3 Day Japan Highlights Tour Tokyo to Osaka with English Guide

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Tokyo, Japan

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3 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Avoid the crowds as you travel in comfort between Japan’s 5 historic capitals on this scenic, very small group tour by van and Shinkansen with an English speaking guide. See the best of Kamakura, Hakone, Mt. Fuji, Nara, Kyoto and Osaka. Enjoy spectacular views of the countryside.

Start from your hotel or port of entry in Tokyo or Yokohama. Follow the coast to Japan's old capital, Kamakura. Enjoy stopping on the way to taste the different region's specialties. Visit picturesque villages and take a ropeway and crater lake cruise. Explore World Heritage Nara deer park and Todaiji. Visit your choice of Kyoto's best attractions, such as Kiyomizu and the red gates of Fushimi Inari, before arriving at Osaka's Dotonburi entertainment district.

This tour can be tailored to your interests and is suitable for all ages and levels of fitness. Feel free to add extra days in Tokyo or continue on with us to Hiroshima or back to Tokyo via the Japan Alps.

What's Included

WiFi on board
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast (Optional[2])
Breakfast
Road Tolls
Shinkansen train from near Mt. Fuji to Kyoto
3 star accommodation
Parking Fees
Lunch and dinner

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We will send a link with our location on Google Maps. Please be waiting in your hotel lobby or at the pick up point: Tokyo (9am~), Yokohama (10am~).

Please let us know if you would like us to reserve your return train to Tokyo or an airport taxi.

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Meeting point

We are happy to pick up from anywhere in Tokyo or Yokohama city. If you don't have a pick up location, please meet us on the ground floor of Haneda Airport Garden, attached by walkway to Haneda Airport Terminal 3.

End point
This activity ends in a different location. You can choose from multiple locations at checkout.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Tokyo - Kamakura - Hakone

    9 stops
  • 1
    Daikoku Parking Area

    Stop briefly at Daikoku Parking Area to see the best of Japan's sports cars.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Kotoku-in (Great Buddha of Kamakura)

    Visit the Great Buddha of Kamakura, an 11 meter high bronze statue dating to 1252 when Kamakura was Japan’s capital. Explore inside the statue! Admission fee: 300 yen.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 3
    Hasedera Temple

    Hasedera is home to one of Japan's most beautiful traditional gardens and an enormous wooden sculpture thought to have drifted onto the coast not far from Kamakura nearly 1,500 years ago. Relax in the flower gardens, enjoy the ocean view or go underground in the temple's network of caves! Admission: 400 yen.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 4
    Enoshima Island

    Visit this scenic island with its shrine complex, sea caves and large public bath. Enjoy watching the surfing nearby.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Hakone Ropeway

    Enjoying a relaxing foot bath and spectacular views before boarding your gondola down the mountain. Admission: 2,000 yen.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 6
    Owakudani

    Make a brief stop at Owakudani Hell Valley to view the sulphur steam vents coming out from the crater valley. Enjoy eating one of the kuro-tamago (black eggs) boiled in the sulphur springs.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Lake Ashinoko

    Cruise aboard a pirate ship over an extinct volcano's crater lake, and on clear days enjoy spectacular views of Mt. Fuji. Admission: 1,700 yen.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 8
    Hakone Shrine

    Hakone shrine has played an important role in Japanese history since 757AD. Visit the shrine complex hidden in a forest of massive cedar trees or the torii gate on the waters of Lake Ashi.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • Mount Fuji (Pass by)

    Spend the evening near Mt. Fuji.

    • Day 2

    Mt. Fuji - Kyoto

    9 stops
  • 9
    Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre, Shizuoka

    See spectacular views of Mt. Fuji from the world heritage center. Learn about the history of Mt. Fuji and its significance to Japanese culture. Admission: 500 yen.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 10

    Take a short walk to these 2 spectacular waterfalls. Enjoy local snacks.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 11
    Fugaku Wind Cave

    Visit the wind cave (lava tubes) deep in Japan's most famous forest (Aokigahara) at the base of Mt. Fuji. See the natural refrigerator full of ice most of the year. Admission: 300 yen.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 12
    Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nemba

    Wear a kimono or samurai armor (2,050 yen) to explore this traditional village. Enjoy beautiful views of Mt. Fuji and the Japan countryside. Admission: 500 yen.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 13
    Oishi Park

    On clear mornings, enjoy spectacular views of Mt. Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi Oishi Flower Park.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 14
    Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Jinja Shrine

    Visit this ancient shrine, dating back to 100 A.D. Located in a cedar forest at the foot of Mt. Fuji, it is the traditional starting point for the climb.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 15
    Oshino Hakkai

    Visit this pretty folk village with its 8 crystal clear ponds and shops selling local specialties.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 16
    Mishima

    Take an evening Shinkansen bullet train from Mishima to Kyoto.

    2 hours • Admission ticket free
  • Kyoto (Pass by)

    Spend the evening relaxing in Kyoto.

    • Day 3

    Kyoto - Nara - Osaka

    6 stops
  • 17
    Kiyomizu-dera Temple

    Explore World Heritage Kiyomizu temple and the traditional shops nearby, taking routes to avoid most of the crowds. Admission: 500 yen.

    1 minute • Admission ticket not included
  • 18
    Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

    Take a stroll though Arashiyama's famous bamboo forest. If short of time visit the less crowded bamboo grove at Kotoku-in temple.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 19
    Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

    Fushimi Inari-taisha is home to over 10,000 orange torii gates that form a tunnel going up the mountain. The main structure was built in 1499 as a shrine for rice and agriculture, but it is better known as the shrine for merchants and business.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 20
    Nara Park

    Take a guided walk through Nara Park with its many over friendly deer.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 21
    Todai-ji Temple

    Founded in 738, Todai-ji houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha. Also on display are numerous other massive scuptures and works of art. Admission: 800 yen.

    1 hour • Admission ticket not included
  • 22
    Dotonbori Street

    Spend the evening exploring the back street alleys in Osaka's most famous entertainment district.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Nihon Travel

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Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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