Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, & Osaka
Japan has had many identities through the centuries, and its story is a fascinating one.Tokyo is the modern-day center of pop culture and business, while Kyoto remains the most traditional of the big cities. The country is filled with natural beauty—see it from the window of the high-speed Shinkansen train and in the majestic lakes and mountains of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
Tour Tokyo with an expert local guide
Explore the Asakusa Kannon Temple
Explore the serene pond, temples, and shrines of Ueno Park
Visit the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno Park, Japan’s largest and oldest museum
Take a tour of Akihabara Electric Town
Enjoy a sumo-style hot pot dinner
Visit the Meiji Shinto Shrine
Visit the Harajuku shopping district
Take a walking tour of Shibuya
Explore Tokyo on your own
Enjoy time to explore on your own
Travel via Kamakura to the Fuji-Hakone-Izu region
Visit the Great Buddha of Kamakura
Visit the Hachimangu shrine
Explore Kamakura on your own
Travel via Owakudani and Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park to Odawara
Visit the Hakone Open Air Museum
Ride the Mount Komagatake cable car (weather permitting)
Enjoy free time in Owakudani
See Odawara Castle
Travel by bullet train to Kyoto
Take a guided tour of Kyoto
Visit the Golden Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple
Visit Nijō Castle, where the Tokugawa shogunate kept a second home
Take a tour of the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
Visit the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine
Take a guided tour of Nara
Visit Todaiji Temple