Breakfast at hotel.
Baggage collection — your suitcase will be forwarded to Tokyo. Please prepare one overnight bag for Osaka.
Depart for sightseeing, including Osaka Castle. Enjoy free time for lunch and shopping in Dotonbori & Shinsaibashi.
This evening, gather for your Farewell Dinner.
Accommodation: Centara Grand Hotel Osaka or similar (Breakfast & Dinner)
Osaka
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Following breakfast, check out and transfer to Shin‑Osaka Station for your train to Tokyo. Check in to your hotel.
Accommodation: Hotel Groove Shinjuku or similar (Breakfast & Dinner)
Osaka to Tokyo
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After breakfast, check out and depart for sightseeing.
Visit the Atomic Bomb Dome and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, followed by lunch featuring Hiroshima‑style okonomiyaki.
Transfer to Hiroshima Station for your train to Osaka. Arrive at Shin‑Osaka Station and check in to your hotel.
Accommodation: Centara Grand Hotel Osaka or similar (Breakfast & Lunch)
Japan in Bloom
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Arrival - Tokyo
Arrive at Haneda Airport (HND), where you will be met and transferred by private coach to your hotel. After check‑in, enjoy a gentle walking orientation around your neighbourhood with your guide.
This evening, enjoy a Welcome Dinner at a lively Japanese izakaya, featuring a 3‑course menu with free‑flow drinks.
Accommodation: Hotel Groove Shinjuku or similar (Dinner)
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Tokyo
After breakfast, depart for a full day of sightseeing. Visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatories for sweeping city views, followed by Asakusa’s Sensoji Temple and the vibrant Nakamise shopping street.
Lunch is enjoyed at a local restaurant, featuring traditional Japanese tempura. In the afternoon, explore teamLab PLANETS, an immersive digital art museum offering one of Tokyo’s most captivating experiences.
Return to your hotel and enjoy your evening.
Accommodation: Hotel Groove Shinjuku or similar (Breakfast & Lunch)
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Tokyo
After breakfast, depart for sightseeing. Visit the serene Imperial Palace East Garden, followed by time in Ginza, Tokyo’s premier shopping and dining district.
Lunch and the remainder of the day is yours to enjoy.
Accommodation: Hotel Groove Shinjuku or similar (Breakfast)
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Tokyo to Hakone
Breakfast at hotel.
Baggage collection today — your suitcase will be forwarded to Kyoto. Please prepare two overnight bags for Hakone.
Depart Tokyo for the Fuji Hakone Izu National Park. Arrive in Hakone for a Japanese set‑menu lunch overlooking Lake Ashi. Continue on the Hakone Ropeway for panoramic volcanic scenery, then visit Owakudani Valley, famous for its black eggs — said to add seven years to your life.
Check in to your Hakone hotel. Enjoy a traditional Japanese hot spring bath followed by dinner at leisure.
Accommodation: Hakone Tokinoyu Setsugetsuka or similar (Breakfast & Lunch)
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Hakone to Kyoto
After breakfast, check out and transfer to Odawara Station for your train to Kyoto.
On arrival, enjoy a traditional tea ceremony experience before checking in to your hotel. At leisure.
Accommodation: Nohga Hotel Kiyomizu Kyoto or similar (Breakfast)
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Kyoto
Following breakfast, depart for a full day of sightseeing.
Visit Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) and Kiyomizudera Temple, two of Kyoto’s most iconic landmarks. Stroll the charming Sannenzaka shopping slope before enjoying lunch accompanied by a Maiko performance.
After lunch the rest of the day is yours to enjoy.
Accommodation: Nohga Hotel Kiyomizu Kyoto or similar (Breakfast & Lunch)
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Kyoto
After breakfast, depart for Nara. Nara Park, home to the famous free‑roaming deer, and Todaiji Temple, housing the Great Buddha Hall. Enjoy a hands‑on Kakinoha Zushi cooking experience before returning to Kyoto.
Accommodation: Nohga Hotel Kiyomizu Kyoto or similar (Breakfast & Lunch)
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Kyoto to Hiroshima
Breakfast at hotel.
Baggage collection — your suitcase will be forwarded to Osaka. Please prepare one overnight bag for Hiroshima.
Check out and transfer to Kyoto Station for your train to Hiroshima. Continue to Miyajimaguchi Ferry Port and take the ferry to Miyajima.
Enjoy an oyster lunch at a local restaurant before visiting Itsukushima Shrine and the Otorii Gate, one of Japan’s most photographed landmarks.
Return by ferry and transfer to your hotel
Accommodation: ANA Crowne Plaza Hiroshima (Breakfast & Lunch)
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Hiroshima to Osaka
21 March 2027 $9840 per person
Inclusions
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11 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 3 dinners
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Transfers, sightseeing and excursions as per programme using an air conditioned vehicle
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Bullet train
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Entrance fees to sightseeing venues as stated in the itinerary above
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Transport in private touring vehicles
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Local English-speaking driver/guide on all sightseeing excursions
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International Airfares
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Any meals which are not mentioned in the above inclusions
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Any alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages during any of the meals
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Gratuities, Laundry or any personal items (unless specified)
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Any changes you may choose to make during your holiday
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Travel Insurance
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Any applicable visa charges
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Any additional sightseeing, activities or services not specifically mentioned
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Any itinerary amendments made after confirmation
Exclusions
Dates & Pricing
Breakfast at hotel. Check out and transfer to Haneda Airport (HND) for your onward flight.
(Breakfast)
Departure Tokyo
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