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Japan (Kyoto, Hiroshima, Matsuyama, Kurashiki, Osaka, Nagano, Fuji-Hakone-Izu, Tokyo)

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Japan is an East Asian archipelago nation spanning four main islands — Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku — and thousands of smaller ones, blending ancient tradition with ultra-modern city life. Travellers come for the sheer variety: centuries-old temples and geisha districts in Kyoto, the sobering WWII memorials of Hiroshima, the towering iconic silhouette of Mount Fuji, ski slopes and snow monkeys in the Japanese Alps around Nagano, and the neon-lit energy of Tokyo and Osaka. Japan is also renowned for its food culture — from ramen and sushi to street-food markets — alongside a reputation for exceptional public transport, safety, and hospitality known as omotenashi.

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Japan (Kyoto, Hiroshima, Matsuyama, Kurashiki, Osaka, Nagano, Fuji-Hakone-Izu, Tokyo) · 15 days

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Japan Kaleidoscope — Self-Launched Version

A 15-day self-launched run through Japan's greatest hits — Kyoto's temples and bamboo groves, Hiroshima's peace memorials and Miyajima's floating gate, Shikoku's pilgrim temples and oldest onsen, Kurashiki's canal district and Naoshima art island, Osaka's neon food streets, the Nakasendo post town of Tsumago, snow monkeys and Matsumoto Castle, Fuji views and Kamakura's Great Buddha, finishing in Tokyo. Everything runs on Japan's superb public transport with a JR Pass, budget guesthouses and hostels instead of 4-star hotels, and self-booked day tours.

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