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- Age range 14 to 85
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Tokyo's historic Asakusa and Akihabara
- Visit Matsumoto's ancient 'Crow Castle'
- Watch snow monkeys bathe in Nagano's hot springs
- Discover Kanazawa's samurai and geisha districts
- Experience Kyoto's temples and traditional tea
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Trip begins in Tokyo
- Day 2 Experience the spectacular Fire Ceremony and discover Tokyo’s temples and frenetic city streets
- Day 3 Explore Tokyo with the option to visit Hakone National Park for views of Mount Fuji
- Day 4 Travel by train to Matsumoto and discover the impressive Crow Castle
- Day 5 Meet the snow monkeys of Jigokudani
- Day 6 Explore the samurai district of Kanazawa
- Day 7 Try sushi at the Omichi Fish Market or discover the 'Ninja Temple'
- Day 8 Try sake in the old town of Takayama and stay in a family-run ryokan
- Day 9 Travel by train to Hiroshima and experience the poignant Peace Park and Peace Museum
- Day 10 Take the ferry to Miyajima Island, meet the tame deer and see the floating torii gate
- Day 11 Take the bullet train to Kyoto and explore Nijo Castle
- Day 12 Explore the Zen gardens, temples and geisha district of Kyoto
- Day 13 Continue discovering Kyoto before travelling to Osaka for a final night amongst the neon lights
- Day 14 Trip ends in Osaka
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Guide
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
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Explore!
Number of tours
527
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
92%
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- FoodExcellent
- WEwendy· April 18th, 2025This itinerary was superb and comprehensive. I did a lot of research on Japan and tour companies and Explore! Simply Japan exceeded my expectations. The tour was small and fast paced and perfectly timed. I wouldn't have done anything different. Thank you Dean for your extensive knowledge of Japan and your willingness to answer questions with sincere attention.Show moreTrip date: April 2025
- DMDaniel· April 12th, 2025Overall this trip was good, some confusion due to the guide never having led this tour before. She could have used a bit more coaching, her mentor was not very good in training her to lead a group of people, not her fault. Staying in a monastery was interesting but the home stay was a bust. Sleeping on the floor with a 4 inch mat is for high school kids, not retirees. The "home stay" meal was also a disappointment. Stayed at a new place that didn't include dinner so we went to a local restaurant that gave everyone a bento box dinner that included 5 wafer thin slices of beef that you could almost see through over slightly warm rice. After dinner, everyone went to the local 7-11 to buy more food - shame on Explore! Not much personal time and lots of quick walking to make trains, buses, trams. Pretty rushed.Show moreTrip date: March 2025
- AWAnne· April 8th, 2025Henrik was an awesome guide!Show moreTrip date: March 2025
STEPHANIE· June 25th, 2024The entire trip was very good. It was so wonderful to realize that we picked the best trip to Japan for us. We got to see all of my top places and experiences, had the best tour guide in Irene Perez with Explore!, and could not have had the best travel tour companions. My husband and I were the senior members; we were also the least experienced with world travel, and the only ones from the US. But we never felt rushed or that we held the tour back. And it would not be the same anywhere but Japan, where everyone we met wanted us to have the best experience.Show more
Explore! commented on this reviewThank you so much for your review! We are delighted that you had such an enjoyable time on your Simply Japan holiday and that your Explore Leader, Irene, provided such a wonderful experience for your group. We hope to have the chance to welcome you on... Show moreTrip date: June 2024- AGill· March 6th, 2023Learning about the whole culture of Japan which is significant different to European culture and some of the reasons behind it. All the different types of food.Show moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AJenny· March 28th, 2023Tokyo Snow monkeys Bullet trains Hiroshima KyotoShow moreTrip date: March 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AGillian· March 31st, 2023Highlight for me was the snow monkeys and Hiroshima which was very moving and educational . The food was excellent and being with a guide helped with trying lots of new things .Show moreTrip date: March 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AZalihe· April 1st, 2023There were many highlights so hard to pick out one or two. Tokyo, Matsumoto, Bullet train, snow monkeys, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Generally houses and gardens were all great. Osaka at night.Show moreTrip date: March 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ADiana· April 3rd, 2023The trip was very diverse and Was lucky to have an amazing time at snow monkeys the service with the monks was a very moving experience and then the moving time at peace gardenShow moreTrip date: March 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AMarcin· April 14th, 2023only let down by hotel in HiroshimaShow moreTrip date: March 2023Review collected by Explore!
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