Japan's Cultural Treasures
Itinerary
Arrive in the Japanese capital and transfer to your hotel.
Full-day excursion to the Fuji-HakoneIzu National Park for views of Mount Fuji, a cruise on Lake Ashi and a ride on the Mount Komagatake Ropeway cable car. Enjoy a welcome lunch.
Full-day tour visiting Asakusa Kannon Temple, Tokyo National Museum and the peaceful Meiji Shrine. Try your hand shaping a bonsai tree and visit the Imperial Palace East Garden.
Morning departure by shinkansen (bullet train) to Kanazawa. Visit Kanazawa Castle park, Kenroku-en Garden and the Nomura Samurai House. Check into your hotel for the following two nights.
Morning visit to the Higashi-Chayamachi District, full of teahouses, craft shops, and the Omicho fresh produce and fish market. Take an afternoon excursion to Shirakawa-go to see the UNESCO-listed gassho-zukuri houses, notable for their pitched, thatched roofs.
Travel by express train to Kyoto, visit Nijo Castle, enjoy a walking tour of Nishiki food market, attend a cooking class at the WAK JAPAN cultural centre, and experience a tea ceremony.
Enjoy a day at leisure to explore Kyoto at your pace.
Take a morning visit to Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion), then Ryoanji Temple, famous for its Zen rock garden. Enjoy an afternoon tour of the historic city of Nara, then return to Kyoto to catch the bullet train to Hiroshima. Check into your hotel for the following two nights.
Take the ferry to Miyajima Island to visit the Itsukushima shrine and its traditional torii gate. Travel back to the city to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and the Memorial Museum.
Board a bullet train north to Himeji city. Take a tour of Himeji Castle, which, unlike most castles in Japan, is still in its original form and is arguably the finest example of medieval castle architecture in the country. Afterwards, stroll in the Koko-en Garden, which consist of nine separate, walled gardens with ponds, waterfalls and a tea ceremony house. Enjoy a farewell lunch. Travel on to Tokyo and check into your hotel, where your room will remain available until departure.
Tour ends in Tokyo.
Trip Inclusions
- Enjoy a traditional tea ceremony experience and cooking class in Kyoto
- Visit Shirakawa-go to see the UNESCOlisted, tatched gassho-zukuri houses
- Tour the historic Nomura Samurai House and Garden
- Try your hand at a bonsai-tree shaping workshop in Tokyo
- Small group size - average 14 people (max 18)
- 4-star accommodation
- Flexible - extensions available
- Transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
- Experienced local tour manager
- 10 breakfasts & 4 lunches
- Guided sightseeing & entrance fees
- Bullet train travel
- Cherry blossom season departures
- Porterage at hotels and train stations
- Itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
- Price is for land, cruise and specified internal flights. International flights not included.
Cox & Kings groups rarely exceed 18 guests, and ninety percent of journeys have at least one guaranteed departure date, letting you plan with peace of mind.
Cox & Kings tours feature deep, authentic local experiences that reveal hidden truths and cultural secrets about each destination.
Cox & Kings partners with charming hotels that are comfortable and capture the essence of their surroundings, whether it’s a historic, characterful building, or an ideally placed location.
All Cox & Kings tours are guided and supported by experienced locals, who use their knowledge and on-the-ground relationships to improve and deepen the travel experience.
Dates & Pricing
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