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The Chureito pagoda with Mount Fuji behind it, Japan

Japan · 5 nights, 6 days

First Taste of Japan: Tokyo, Mt Fuji & Kyoto

TokyoKawaguchikoKyotoNaraOsaka

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About this trip

Five nights in Japan for a first visit: two in Tokyo, one by Lake Kawaguchi below Mt Fuji, and two in Kyoto. In at Tokyo and out from Osaka’s Kansai Airport, with Nara’s deer on the last morning.

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Who this version is for

For couples and friends on a first trip to Japan with a week’s leave. Mt Fuji is clearest from November to February and in the early morning; from June to September it is often in cloud. Cherry blossom peaks in Tokyo and Kyoto in late March or early April, and around Lake Kawaguchi in mid-April. Kerala residents apply for the Japan visa at the VFS centre in Kochi, by appointment.

Going from Kerala

From Kochi you change once, usually in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok or Delhi, for Tokyo or Osaka. We fly you into one and out of the other, so the trip runs in one direction.

The first days of the April–May summer break can catch the last of the cherry blossom in Tokyo and Kyoto, then fresh green and mild days. The Christmas break is cold and clear, with winter lights in the cities. The Onam break is hot and humid, and early September can bring typhoons.

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  • City break
  • Heritage
  • Honeymoon

Highlights

  • Senso-ji, Shibuya Crossing and the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo
  • A night by Lake Kawaguchi with Mt Fuji across the water
  • The Chureito Pagoda viewpoint
  • The bullet train to Kyoto
  • Fushimi Inari’s red gates and the Arashiyama bamboo grove
  • The deer of Nara and Todai-ji

Route

  1. Tokyo
  2. Kawaguchiko
  3. Kyoto
  4. Nara
  5. Osaka
  • Hotel
  • Breakfast
  • Transfers
  • Sightseeing

Day by day

  1. Arrive Tokyo
    The red five-storey pagoda of Senso-ji temple against the sky, Tokyo
    Tokyo

    We meet you at Narita or Haneda and take you to your hotel.

    • Airport transfer
    • Evening in Shinjuku or Shibuya

    No meals

  2. Tokyo

    A day with a guide across the old and the new city.

    • Senso-ji temple in Asakusa
    • Meiji Shrine and Harajuku
    • Shibuya Crossing
    • Tokyo Skytree or Shibuya Sky (optional)

    Breakfast

  3. To Lake Kawaguchi and Mt Fuji
    Mount Fuji with snow on its peak, across the blue water of Lake Kawaguchi
    Mt Fuji

    The highway bus to Kawaguchiko takes about two hours. Go early: Fuji is most often clear in the morning.

    • Bus Tokyo → Kawaguchiko
    • Chureito Pagoda viewpoint
    • Lake Kawaguchi
    • Oshino Hakkai springs
    • Night at a lakeside hotel

    Breakfast

  4. To Kyoto by bullet train
    A path through a tunnel of red torii gates at Fushimi Inari, Kyoto
    Kyoto

    A bus to Mishima, then the bullet train to Kyoto, about four hours in all.

    • Morning Fuji views from the lake
    • Bus to Mishima and Shinkansen to Kyoto
    • Evening in Gion

    Breakfast

  5. Kyoto

    A full day with a guide.

    • Fushimi Inari Shrine
    • Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion
    • Arashiyama bamboo grove
    • Kiyomizu-dera

    Breakfast

  6. Nara, then Kansai Airport
    A deer in Nara Park with a five-storey pagoda behind, Japan
    Nara

    A morning with the deer of Nara, then the train to Kansai Airport, about an hour and a half.

    • Nara Park and Todai-ji
    • Train to Kansai Airport
    • Fly home

    Breakfast

Included

  • 5 nights: 2 in Tokyo, 1 at Lake Kawaguchi, 2 in Kyoto, at the hotel level you choose, with breakfast
  • Airport transfer in Tokyo
  • Tokyo and Kyoto full-day tours with a guide
  • Bus Tokyo–Kawaguchiko and Kawaguchiko–Mishima
  • Bullet train Mishima–Kyoto
  • Nara half-day tour and the train to Kansai Airport

Not included

  • International flights
  • Japan visa and travel insurance
  • Meals beyond breakfast
  • Accommodation tax paid at hotels
  • Optional observation decks
  • Personal expenses

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What does this trip cost?

Price on request. Tell us your dates and we send you dates, hotels and today’s price.

Do I need a visa?

Indian passport holders need a Japan visa before travel, applied for through the VFS centres (Kochi among them, by appointment). We apply for you; the embassy decides.

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When is the best time to go?

Late March to early April for cherry blossom, and October to November for autumn colour, which reaches Tokyo and Kyoto late in November. Winter is cold and clear, the best time to see Mt Fuji. June brings the rainy season, then July to September is hot and humid, with typhoons possible in August and September.

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