Helping you plan your trip to Japan
- Choose from a guided tour, a tailor made holiday, a cruise, or even a combination!
- Just let us know your initial ideas, approximate budget, and roughly when you'd like to travel
- Then with our range of recommended hotels, tours and cruises, we put it all together and come up with a hopefully brilliant trip at a good price
- After booking and whilst on holiday: we deal with any problems that crop up such as flight cancellations
Featured Holidays and Short Breaks
A typical 12 night independent trip to Japan
An example trip if you'd like to travel around Japan independently. Almost everything can be tweaked so that the final itinerary is perfect for your budget and interests.
Featured Cruises
Best of Japan by Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Millennium
12 night Round trip from Tokyo visiting..
Shimizu (for Mount Fuji), Osaka (for Kyoto), Kochi, Hiroshima, Busan in South Korea, Hakodate, and Aomori.
Add a stay in Tokyo or break your journey in Dubai for a few nights.
15 day Highlights of Japan cruisetour with Princess
Princess Cruises - Diamond Princess
A 15 day cruisetour of Japan which includes 5 days on land and the rest at sea, so you get the see the very best of the country.
Far Eastern Horizons
Viking Cruises - various Viking ships
This is a classic cruise along Japan's southern coast, so you get to visit Tokyo, Kyoto (from Osaka) and Hiroshima, before sailing to Taiwan and Hong Kong.
There are 4 overnight stops in Tokyo, Shimizu (for Mount Fuji), Hiroshima and Hong Kong, so you can make the most of your time there.
Featured Escorted Tours
Japanese Winter Wonderland by Titan
This is a unique trip departing in late January, and which includes a visit to the Sapporo Snow Festival with around 250 snow and ice sculptures illuminated by candles and coloured bulbs. You can enjoy a local tipple at the ice bar and perhaps even glide down the giant snow slide! Either way, it's an unforgettable part of your trip.
Japan Unmasked - an escorted tour of Japan by Inside Japan
If you prefer to do sightseeing on your own and have the freedom to choose where you dine for lunch and dinner, then this tour might be perfect. There are only minimal inclusions and modest accommodation. The transport between all the major places is included, and your guide will be on hand to help you plan your day, and there's still a few entrance fees included.
Japan by Land and Sea - an escorted tour and cruise by Wendy Wu
This unique trip combines a 13 night cruise with Azamara Cruises with a few nights on land in the key places - Tokyo, the Japanese Alps, Kyoto, and a stop in Mount Fuji, and is the longest trip on this list at 23 days. The cruise circles Japan with a stop in South Korea, and these tend to be smaller ships than average with a maximum number of guests at around 800.
Japan Uncovered - an escorted tour of Japan by Wendy Wu
** Top Selling Tour **
This is a hugely popular tour and for good reason. It covers all the major tourist sites of Japan. You'll visit castles, temples, shrines, and gardens, travel on the bullet train, enjoy a cruise near Mount Fuji, and spend some time in the Japanese Alps. It's here that you'll hopefully get to see the snow monkeys, although they are more prevalent during the colder months.
As it's a Wendy Wu tour, the cost includes ALL meals throughout your tour.
Simply Japan - an escorted tour by Explore
A great trip for being in a smaller group - the maximum is around 16 people although often it's less than this. Accommodation can be more simple and transport can include buses and ferries, but that's all part of really getting to know a destination. The tour includes a stay in a ryokan which is a traditional Japanese Inn, and also a night in a simple monastery.
Japan Unveiled - an escorted tour of Japan by Newmarket Holidays
This is a classic itinerary taking in the key places in Japan, staying in decent hotels mainly on a bed and breakfast basis. That means you get the choice to dine when you want and outside of the hotel if you wish.
Secrets of Japan - an escorted tour of Japan by Insider Journeys
Insider Journeys specialise in small group tours with a maximum of 16 travellers, which means less time waiting for everyone else. This tour follows a classic itinerary, starting in Tokyo and ending in Kyoto.
The Best of Japan tour by Riviera
- See the famous sights of Tokyo including the Meiji shrine, Omotesando Street, fashion-setting Harajuku and the Akihabara electronic town.
- Enjoy astonishing views of Mount Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi and the hot-spring, mountain spa resort of Hakone.
- Travel at 189 mph on the incomparable high-speed bullet trains and explore Kyoto on a guided tour, experiencing the former imperial capital and the essence of traditional Japan.
- Reflect on the horrors of war at Hiroshima’s Peace Park and museum.
- Discover the ‘Way of Tea’ with a Japanese tea ceremony and wander around Japan’s first capital Nara, with its huge bronze Buddha, on a guided tour.
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