterns, the free-roaming deer.
Day 14
Kyoto, free day
A free day: the Zen garden of Ryoan-ji, the Golden and Silver Pavilions, the Philosopher's Path, Nishiki market or the Arashiyama bamboo grove.
Day 15
Kyoto – flight home
Transfer to the airport and fly to France.
Day 16
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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