View allThe accommodations were good, the food was excellent, and the tour was exactly what I wanted.
Elham, traveled in April
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- Platinum Operator
- Intrepid Travel
- Explorer
- Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- Low Intensity
- Travelers can expect some light physical activities
- Guided in English
- Max Group Size 12
- Ages 15+
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Tokyo's vibrant urban culture
- Ride the shinkansen to historic Nikko
- Relax in Hakone's outdoor hot-spring onsen
- Visit Hiroshima's Peace Park and museum
- Discover Kyoto's ancient temples and shrines
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Tokyo
- Day 2 Hakone
- Day 3 Hakone
- Day 4 Takayama
- Day 5 Takayama
- Day 6 Hiroshima
- Day 7 Hiroshima
- Day 8 Hagi
- Day 9 Hagi
- Day 10 Kyoto
- Day 11 Kyoto
- Day 12 Kyoto
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Operated by
Intrepid Travel
Number of tours
1,095
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
9 hours
Response rate
76%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationGood
- FoodGood
- LJLinda· October 4th, 2025Active tour with a good mix of urban and rural sightseeing and accommodations. Our guide, Toshi, was knowledgeable and sincerely interested introducing us to japanese culture and tradition through the sights and foods of the regions visited. and took excellent care of his “flock” as he guided us there to perhaps come back again.Show more
Intrepid Travel commented on this reviewThank you for your review, Linda. We are pleased to hear that you found your Japan trip to be a good mixture of sightseeing activities and your tour leader took great care of the group. We look forward to welcoming you on another trip soon.Trip date: September 2025 - Elham· April 29th, 2024The accommodations were good the food was excellent and the tour was exactly what I wanted it was an active tour that we spent most of our time out doors and in smaller cities and towns Our tour guide Toshi was excellentShow moreIntrepid Travel commented on this reviewThank you for taking the time to post a review. It’s great to know the trip was everything you wanted and more and that Toshi was an excellent guide. We hope you will find another of our itineraries to your liking and we can welcome you on another of... Show moreTrip date: April 2024
- AJanet S· September 18th, 2019Trip ran smoothly. Guide treated everyone nicely. He helped people with big luggage and made sure all got back to hotel safely. Eric was helpful and caring to us all.Show moreTrip date: January 2019
- ATarnia Y· September 18th, 2019Got to see lots of Japan. Was really pleased to see some of the smaller cities (Takayama, Nikko and Hakone) as these would be places you may not go to if not on a guided tour.Show moreTrip date: January 2019
- AJayme G· September 18th, 2019I loved the trip, it gave a good taste of japan and a lot in it.Show moreTrip date: January 2019
- AEmma P· September 18th, 2019The tour leader was excellent and the itinerary was good so as a solo traveller I loved it! The trip could be done a lot cheaper independently but I don’t think I would have learned as much about the culture without the tour leaderShow moreTrip date: January 2019
- ASuzanne H· September 18th, 2019I LOVED the GUIDEhe was A+ His love and interest and KNOWLEDGE was one of the best I have had.The holidays made it difficult in the end of trip to visit certain restaurants and Pease Museum so that was a bummer.Darn 4 day holiday at News Years, does not happen in US so I had no idea.BUT it was IDEAL timing for me to travel and I heard others say the same thing.But the cost vs the off season seems like it was expensive.I paid a lot and it was off season.Also for me I was with 2 families and a couple that I felt as an individual traveler made it difficult to make friends they had their unit.GREAT thing was there were 3 of us that did not have others with us.Without those two people my trip would have been terrible because I would not have had anyone to hangout with.I think I need to upgrade to the comfort trip I guess I would like to understand the difference better.Show moreTrip date: December 2018
- ASusan M· September 18th, 2019I would recommend Intrepid based on the group size and the ability of the tour to deliver real and local experiences of the countries culture to its clients.Show moreTrip date: December 2018
- AKaren N· September 18th, 2019Alain Sabourin was an excellent tour guide - he has both the personality and local knowledge requiredShow moreTrip date: December 2018
- AC A· September 18th, 2019I find Japan a daunting place to travel - lots of rigid social rules and my inability to communicate in Japanese make it harder than most. Alain Sabourin did an excellent job of leading the trip - coping with the logistics relatively seamlessly, and remaining cheerful and willing to help throughout.Show moreTrip date: December 2018
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Paul
Asked on August 7th, 2025Could you add me to a waitlist if there is one.
Intrepid TravelOperator•Written August 2025Unfortunately, we do not have spaces available on the 08 March 2026 departure as the trip is fully booked.
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Tracey
Asked on July 25th, 2025Is that per day or only one each for the entire tour?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written July 2025
There is only 1 breakfast on Day 7 and 1 dinner on Day 8 included. All other meals will need to be budgeted for.
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Tyler
Asked on July 9th, 2025As we move from town to town on trains or whatever, do we have to make that travel on our own or does the guide accompany us?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written July 2025
During the trip, all transportation is included — this covers travel by boat, public bus, cable car, ferry, metro, high-speed train, and train. You won't be on your own; the guide will accompany the group throughout the journey to make everything smooth and stress-free.
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Michele
Asked on June 23rd, 2025I would like to know if this tours cover everything i mean the tickets and all turs please. Is my friend that want to go from London. Please if you provide all info, how many days, dates, cost, etc. please.
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written June 2025
All accommodations and transport within the tour will be included. We do not include international airfare, or insurance, there are also some meals and activities that are not includes. Boat, Public Bus, Cable Car, Ferry, Metro, High Speed Train, Train are included. Accommodation includes Hotel (8 nights), Japanese Inn (4 nights).
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Julie
Asked on January 29th, 2025Is there any availability for single supplement as I travel solo?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written January 2025
We are currently unable to offer a single supplement, airport transfers or additional accommodation in Japan due to limited availability.
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Shannon
Asked on June 27th, 2024Does the Land of the Rising Sun offer hotels in their package instead of Dorm or Hostel?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written June 2024
The accommodations used in our Land of the Raising Sun tour are a mix of Hotels (8 nights) and Japanese Inn (4 nights - ryokans or minshukus). If you would prefer not to stay in the Japanese Inn let me know and I can suggest another itinerary that does not include this.
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Richard
Asked on March 15th, 2024Is there a single occupancy and what is the cost?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written March 2024
A Single Supplement is currently not available for this trip due to limited rooms at our chosen accommodation.
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Richard
Traveler•Written March 2024Is there a single occupiancy for Japan during The month of May 2024 for 13 days?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written March 2024
A Single Supplement is currently not available for this trip due to limited rooms at our chosen accommodation.
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