From Japan’s Inland Sea to the Alps

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Rex from AZ gives this tour

Highlight was the Japanese people, or rail transportation and Mt Fuji

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Date Traveled: 3/26/2025
Vladimir from AZ gives this tour

Delighted by the cherry blossoms, cable car, pottery demonstration, geisha, and sushi.

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Date Traveled: 3/26/2025
Karen from AZ gives this tour

The country was beautiful, so clean, and the people were all friendly - willing to help with anything. Transportation was very efficient on the trains. Seeing Mt Fuji and making sushi rolls was really fun!

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Date Traveled: 3/25/2025
Jo from CA gives this tour

So many aspects of the trip were wonderful! Our guide, Hiro, was absolutely terrific. He was very caring, responsive and responsible! He brought a personal touch that truly enhanced our visit! We loved our time in Kyoto and environs: a perfect first home base :). We appreciated the overall ease A&R provided in getting to and from locations. Highlights included lunch and conversation with the Geisha and Maiko, the 1001 statues of Kannon, Hiroshima, the Todai-ju Temple, Pottery Studio, Samurai residence and Kenrokuen Garden, to name a few. The time we spent at the Gassho house was so very interesting - enjoyed exploring it! Tokyo was simply amazing! Mt. Fuji was, too, although it was a long, traffic-filled trip there and back. We understand there was so much to do and see.

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Date Traveled: 10/9/2024
Alice from SC gives this tour

Organized beautifully

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Date Traveled: 10/8/2024

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Stay in a Japanese inn...

Enjoy dinner and a night at the Yoshi-ima Ryokan here in Kyoto’s Gion district on Day 4. Just $150 per person double, $200 single.

Takayama's Seasonal Festivals

With colorful centuries-old traditions, Takayama’s Spring + Fall Festivals are highlighted by a spectacular parade of giant floats, many of them dating to the 17th century with remarkable, ingeniously-animated moving parts. Go in Spring and delight in the island’s famed Cherry Blossoms or join us in the fall for the brilliant autumn foliage – what the Japanese call Momiji.