Kanazawa Tours & Trips

Highlights

• Experience the buzz of modern Tokyo and ancient Kyoto's temples, shrines and Zen gardens
• Meet the snow monkeys and spend a night in temple lodgings, joining the monks for morning prayers
• Explore the samurai district of Kanazawa and try Japan's best sake at Takayama

Highlights

• Traverse the breathtaking Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, unveiling awe-inspiring vistas.
• Hike through Kamikochi's ancient cedar forest, tracing rivers, and gazing at the Yake volcano.
• Explore Tokyo's vibrant palaces and neon streets, and Kyoto's serene temples and geisha districts.
• Admire Mount Fuji's graceful majesty and relax in tranquil hot springs.
• Discover Kanazawa's exquisite Kenroku-en Garden and the untouched charm of Shirakawago thatched-roof villages.

Highlights

• Enjoy steaming matcha on a small island in the lake at Hamarikyu Garden.
• Gain insights into the Japanese enthusiasm for food at a local home.
• Meander around the beautifully preserved old town of Takayama.
• Explore Shirakawa-go with its renowned 'praying hands' houses and learn about architectural details.
• Enjoy the breathtaking views in Kenroku-en garden, one of the top three gardens in Japan.

Highlights

• Learn the tricks of the trade when you take part in a hands-on sushi-making class in Tokyo, pick local produce from the market before a cooking class in Kanazawa and make your own okonomiyaki in Osaka.
• Meet local farmers during a day trip from Kyoto to the Uji region, the home of green tea production. Tour the green tea and matcha farms, enjoy a hot cuppa, then walk the streets of Uji city, stopping on the way to see the Ujiami Shrine.
• When you’re not busy eating, enjoy iconic experiences like wandering the streets of Tokyo, Kenroku-en garden in Kyoto, the glowing signs of Osaka’s Dotonbori district, learning Buddhist history in Koya-san and walking through Kyoto’s Gion district.
• Feast on delicious Japanese cuisine, from street food to restaurant favourites – including ekiben, sushi, matcha, takoyaki, okonomiyaki and fresh seafood.
• Sip on sake, the national drink of Japan, during a visit to a local sake brewery in Kyoto. Learn how sake is made and maybe even pick up a bottle (or two) to take home.

Highlights

• Explore the modern and traditional sides of japan
• Relax at a traditional inn
• Ride a ferry to miyajima to see the famous floating torii
• Learn the art of meditation from a local monk

Highlights

• Enjoy a sake tasting at a local sake brewery followed by a Hida beef dinner.
• Participate in a sushi-making class.
• Experience a traditional kaiseki dinner.
• Try your hand at the centuries-old art of the Japanese tea ceremony, gold leaf decorating and stenciling.
• Travel by the famous Shinkansen bullet train.

Highlights

• Relish in the beautiful cherry blossoms at the top places like Tokyo, Kamakura, Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Kyoto, and Osaka.
• Delight in a relaxed cruise to take in the cherry blossom vistas lining both banks of the Sumida River.
• Cruise on Lake Kawaguchiko to admire the beauty of Mt. Fuji.
• Visit the city highlights in Kyoto, like the Kinkaku-ji Temple and the Fushimi Inari Shrine.
• Discover the historic Osaka Castle, Kema Sakuranomiya Park, and Osaka Mint Bureau.

Highlights

• Travel by bullet train across Japan and savour the freshest seafood, sushi and Hida beef
• Discover thriving Tokyo, beautiful Kyoto and vibrant Osaka
• Sample sake, make wagashi, enjoy our private tea ceremony