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8-Day Japan Tour by Car and Train: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka
8-Day Japan Tour by Car and Train: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka
8-Day Japan Tour by Car and Train: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka
8-Day Japan Tour by Car and Train: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka
8-Day Japan Tour by Car and Train: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka

10-Day Golden Route of Japan

By Travel China Guide
Price is AU$8,975 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Overview

Take this 10-day private tour to explore some regions in Japan from Tokyo, including Mt. Fuji, Kanazawa, Shirakawa-go, Takayama, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Hiroshima. You will see many famous shrines in Japan, the majestic Mt. Fuji, the beauty of sakura in Kiyomizu Temple and the wild deer of Nara Park. And also delight in traditional kaiseki meals and a variety of Japanese snacks.

Activity location

  • Takayama
    • Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Takayama
    • Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

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10-Day Golden Route of Japan
  • Activity duration is 10 days10d10d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$8,975.02 x 2 AdultsAU$17,950.04

Total
Price is AU$17,950.04

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fees for mentioned sights visited.
  • What's includedWhat's includedPublic transport like express bus and bullet train as specified in the itinerary.
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel accommodation based on twin-sharing room
  • What's includedWhat's includedService of English speaking guide per itinerary.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedJapan visa fee.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedInternational flight into Tokyo and out of Osaka.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLocal hotel tax (pay on spot).

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Tokyo, Airport pick-up
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Hotel Century Southern Tower (4 star) or similar
Tokyo
  • 1h
When you arrive at the Narita International Airport or the Haneda Airport, your English speaking assistant will meet you and help youto find the shared shuttle bus. You can take it to get to the hotel we have reserved for you.The rest of today will be your free time.
Day 2: Cityscape of metropolitan Tokyo
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Hotel Century Southern Tower (4 star) or similar
Tokyo
  • 8h
Your guide will accompany you to take the convenient public transport to visit the Meiji Jingu Shrine. Surrounded by a dense forest, the shrine is the largest green space in the city and a popular spot for holding traditional Japanese weddings. Next, head to the Imperial Palace to visit the Kokyo Gaien National Garden, the large East Gardens, and the Nijubashi Bridge. In the afternoon, your guide will lead you to explore the buzzy Asakusa area. Enter from the Kaminarimon Gate and walk along the Nakamise Shopping Street, which is lined with typical Japanese snack stalls and souvenir shops selling kimonos and folding fans. You will visit the Senso-ji Temple at the end of the street, Tokyo’s oldest temple and a must-see. Finally, your guide will escort you to the Asakusa Pier for a Sumida River Cruise.Your guide will give you the tickets and leave here. Please board the ship by yourself and enjoy the gorgeous scenery along the way. And then return to hotel by yourself.
Day 3: Visit Mt. Fuji & Lake Kawaguchi
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Hotel Century Southern Tower (4 star) or similar
Mount Fuji
  • 8h
  • Admission ticket included
Your guide will meet you in the hotel lobby, and accompany you to the Shinjuku Motorway Bus Terminal to take an express bus for 2 hours to the Lake Kawaguchi, right at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Here you can try a short hike around the lake, and then take a Lake Kawaguchi cruise, and also the Mount Fuji Panoramic Ropeway to allow a bird’s-eye view of the lake and the mountain silhouetted against each other like a beautiful painting. Finally, your guide will accompany you return to Tokyo by express bus.
Day 4: Travel to Takayama
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Takayama Green Hotel (4 stars) or similar
Takayama
  • 8h
Today, you will leave Tokyo and travel to Takayama by yourself. First, you need to get to the train station to take a bullet train to Nagoya, which takes about 1.5 hours. Then you need to change to another express train to Takayama and it takes 2.5 hours to arrive. guide will meet you at the train station and take you to the hotel. In the afternoon, you’ll visit the Sanmachi Suji District in the Takayama Old Town. Visit the Nakabashi Bridge, Takayama Jinya (Old Governor's House), Takayama Showa Kan Museum and Hida Kokubunji Temple. In the evening, your guide will accompany you back to the hotel.
Day 5: Isolated Mountain Villages in Shirakawa & Kanazawa
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: ANA Crowne Plaza Kanazawa (4 stars) or similar
The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go Gassho Style Houses
  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
After breakfast, your tour guide will take you for an express bus ride to Shirakawago. In around 1 hour, you will arrive at this fairy-tale village surrounded by mountains and rice paddies. Best known for its traditional farm houses in a building style known asgassho-zukuri, Shirakawa-go was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. It is a popular destination in winter, when the 100 or so lit thatched huts are covered in deep snow, creating a scene you might have seen in landscape shots. Visit the Wada House to learn about the utensils and lifestyle of the villagers in the past. Climb up to the Ogimachi Castle Observation Deck and look down on the entire village.
Kanazawa
  • 4h
Later, your guide will take you for a 1.5-hour bus ride to Kanazawa, where you will have a walking tour in the afternoon to visit Kenroku-en Garden, Kanazawa Castle Park, Higashichaya Old Town (geisha district) and Nagamachi Samurai District. Finally, return to the hotel with your guide.
Day 6: Take train from Kanazawa to Kyoto
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Rihga Royal Kyoto (4 stars) or similar
Kyoto
  • 8h
In the morning, please find you way to train station and take the express train Thunderbird for 2.5 hours to Kyoto. Upon arrival, your local guide will meet you at the Kyoto Station and show you to your hotel. Your tour guide will accompany you to have an afternoon Kyoto Traditional Tour. First, visit the Pure Water Temple (Kiyomizu-dera Temple). Stroll from Sannenzaka to Ninenzaka, two flagstone paths, you would be amazed by the delicate speciality shops. Next, visit the time-honored Yasaka Shrine. Your guide will finally lead you to a popular teahouse in Gion area. The guide will leave here, allowing you one hour to see a wonderful tea ceremony with stunning maiko performance. Afterwards, take a taxi back to your hotel on your own.
Day 7: Kyoto Sightseeing
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Rigah Royal Kyoto (4 stars) or similar
Kyoto
  • 8h
After breakfast, your private guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and take you to see the famous sights of Kyoto. First visit the Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji Temple), a fascinating Buddhist monument covered in dazzling gold leaf against a backdrop of lush green forest. Next stop will be the Nijo Castle, a World Heritage site. Follow your guide to the Nishiki Market to have lunch. In the afternoon, head to the Fushimi Inari Taisha. Your guide will take you on an interesting climb up the mountain, through hundreds of vermilion tori gates. Next, visit the Sanjusangendo Temple. Later, the guide will show you around the Pontocho Alley, which runs parallel to the Kamo River and is lined with izakaya houses, bars and restaurants. Finally, follow your guide back to the hotel.
Day 8: Kyoto - Nara - Hiroshima
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Daiwa Roynet Hotel Hiroshima-ekimae (4 stars) or similar
Nara
  • 6h
Your guide will help you check out after breakfast. Store your luggage in the Kyoto Station and then take a train to Nara with your guide. Arrive in 40 minutes, and you will see the best of Nara. On our way to the Nara Park, you will first visit the Kofuku-ji Temple. When visiting the Nara park, you can buy some crackers and feed them there. Follow your guide along the lantern-lined path to the Kasuga Taisha. Go through the Nara Park and pass the Nandai-mon, you will stop for a while to photograph the imposing exterior of the Great Eastern Temple (Todai-ji Temple). Afterwards, embark on a walking tour of Naramachi. Pay a visit to the Naramachi Koshinoie (Grid House).
Hiroshima
  • 2h
Finally, the guide will accompany you to the Kintetsu-Nara Station to take a 40-minute train back to Kyoto Station, where you need to retrieve your luggage, and then take a bullet train by yourself for 1 hour and 40 minutes to Hiroshima. Upon arrival, please take a taxi to the hotel on your own.
Day 9: Cultural experience in Hiroshima
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Namba Oriental Hotel (4 stars) or similar
Hiroshima
  • 8h
Your guide will meet you in the hotel lobby and take you for a boat to the idyllic Miyajima Island, home to the splendid World Heritage site Itsukushima Shrine, which is probably the most special Shinto shrine in Japan, known for its ‘floating’ tori gate. You will later return to Hiroshima and visit the Atomic Bomb Dome and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum, which display many real photos and ruins recording the fearsome scenes and impact on people’s lives after the city was devastated by the atomic bombing during World War II. These shocking records would remind people of the importance of cherishing peace. Finally, your guide will take you to Hiroshima Station for a train to Osaka (train tickets reserved and included). Take the 1.5-hour bullet train ride by yourself, and then make your way to the hotel.
Day 10: Visit Osaka Castle, Kuromon Market, Dotonbori; End of Tour
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included
Osaka
  • 8h
Your guide will pick you up and take you first visit the Osaka Museum of Housing and Living. Later your guide will show you the 450-year-old Osaka Castle (outside) and the park that surrounds it. Around noon, visit the 190-year-old Kuromon Market (close on Sunday), known as ‘Osaka’s Kitchen’ and a must-see for foodies. You can have lunch on your own there. In the afternoon, your guide will lead you to visit Shinsaibashi and Dotonbori. Later, spend some time in the Shitennoji Temple. Then your guide will accompany you back to the hotel to collect your luggage. Please make your own way to the airport for your flight home.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESTakayama
    • Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLETakayama
    • Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

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