Local Living Tours & Trips in Honshu
Explore a wide diversity of local living tours through Honshu. We have 30 adventures that vary from 4 days to 14 days. With the greatest number of departures in April, this is also the most popular time of the year.
10 best local living Honshu tours
Compiled by
MelissaHonshu travel expert at TourRadar
- Essential Japan GO (including Fuji)
- Japan Express (6 destinations)
- Legend of Japan (from Tokyo to Osaka)
- Japan Escape
- Essence of Japan: A Luxury in Culture, Art & Culinary Elegance
- Tokyo to Osaka: Neon-lit Cities & Tranquil Countryside
- Land of the Samurai - 12 days
- Enchanting Journey Through Timeless Japan - 6 days
- A Week in Japan
- Japan's Golden Highlights 2028-2029 - 10 Days
Essential Japan GO (including Fuji)
“nice hotels and bus, great food and locations that we visited”
JeffreySchubert, traveled in March
Duration 7 days Destinations Tokyo, Kawaguchiko, Mount Fuji, Fuji, Nagoya, Kyoto, Arashiyama, Fushimi, Nara, Osaka Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator Europamundo From $2,406
15% off- US$2,045
Duration 9 days Destinations Tokyo, Hiroshima, Miyajima Island, Kyoto, Osaka Age Range Ages 15+ Operator Intrepid Travel From $2,740
20% off- US$2,192
Legend of Japan (from Tokyo to Osaka)
“It was a once in a lifetime experience. And because of trip, I've fallen in love with Japan even more than I did before!”
Ben, traveled in November
Stay overnight at a traditional mountain temple in Koyasan, participating in meditation and having vegetarian Buddhist cuisine prepared by monks. Take a ropeway cable car through Hakone's mountains then cruise Lake Ashi by pirate ship, learn sushi-making from Osaka chefs, and practice samurai sword techniques.
Duration 12 days Destinations Tokyo, Odawara, Hakone, Fushimi, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Koya-san, Hiroshima, Osaka Age Range Ages 18-39 Operator TruTravels From $2,750
40% off- US$1,650
Try Yuzen kimono dyeing in Kyoto and join a cooking class where you'll prepare teriyaki chicken and sushi rolls with local chefs. Walk through Hiroshima's 400-year-old Shukkei-en Garden with its miniature landscapes showing off Japanese artistry, then take part in a tea ceremony at Meiji Shrine.
Duration 9 days Destinations Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Nara, Himeji, Kurashiki, Hiroshima, Miyajima Island Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator Globus From
40% off- US$2,969
Stay at Byaku Narai, exclusive restored historic houses in the preserved post town of Narai along the Edo-period Nakasendo Trail. Have farm-to-table dining with organic vegetable harvesting in rural Amanohashidate and meet farmers who practice centuries-old sustainable methods.
Duration 13 days Destinations Osaka, Kyoto, Naoshima Island, Kurashiki, Seki, Nagoya, Magome, Tsumago, Narai, SuwaSee all destinations Age Range Ages 35+ Operator Tweet World Travel From
40% off- US$13,112
Duration 8 days Destinations Tokyo, Kanazawa, Hiroshima, Miyajima Island, Osaka Age Range Ages 12+ Operator G Adventures From $3,449
10% off- US$3,104
Land of the Samurai - 12 days
“Genuinely fast paced very active tour with moderate quality hotels and well priced.”
Lewis, traveled in May
Take the Mount Fuji Panoramic Ropeway up to the observatory at Lake Kawaguchi and, if you're there in spring, check out the Fuji Shibazakura Festival with its pink moss against Mount Fuji's backdrop. Catch the bullet train from Kyoto to see UNESCO-listed Himeji Castle and climb the 6-story watch tower.
Duration 12 days Destinations Tokyo, Kamakura, Kawaguchiko, Mount Fuji, Kyoto, Fushimi, Himeji, Hiroshima, Miyajima Island, Nara Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator On The Go Tours From
10% off- US$3,930
Join the sacred Gomakuyo ceremony at Zenko-ji Temple, a revered pilgrimage site housing Japan's first Buddhist image. Stay overnight in a traditional ryokan in Ikaho with therapeutic hot spring baths and an authentic kaiseki dinner, then wander through Matsumoto's historic streets.
Duration 6 days Destinations Tokyo, Kyoto, Fushimi, Tsumago, Matsumoto, Nagano, Kusatsu, Nikko Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator On The Go Tours From
10% off- US$2,345
At Kinkaku-ji's Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, join a traditional tea ceremony and try calligraphy with local practitioners for a real feel of Japanese daily life. Later, hop on a cruise across Tokyo Bay where you'll have fresh Japanese cuisine while the city's neon skyline glows from the water.
Duration 7 days Destinations Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Hakone, Kyoto, Fushimi, Nara, Osaka Age Range Ages 12+ Operator Wendy Wu Tours From $5,644
7% off- US$5,240
Duration 10 days Destinations Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Arashiyama, Nagoya, Seki, Tokyo Age Range Ages 18+ Operator Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours From $11,885
4% off- US$11,385
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What people love about Local Living Tours in Honshu
- Essential Japan GO (including Fuji)
Very good experience, we liked the tour, although the first hotel in Tokyo Moxi was not very nice located and it was noisy outside the hotel. The guide in Osaka Marcó Antonio is an excellent guide who gives lots of explanations and stories.
- Legend of Japan (from Tokyo to Osaka)
Excellent company love the tour
- Land of the Samurai - 12 days
Genuinely fast paced very active tour with moderate quality hotels and well priced