Duration(in days): 7
Spend a week exploring the contrasts of Japan from Tokyo’s cutting-edge cityscapes to the culture and charm of the former imperial capital, Kyoto. Discover the deep sense of history, tradition and respect that imbues Japanese culture as you wander round some of Tokyo’s oldest Buddhist temples. Visit a Japanese tea house and sample some ‘matcha’ green tea then board the bullet train to you next destination, the cultural city of Kyoto. Here you’ll be enchanted by wooden townhouses, colourful crafts, beautifully painted temples and old-world geishas. Shop in local markets, join a Japanese cooking class and sample the Japanese tipple sake (rice wine) on this week long journey into the heart of Japanese culture!