Small group hosted journey with World Journeys

From $21,730 per person twinshare

17 Day Tour

Departs 26 March 2025

Each spring, Japan’s landscape is host to fragile pink and white sakura blooming; stunning colour that is celebrated throughout the entire country.

Start this journey in bustling Tokyo and see its impressive gardens, go in search of the famous ‘snow monkeys’ and the alpine ‘old town’ of Takayama. On to cultural Kyoto and poignant Hiroshima, ending with spectacular views of Mt Fuji from the top of Mt Owakudani. This unique and incredibly scenic country with enchanting culture, wonderful cuisine and gracious people awaits you.

 

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Enjoy the ultimate sushi-lovers experience in Tokyo – a sushi master will guide us through making sushi rolls and nigiri which we will then enjoy for lunch
• Visit steaming hot springs to see monkeys bathing – visit Yudanaka Onsen to see wild snow monkeys relaxing in the steaming hot springs surrounded by thick forest
• Tour the historic villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama – set in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and the rearing of silkworms. On this tour you’ll see the large houses with their steeply pitched thatched roofs, the only examples of their kind in Japan.

 

INCLUSIONS:

• Small group tour (18 max)
• Economy class airfares ex Auckland
• A World Journeys host
• Accommodation in 4-star hotels
• Transfers, sightseeing and entrance fees as per the itinerary
• Train journeys as per the itinerary
• Airline taxes
• Meals as indicated