Itinerary
- Day 1
Flight to Osaka
- Day 2
Osaka to Kyoto
- Accommodation
- Hotel, Hotel
Optional Activities
- Explore the old imperial city of Kyoto on your own
- Day 3
Kyoto
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at a traditional izakaya)
Included Activities
- Train ride from Kyoto Central Station to Arashiyama
- Walk through the famous bamboo forest in Arashiyama
- Visit Tenryuji Zen temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Visit Kinkakuji Temple with Golden Pavilion
- Group dinner at a traditional izakaya
Optional Activities
- Walk through the Nishiki market in the city center
Landmarks Tenryuji Temple Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Nishiki Market 
- Day 4
Kyoto
Optional Activities
- Day trip to Nara - visit Yakushiji Temple
- Day trip to Nara - visit Todaiji Temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Day trip to Nara - see the city's tame Sika deer
- Visit tea plantations of Wazuka or Uji
- Visit Fuhimi-Inari Shrine with thousands of red shrine gates
- Japanese evening with Geisha dances and Shabushabu dinner
Landmarks Yakushiji Temple Todaiji Temple Fuhimi-Inari Shrine 
- Day 5
Kyoto to Hiroshima
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner featuring Okonomiyaki, the famous local dish)
- Accommodation
- Hotel, Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit Kyoto Central Station
- Travel via Shinkansen express train from Kyoto to Hiroshima
- Visit Himeji Castle (UNESCO World Heritage Site) - 'White Heron Castle'
- Visit Kokoen Garden complex
- Visit Peace Museum in Hiroshima
- Walk through Peace Park to Atomic Bomb Dome
- Group dinner featuring Okonomiyaki
Landmarks Himeji Castle Kokoen Garden Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Atomic Bomb Dome 
- Day 6
Hiroshima to Matsuyama
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at the hotel)
- Accommodation
- Hotel, Hotel
Included Activities
- Train and ferry journey to Miyajima island
- Visit Itsukushima Shrine (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Cross Kurushima-Kaikyo suspension bridge to Shikoku
- Dinner at the hotel
- Relax in hotel's hot spring baths at Dogo Onsen
Landmarks Itsukushima Shrine Dogo Onsen - Day 7
Matsuyama to Kurashiki
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit Maegamiji temple on the Ohenro pilgrimage route
- Visit Ritsurin Park (Japan's largest strolling garden)
- Cross suspension bridges over the Seto Inland Sea
- Explore Kurashiki old town with merchant houses, rice warehouses, willow-lined canals and arched stone bridges
Landmarks Maegamiji Temple Ritsurin Park 
- Day 8
Kurashiki
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Day trip to Naoshima island
- Visit Chichu Art Museum
- Visit Benesse House with unique art collection
- Visit Ando Museum with its rotunda open to the sky
- Explore Kurashiki on your own
Landmarks Chichu Art Museum Benesse House Ando Museum - Day 9
Kurashiki to Osaka
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel, Hotel
Included Activities
- Tour of Osaka Castle complex
- Visit Osaka city park
- Visit Umeda Sky Building 39th floor
Optional Activities
- Explore Shinsekai district after sunset
Landmarks Osaka Castle Umeda Sky Building Shinsekai District 
- Day 10
Osaka to Nagano
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit Nagiso Town Museum
- Visit Wakihonjin Okuya House
- Visit History Museum in Tsumago
- Visit Tsumago Post Town Headquarters
Landmarks Tsumago Historic Village - Day 11
Nagano to Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel, Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit Jigokudani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi
- Visit Matsumoto Castle ('Crow Castle')
- Enter Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park with views of Mount Fuji
- Relax in hotel's natural hot spring onsen
- Dinner at the hotel
Landmarks Jigokudani Monkey Park Matsumoto Castle Mount Fuji 
- Day 12
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park to Tokyo
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit Great Buddha of Kamakura
- Explore Kamakura city center
- Visit Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shinto Shrine
Optional Activities
- Climb to Chureito Pagoda in Shimo-Yoshida after breakfast for Mount Fuji views
- Dinner with professional sumo wrestler show
Landmarks Chureito Pagoda Great Buddha of Kamakura Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shinto Shrine 
- Day 13
Tokyo
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Tour of historic Asakusa district
- Visit Sensoji Temple with Kannon Bodhisattva statue
- Visit Meiji Shrine
- Explore Harajuku fashion district
- Walk Takeshitadori shopping street
- Visit Shibuya crossing
- Visit Tokyo observation platform
Landmarks Sensoji Temple SKYTREE Meiji Shrine Harajuku Takeshitadori Shopping Street Shibuya Crossing - Day 14
Tokyo to Departure
