Finally, the guide will escort you to the Asakusa Pier for a Sumida River Cruise, which will show you a different side of Tokyo. You’ll enjoy the gorgeous cityscape of central Tokyo, including the Skytree, Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Bay, and various bridges like Kiyosu Bridge, Chuo-Ohashi Bridge, and Rainbow Bridge.

Your guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby and accompany you on a bullet train ride to Odawara, where we’ll then ascend Hakone Mountain using the Tozan Train and Tozan Cable Car, followed by a ropeway ride to Owakudani Valley. After admiring the valley’s volcanic view, continue in the all-glass gondola to Togendai Port, and you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Hakone Mountains, Lake Ashi, and Mt. Fuji in the distance. Once there, join your guide on a corsair-style ship for a 20-minute cruise, breathing in the cool, fresh air while taking in the elegant Mt. Fuji from an unobstructed view. After that, the guide will escort you back to Tokyo by express train for the night.

The final stop will be the Hida Kokubunji Temple, which features lucky Sarubobo dolls blessing a harmonious marriage and healthy children. In the evening, the guide will accompany you back to the hotel.

From here, we’ll walk all the way to the Kanazawa Castle Park to learn about the city’s feudal past, and later have time spent at the Higashichaya Old Town (geisha district) and Nagamachi Samurai District, both of which are steeped in history and culture. Finally, return to the hotel with our guide.

Admire the Kyoto Tower just outside the train station, and then we’ll visit the Gion Street, venture to the Yasaka Shrine at the end of the street, appreciate its Buden Stage hung with lanterns. Take a photo at the landmark five-story Yasaka Pagoda of the Hokan-ji Temple, and then wander from Ninenzaka to Sannenzaka, where the wooden buildings and traditional shops would evoke the familiar feel of a typical ancient Japanese capital. Eventually, we will climb all the way up to the Pure Water Temple, one of the most revered temples in all of Japan. Finally, you’ll be led to a renowned teahouse in Gion. Witness a wonderful tea ceremony with Japanese maiko performance. Afterwards, take in the vibrant night view of Gion before taking a taxi at your own expense to your hotel in 10 minutes.

Take an afternoon stroll with our guide who knows well the local neighborhood, passing by the Gango-ji Temple, Goryo Shrine, and diving into the secret paths of Naramachi to feel the real life atmosphere. Visit the Naramachi Lattice House hidden in the back alley. Finally, our guide will accompany you back to your hotel in Kyoto for the night.

Finally, the guide will accompany you back to your hotel to retrieve your luggage, see you off at the Kyoto Station for a bullet train to Hiroshima (tickets reserved and included).

Late in the afternoon, the guide will take you to Hiroshima Station for a train to Osaka (train tickets reserved and included) about 2 hours. You can take subway or taxi to your hotel in Osaka,

In the morning, pack up and store your luggage at the hotel, We’ll first arrange a special stop for you to visit the 190-year-old Kuromon Market (close on Sunday), known as ‘Osaka’s Kitchen’ and a must-see for foodies. Next, our guide, well versed in Japanese history and culture, will show you the 450-year-old Osaka Castle and the park that surrounds it. If time permits, we’ll visit Shinsekai commercial area and see its landmark tower Tsutenkaku. You are suggested to book an evening flight leaving Osaka. Please make your own way to the airport for your flight home.