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Nippon, or the “Land of the Rising Sun”, is known to us as Japan. Its unique and complex culture make Japan a fascinating destination to visit. With its mix of ancient villages retaining strong traditions and ultra modern, high-tech cities, Japan is a country of contrasts.
In the highly ritualised tea ceremony the kimono dressed hostess performs well rehearsed and graceful movements. Koi carp disturb the glasslike surface of the ornamental pond with its small stone bridge. The sweet fragrance of cherry blossoms drift on the gentle breeze, with Mount Fuji as the backdrop of this timeless scene.
Trendy teenagers are parading futuristic fashions as you board your bullet train in Tokyo. Takayama offers beautiful mountain landscapes and Osaka is Japan’s foodie town. History is the attraction in Kyoto and Hiroshima, with fantastic skiing opportunities all over Japan in winter, from Nagano to Niseko.
Enjoy tempura, teppanyaki, yakitori, or sashimi paired with warm sake or a cold Asahi or Sapporo. Try green tea or wasabi flavoured ice cream if you’re game! Experience a traditional onsen or communal hot spring bath in the snow, or a role play at a former geisha house to gain an understanding of this ancient tradition. Japan promises endless fascination and great memories.
All GetAboutAsia itineraries are customisable to suit your interests, budget and timeframe. To get you started we've listed some of our favourites below. Our Asia Travel Experts are waiting to answer your questions.
This 14-days itinerary will take you through the historical, cultural and natural aspects of Japan with some fascinating activities.
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Experience the golden route of Japan in 9 days including a visit to the bustling city of Tokyo and Mt. Fuji.
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Encounter Sakura, the national flower of Japan, while attending Hanami (Flower viewing) in Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Osaka, Nara and Kyoto.
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View amazing architecture, World Heritage Sites and dive into the historical aspects of Japan.
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Discover the beauty of Japan in this 9-day itinerary taking you to all the must-visit places!
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Japan is blessed with some of the world's best skiing, and famed for reliable powder snow. Myoko Kogen is a powder lovers paradise consisting of 4 main ski areas it receives some of the heaviest snowfalls in Japan.
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Japan is blessed with some of the world's best skiing, and famed for reliable powder snow. Shiga Kogen includes 19 separate ski areas with 75 lifts which make up the largest ski resort in all of Asia.
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Japan is blessed with some of the world's best skiing, and famed for reliable powder snow. Rusutsu has ski in and ski out hotels, some of the world's best powder snow and previously awarded the world's best small ski resort.
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Japan is blessed with some of the world's best skiing, and famed for reliable powder snow. Niseko has become popular with skiers and boarders from all over the world and is famous for super dry powder snow.
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Japan is blessed with some of the world's best skiing, and famed for reliable powder snow. Hakuba on the island of Honshu stands out as one of Japan’s best ski areas and famous for visiting the snow monkeys.
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Japan is blessed with some of the world's best skiing, and famed for reliable powder snow. Nozawa Onsen is a beautiful Japanese farming village located in the north of the Nagano prefecture in the Joshinetsu National Park.
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"We have recently returned from our trip to China & Japan and all we can say is AMAZING!!! what a trip, it certainly ticked all the boxes for us and much much more. China’s amazing history, diverse Ethnic minority regions, food, accommodation and spectacular scenery was more than we had hoped for. Japan is equally an amazing country where tradition blends with modern day, the tour was fantastic from start to finish, one week is not enough in Japan, we will definitely be going back. Thanks to you Nicole, all tours went without a glitch and were well organised, we found our hotels and meals of a high quality, all our local guides were helpful, knowledgeable, very friendly and efficient, in other words JUST GREAT. Once again thanks to the assistance and advice from you and Get About Asia, we were able to experienced China’s & Japan’s magnificent spenders and have a great value for money holiday. We highly recommend this trip to anyone wanting to experience the real China & Japan. " — Interno, Gallace and Larubina Family, Melbourne, June 2019
"We had a wonderful time in Japan with so many cherry blossoms and could even see Mt Fuji from Japan on a clear day! The rail pass is excellent." — Mr Boon, Hobart, April 2019
"My tour was splendid- excellent guide and everything was run like clockwork and great value for Summer tour in Japan. Love the culture. This was my fifth trip with Getaboutasia and Chimu Adventures and already planning next one in September Thanks for your work. " — Mr Bouman , Mullumbimby, June 2018
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"Japan was fantastic – loved every minute. I will definitely go back again, I want to do a visit in each of the seasons and do some hiking.Snow festival was fantastic, Hokkaido is a huge foodie destination. I wish I had planned an extra day. Takayama – loved loved loved the ryokan. Shirakawa-go – we did a half day trip there on a blue sky day and it was stunning. Hakuba –Great for people who are really into skiing but not really looking for an authentic Japanese experience. The snow monkey tour was very well run, we were quite impressed. The local team looked after us very well. " — Mrs Mercer and Friends, Sunshine Coast, February 2018
