Central Japan Tour Companies

It was a predominantly Spanish tour, I'm an English speaker. Some destinations (shrines) didn't need that much time allotment.

My only issue was with the airport pick up But I want to make sure you know that our guide was spectacular and I dont believe he has anything to do with the airport pick up issue.

We were 3 friends booked this as part of a longer trip and this was one of the best highlights of our trip. Two thumbs up!

Great freedom and flexibility which is the perfect way to explore Hakone. The accommodation was very close to the sites, was comfortable, and the staff were really helpful and friendly. We basically got a pass from bamba that allowed us to explore all sites around Hakone. Between our friends, people we met while in Tokyo, the hotel reception and bamba recommendations we had plenty to do and visit. This is a self-guided trip, so if you want to be able to do what you want when you want then this is the product for you. We did not have the luxury of time to shop around and try to figure out what entrances to by and which sites to see. The pass included in this itinerary was exactly what we needed. I felt the trip was of great value, there are definitely better, much more expensive hotels, and like everywhere people trying to sell you experiences on the cheap.

Pretty dreadful. Shambolic, run by children. Dreadful approach to guests with allergies. Really really poor living conditions - I knew it would be a tent but they shouldn't be full of bugs, not cleaned from the prior guests, and leaking / caving in! Any food you bring will get eaten and covered in bugs too - there's nowhere to store anything. It's all unclean. My worst experience in over two months in Japan. The volunteering is a waste of everyone's time too - you don't actually do anything remotely worthwhile for the community.

World Unite Japan is an amazing organization! I had a truly wonderful, enriching, and meaningful experience. Our leaders, Summer and Hitoki, were outstanding. They created an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and arranged volunteer projects that immersed us in the culture and ecosystems of Sado Island. I will always remember the friendships I made with our leaders and other volunteers. This was an life-changing experience. I highly recommend it! Lesa

Onsen bathing, Japanese cuisine, "bullet" train, freewheel cycling 40+ mph downhill, Kyoto tower, Tokyo tower, night time pedestrian "scramble" crossing amidst Tokyo light show, Kyoto sightseeing by bike, cycling Noto peninsula Sojiji warrier Zen buddist temple and gardens, traditional Japanese ryoken guesthouses, but only if single occupancy, which fortunately we did have on this trip.cycling through some longggg tunnels, meal at Toyoto Shirakawa GoEco institute, where we complimented the chef for his delicious food, final ride and visit to Shirkawa village-go, and Gokayama, river cruise and walk through Hama-rikuy gardens. So many wonderful memories and experiences of meeting very friendly Japanese people in country and city areas.

The last day of cycling was particularly beautiful compared with what had come before. I loved the immersion into Japanese culture with the food, onsens and wearing yukatas to dinner!

The itinerary provided a very wide and varied taste of Japanese culture. The tour guide was personable and excellent.

Tour itself was quite good but Trafalgar's communication is extremely slow and definitely sub standard. Also lied about final destination; it was Kyoto NOT Osaka as advertised. They also are way too slow at providing a proper itinerary, we missed out on Imperial Palace in Tokyo because they didn't know the opening tines

A good tour. I understand that using public transport is part of the experience but on occasion I think it would have been more efficient to use a coach

As extensive correspondence with the tour company has stated we felt that the tour offered VERY poor value for money. The high cost was not reflected in the standard of accomodation, all entrance fees were excluded and there were very few meals included. The tour company's response was that they had high overheads reflecting back of house expenses eg training, quality control etc Also they failed to pick up at the incoming airport as promised, stating we were ''coming in early' despite the fact that flight arrangement were always the customers ' responsibility. The guide was quite good but we would never use this company again. Feel ripped offf.

Thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Just needed more hill climbing training. Being on the older side of things I would have been better off using an e bike but find they are too bulky. I preferred the lighter non electric bikes for maneuvering.

Very disappointing and I wished I had read more reviews prior to booking - leader did not speak English well, did not know public transportation system, left people behind, missed some locations on itinerary, no information provided on Japan, and no attention to the health and well being of the group. Please be careful when choosing this tour company.

Our tour experience was mostly great, Jake was very helpful when we had to make changes to the itinerary due to time and budget. However I did not realize reading the itinerary how independent we would actually end up being. Independance on a trip is not a bad thing and we had scheduled days without guides that were still fun and fulfilling. We had day guides scheduled in the cities, and some tickets for trains we had to catch, but for everything in between, it was very vague and overwhelming to be on our own. Our guides helped where they could, providing maps and advice, but at the end of the day, we were alone hauling our luggage through confusing train stations while on multiple time crunches, or alone in a new city figuring out how to get to our hotels. Reading the itinerary we were under the impression that our guides would be with us for longer and provide more actual guidance when it came to travelling. This is not to knock our guides, they were wonderful friendly people, but they also seemed genuinely concerned about our situation. If we were seasoned travelers, things may have been different, but it was our first time in Japan. It's not like we expected someone to be there the entire time holding our hands on every single train, but we were definitely anticipating a little more help. We ended up figuring things out obviously, only missing a few trains here and there, but I can't quite put into words the feeling of stress and anxiety upon realizing how alone we were actually going to be in navigating the country. While on a schedule. Again, the things we got to do were very cool, our hotels were very nice, and our guides were great when we had them. But the pervasive stress of travel within and between cities was all encompassing.

I had some issues with Soukou, Washington hotel. The customer service was not very satisfactory and then I had some slight issues with Hotel Park Kyoto delivery service for luggage. That was a terrible experience because I was supposed to fly out that same day, but other than that that I went on the bed, the accommodations were very well taken care of and you know 10 out of 10 I would recommend to friends

Had an overall great time with the tour! The itinerary is pretty laid-back and was tailored for our group interests, and the people were all very fun to hang with! Would definitely take some time after the tour to explore outside of the Tokyo area, but this is a great launch pad if you want to learn the ropes of navigating the island without too much stress.

This has been such an experience, I will never forget my time in NY. The tour guide, Lloyd, was the best, he showed us the best places to eat and took us to the most beautiful temples and historical spots, which he knew the history of so well. I feel like not only I visited and experienced Japan in a special way, I learned so much from Japan's culture and lifestyle in a way I never would have learned if I went on a different tour.

Review TourRadar 1. this is not a 5day tour. It is only 3 days 2. I got in the evening of the 23. “Tours 24,25,26”. 3. You are in one hotel. It was very small but clean and in a good location. 4. The itinerary listed on TourRadar website is totally different from what happened and not in a good way. 5. TourRadar outsourced to Tour Japan and tour japan pick a bunch day tours that you find on TripAdvisor. You can do that yourself and way cheaper. 6. The first day we went to Mount Fuji, the second day they had 2 food tours day and eve and the last day was a 2 hr walk around Asakusa. Things got changed when I got upset. 7. This was advertised as a group tour. Technically it is but it is very misleading. You are with people who don’t even know TourRadar or Tour Japan. They just booked the tours on their own. I should have done that….again, way cheaper. 8. The last day was a tour around imperial palace and the some duplication of the previous day tour. This was just me an the guide, he was nice but not very informative. I was listening to other tour groups in my vicinity and they were good. 9. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS TOUR BECAUSE IT ISN’T A TOUR. IF I COULD GIVE IT A ZERO, I WOULD.

Everything was super Great. Had a realy helpfull tourguide who made eveything realy smooth. Thank you would tour again.