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Fourteen days in Japan with the Japan Rail Pass: Tokyo, Kamakura, Kyoto and Nara, a night in a ryokan in Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Kanazawa, Osaka and a night in a monastery on Mount Koya.
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This itinerary is a starting point: we'll adapt it with you in your tailor-made proposal.
Request informationJapan to explore at your own pace, with the train as your travel companion. Four nights in Tokyo, with an optional excursion to Kamakura and Enoshima, and four in Kyoto, with nearby Nara and its deer.
Then the Japanese Alps: a night in a ryokan in Takayama, with a traditional dinner, tatami and hot spring bath, the village of Shirakawa-go with its thatched-roof houses, and Kanazawa, with the Kenroku-en garden. From Osaka you climb to Mount Koya, one of the holiest places in Japanese Buddhism, to sleep in a monastery and attend the morning prayer.
An Italian-speaking assistant meets you on arrival in Tokyo; for the most important days you can add a private Italian-speaking guide.
14 days in the programme
Welcome to Japan. Arrival in Tokyo and meeting with your Italian-speaking assistant, who takes you into the city by public transport. Check-in and free time.
Between tradition and modernity. A free day, with the option of a private Italian-speaking guide. Not to be missed: Meiji Shrine, the Shibuya crossing, Ginza and Senso-ji temple in Asakusa.
The old samurai capital. A free day, with an optional guided excursion. In Kamakura, the Great Buddha of Kotoku-in temple, then Enoshima island, with views of Mount Fuji on clear days.
A free day. A day at leisure to discover Tokyo at your own pace.
The Shinkansen. By bullet train to Kyoto with your Japan Rail Pass. Free afternoon in the Gion district.
The imperial capital. A free day, with an optional Italian-speaking guide: Fushimi Inari shrine, Sanjusangen-do temple with its thousand statues, the Golden Pavilion and the Ryoan-ji zen garden.
The city of sacred deer. A free day, with an optional guided excursion: Todai-ji with its Great Buddha, the deer park and Kasuga Taisha shrine.
A free day. A day at leisure to enjoy Kyoto slowly.
A night in a ryokan. By train through the Japanese Alps to Takayama. A visit to the old town with its wooden houses. Night in a ryokan, with a traditional dinner, yukata and hot spring bath.
The thatched houses. Takayama's morning market, then on to Kanazawa with a stop in Shirakawa-go, a UNESCO site, with its gassho-zukuri houses.
Gardens and geisha. Kenroku-en garden, the Higashi Chaya geisha district, the castle and Omicho market. Then by train to Osaka.
A night in a monastery. Transfer to Mount Koya, heart of Shingon Buddhism. A visit to Kongobu-ji temple and Okunoin cemetery. Night in a monastery, with the monks' vegetarian dinner.
Morning prayer. At dawn, the monks' prayer. Return to Osaka and an evening in Namba and Dotonbori.
End of the trip. Free time until your transfer to Kansai airport.
