2020: Enhanced! Japan's Cultural Treasures

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Travel to Japan with O.A.T. and discover the country you’ve always dreamed of. Discover an Asian land both modern and ancient … where a colorful Shinto festival snakes past neon lights and Tokyo skyscrapers … a modern bullet train speeds past a farmer tending his rice paddies … a well-dressed businessman stops in a Buddhist temple to light incense … and majes...

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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Explore Japan
    • Visit Asakusa
    • Visit Kinkakuji Temple
    • Visit Buddhist Temple

What's this trip about?

    Travel to Japan with O.A.T. and discover the country you’ve always dreamed of. Discover an Asian land both modern and ancient … where a colorful Shinto festival snakes past neon lights and Tokyo skyscrapers … a modern bullet train speeds past a farmer tending his rice paddies … a well-dressed businessman stops in a Buddhist temple to light incense … and majestic Mount Fuji provides an iconic backdrop for Hakone, where locals and travelers alike relax in volcanic hot springs. Our small group allows us to get an intimate glimpse of Japan's distinct culture, which we'll experience alongside the people that know it best—the locals. We'll find a unique fabric of life when our local Trip Experience Leader introduces us to local artisans that specialize in woodwork, a Buddhist monk who will guide us through Zen meditation, and a local family that will show us their traditions. They'll invite us into their markets, homes, and temples to share a piece of their country with us.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeSmall Group - max of 16 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transport
Start CityKyoto
End CityTokyo

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Hiking & Walking
  • Train & Rail Journeys
  • Women Only

Destinations

Activities

  • Culture
  • Educational/ Learning
  • Festivals & Special Events
  • Historic Sightseeing
  • History
  • Nature
  • Trains & Rail

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 16

Trip includes

    • International airfare, airport transfers, government taxes, fees, and airline fuel surcharges unless you choose to make your own air arrangements*
    • All land transportation, including 3 rail transfers on bullet and local trains
    • Accommodations for 13 nights
    • 28 meals—daily breakfast, 9 lunches, and 6 dinners
    • 13 small group activities
    • Explore in a small group of 8-16 travelers (average group size of 14)
    • Services of a local O.A.T. Trip Experience Leader
    • Gratuities for local guides and drivers
    • 5% Frequent Traveler Credit toward your next adventure—an average of $349

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Itinerary

Day 1: Depart U.S.
Depart the U.S. today on your overnight flight to Tokyo, Japan.

Day 2: Arrive Tokyo, Japan
Destination: Tokyo Accommodations: Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho or similar Afternoon/Evening: An O.A.T. representative will greet us at the Tokyo airport upon arrival—usually between 2:45pm and 8:30pm—and assist with the approximately 1.5-hour transfer to our hotel in ...
DAY 3: Tokyo • Meet former sumo wrestler
Destination: Tokyo Meals: Breakfast and Lunch Accommodations: Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho or similar Breakfast: Served at the hotel starting at 7am, featuring a combination of Japanese and Western options. Morning: We’ll meet with our Trip Experience Leader for a ...
Day 4: Subway ride • Taiko drumming experience • Explore Asakusa
Destination: Tokyo Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Accommodations: Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho or similar Activity Note: Because of limited space, we recommend you pack an overnight bag on Day 4 for the next two nights in Hakone. On Day 5, the rest of your luggag...
Day 5: Tokyo • Overland to Hakone • A Day in the Life of Ashigawa Village
Destination: Hakone Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Accommodations: TKP Hotel & Resort Rekutore Hakone Gora or similar Activity Note: Total travel time to Hakone is approximately two hours, but we will make a three-hour stop along the way. Breakfast: Serve...
Day 6:  Hakone • Local interaction with fisherman at Lake Ashi
Destination: Hakone Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Accommodations: TKP Hotel & Resort Rekutore Hakone Gora or similar Activity Note: Alternative activities may be substituted for some of today’s visits depending on weather conditions and the museum's hours ...
Day 7: Hakone • Bullet train • Express train to Kanazawa
Destination: Kanazawa Meals: Breakfast and Dinner Accommodations: Hotel Kanazawa or similar Activity Note: Find the rest of your luggage waiting at our hotel in Kanazawa this afternoon. Breakfast: Served at the hotel beginning at 7:30am, featuring a combination o...
Day 8: Kanazawa • Converse with Fukushima evacuee • Meet temple master • Omicho Market
Destination: Kanazawa Meals: Breakfast and Lunch Accommodations: Hotel Kanazawa or similar Breakfast: Served at the hotel beginning at 7am, featuring a combination of Japanese and Western options. Morning: We begin our exploration of Kanazawa at around 8:30am whe...
Day 9: Kanazawa • Optional Gokayama tour
Optional Tour Destination: Kanazawa Meals: Breakfast Accommodations: Hotel Kanazawa or similar Breakfast: Served at the hotel beginning at 7am, featuring a combination of Japanese and Western options. Morning: Today you have the freedom to spend a day in Kanaza...
Day 10: Kanazawa • Tea with local family • Train to Kyoto
Destination: Kyoto Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Accommodations: Aranvert Hotel or similar Breakfast: Served at the hotel beginning at 7am, featuring a combination of Japanese and Western options. Morning: At about 9am, we'll split into smaller groups and de...
Day 11: Kyoto • Kinkakuji • Sushi-making in Kameoka
Destination: Kyoto Meals: Breakfast and Lunch Accommodations: Aranvert Hotel or similar Activity Note: Kinkakuji Temple is typically crowded with tourists. Accommodations in Kyoto are quite small. Breakfast: Served at the hotel beginning at 7am, featuring a combi...
Day 12: Kyoto • Optional Nara tour
Optional tour Destination: Kyoto Meals: Breakafst Accommodations: Aranvert Hotel or similar Breakfast: Served at the hotel beginning at 7am, featuring a combination of Japanese and Western options. Morning: Today is free for you to explore Kyoto on your own. If...
Day 13: Kyoto • Visit Buddhist Temple • See the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Foundation Visit Destination: Kyoto Meals: Breakfast and Lunch Accommodations: Aranvert Hotel or similar Activity Note: This day includes an uphill walk of 200 steps to reach Senkoji Temple. Travelers do not have to participate in this walk. Arashiyama Bamboo Gro...
Day 14: Kyoto • Nijo Castle
Destination: Kyoto Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Accommodations: Aranvert Hotel Breakfast: Served at the hotel beginning at 7am, featuring a combination of Japanese and Western options. Morning: At about 9:30am, we’ll depart for Nijo castle, traveling for ap...
Day 15: Return to U.S. or begin Hiroshima post-trip extension
Meals: Breakfast Breakfast: Served at the hotel beginning at 7am, featuring a combination of Japanese and Western options. Morning: Today, you will transfer to the airport in the late morning for your flight home from Osaka. Or, if you're continuing on our optional...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $5,095
Price per day$340
Last Updated: 1/21/2020

The prices listed below are based on US dollars:  Season Start  Season End  Double Standard  Availability  Mar-01-2020  Mar-31-2020  $5459  Limited  Apr-01-2020  Apr-30-2020  $5995  Limited  May-01-2020  May-31-2020  $5895  Limited  Jun-01-2020  Jun-30-2020  $5695  Limited  Aug-01-2020  Aug-31-2020  $5395  Limited  Sep-01-2020  Sep-30-2020  $5995  Limited  Oct-01-2020  Oct-31-2020  $5945  Limited  Nov-01-2020  Nov-30-2020  $5095  Limited

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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Refuse to Refund After Cancelation

Apr 2020

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Refund not given after cancelation dur to COVID 19

Wife's trip to Japan was scheduled and paid for in April, 2019. Everything on track until her trip was canceled due to COVID19. She has had three calls with OAT incl...

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Joan

Jan 2020

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I thoroughly enjoyed the Enhanced! Japan's Cultural Treasures tour.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Enhanced! Japan's Cultural Treasures tour. Our guide Katy did an excellent job. You see several of the "must-see" sights that attract a lot ...

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Regina

Dec 2019

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Most Memorable Moment

Trip was great. The guide went over and beyond his dutie. We were able to ...

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Sharon

Dec 2019

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A wonderful experience!

I just loved this trip. We saw so many beautiful sites, had many hands-o...

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Peter

Dec 2019

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Great trip

Great trip and your guide. Enjoyed traveling with others in group. Japan is a great destination.

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Accommodation

Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho TKP Hotel & Resort Rekutore Hakone Gora Hotel Kanazawa Aranvert Hotel

Transportation & Flights

Walk over city streets, through gardens and markets, and within temples and shrines in which the ground may be uneven and stairways may lack handrails Travel by 24-passenger air-conditioned minibus (no toilet on board), shinkansen (bullet train), subway, local train, and 250-passenger boat Public transportation is used on the trip extensions in Tokyo and Hiroshima, often at subway stations with no escalators or elevators,

Transportation & flights

Walk over city streets, through gardens and markets, and within temples and shrines in which the ground may be uneven and stairways may lack handrails Travel by 24-passenger air-conditioned minibus (no toilet on board), shinkansen (bullet train), subway, local train, and 250-passenger boat Public transportation is used on the trip extensions in Tokyo and Hiroshima, often at subway stations with no escalators or elevators
Cancellation policy
If you need to cancel your trip for any reason, please call us as soon as possible, and follow up in writing. You are also required to return any airline tickets that may have been issued to you. Cancellation refunds will be calculated as of the date we receive your written cancellation. We will issue your refund in the manner in which we received your payment. If you paid your deposit by credit card and your balance by check, your refund will be divided accordingly. Refunds are generated manually by our accounting department to ensure accuracy. Please allow for a 30-day processing period before receiving your refund. There is a non-refundable, $300 per person processing fee for each trip you cancel, which reflects our costs of administering a reservation. Other cancellation fees depend upon your trip type and time of cancellation.
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Meals Included
13 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches and 6 Dinners
Age Requirements
No age restrictions
Additional Information
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Trip ID
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