Japan Tour (Tokyo - Kyoto - Osaka) 8D7N
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Duration
8 days
Max Group Size
10
Departure Type
Request
Guiding Method
Partially guided
Physical level
moderate
Operated In
English
Age Requirement
11 - 99 Ages
Tour Overview
Experience the best of Japan on this 8-day journey through Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. Discover the perfect blend of tradition and modernity—from historic temples and serene shrines to vibrant city life and iconic landmarks like Mt. Fuji. This immersive itinerary offers cultural experiences, scenic beauty, and authentic local flavors across Japan’s most celebrated destinations.
Highlights
Itinerary
Transfer by Private Car & Driver (R)
- Pick up at airport by Private Car with Basic English Speaking Driver
- Drop off at Designated Hotel
Night: Relax and Recover at the Rest of the Day.
Overnight Tokyo, 4 Star Hotel,
Private Tour Guide, Car& Driver (T)
● Pick up at Designated Hotel by Private Tour Guide, Car& Driver (at 9:00am)
Meiji Jingu Shrine
Meiji Jingu Shrine honors Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Built in the 1920s and nestled in a forest, it features traditional Japanese architecture with grand wooden torii gates and cedar structures. Serene and culturally rich, it draws locals and tourists to experience Japan's heritage.
Tsukiji Outer Fish Market
The Tsukiji Outer Market is a gathering place for food professionals. Not only can you buy ingredients sourced with a professional’s eye, you can also enjoy a meal, learn how to cut fish, and expand your appreciation of food through a variety of experiences.
Lunch Excluded - Local Cuisines with Reasonable Price at Local Restaurant Recommended by Our Guide.
Please pay the bill on your own.
Tokyo National Museum
The Tokyo National Museum is the oldest and largest of Japan's top-level national museums, which also include the Kyoto National Museum, the Nara National Museum and the Kyushu National Museum.
Sensoji Temple
Sensoji is a Buddhist temple located in Asakusa. It is one of Tokyo's most colorful and popular temples.
Nakamise Shopping Street
Nakamise Dori is the best place in Tokyo to buy souvenirs. It's a 250 meter (800 foot) shopping street that leads to Sensoji Temple.
● Drop off at Designated Hotel 17:00
Dinner Excluded - By your own arrangement.
Night: On your own.
Overnight Tokyo, 4 Star Hotel,
Private Tour Guide, Car& Driver (T)
- Pick up at Designated Hotel by Private Tour Guide, Car& Driver (8:30am)
- Transfer from Tokyo to Mt.Fuji
Arakurayama Sengen Park
Cherry blossoms and Mt. Fuji are both beautiful symbols of Japan, and Arakurayama Sengen Park in Fujiyoshida city of Yamanashi prefecture is located near Mt. Fuji, allowing visitors to enjoy both symbols at the same time.
Lunch Excluded - Local Cuisines with Reasonable Price at Local Restaurant Recommended by Our Guide.
Please pay the bill on your own.
Oshino Hakkai
Oshino Hakkai is a touristy set of eight ponds in Oshino, a small village in the Fuji Five Lake region, located between Lake Kawaguchiko and Lake Yamanakako on the site of a former sixth lake that dried out several hundred years ago.
Oishi Park
Oishi Park on the north shore of Kawaguchiko is a park with a superb view of lake and Mt.Fuji at once. You can enjoy a variety of seasonal flowers while visit there.
- Transfer from Mt.Fuji to Tokyo
- Drop off at Designated Hotel 17:30
Dinner Excluded - By your own arrangement.
Night: On your own.
Overnight Tokyo, 4 Star Hotel,
Transfer by Private Car & Driver (R)
Private Tour Guide, Car& Driver (T)
- Pick up at Designated Hotel by Private Car with Basic English Speaking Driver
- Drop off at Station(Tokyo Station)
Transfer from Hakone (Odawara Station) to Kyoto (Kyoto Station) by Shinkansen, Ticket Included (around 2.5hrs)
- Pick up at Station(Kyoto Station) by Private Tour Guide, Car& Driver
Lunch Excluded - Local Cuisines with Reasonable Price at Local Restaurant Recommended by Our Guide.
Please pay the bill on your own.
Kinkaku-ji Temple (World Heritage Site)
Kinkakuji is formally known as Rokuonji, the temple was the retirement villa of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and according to his will it became a Zen temple of the Rinzai sect after his death in 1408.
Arashiyama Bamboo forest
One of Kyoto's most fascinating landmarks is Sagano Bamboo Forest, also known as Arashiyama bamboo forest. considered one of most beautiful forests in Japan and attracts the most visitors in the spring and fall. history and soon became the destination of many ancient Japanese people.
- Drop off at Designated Hotel
Dinner Excluded - By your own arrangement.
Overnight Kyoto, 4 Star Hotel,
Private Tour Guide, Car& Driver (T)
- Pick up at Designated Hotel by Private Tour Guide, Car& Driver (at 9:00am)
Nijo Castle (World Heritage Site)
This world heritage site was the home of Tokugawa leyasu, one of the most powerful men in Japan. The castle was built as a residence and not for defense purposes. However, to protect the shogun from enemies, special creaky floorboards were installed to warn of anyone approaching.
Nishiki Market
Kyoto’s largest traditional food market.Known as "Kyoto's Kitchen", this lively retail market specializes in all things food related, like fresh seafood, produce, knives and cookware, and is a great place to find seasonal foods and Kyoto
specialties, such as Japanese sweets, pickles,
Lunch Excluded - Local Cuisines with Reasonable Price at Local Restaurant Recommended by Our Guide.
Please pay the bill on your own.
Ninen-zaka and Sannen-zaka
Two of Kyoto’s most attractive streets are Sannen-zaka and Ninen-zaka, a pair of gently sloping lanes that lead down from Kiyomizu-dera Temple toward Nene-no-Michi Lane
Tea Ceremony
The tea ceremony (sado: the way of the tea) is a ceremonial way of preparing and drinking tea. After learning about tea ceremony and observing tea-serving manner, enjoy some matcha green tea.
Kiyomizu-dera Temple (World Heritage Site)
Kiyomizudera was originally associated with the Hosso sect, one of the oldest schools within Japanese Buddhism, but formed its own Kita Hosso sect in 1965. In 1994, the temple was added to the list of UNESCO world heritage sites.
- Drop off at Designated Hotel around 18:00
Dinner Excluded - By your own arrangement.
Night: On your own.
Overnight Kyoto, 4 Star Hotel,
Private Tour Guide, Car& Driver (T)
- Pick up at Designated Hotel by Private Tour Guide, Car& Driver
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Fushimi Inari Shrine is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network of trails behind its main buildings.
- Transfer from Kyoto to Nara
Lunch Excluded - Local Cuisines with Reasonable Price at Local Restaurant Recommended by Our Guide.
Please pay the bill on your own.
Nara Park
Nara Park is a massive park at the foot of Mt. Wakakusa, home to wild deer and top sightseeing attractions including World Heritage temples and shrines, for instance, Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha, Kofukuji.
Feeding Deer in Nara
You do not have to go far to find the deer, they will most likely find you. Take your kids to the Deer Park and here your kids will be full of laughter with feeding the deers! Also these hands-on activities can enrich your family’s trip by creating fond memories and instilling knowledge about the local culture through interactivity.
Todaiji Temple (World Heritage Site)
Todaiji is one of Japan's most famous and historically significant temples and a landmark of Nara. Its Great Buddha statue designated as a national treasure, and the world's largest wooden structure, created by the combined efforts of 2.6 million people.
- Transfer from Nara to Osaka
- Drop off at Designated Hotel around 18:00
Dinner Excluded - By your own arrangement.
Night: On your own.
Overnight Osaka, 4 Star Hotel,
Private Tour Guide, Car& Driver (T)
- Pick up at Designated Hotel by Private Tour Guide, Car& Driver
Osaka Castle
The construction of Osaka Castle started in 1583 on the former site of the Ishiyama Honganji Temple, which had been destroyed by Oda Nobunaga thirteen years earlier.
Dotonbori
A popular shopping and entertainment district and is also known as a food destination. At night it is lit by hundreds of neon lights and mechanized signs.
Taste Japanese Street Food (at Dontonbori, choose the food you like, and pay on site please.)
In this Food Tour you will not need a map or travel guide. We show our guests the delicious side. Get the chance to try various amazing tastes! Takoyaki, Shioyaki, Kobe Beef, Okonomiyaki, Yakitori, Taiyaki, Yakisoba, Ikayaki, etc. Which is your favourite? Nestled in the back alleys, these places are an unforgettable experience you don't want to miss.
Lunch Excluded - Local Cuisines with Reasonable Price at Local Restaurant Recommended by Our Guide.
Please pay the bill on your own.
Osaka Museum of Housing and Living
The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living, situated along the shopping street, presents a glimpse of the streets of Osaka during the Edo Period (1603-1867) through recreated houses which visitors can enter.
Shinsekai
Shinsekai is Osaka's "new world," a district that was developed before the war and then neglected in the decades afterwards. At the district's center stands Tsutenkaku Tower, the nostalgia evoking symbol of Shinsekai.
- Drop off at Designated Hotel
Dinner Excluded - By your own arrangement.
Night: On your own.
Overnight Osaka, 4 Star Hotel,
Transfer by Private Car & Driver (R)
- Pick up at Designated Hotel by Private Car with Japanese Speaking Driver
- Drop off at Airport
- Free relax at your own until flight time.
Trip includes
Included
4 star hotels
○ Tokyo : Mitsui Garden Hotel Nihonbashi Premier, The Royal Park Canvas Ginza Corridor, Asakusa View Hotel Annex Rokku, THE GATE HOTEL Kaminarimon by HULIC, HOTEL GROOVE SHINJUKU, or Similar
○ Kyoto : Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo, Hotel Kintetsu Kyoto Station, Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Ekimae, Daiwa Royal Hotel Grande Kyoto, or Similar
○ Osaka : Hotel Monterey Osaka , ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka, HOTEL MYSTAYS PREMIER Dojima, Courtyard by Marriott Shin-Osaka Station, Holiday Inn Osaka Namba, Namba Oriental Hotel, or Similar
5 star hotels
○ Tokyo : Pullman Tokyo Tamachi, The Prince Park Tower Tokyo, or Similar
○ Kyoto : Kyoto Hotel Okura, Kyoto Brighton Hotel, Hotel Granvia Kyoto, Hotel Nikko Princess Kyoto, or Similar
○ Osaka : Swissotel Nankai Osaka, Westin Hotel Osaka, Imperial Hotel Osaka, Hotel New Otani Osaka, or Similar
Partially Guided Service
Guiding Method
Partially guided
- Day 1 : No
- Day 2 : B
- Day 3 : B
- Day 4 : B
- Day 5 : B
- Day 6 : B
- Day 7 : B
- Day 8 : B
Tour All Transport
- Entrance Fees: as listed
- Guide/Driver: English Speaking Tour Guide
- Meals: as listed as B, L & D (B refers to Breakfast, L for Lunch and D for Dinner)
- Transfers between airports and hotels: as listed
- Transfers between hotels and train stations: as listed.
Vehicle: If you will be provided by this service according to the tour itinerary, as below:
- For Mode T, D, P, R: Sedan for 1-2 persons; 7-seater car for 3-5 persons; 10-seater van for 6-8 persons; 18-21 seater bus for 9 to 17 persons; 22-28 seater bus for 18 to 24 persons; 35-45 seater bus for over 25-40 persons, with a baggage allowance of one 26-inch suitcase per person.
- Service Charge & Government Taxes
- Luggage Transfers: If your tour includes a private vehicle, your luggage will travel with you in the vehicle.
- Tour agency handling fee
CONDITIONS:
Service Cancellation Free
- cancellation 60 days before arrival date**
- **(In case of cancellation, advance payment to hotel deposit , Entrance fees, or Train Tickets,Non refundable, will be calculated & charged)
- Less than 60 days 50% charge
- Less than 35 days 100% charge
Deposit Requirement
- Full Prepayment on confirmed date
NOTE:
- Tour price could be subject to change
- Program could be subject to change due to local conditions
- Non-refundable for unused services, splitting of package is not allowed
- Normal check-in time at hotel is 14:00hrs & check-out time at hotel is 12:00hrs noon
- All rates are Net (non-commissionable)
NO REFUNDS:
- Please note that no refunds will be made for any services provided in the package that your clients do not use.
NOTES FOR POLITE DRESS:
- For visiting temples and cultural sites, ladies should wear short-sleeved top with full-length trousers or knee-length skirts. Gentlemen should wear trousers and short-sleeved shirts for religious reasons. No sandals or flip-flops are allowed.
Disclaimer:
Experience Asia acts as an intermediary between transportation and airline companies, hotels, tourist offices and all other contractors providing services for tourists. Additional expenses incurred due to delays, accidents, natural disaster, political action and unrest must be borne by the clients. Programs and tours prices are based on the situation at the time of printing this proposal and could be subject to change due to local conditions. Participation in our tour programs implies the client’s agreement to the above. We reserve the right to amend or alter any of the conditions herein without notice from time to time and at its sole discretion.
Excluded
Domestic or International Flight ticket
Travel Insurance
- Package price excludes international airfare. Quotes for return tickets are available upon request.
- Sightseeing not listed in the itinerary
- Visa fees
- Meals: Any meals which are not specified with "B", "L" or "D"
- Personal Expenses: Costs for items such as laundry, beverages, telephone calls, and souvenirs
- Payment/Bank Transfer Fees: Excluded. We will recommend the most cost-effective transfer options, with average fees being approximately US$15–US$30.
- Gratuities: Gratuities are not included and are at your discretion
- Portable WIFI Device or SIM Card
- Travel Insurance
- Early Check-in and Late Check-out
- Hot spring tax and City tax (If applicable, please pay directly to the hotel upon check-out or check-in.)
- Tokyo accommodation tax currently up to JPY 200 per guest per night
- Osaka accommodation tax currently up to JPY 500 per guest per night
- Kyoto Accommodation tax currently up to JPY 1,000 per guest per night
- Reservation Fee for Special or Deluxe Restaurants
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