Itinerary
- Day 1
Hakone
- Start point
- Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (Tokyo International Airport - Arrivals Hall: our representative will wait for you holding a sign with your name, 00:00 - 00:00)
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Overnight in a 4 star hotel in Hakone )
Included Activities
- Boat trip on Lake Ashi with views of Mount Fuji
Optional Activities
- Visit Hakone Shrine
- Stroll through cedar forests along Lake Ashi shore
- Explore Hakone Open-Air Museum
Landmarks Lake Ashi Hakone Shrine Hakone Open-Air Museum Mount Fuji 
- Day 2
Lake Kawaguchi - Azumino - Matsumoto
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at Daio Wasabi Farm)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Overnight in a 4 star hotel in Matsumoto)
Included Activities
- Guided tour and lunch at Daio Wasabi Farm, Japan's largest wasabi farm
Optional Activities
- Visit Ichiku Kubota Art Museum
- Scenic walk along Lake Kawaguchi lakeshore
- Visit Matsumoto Castle
Landmarks Lake Kawaguchi Ichiku Kubota Art Museum Daio Wasabi Farm Matsumoto Castle 
- Day 3
Chubu-Sangaku National Park Hiking
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Overnight in a 4 star hotel in Matsumoto)
Included Activities
- Hiking in Chubu-Sangaku National Park with trail options
Optional Activities
- Ushidome Pond & Zengoro Falls Hiking Trail (~3 km, 0.5-1 hours)
- Ponds Along the Ichinose River Hiking Trail (~4.5 km, 1-1.5 hours)
- Fujimi and Kengamine Mountains Hiking Trail (~7.5 km, 3.5-4 hours)
- Fukuji Mountain Hiking Trail (~8 km, 4-4.5 hours)
- Ponds & Falls Along Shin-Nakanoyu Hiking Trail (~9 km, 3-3.5 hours)
Landmarks Chubu-Sangaku National Park Mount Yake Kengamine Mountain Ushidome Pond Zengoro Falls Norikura Resort Azusa River - Day 4
Shirahone Onsen - Kamikochi - Takayama
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Overnight in a 4 start hotel in Takayama )
Optional Activities
- Explore scenic trails along Azusa River in Kamikochi
- Visit Jigokudani Monkey Park (November-April when Kamikochi is closed)
- Stroll along canals in Hida-Furukawa with traditional wooden houses
Landmarks Shirahone Onsen Kamikochi Azusa River Hida Mountains Jigokudani Monkey Park Hida-Furukawa Takayama - Day 5
Takayama - Shirakawa-go
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Overnight in a 4 start hotel in Takayama )
Included Activities
- Guided tour and tasting at Hirata Sake Brewery, a 130-year-old brewery in Takayama
Optional Activities
- Visit Miyagawa Morning Market
- Walk through traditional wooden streets
- Explore small museums and cafés
- Visit historic Takayama Jinya
- Explore Shirakawa-go village
Landmarks Takayama Miyagawa Morning Market Takayama Jinya Hirata Sake Brewery Shirakawa-go - Day 6
Kiso Valley - Lake Biwa
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit historic post town of Tsumago
- Visit historic post town of Magome
- Stroll along ancient Nakasendo route
- Explore Lake Biwa and iconic torii gate
Landmarks Kiso Valley Tsumago Magome Nakasendo Lake Biwa - Day 7
Lake Biwa - Nara
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Overnight in a 4 star hotel in Nara)
Optional Activities
- Visit Hikone Castle
- Visit Miho Museum
- Visit Kōfuku-ji temple
Landmarks Hikone Castle Miho Museum Kōfuku-ji Nara 
- Day 8
Nara - Tokyo
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit Nara Park
- Explore Tōdai-ji temple
- Visit Kasuga Taisha shrine
Landmarks Nara Park Tōdai-ji Kasuga Taisha Nara Tokyo
