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10-Nights Japan: Kyoto, Tokyo & the Michinoku Coastal Trail - The Geluxe Collection

Japan
10-Nights Japan: Kyoto, Tokyo & the Michinoku Coastal Trail - The Geluxe Collection
Japan
G Adventures
Vacation Offer ID 1548258
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Overview

G Adventures

Japan: Kyoto, Tokyo & the Michinoku Coastal Trail
Japan is a country made for the adventure seekers. It bridges modernity and ancient traditions like almost no other place on earth. From discovering the villages outside Kyoto on foot, to kayaking Japan's deepest lake, to walking the breathtaking Michinoku Coastal Trail, this adventure invites you to discover Japan's past and present while using each day to explore outdoors. Wrap up your adventure with luscious hot springs and a sip of sake - you'll have earned it.

Highlights
Hike in the Kitayama mountains, Kayak Lake Tazawa, Sake Brewery Experience, Onsen Hot Spring stay, Hike the Michinoku Coastal Trail, Jodogahama Beach, Tokyo City Tour.

Accommodation
Hotels (9nts), Ryokan Guesthouse (1nt).

Group Leader
CEO (Chief Experience Officer).

Group Size Notes
Max 15

Meals Included
10 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 7 dinners

What's Included
Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group Your Wellness Moment: Onsen Bath Your OMG Day: Mt Fuji Day Tour or Tokyo Food Tour, Tokyo. Welcome dinner. Village hike in the Kitayama Mountains. Kyoto highlights walking tour. Kayak or Cycle Lake Tazawa. Cherry Bark Hand-on Craft Experience. Hike the Michinoku Coastal Trail. Sake Brewery Tour and Dinner. Nyuto Onsen Hot Springs stay. CEO led walk in Kakunodate Samurai Street. Unotori Shrine Hike with Kagura performance. Jodogahama Beach visit. Sappa Boat Tour along the Iwate coastline. Visit Fudai Village with local food tasting. Tokyo Highlights walking tour. Farwell dinner. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.

Featured Destinations

Iwate
Nyuto
Lake Tazawa
Kyoto

Kyoto

If you can visit only one city in Japan, Kyoto is the one. This ancient city, 30 mi/50 km northeast of Osaka, was the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years and still is considered the country's spiritual capital. Thousands of shrines and temples dot the city, including more than a dozen on the UNESCO World Heritage list. That list is far from all-inclusive, and many excellent places that might be the star attractions of other cities crowd the streets of Kyoto. It is a center of Japanese Zen and has several huge monastery complexes where serious students still sit in meditation.

Kyoto is also the nation's capital of traditional arts. Whether your interest be in pottery, textiles, dance, the tea ceremony or any of the other innumerable arts, Kyoto has excellent galleries, museums, shops and tea houses. Japanese people from the countryside and foreign students flock there to learn under the great masters. Much of what is considered Japanese haute cuisine was developed there too, as an offshoot of the tea ceremony.

Kyoto is Japan's heartland of history. With 1,300 years of tumultuous existence, the city's past intrudes upon the present day as in few other Japanese cities. In Gion, you can spot a geisha (or geiko, as they are called in Kyoto), one of the last hundred or so in Japan, slipping down a side-street to entertain rich guests with witty conversation, dance or music. A shopping arcade may suddenly fill with discordant clanging music as a shrine festival passes among the shoppers, or you may hear the long chant as Zen monks pass through the neighborhood, calling for alms.

Kyoto is an understated city that might disappoint visitors at first (at first glance, it is a large city with modern buildings that might not align with one's original perception); its charm lies in small details, pocket gardens, tiny traditional restaurants and refined artwork.

Destination Guide
Tokyo

Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan, presents a different view at every turn. It's one of the world's main economic centers and its most populous agglomeration. The business of Tokyo is business, but you can still find harmony and small-scale gardens on back streets. Around the corner from neon and concrete, you may find the bonsai-lined courtyard of a traditional inn.

Tokyo was nearly destroyed by bombs and fires during World War II, and by earthquakes at other times, but it has always rebuilt itself. As a result, there is little left of Old Japan in the city, but there's plenty of New Japan to take its place.

The streets are a confusing maze, so a map is essential. The transit system is excellent, however, and there are kobans (police boxes) throughout the metropolis, as well as a populace generally willing to answer questions.

Visitors to Tokyo represent both business and leisure travelers. And despite its past reputation, Tokyo is no longer fearsomely expensive. It's relatively easy to visit Tokyo on a budget.

Destination Guide

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Valid Date Ranges

November 2024
11/08/2024 11/18/2024 $6,079 per person
April 2025
04/11/2025 04/21/2025 $7,799 per person
04/18/2025 04/28/2025 $7,699 per person
04/25/2025 05/05/2025 $7,699 per person
May 2025
05/09/2025 05/19/2025 $7,699 per person
05/23/2025 06/02/2025 $7,599 per person
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06/06/2025 06/16/2025 $7,599 per person
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July 2025
07/11/2025 07/21/2025 $7,499 per person
07/18/2025 07/28/2025 $7,499 per person
August 2025
08/01/2025 08/11/2025 $7,499 per person
08/22/2025 09/01/2025 $7,499 per person
September 2025
09/05/2025 09/15/2025 $7,699 per person
09/19/2025 09/29/2025 $7,699 per person
October 2025
10/03/2025 10/13/2025 $7,699 per person
10/17/2025 10/27/2025 $7,699 per person
November 2025
11/07/2025 11/17/2025 $7,599 per person
11/14/2025 11/24/2025 $7,599 per person
March 2026
03/27/2026 04/06/2026 $7,499 per person
April 2026
04/10/2026 04/20/2026 $7,499 per person
04/17/2026 04/27/2026 $7,499 per person
May 2026
05/08/2026 05/18/2026 $7,499 per person
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06/05/2026 06/15/2026 $7,499 per person
06/19/2026 06/29/2026 $7,499 per person
July 2026
07/10/2026 07/20/2026 $7,499 per person
07/17/2026 07/27/2026 $7,499 per person
07/31/2026 08/10/2026 $7,499 per person
August 2026
08/21/2026 08/31/2026 $7,499 per person
September 2026
09/04/2026 09/14/2026 $7,499 per person
09/18/2026 09/28/2026 $7,499 per person
October 2026
10/02/2026 10/12/2026 $7,499 per person
10/16/2026 10/26/2026 $7,499 per person
November 2026
11/06/2026 11/16/2026 $7,499 per person
11/13/2026 11/23/2026 $7,499 per person
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While it is our intention to adhere to the route described below, there is a certain amount of flexibility built into the itinerary and on occasion it may be necessary, or desirable to make alterations. The itinerary is brief, as we never know exactly where our journey will take us. Due to our style of travel and the regions we visit, travel can be unpredictable. The Trip Details document is a general guide to the tour and region and any mention of specific destinations or wildlife is by no means a guarantee that they will be visited or encountered. Aboard expedition trips visits to research stations depend on final permission. Additionally, any travel times listed are approximations only and subject to vary due to local circumstances.
 

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