Educational Tours & Trips in Japan

Travel from Osaka to Tokyo while checking out Japan's historic and cultural landmarks. Stop at Hiroshima's UNESCO-listed Peace Memorial Park and Atomic Bomb Dome, then take a ferry to Miyajima Island to see the famous floating torii gate at Itsukushima Shrine. In Kyoto, walk through Arashiyama's Sagano Bamboo Forest and see Tenryuji Temple's expansive gardens. Hakone's volcanic Owakudani and a Lake Ashino pirate ship cruise with Mt. Fuji views come next, then check out Tokyo's Miraikan science museum and Odaiba Seaside Park via EMERALDAS cruise ship.

Take the bullet train through Japan, traveling 500 km in two hours from Tokyo to Kyoto and visiting UNESCO sites like Fushimi Inari Shrine and golden Kinkakuji Temple. In Tokyo, head up Tokyo Skytree for city views, walk through Shibuya Crossing, and see Meiji Shrine with the Imperial Palace gardens.

Ride Japan's Bullet Train from Tokyo to Kyoto and head up Tokyo Tower's Observation Deck at 1,093 feet for city views. You'll have a Yakatabune boat dinner cruise on the Sudima River, then see Kyoto's Kiyomizu Temple built into the mountainside and taste sake at a Fushimi brewery.

Have a private geisha dinner with three geisha at The Hiramatsu Kyoto, where you'll try refined Kyoto cuisine and watch traditional dance performances. Visit Seki Sword Museum for a live demonstration by an 800-year generational swordsmith in Gifu Prefecture, then try hands-on Ikebana flower arrangement at Ami Kyoto.

Start in Fukuoka at Shofukuji Temple, Japan's first Zen temple, then check out the Hakata Machiya Folk Museum to see Meiji-era city life. Head north to Kitakyushu's TOTO Museum to learn about Japan's toilet tech, then spend time at Hiroshima's Peace Park and Museum.

You'll visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and the UNESCO-listed Atomic Bomb Dome, where guides share the city's recovery story. In Nagoya, the Toyota Museum walks you through the company's evolution from textile machines to cars and robots. At Nara's Todai-ji Temple, see the Great Buddha inside the world's largest wooden building.