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Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka

Group Information

Departing From:
Raleigh
Departing:
May 11, 2026
Returning:
May 18, 2026
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My name is Jeff Myers and I have led over 16 trips with Explorica to places all around the world including Cuba four times, Peru, Iceland, Dubai, Egypt, all of Western Europe and Central America. I have been to over 62 countries and nothing can be more exciting for me to be able to lead tours to Japan in 2026
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Tour Itinerary

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Day 1 Overnight Flight to Japan
Day 2 Konnichiwa Tokyo
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Day 3 Tokyo landmarks
Tokyo guided sightseeing tour
Senso-ji temple visit, Meiji Shrine visit, Harajuku District visit
Akihabara Electric Town visit
Karaoke experience and dinner
Day 4 Hakone
Hakone excursion
Owakudani Boiling Valley visit, Hakone Ropeway, Lake Ashi cruise, Hakone Shrine visit
Day 5 Tokyo--Kyoto
Travel to Kyoto via Shinkansen bullet train
Nara excursion
Nara Deer Park visit, Todai-ji temple visit, Kasuga Grand Shrine visit
Day 6 Kyoto
Kyoto guided sightseeing tour
Kinkaku-ji temple (Golden Pavilion) visit, Fushimi Inari Taisha visit, Sanjusangen-do temple visit
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove visit
Day 7 Osaka landmarks
Travel to Osaka
Osaka guided sightseeing tour
Osaka Castle visit, Umeda Sky Building observatory, Dotonbori District, Kuromon Market
Okonomiyaki dinner
Day 8 Flight home from Osaka
Breakfast
Total Fee:* $5,596.00
Tour Quote Breakdown
The following fees apply to your full-paying participants:
Tour Fee* $5,326.00
Twin Room Fee $270.00
 
Total Fee* $5,596.00
OR 14 monthly payments of $396.14
After initial payment of $50.00

* Last day for this Tour Fee is Mar 27, 2025.

Tour Fee Includes:

  • Round-trip airfare
  • 6 overnight stays (8 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms
  • Breakfast daily
  • Dinner daily
  • Full-time services of a professional tour director
  • Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
  • Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
  • High-speed train to Kyoto
  • Tour Diary™
  • Local Guide and Local Bus Driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
  • Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
  • Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.