July 6-16th 2025
Day 1: Fly to Japan
Day 2: Tokyo
– Meet your Tour Director at the airport in Tokyo,
a city of contrasts.
Day 3: Tokyo
– Take an expert-led tour of Tokyo including
the Imperial Palace Plaza grounds, Harajuku
shopping district, and the Metropolitan
Government Building.
– Counteract the bustle of Tokyo’s streets with a
visit to the Meiji Shinto Shrine. Quiet and
stillness reign inside its elaborate Inner Garden,
a wooded oasis in the middle of the city.
– Take a walking tour of Shibuya, a major
commercial and finance center with a famously
crowded pedestrian crossing.
– Visit Asakusa Kannon Temple, the city’s oldest
Buddhist temple. Here, restaurants, theaters,
and cinemas surround a five-story pagoda—a
perfect symbol of Tokyo’s enduring past and
ultramodern future.
– Take a tour of Akihabara Electric Town.
– Enjoy a sumo-style hot pot dinner.
Day 4: Tokyo
– Enjoy free time to explore Tokyo or
visit the Joypolis indoor theme park.
Day 5: Tokyo | Kamakura | Fuji-Hakone-Izu region
– Travel to Kamakura.
– Visit the Hachimangu Shrine.
– See the Great Buddha.
– Continue on to the Fuji-Hakone-Izu region, an
area known for its crater lakes, sulfur springs,
and awe-inspiring views of Mount Fuji.
Day 6: Fuji-Hakone-Izu region | Kansai region
– Travel to Owakudani.
– Visit the Hakone Open-Air Museum, a space
where sculpture and nature blend together.
– Ride a cable car up Mount Komagatake
(weather permitting).
– Stop for a photo at Odawara Castle.
– Travel to Odawara Station.
– Travel by bullet train to Kyoto, a city that
conjures images of sunlit walks around tiered
pagodas and quiet lakes lined with cherry
blossom trees.
Day 7: Kansai region
– Take an expert-led tour of Kyoto. As the
national capital for over a millennium, Kyoto
offers you a unique glimpse into the history of
Imperial Japan.
– On your visit to NijŌ Castle, wander through
the Japanese cypress halls where the powerful
Tokugawa shogunate kept a second home.
– Visit the tranquil Golden Pavilion, a Zen
Buddhist temple painted in delicate gold leaf.
– Take a tour of Arashiyama, known for its
shrines and temples—and, most of all, its
incredible Bamboo Forest.
– Learn about the ancient techniques used to
make kimonos at the Nishijin Textile Center.
Day 8: Kansai region
– Visit the Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, located
near the base of Mount Inari. Originally
constructed to honor the Shinto god of rice, the
elaborate complex welcomes visitors through
thousands of red torii gates.
– Travel to Nara and take a guided tour. Visit the
Todaiji Temple, see the Daibutsu, the world’s
largest bronze Buddha, say hello to the area’s
famous and friendly deer in Nara Park, and visit
Kasuga-taisha, Nara’s most celebrated shrine.
– Continue on to Osaka and explore the famous
Dotonbori, a street along a canal known for its
bustling neon cityscape, on a sightseeing tour
led by your Tour Director.
– For dinner, you’ll have time to wander through
this bustling area full of vendors selling
traditional Japanese street food like takoyaki
(a fried dough ball with octopus inside), taiyaki
(a fish-shaped pastry), okonomiyaki (a savory
pancake), and more.
Day 9: Depart for home
Camille on the Go 