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- Platinum Operator
- G Adventures
- 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
- Low Intensity
- Travelers can expect some light physical activities
- Guided in English
- Group Size 10 - 15
- Ages 12+
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Meet your group and CEO in a lively city
- Stay in a temple and dine on shojin-ryori
- Visit Hiroshima's Peace Park and museum
- See the floating Torii Gate on Miyajima
- Explore Kyoto's Nijo Castle and Gion district
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Osaka
- Day 2 Osaka/Kōyasan (1B, 1D)
- Day 3 Kōyasan/Hiroshima (1B)
- Day 4 Hiroshima
- Day 5 Hiroshima/Kyoto
- Day 6 Kyoto
- Day 7 Kyoto/Hakone (1D)
- Day 8 Hakone/Tokyo (1B)
- Day 9 Tokyo
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
Where You'll Stay
Prince Smart Inn Osaka Yodoyabashi
Hotelday 1Sekishoin
Hotelday 2Toyoko Inn Hiroshimaeki Shinkansenguchi Ⅱ
HotelDays 3, 4Prince Smart Inn Kyoto Sanjo
HotelDays 5, 6TKP Hotel & Resort Rekutore Hakone Gora
Hotelday 7The B Akasaka
Hotelday 8
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G Adventures
Number of tours
1,011
Age Range
12 to 90 years old
Response time
less than 1 hour
Response rate
96%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- JDJanelle· March 17th, 2025Our CEO Takae was awesome😁 Her knowledge of Japan and the Japanese Culture was amazing and she was a very caring and thoughtful guide. We would highly recommend her tour with G AdventureShow more
G Adventures commented on this reviewThanks so much for your review, Janelle! We hope to welcome you on another adventure in the near future.Trip date: March 2025 - ASandreas· October 6th, 2024It was all we expected and really enjoyed itShow moreG Adventures commented on this reviewThanks Andreas, Glad you enjoyed your trip and that everything was as expected.Trip date: August 2024
- YCYOLANDE· September 6th, 2024Itinerary was good but woul be better with an extra day or 2 to really appreciate the places especially Koyosan and Hakone. Our guide was super! Helpful and pleasant he was a source of knowledge and looked after us.Hotels were generally okay to good. The activities were interesting but perhaps have some extra pay extra such as a cooking class. Maybe explain beforehand about the luggage packing for the night and next day. I would recommend this tour to anyone who is physically fit as there is much walking.Show moreG Adventures commented on this reviewThank you for sharing your feedback, Yolande! We are glad that you enjoyed your trip overall but we appreciate the constructive feedback. We'll pass that along to our operations and product management teams.
Trip date: August 2024 - KWKelly· September 1st, 2024So much walking but excellent tour where you see it all and do it all. If you can snag Tina or Jimmy as your guide we’ve won the lottery!Show moreG Adventures commented on this reviewThank you so much for sharing your feedback with us, Kelly! We hope to welcome you on another adventure in the near future!Trip date: August 2024
- GGodfrey· July 22nd, 2024ils pretty good though the tour guide ignores everythingShow moreG Adventures commented on this reviewThank you for your review Godfrey. We regret to read about your CEO's lack of enthusiasm. This has been passed on to the appropriate teams for coaching purposes.Trip date: July 2024
Julie· July 12th, 2024We had a great trip to Japan. The itinerary was full of exciting sites and cultural learning. Stops in Osaka, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Koyasan, Kyoto, Hakone, and Tokyo were all fascinating for their history, food, and sites. Our G-Adventure guide was top notch and really made the trip. Strongly recommend this trip.Show moreG Adventures commented on this reviewHi Julie, We are so happy to read that you had such a great adventure. We appreciate the five star review and we hope to see you on another trip sometime soon.Trip date: June 2024- MKMeena· June 18th, 2024I am writing as I was very upset to realise that the whole tour was by public transport which I wouldn’t have chosen for myself - a 58 year old with a heart problem. A number of things make the cost of the tour that I paid for ridiculously expensive and I feel you have taken advantage of me. They are the following: 1) I booked with TourRadar and you put me on G adventures without letting me Know how physically challenging it would be especially handing my bag and knapsack on public transport. 2) 7!cities in 9 days is actually untrue as there was no tour of Osaka. 3) check in times were inconsistent and never to our benefit. On Hakone we could Only check-in at 5:30pm and we departed the next morning at 8:30. I have paid a lot for this trip and been treated like a budget traveller. 3) how do you expect a local travel guide to help me with my bags though Keiko did a great job helping but I was fortunate that one of the group members helped me with my main luggage. What would have happened to me if he didn’t? For these reasons stated above, I feel cheated and comparing prices with the others from the US and UK who were on the same trip, I paid the most. What are you going to do about this?Show moreG Adventures commented on this reviewThank you for your review, Mena. I understand you have been assisted by our Customer Experience team already, but please feel free to continue to communicate with them as they can best address your concerns.Trip date: June 2024
- S Marie· May 18th, 2024Really enjoyed trip. Guide Jiro Hattori was very organized and helpful. Good variety of rural, cultural and urban activities.Show moreG Adventures commented on this reviewThanks Suzanne for the great review. We are so happy that you enjoyed your trip and that Jiro did suchg a great job.Trip date: April 2024
- JMJoe· May 14th, 2024The sites were amazing on this tour. However, our tour guide spoke very poor English and did not have the knowledge to explain to us the backround/history of most of the sites we saw in each city. My friend and I were extremely let down especially since we were looking forward to this trip and expecting a solid tour guide. It got so bad that one of the people on our tour had to google the history on each site and explained it to us all. We even spoke to the tour guide of a different tour company on our tour to get better info. There are better tour companies out there. Do your research before booking.Show moreG Adventures commented on this reviewHi Joe We appreciate the honest review. We'll pass your comments over to our operations team for review.Trip date: April 2024
- MAMartha· May 10th, 2024The Osaka to Tokyo tour was fantastic thanks to our very organised and capable guide and CEO Mayumi, and a very jolly and fun group from different parts of the world. Mayumi went over and above to support us with the tour, making it such a good and stress free experience.Show moreG Adventures commented on this reviewThanks Martha for the five stars. We are happy that Mayumi did such a great job. Hopefully we'll see you back on the road with us again soon.Trip date: April 2024
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Alyssa
Asked on September 1st, 2025Can we add a tour or two of the city and some other things we'd like to experience: Summo, tea service, Geisha.
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Alyssa
Traveler•Written September 2025We'd like to do many or all of: Shibuya, Asakusa, Tsukiji, Meiji, Teamlab, and maybe a Summo demonstration, Geshia and Tea service.
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Alyssa
Traveler•Written September 2025Is there a tour of Tokyo you can arrange? Can we find time for the Tea, Geshia?
G AdventuresOperator•Written September 2025Optional activities can be booked on day 1 with the help of the CEO. We do not have a supplier for sumo wrestling, so we recommend you book that with a third party during your free time.
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Tammy
Asked on July 29th, 2025Could you kindly let me know if I can still book it because it's not providing those dates on the website anymore.
- G AdventuresOperator•Written July 2025
Unfortunately we are no longer able to offer this departure date as it has been halted due to being so close to departure. The next available dates that can be requested are; 11AUG25 -19AUG25, 13AUG25 - 21AUG25. The next date that can be instantly confirmed is; 15AUG25 - 23AUG25.
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Tammy
Traveler•Written July 2025Would it be possible to allow me to book the 8th to 16th trip please?
- G AdventuresOperator•Written July 2025
So sorry but there is no way for us to add anyone to a tour that has been halted. We no longer can book certain services for the trip, like train tickets, entrance tickets etc. It is not possible I am afraid.
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Clare
Asked on July 29th, 2025Will it be possible to join the Osaka to Tokyo tour on 09 August instead of 08 August?
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Clare
Traveler•Written July 2025Would the tour include the accommodation fee?
- G AdventuresOperator•Written July 2025
You must join this tour on day one (8th August) - as one day two it departs Osaka.
- G AdventuresOperator•Written July 2025
All our tours include accommodation.
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Monica
Asked on July 15th, 2025Does this tour require early rising and on a bus and hours of travel per day, or is it more relaxed? What is the approximate schedule of this tour? We are interested in a tour that may stay in one location for 2-3 days and explore each city from a home base?
- G AdventuresOperator•Written July 2025
For this tour, you stay 1-2 nights in each city, it is a bit more on the go in order to see all these places in just 9 days! Wake up is usually early in the morning for travel days only, and travelling is as follows: Day 2: Osaka/Kōyasan - 3 hours train, Day 3: Kōyasan/Hiroshima - 5 hours train, Day 5: Hiroshima/Kyoto - 1 hour and 30 minutes train, Day 7: Kyoto/Hakone - 3 hours train. A tour that is a bit more relaxed where you stay longer in each place is Journeys: Iconic Japan.
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Jade
Asked on June 19th, 2025Are the prices quoted for 1 person only? I am travelling on my own. Also is it possible to book a room with a double bed
- G AdventuresOperator•Written June 2025
Our prices are based on twin share accomodation with somebody of the same gender. We do offer 'My Own Room', please let us know the date of departure you are looking at along with your currency, and we can give you a quote on this.
- G AdventuresOperator•Written June 2025
The tour price is USD 2624.00 per twin-share. We can add the single supplement for an additional USD 399.00.
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Jade
Traveler•Written June 2025Thanks very much for your prompt responses, are rooms with a double bed availalbe?
- G AdventuresOperator•Written June 2025
Yes of course, you can select your bed preference in your 'Good to Go' which is sent once you are booked.
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Rita
Asked on May 21st, 2025Looking at departing Tokyo around 20 June 2025 & a tour like this would be ideal.
- G AdventuresOperator•Written May 2025
We don't have the exact tour in reverse but we a similar tour called Back Roads of Japan starting in Tokyo either on June 7th or June 28th. Would those dates work?
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Rita
Traveler•Written May 2025Unfortunately those 2 dates don't work for me - but I am still considering this Japan Express tour.
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Jose
Asked on April 21st, 2025Can 11 years old child travel with the group - Japan tours on May 5th. She is 11, but very mature, toll and looks and behaves like 14 years old. Can a child stay in the room with parents?
- G AdventuresOperator•Written April 2025
We have a minimum age requirement on this tour of 12 years old. We can highly recommend this Japan tour however, in which an 11 year old would be more than welcome.
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Kristin
Asked on February 22nd, 2025What is the cost for a solo traveller?
- G AdventuresOperator•Written February 2025
The tour price is 5459 AUD, a single supplement would be an additional 619.00 AUD.
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Steven
Asked on February 16th, 2025I am a woman traveling on my own and would prefer to stay at a single room instead of sharing it with someone I don't know, I just don't feel secure about that. Would that be possible?
- G AdventuresOperator•Written February 2025
This tour does offer the My Own Room option which will give you a room to yourself throughout the tour.
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Douglas
Asked on January 19th, 2025This price is just for land or with airfare?
- G AdventuresOperator•Written January 2025
The tour cost does not include international air travel to and from the tour.
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Douglas
Traveler•Written January 2025So what is the price?
- G AdventuresOperator•Written January 2025
The price should be on the website, we cannot see your country to know your currency, what currency should we quote in?
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