Japan
Contrasts of Japan
9 days
The same country at two speeds: one night on tatami in a ryokan with a kaiseki dinner, and another in Tokyo above a crossing that three thousand people walk every time the light turns green.
Day by day
Day 01 · Spain / Osaka
Overnight flight.
Day 02 · Osaka / Kyoto
Arrival and transfer to Kyoto. An afternoon to wander the bank of the Kamo river with no particular aim.
Day 03 · Kyoto / Nara / Kyoto
Nijo Castle with its floors that sing when you step on them, Kinkaku-ji, and the thousand and one statues of Sanjusangendo. Nara in the afternoon.
Day 04 · Kyoto
A free day. Our advice: Fushimi Inari at first light, before it fills up, and the rest of the day in Gion and Pontocho.
Day 05 · Kyoto / Hakone
Bullet train to Odawara and transfer to the ryokan. Kaiseki dinner, hot spring bath and a night on a futon.
Day 06 · Hakone / Tokyo
The volcanic Owakudani valley, where the ground steams, a boat across Lake Ashi and the panoramic ropeway. Train to Tokyo.
Day 07 · Tokyo
Asakusa and Senso-ji, a cruise on the Sumida river, Meiji Shrine and Omotesando, which is where Tokyo dresses up.
Day 08 · Tokyo
A free day. Nikko is two hours away and repays the trip: gold-lacquered shrines inside a cedar forest.
Day 09 · Tokyo / Spain
Flight home.
Usually includes
- International flights
- Bullet train and local transport along the route
- Selected hotels and one night in a traditional ryokan in Hakone
- Breakfasts and the ryokan kaiseki dinner
- English-speaking guide on the visits listed
- Entrance to the temples and shrines on the itinerary
- A travel document with every detail and a direct phone number
This trip, your way
Length
9 days
Route
Osaka · Kyoto · Nara · Hakone · Tokyo
Format
Private and tailor-made, on your dates
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