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14 days

Japan’s cities and countryside

Temples, teahouses and Tokyo

Tokyo (3 days) → Hakone (2) → Kyoto (2) → Himeji (1) → Kanazawa (2) → Takayama (2) → Tokyo (2)

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15 days

Japan food and art trail

Japanese culture in depth

Tokyo (3 days) → Matsumoto (1) → Takayama (2) → Kyoto (3) → Takamatsu (2) → Osaka (4)

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14 days

Cities of Japan

Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima and beyond

Tokyo (3 days) → Hakone (2) → Kyoto (3) → Hiroshima (2) → Kinosaki (1) → Osaka (3)

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15 days

Rural Japan route

Go beyond the big cities into the heart of Japan

Kyoto (3 days) → Hiroshima (2) → Takamatsu (3) → Iya Valley (2) → Himeji (1) → Osaka (4)

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Tokyo

Tokyo has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city in the world, but it’s not just about famous restaurants and high prices...
Kyoto

Kyoto is home to more than 2,000 atmospheric temples and shrines...
Takayama

Little Takayama in Central Honshu is famous for its taste of rural Japan...
Matsumoto

The alpine city of Matsumoto is famous for many things – it’s renowned for producing incredible art and artists, its beautiful setting in the northern Japanese Alps and for being the birthplace of soba (buckwheat) noodles, a Japanese delicacy...
Hakone

Hakone is best known for its natural onsen (hot spa pools) and views of Mount Fuji...
Kinosaki

Kinosaki is the archetypal onsen town — as well as being tourist-friendly...
Himeji

Built in 1580, Himeji-jo has a legitimate claim to be Japan’s most magnificent castle...
Takamatsu

The gardens of Ritsurin Park are one of Takamatsu main attractions and are the perfect place to relax...
Osaka

Japan’s third-largest city might not be its prettiest, but it is one of its most welcoming...
Hiroshima

While modern Hiroshima is a thriving, cosmopolitan city, it will always be known as the city destroyed by the world’s first atomic bomb...
Iya Valley

The Iya Valley is a huge expanse of tree-lined mountains and deep river gorges, home to tiny villages, hot springs and great views...
Kanazawa

Kanazawa is capital of the Ishikawa Prefecture and was largely undamaged by World War Two air raids, making it a great place to explore Japan’s historical architecture, such as the Nagamachi samurai district...

Japan

Ancient culture and futuristic cities

Think Japan is just futuristic cities and advanced technology? Think again. Yes, Japan is home to Tokyo with all its gleaming lights, capsule hotels a…