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Visions of Japan

Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Matsumoto, Takayama, Shirakawa, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, & Osaka.

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About this tour

"Forget everything your mother taught you about table manners. In Japan, it’s perfectly acceptable to slurp! Get ready to joyously drink in traditional hot sake, green tea, big brothy noodle bowls and the delicious views from neon-lit Tokyo to historic Kyoto. Peaks, palaces, pavilions, and pagodas provide picture-perfect backdrops for your photos, but don’t expect to stand still for very long on this enthralling tour of Japan. A hands-on calligraphy class, a special kimono fitting, an interactive cooking demonstration, and a gold-leaf design class—where you’ll make your own keepsake bento box—are all part of the fun. Browse the produce at a Takayama farmer’s market, stroll through Kanazawa’s famous Kenroku-en gardens and experience the thrill of a ride on the famous bullet train. Prepare to be floored in more ways than one!

Hop on the bullet train from Kyoto to Hiroshima to be further moved by dramatic gardens, sacred shrines, and the many touching memorials to the lives lost in the World War II atomic bombing. End your exploration of Japan in Osaka with visits to Osaka Castle and Minami, the city's most famous entertainment district and where the locals go for fun."

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A row of wooden red gates in Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan.

Kyoto

Portraits of people from around the globe
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A pagoda temple with a Mount Fuji in the background and a city in the foreground in Japan.

Mount Fuji

Visual odyssey across continents
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The red torii gate of the Itsukushima Shrine in the middle of a lake with mountains in the background in Japan.

Hiroshima

Breathtaking colors of our planet
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A pagoda temple with cherry blossoms in front of it in Osaka, Japan.

Osaka

Stark beauty of desolate dunes
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  • A very tall red pagoda temple with a blue sky in the background in Japan

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  • Three women in kimonos are walking down a street on Japanese Street.

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  • A pagoda temple surrounded by cherry blossom trees in Japan

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  • A narrow alleyway filled with lots of shops, lanterns, and cherry blossoms in Japan.

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  • A crowd of people are walking down a busy street at night in Japan.

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  • A narrow street in a city with a tower in the background in Japan.

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  • A pagoda sitting on top of a hill with mountains in the background in Japan.

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  • Mount Fiji covered in snow with trees in the foreground.

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  • A group of people are walking in front of a large building with a red roof in Japan.

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  • A road lined with cherry blossom trees on a sunny day in Japan.

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  • A torii gate in the middle of a lake with mountains in the background at the Itsukushima Shrine in Japan.

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  • A large building is surrounded by trees and mountains in Japan.

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  • A couple of people are walking down a narrow brick street in Japan.

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  • A city street with japanese writing on the signs in Japan.

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  • A temple with red leaves on the trees in front of it in Japan.

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  • A narrow street with a sign that says no entry in Japan.

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  • A temple with a pond in front of it surrounded by trees in Japan.

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  • A row of wooden black and red gates in Fushimi Inari Shrine in Japan.

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