Itinerary
- Day 1
Hakodate
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Optional Activities
- Explore Hakodate on foot
- Day 2
Hakodate
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (First dinner with travel group, introduction to Japanese cuisine)
Included Activities
- Visit Hakodate morning fish market
- Explore Meiji period western-style buildings and Russian Orthodox church
- Cable car ride to Mount Hakodate
- Visit Goryokaku fortress and view tower
Landmarks Mount Hakodate Goryokaku - Day 3
Hakodate to Sendai
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel, Hotel
Included Activities
- Shinkansen super express train journey to Sendai (approximately 2.5 hours)
- Boat exploration of Matsushima Bay and its 260+ islands
- Visit Zuiganji Temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Explore Zuihoden Mausoleum of Prince Date Masamune
- Evening stroll through Sendai
Optional Activities
- Try local Gyutan specialty (beef tongue)
Landmarks Matsushima Bay Zuiganji Temple Zuihoden Mausoleum 
- Day 4
Sendai to Tokyo
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel, Hotel
Included Activities
- Shinkansen train journey to Tokyo (approximately 1.5 hours)
- Explore Asakusa district with Nakamise-dori pilgrimage street
- Visit Buddhist Sensoji temple
- Tokyo Skytree viewing platform (350 meters height)
Optional Activities
- Late afternoon trip to Shibuya - world's busiest intersection
- Learn story of Hachiko at Shibuya Crossing
Landmarks Sensoji Temple Tokyo Skytree Shibuya Crossing Sumida River 
- Day 5
Tokyo
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Meiji Shrine and surrounding artificial forest
- Harajuku district and Takeshita Street
- Azabudai Hills district
Optional Activities
- Guided day trip through Tokyo
- Tokyo Tower visit
- Sumo wrestler dinner show (evening)
Landmarks Meiji Shrine Harajuku Takeshita Street Azabudai Hills Tokyo Tower Shiba Park - Day 6
Tokyo to Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Typical Japanese cuisine)
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Train journey through Fuji-Izu-Hakone National Park
- Cable car to Owakudani valley
- Visit Owakudani with black egg experience
- Cable car from Owakudani to Lake Ashi
- Pirate ship boat ride across Lake Ashi
- Onsen (natural hot spring) at hotel
Landmarks Mount Fuji Owakudani Lake Ashi Fuji-Izu-Hakone National Park 
- Day 7
Odawara to Kyoto
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Shinkansen train journey to Kyoto (approximately 380 km, under 2 hours)
- Visit Kyoto main station building
- Arashiyama bamboo grove
- Tenryuji Zen Temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site) with gardens
- Walk along Katsura River
- Cross Togetsu-kyo Bridge
Landmarks Arashiyama Bamboo Grove Tenryuji Temple Togetsu-kyo Bridge 
- Day 8
Kyoto
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion)
- Nijo Residence (Tokugawa shogun palace)
- Authentic kendo training and samurai sword fighting
- Traditional Nishiki-dori market street
Optional Activities
- Japanese evening with geisha dances and shabushabu food
Landmarks Kinkakuji Temple Nijo Residence Nishiki-dori Market Street - Day 9
Kyoto
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Day trip to Uji and Nara
- Byodoin Phoenix Hall and Amida Buddha statue in Uji
- Japanese tea ceremony experience in Uji
- Todaiji Temple in Nara (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Encounter free-roaming Sika deer in Nara
- Fushimi-Inari Shrine with thousands of red gates
Landmarks Byodoin Phoenix Hall Todaiji Temple Fushimi-Inari Shrine - Day 10
Kyoto to Takamatsu
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Bus journey to Himeji
- White Heron Castle (Himeji Castle) - UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Kokoen garden
- Bus journey to Takamatsu
- Ritsurin strolling garden (75 hectares, 400+ years old)
Landmarks Himeji Castle Kokoen Garden Ritsurin Garden 
- Day 11
Takamatsu to Hiroshima
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel, Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit Maegamiji temple (64th pilgrimage temple of Ohenro)
- Travel to Matsuyama Onsen
- Visit Dogo Onsen (important Japanese cultural asset)
Optional Activities
- Try the onsen (hot spring bath)
Landmarks Maegamiji Temple Dogo Onsen - Day 12
Hiroshima
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Group dinner with Okonomiyaki (local specialty - Japanese pizza-like dish with various toppings and sauces))
Included Activities
- Visit Hiroshima Peace Park and memorials
- Peace Museum visit
- Streetcar and ferry to sacred island of Miyajima
- View Itsukushima Shrine's famous gate
- Group dinner with Okonomiyaki (local specialty)
Landmarks Hiroshima Peace Park Itsukushima Shrine Miyajima 
- Day 13
Hiroshima to Oita
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Stop at Kintaikyo Bridge
- Visit Kokura medieval castle
- Visit Hells of Beppu (hot springs with colored pools and mud springs)
- Explore hellish steam cuisine demonstration
Optional Activities
- Fugu dinner (puffer fish gourmet specialty)
Landmarks Kintaikyo Bridge Kokura Castle Beppu Hells 
- Day 14
Oita to Fukuoka
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Lake Kinrin
- Walk through Yufuin Floral Village
- Yufuin no Mori Express panoramic train journey to Fukuoka
Optional Activities
- Visit local ramen restaurants for Fukuoka wheat noodles
Landmarks Lake Kinrin Yufuin Floral Village - Day 15
Fukuoka
Optional Activities
- Extend stay in Japan
