View allThe choices of cities was fantastic, and there was a lot of interesting places to see.
Liam, traveled in May
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- Platinum Operator
- Intrepid Travel
- In-depth Cultural
- Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 1 - 16
- Ages 15+
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Tokyo's vibrant Shibuya and Harajuku
- Visit Hiroshima's Peace Memorial and A-Bomb Dome
- Make momiji manju on Miyajima Island
- Walk through thousands of torii gates at Fushimi Inari
- Discover Kyoto's geisha districts at night
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Tokyo
- Day 2 Tokyo
- Day 3 Hiroshima
- Day 4 Hiroshima
- Day 5 Kyoto
- Day 6 Kyoto
- Day 7 Kyoto
- Day 8 Osaka
- Day 9 Osaka
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- 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
- Meals
- Optional
- Additional Services
Operated by
Intrepid Travel
Number of tours
1,534
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
10 hours
Response rate
80%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryGood
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationGood
- FoodAverage
- WWWilliam· June 2nd, 2025Zac was outstanding. Excellent tour guide and very pleasant to deal with. Would recommend to others.Show more
Intrepid Travel commented on this reviewThank you for taking the time to post a review and for your recommendation to others. We are delighted to learn that overall, you had a 5* experience with Zac who was an excellent, outstanding guide. We do hope you will find another of our itineraries... Show moreTrip date: May 2025 - JJoel· June 2nd, 2025Great tour with an awesome tour guide. However, the tour was too focused on travelling to shrines and temples for the majority of the trip. I would love to see Perhaps Mount Fuji and/or Nara to visit the bowing deer added instead of some of the shrines and maybe a day dedicated to seeing something nature related like the bamboo Forrest. Zac was an amazing tour guide and made our Japan experience even better.Show moreIntrepid Travel commented on this reviewThank you Joel for taking the time to share your experience with us on your Japan Express trip. Thank you for your feedback regarding the trip being heavily focused on temples and you would have liked to have seen more nature visits incorporated.... Show moreTrip date: May 2025
- Liam· May 27th, 2025I really enjoyed this tour. There was a lot of...Show moreIntrepid Travel commented on this reviewThank you so much for sharing your experience with us. We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour and that the cities and that Zac did an excellent job. We also appreciate your thoughtful feedback about the balance of activities. This is something... Show moreTrip date: May 2025
- RMRebecca· May 27th, 2025Our guide Zac (Bell) was a highlight. He was...Show moreIntrepid Travel commented on this reviewHello Rebecca, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your review. We're thrilled to hear that your tour leader, Zac, was a highlight, and that his personal recommendations made such a memorable impact. We're sorry to learn that the itinerary... Show moreTrip date: April 2025
- JWJulie· May 17th, 2025Zac was awesome! More scheduled activities.Show moreIntrepid Travel commented on this reviewHello Julie, thank you for taking the time to review your experienced. We are pleased to learn that Zax was an awesome Tour Leader. We hope to welcome you on another of our adventures soon.Trip date: May 2025
Dates & Availability
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- -15%From Wednesday13 Aug, 2025To Thursday21 Aug, 2025EnglishAlmost Sold OutCheck the availability with the operatorDeparture on requestFrom:$3,505NZ $2,979 per person
- -20%From Wednesday27 Aug, 2025To Thursday4 Sep, 2025EnglishFilling FastCheck the availability with the operatorDeparture on requestFrom:$3,370NZ $2,696 per person
- Instant Confirmation-25%From Saturday6 Sep, 2025To Sunday14 Sep, 2025EnglishThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureFrom:$3,720NZ $2,790 per person
- Instant Confirmation-20%From Saturday13 Sep, 2025To Sunday21 Sep, 2025EnglishFilling FastThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureFrom:$4,030NZ $3,224 per person
- Instant Confirmation-20%From Saturday20 Sep, 2025To Sunday28 Sep, 2025EnglishFilling FastThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureFrom:$4,000NZ $3,200 per person
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Saturday27 Sep, 2025To Sunday5 Oct, 2025EnglishThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureFrom:NZ $4,000 per person
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Saturday4 Oct, 2025To Sunday12 Oct, 2025EnglishAlmost Sold OutThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureFrom:NZ $4,190 per person
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Saturday18 Oct, 2025To Sunday26 Oct, 2025EnglishFilling FastThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureFrom:NZ $4,085 per person
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Saturday25 Oct, 2025To Sunday2 Nov, 2025EnglishAlmost Sold OutThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureFrom:NZ $4,095 per person
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Saturday8 Nov, 2025To Sunday16 Nov, 2025EnglishThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureFrom:NZ $3,720 per person
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Sabrina
Asked on June 8th, 2025I was confused about the accommodations for the Japan essential trip, under the accommodations it says shared bathing facilities, can you expand on this is this an open space or do you get your own stall to shower? I'm not comfortable bathing infront of others even if it's my own gender, so wondering if this is the right trip for me. It also states 5 days at a basic hotel, how many star hotel would this be, and what are examples of some hotels that may be chosen?
Intrepid TravelOperator•Written June 2025Accommodation in most locations will be in simple tourist-class hotels (i.e. 2-3 stars). The shower space of starting hotel has its own stall to shower.
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Richard
Asked on May 8th, 2025Do you offer transfers from Tokyo airport to the hotel?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written May 2025
Unfortunately, for our Japan trips, we don't provide airport transfer services. Therefore, we kindly ask guests to arrange their own transport from Tokyo airport to the hotel.
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Richard
Traveler•Written May 2025What hotel do I need to get the transfer to in Tokyo?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written May 2025
The starting point hotel for this departure is: Resol Poshtel Tokyo Asakusa, 2-25-1 Nishiasakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN. However, depending on your selected departure date, some trips may start from an alternative hotel.
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Richard
Traveler•Written May 2025Are you able to get a local sim instead of an esim as my phone is not compatible with esim?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written May 2025
You should be able to get a local sim upon arrival at the airport. If not you can always ask the leader and they can better advise you.
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Rebecca
Asked on February 6th, 2025Are all the March travels guaranteed departures? I have 2 clients, can they still join the 22 March or the 26 March? Are there still spots? How abut airport transfers?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written February 2025
All of our March departures are guaranteed to run as we only require a minimum of 1 traveler. Currently, we have good availability remaining on our 22 & 26 March departures so we will be able to accommodate 2 travelers. We do not provide airport transportation as it is quite expensive so we typically advise our travelers to use the rail because it is easy to navigate or they can opt for an airport taxi.
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Lynn
Asked on January 9th, 2025I would like to request 2 double accommodations or 1 double and a triple if that is an option.
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Lynn
Traveler•Written January 2025What is the cost for a single room or the single supplement?
- Intrepid TravelOperator•Written January 2025
We use a series of multi-share hostals and basic hotels to help keep cost affordable. Due to very limited availbility we cannot offer any single supplements on this itinerary or accommodate any special rooming requests. All rooming will be in a twin share room (we can request a double if preferred but it cannot be garunteed) and solo travelers will be paried with another solo of the same gender.
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