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Japan at the exact moment it shows off. We time the route to follow the blossom front, start days before the crowds, and balance the famous sights with the neighbourhood ramen counters, gardens and craft workshops that make people fall in love with the country.
Trip at a Glance
- DestinationJapan
- DatesMar 28 – Apr 6, 2027
- Duration9 Nights / 10 Days
- Group SizeMax 12 Travelers
- Travel StyleCulture, Cuisine, Gardens
- Activity LevelModerate
- AccommodationTokyo, Hakone, Kyoto
Highlights
- Dawn at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari, before the first tour bus
- Tsukiji outer market breakfast with a chef who buys there
- Ryokan night in Hakone: kaiseki dinner, onsen, tatami, Fuji if she cooperates
- Private tea ceremony in a 300-year-old machiya townhouse
- Hanami picnic under the blossoms with food we choose together at a depachika
- Bullet train to Hiroshima and the quiet of Miyajima at dusk
Day by Day
10 days, 9 nights. Every day has an anchor and an escape hatch — nothing here is compulsory.
Airport transfer, no plans. Optional evening walk through the lantern-lit lanes of Yanaka for anyone with energy left.
Market breakfast, Asakusa early, then the neighbourhoods nobody photographs. Evening izakaya crawl for those who want it.
Architecture, art, and the world's most civilised department-store food hall. Afternoon free in Shibuya or a garden.
Blossom picnic in a park chosen the morning of — we follow the forecast, not the brochure.
Train into the mountains, ryokan check-in, kaiseki dinner and onsen. Fuji views optional but frequent.
Lake, open-air museum, then the shinkansen west. Evening walk through Gion.
Fushimi Inari before sunrise, breakfast after, tea ceremony in the afternoon. Early night earned.
Bamboo grove early, then a craft workshop — indigo dyeing or knife sharpening, your choice.
Day trip by bullet train. Peace Park with a guide, then the island torii at dusk. Farewell dinner in Kyoto.
Transfers to Osaka or Tokyo airports. Extensions to Naoshima or Kanazawa available.
What's Included
- 9 nights: boutique hotels in Tokyo and Kyoto, one traditional ryokan
- All breakfasts, 6 dinners including kaiseki, 3 lunches
- All in-country trains including shinkansen, and private transfers with luggage forwarding
- Local guides in Tokyo, Kyoto and Hiroshima
- Tea ceremony, craft workshop, and all entries listed
- Pocket wifi and an IC transit card per traveler
What's Not Included
- International flights
- Travel insurance
- Meals not listed
- Optional experiences during free time
- Gratuities (rarely expected in Japan)
We would rather show you this list than surprise you with it later.
Important Info
- BlossomsNature has no contract with us. The route is built to give the best possible odds across three regions.
- WalkingExpect 6–9 km a day, plus stairs and train stations. This is the most active of our culture trips.
- RyokanOne night is shared-style bathing (separated by gender, private options exist). Tattoos: tell us, we will arrange.
- FoodVegetarian and allergy needs are workable with notice — Japan needs the notice.
- LuggageOne suitcase. Really. It gets forwarded ahead while we travel with overnight bags.
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