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Highlights of Japan Small Group Tour Package

Tokyo → Osaka 11 days Up to 50

About this trip

Eleven days across Japan's classic route, from Tokyo's Imperial Palace to the deer of Nara and the street food of Osaka. You'll move through cities and countryside at a steady pace, with small groups keeping things personal.

Highlights include Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi for the views, Nikko's old shrines, and Kyoto's mix of bamboo forest, fox-shrine gates at Fushimi Inari, and Kinkaku-ji's gold reflection on water.

It's a partially guided trip, so you'll have expert guides for the key sights but also room to explore Osaka's backstreets and food scene on your own.

What you'll do

  • Explore the Imperial Palace grounds and gardens in Tokyo
  • Take in views of Mount Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi
  • Visit the shrines of Nikko
  • Walk through Arashiyama Bamboo Forest and the Fushimi Inari gates in Kyoto
  • See Kinkaku-ji Temple and Gion's geisha district
  • Meet the free-roaming deer in Nara and eat your way through Osaka
Good to know
  • Partially guided — some days with a guide, others free to explore
  • 10 nights of accommodation across five cities, so expect regular moves
  • Rated easy, suitable for families and first-time visitors to Japan
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Getting there

Tokyo
One-way · arrive 19 Jul 26

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Where to stay

A night before your tour in Tokyo · 19 Jul – 20 Jul

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