Japan Tours & Vacations 2018 & 2019
Japan is an amazing destination to visit, but as a typically time-poor family sometimes you want someone else to make all of the arrangements. Japan’s most iconic peak features on all our itineraries with a night spent beside Lake Kawaguchi, a picturesque body of water that sits beneath Mt. Fuji. Bursting with a unique culture, Japan is probably like no other country you have visited before. No matter where your Japan vacation takes you, you will have the opportunity to sample traditional Japanese cuisine, from simple bento-box lunches and savory noodles to sashimi and tempura.
The optional tour will visit sights including Fushimi Inari-taisha and Kinkaku-ji, before indulging in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Even if you’re not a rugby devotee, September 2019 will be the time to visit Japan when the nation will also be caught up in the excitement of Tokyo hosting the 2020 Olympics. Visitors to Japan who are able to attend a performance will enjoy the traditional rotating stage as well as the footbridge, or hanamichi, which extends into the audience making attendees feel like part of the action.
Insights into ancient temples and beliefs are easily sprinkled into any Japan itinerary while intimate journeys can also delve into the heart of this spiritual heritage. All our Fully Escorted Japan Tours include Hotels, Most Meals, Admission Fees, Ground Transportation, Airport Transfers, All Activities, Gratuities, Tax and led by licensed professional tour guide.
I for one could have enjoyed a simple Japanese dinner or bar meal to end the tour. Buddhist temples dot the country, and in rural areas you can stay in traditional ryokan inns for a taste of Japanese life from a bygone era. When visiting Japan, often called the Land of the Rising Sun”, the first thing that will strike you will be the intertwining of the traditional and the modern which is the very essence of Japanese culture and possibly one of its principal attractions.
This refined type of Japanese Zen temple garden design generally features distinctive larger rock formations arranged amidst a sweep of smooth pebbles raked into linear patterns that facilitate meditation. With Odyssey, visit the most famous destinations in Japan while also discovering the hidden haunts: take in the view of magnificent Mt. Fuji, make a wish at Senso-ji temple, savor Japanese culinary wonders, venture out the eye-opening Shibuya, and stop over to hand feed adorable Nara deer.