Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Tokyo
Tokyo- Meals
- Dinner (Join your Travel Director and fellow travellers for dinner in Tokyo, where Japanese small bites offer your first taste of the flavours and dining styles you'll encounter through the journey)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Prince Park Tower)
Included Activities
- Dinner with Travel Director and fellow travellers featuring Japanese small bites
- Day 2
Tokyo
Tokyo- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Prince Park Tower)
Included Activities
- View Tokyo from Tokyo Tower observation deck
- Visit Sensoji Temple in Asakusa
- Explore Nakamise shopping street
- Bonsai masterclass with an apprentice
- Visit the Bonsai Museum
Optional Activities
- Explore Ginza after dark
- Head to Shibuya for bright crossings and city views
- Find a local izakaya for dinner
Landmarks Tokyo Tower Imperial Palace Plaza Tokyo Station Ginza District Sensoji Temple Nakamise Shopping Street Bonsai Museum 
- Day 3
Tokyo to Izu Peninsula
Tokyo to Izu Peninsula- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Visit Nakaizu Winery Chateau for lunch with paired wines in the heart of central Izu. Set within a 10-hectare estate opened in 2000, the chateau brings together vineyard views, local winemaking and a chance to experience one of Shizuoka's best-known wine estates), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Mishima Tokyu)
Included Activities
- Ropeway ride to Mount Katsuragi summit at Izu Panorama Park
- Visit Katsuragi Shrine
- Lunch with paired wines at Nakaizu Winery Chateau
- Travel to Mishima
- Dinner at hotel
Landmarks Izu Panorama Park Mount Katsuragi Katsuragi Shrine Nakaizu Winery Chateau Mount Fuji - Day 4
Shizuoka to Nagoya
Shizuoka to Nagoya- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Enjoy a green tea-inspired lunch that brings another expression of Shizuoka's tea culture to the table. Green tea noodle soup adds an earthy, savoury note to the experience, showing how one of the region's best-known products shapes local cooking as well as what is brewed in the cup)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Mariott Nagoya Associa)
Included Activities
- Visit family-run tea farm and meet Mr Noboru
- Learn about gyokuro production methods
- Make your own cup of tea
- Taste tea preparations
- Green tea-inspired lunch with green tea noodles and vegetable tempura
- Travel on Japan's bullet train (Shinkansen) to Nagoya
Landmarks Shizuoka Tea Farm 
- Day 5
Gifu
Gifu- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Enjoy a kaiseki lunch, a traditional multi-course Japanese meal served as a sequence of carefully prepared dishes. Shaped by seasonal ingredients, balance and presentation, it offers a broader introduction to Japanese cuisine through a range of flavours, textures and techniques)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Mariott Nagoya Associa)
Included Activities
- Private sword forging demonstration with master swordsmith
- Visit Washi Paper Museum
- Create your own washi paper souvenir
- Kaiseki lunch in Gujo Hachiman
- Watch demonstration of Gujo Odori traditional dance
Optional Activities
- Try Gujo Hachiman's well-known eel during free time in town
Landmarks Seki Washi Paper Museum Gujo Hachiman - Day 6
Takayama - Ainokura to Kanazawa
Takayama - Ainokura to Kanazawa- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Nikko)
Included Activities
- Explore Takayama's preserved Edo period old town streets
- Explore Ainokura in UNESCO-listed Gokayama region
- View traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses
Optional Activities
- Browse sake breweries in Takayama
- Browse local craft shops in Takayama
- Visit Takayama Jinya
- Explore Higashi Chaya District after dark
- Dine on local seafood
- Head out for drinks and late-night food
Landmarks Takayama Takayama Jinya Ainokura Gokayama Higashi Chaya District - Day 7
Kanazawa
Kanazawa- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Enjoy a four-course lunch at Jardin Paul Bocuse, where the culinary heritage of Lyon is expressed through seasonal ingredients from Ishikawa and the wider Hokuriku region. Set within Kanazawa's Shiinoki Cultural Complex, the restaurant brings French technique together with the produce of land and sea from this part of Japan)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Nikko)
Included Activities
- Visit Kenrokuen Garden
- Four-course lunch at Jardin Paul Bocuse
- Visit Ohi Gallery
- Learn about Ohi ware pottery tradition
- Matcha tea experience in Ohi bowls
- Explore Higashi Chaya District
Landmarks Kenrokuen Garden Jardin Paul Bocuse Ohi Gallery Higashi Chaya District - Day 8
Kanazawa to Kyoto
Kanazawa to Kyoto- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Nikko Princess)
Included Activities
- Travel on bullet train to Kyoto
- Walking tour through Gion with Travel Director
Optional Activities
- Visit Nishiki Market
- Explore Pontocho's dining streets
- Visit Kyoto's temple district after dark
Landmarks Gion District Nishiki Market Pontocho - Day 9
Kyoto
Kyoto- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Nikko Princess)
Included Activities
- Visit Fushimi Inari Shrine
- Walk through Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
Optional Activities
- Sutra copying at a Japanese temple
- Rickshaw ride through Arashiyama with Local Expert
- Visit Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
- Return to Gion
- Dine along Pontocho Alley
- Explore bars and restaurants around Kiyamachi
Landmarks Fushimi Inari Shrine Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Kinkaku-ji Arashiyama - Day 10
Kyoto
Kyoto- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Come together on your final evening in Japan for a Kyo Kaiseki dinner, Kyoto's traditional multi-course cuisine, accompanied by a performance from a maiko, an apprentice geisha, as part of one of the city's best-known cultural traditions)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Nikko Princess)
Included Activities
- Kyo Kaiseki dinner with maiko (apprentice geisha) performance
Optional Activities
- Optional experience to Osaka and Nara (Osaka Castle, Dotonbori Street, Nara Deer Park)
- Optional experience to sake brewery for tour and tasting
- Return to previously visited places
- Pick up souvenirs
- Explore Kyoto at own pace
Landmarks Osaka Castle Dotonbori Street Nara Deer Park - Day 11
Kyoto - Departure
Kyoto - Departure- Meals
- Breakfast
