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Epic Japan: Speed Trains & Street Food

11 days
From Tokyo to Osaka
4.5
23 traveler reviews
Epic Japan: Speed Trains & Street Food - G Adventures
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Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
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An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 10 - 16
Age range 18 to 39
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Highlights

  • Explore Tokyo's vibrant nightlife
  • Ride the bullet train to Takayama
  • Soak in a traditional Japanese onsen
  • Visit the iconic floating torii gate
  • Experience Osaka's famous street food

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Tokyo
  2. Day 2 Tokyo
  3. Day 3 Tokyo/Takayama
  4. Day 4 Takayama/Kyoto
  5. Day 5 Kyoto
  6. Day 6 Kyoto
  7. Day 7 Kyoto/Hiroshima
  8. Day 8 Hiroshima
  9. Day 9 Hiroshima/Osaka
  10. Day 10 Osaka
  11. Day 11 Osaka
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  • Insurance
  • Meals
  • Optional
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    4.8
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  • Epic Japan: Speed Trains & Street Food reviewer 1
    · March 24th, 2025
    Roger was a great guide! Everything went smoothly and while the group was together a lot, there was also plenty of freedom to explore sites, activities, and restaurants solo if we wanted.
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Thank you so much for sharing your review with us, Eliezer! Our world deserves more you!
    Trip date: March 2025
  • SF
    · February 16th, 2025
    Brilliant tour! Lots of free time to explore, and the tour guide, Noga-san was funny and a great guide, 100% recommend!!
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Thanks so much for your positive review, Sam! It sounds like you had a wonderful time in Japan. We hope to welcome you on another adventure in the near future!
    Trip date: January 2025
  • Epic Japan: Speed Trains & Street Food reviewer 3
    · November 26th, 2024
    It was great! Got to see a lot within the 11 days and our CEO was very friendly and helpful!
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Thank you for your review, Michelle! We are delighted to know that you enjoyed your time in Japan with us. The world deserves more you!
    Trip date: November 2024
  • Epic Japan: Speed Trains & Street Food reviewer 4
    · May 23rd, 2023
    Japan was so fun! A looooooot of free time so do you researches about what to do and visit in every city. Would have love more ''organised'' activities (like a dinner every night with the group,...). Compared to other G Adventures tour I did in the past, I felt that this group was less stick together since there was only a few group activities.
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Hi Alexandra, Thanks for the constructive feedback; I really appreciate it.
    Trip date: March 2023
  • Epic Japan: Speed Trains & Street Food reviewer 5
    · April 6th, 2023
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ / ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It was awesome. Be had the right amount of free time and guidance. Our CEO was the best one I've ever could expect, she went to the top and 500 extra miles. I will definitely recommend it.
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Hi Thomas, Love this! Thanks for the great feedback.
    Trip date: March 2023
  • Epic Japan: Speed Trains & Street Food reviewer 6
    · February 12th, 2023
    Overall, I had a great time on this trip. Make sure you're prepared with a few ideas of what you want to eat and what to visit at each stop. The tour was good, but we occasionally spent too much or too little time in some areas. (I recommend spending a long time at Fushimi Inari and maybe like an hour at most for Kinkakuji.) Communication was a little lacking from our guide at times, but he did a good job of getting us from one location to the other. Would recommend to others.
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Hi Marshall, Thank you for taking the time to send through your feedback; we really appreciate it!
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    Trip date: January 2023
  • S
    · September 2nd, 2022
    Booked Japan tour for my pregnant partner and I as a baby moon. Was told at time of booking that deposits were refundable if tour did not go ahead due to COVID restrictions. Was informed a few weeks ago that rules in Japan hadn’t changed but GAdventures has decided to heavily modify the tour so it could go ahead. We did not want to go ahead with this heavily modified tour so we requested refund of our deposits as previously discussed. Today we were told we wouldn’t be getting our deposits back despite the tour we originally signed up for not going ahead. I have now had to lodge a complaint with Australian Consumer Protection. Feel like we got scammed, avoid avoid avoid.
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Hi Steven, Thank you for your feedback; I really appreciate it. Please allow me to raise your concerns with our sales management team.
    Trip date: June 2022
  • Epic Japan: Speed Trains & Street Food reviewer 8
    · December 25th, 2019
    My tour guide and group was awesome! My only issue was the itinerary not being very clear before meeting up with the tour.
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    Trip date: December 2019
  • PL
    · December 25th, 2019
    Fantastic tour which was incredibly insightful and fun!
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    Trip date: December 2019
  • AP
    · April 15th, 2019
    The itinerary needed to be more detailed, there was a lot up in the air as to what was happening each day. There wasn’t the greatest communication between the guide and the group, as to where we were meeting and such. The places we stayed were a great mix of different style of hostel and were close to most areas in the city with a few exceptions.
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Appreciate the review, thanks Alexandra.
    Trip date: February 2019

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Epic Japan: Speed Trains & Street Food
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    Andrea

    Asked on April 11th, 2025

    How much are the domestic flights and how many? Is for my two daughter 18 and 24 years old

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    • G AdventuresOperatorWritten April 2025

      There are not internal flights on this tour. The tour starts in Tokyo and ends in Osaka. Your daughters need to arrive into Tokyo to join the tour, then fly out of Osaka at the end of the tour. The flights are to booked by you, separate than the tour.

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    Adrian

    Asked on March 12th, 2025

    we are family of 5 like to visit japan. can my son who is 17+ join this tour as tour says age 18

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    • G AdventuresOperatorWritten March 2025

      This tour is a part of our 18-30somethings travel style, which is only available for travellers between the ages of 18 - 39 to book onto. This means your son must be 18 years old as of the day of departure for this tour.

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    Jaimy

    Asked on March 11th, 2025

    Is there a luggage transfer service available in Japan?

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    • G AdventuresOperatorWritten March 2025

      Yes, Japan's 'takuhaibin' service allows travelers to send luggage from one location to another, usually overnight, for a moderate fee.

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    Martin

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    we are looking for a tour like this but for older people...32years, 64yrs and 72years. Do you have anything?

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    • G AdventuresOperatorWritten March 2025

      We have a few options for you, let us know your thoughts on the below

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    Magali

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    Are meals included in the 'Epic Japan' tour?

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      No, meals are not included. Travelers should budget extra for meals.

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    Is tattoo acceptance a concern at onsens in Japan?

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    • G AdventuresOperatorWritten March 2025

      Tattoos are not widely accepted in public onsens or spas in Japan; tourists with tattoos may not be permitted entry.

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      At TourRadar, we're pleased to offer our travelers the flexibility to pay for their tours in installments, providing an easy and convenient payment option for those preparing for a trip. If your travel date is 65 days or more in advance, you're eligible to make payments in installments. Choosing to pay in installments does not incur any additional fees, as we offer this service at 0% cost.

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    can I change the departure date without cost?

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    • G AdventuresOperatorWritten January 2025

      Moving date is classed as a cancellation and then new booking. Up to 30th day prior to departure: Your 20% non-refundable deposit is saved on your file as Lifetime Deposit towards a future tour. From 29th day to 3rd day prior to departure: 70% of travel fare becomes non-refundable: 50% cancellation fee + 20% Lifetime deposit. From 2nd day prior to departure up to departure day or in case of no show: 95% of travel fare becomes non-refundable: 75% cancellation fee + 20% Lifetime Deposit.

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    Ann

    Asked on January 13th, 2025

    Are the accommodation is Child friendly? While we are on tour are we on our own or we have a group and guide who will take us around? Are all the locations price is included? How do we Pay from India?

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    • G AdventuresOperatorWritten January 2025

      Unfortunately, the trip you are looking at is strictly for 18 - 39 year olds, so your daughter will be too young to join this trip. For our classic trips and family trips, however, the accommodation is child friendly. You will always be with your group and CEO (Tour guide), if you have scheduled free-time you are more than welcome to wonder off on your own or with others from the group, but you will never have to be on your own if you don't want to be. The guide will be there the whole time along with your group. All locations in the trip is included, your accommodation and transport inbetween the locations for all of our trips. Do note that the international flights are not included.

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    Brian

    Asked on January 12th, 2025

    What are the age restrictions for the 'Epic Japan: Speed Trains & Street Food' tour?

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    • G AdventuresOperatorWritten January 2025

      The tour is available to travelers between 18 - 39 years old.

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