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Japan Express: Osaka to Tokyo

9 days
4.5
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From Osaka to Tokyo
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Age range:
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Operated in:
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Tour id:
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Highlights

  • Spend a night in an incredible mountain monastery
  • Visit the sacred island of Miyajima and see the torii gate
  • Take a walk in the geisha district of Gion
  • Soak in the natural hot springs in Hakone
  • Savour local Japanese food and travel by bullet train

Itinerary

Start in Osaka and end in Tokyo! With the In-depth Cultural tour Japan Express: Osaka to Tokyo, you have a 9 days tour package taking you through Osaka, Japan and 6 other destinations in Japan. Japan Express: Osaka to Tokyo includes accommodation in a hotel as well as an expert guide, meals, transport and more.
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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Osaka
  2. Day 2 Osaka/Kōyasan (1B, 1D)
  3. Day 3 Kōyasan/Hiroshima (1B)
  4. Day 4 Hiroshima
  5. Day 5 Hiroshima/Kyoto
  6. Day 6 Kyoto
  7. Day 7 Kyoto/Hakone (1D)
  8. Day 8 Hakone/Tokyo (1B)
  9. Day 9 Tokyo
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  • Accommodation
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  • Transport
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Where You'll Stay

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  • Japan Express: Osaka to Tokyo reviewer 1
    · May 18th, 2024
    Really enjoyed trip. Guide Jiro Hattori was very organized and helpful. Good variety of rural, cultural and urban activities.
    Trip date: April 2024
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  • JM
    · May 14th, 2024
    The sites were amazing on this tour. However, our tour guide spoke very poor English and did not have the knowledge to explain to us the backround/history of most of the sites we saw in each city. My friend and I were extremely let down especially... Show more
    Trip date: April 2024
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  • MA
    · May 10th, 2024
    The Osaka to Tokyo tour was fantastic thanks to our very organised and capable guide and CEO Mayumi, and a very jolly and fun group from different parts of the world. Mayumi went over and above to support us with the tour, making it such a good and... Show more
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    Thanks Martha for the five stars. We are happy that Mayumi did such a great job. Hopefully we'll see you back on the road with us again soon.
    Trip date: April 2024
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  • KE
    · May 4th, 2024
    Our guide Tina was fantastic, couldn't have done it with out her, very knowledgable and great personality! We loved Japan!!
    Trip date: April 2024
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  • SJ
    · April 30th, 2024
    The tour was expensive for what was offered.
    G Adventures commented on this review
    Thanks Susan We appreciate your honest review. We will send your comments over to our our product team.
    Trip date: April 2024
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  • JH
    · March 18th, 2024
    The guide was the best
    G Adventures commented on this review
    Thanks Judi, We are glad that you had such an amazing trip.
    Trip date: March 2024
  • RE
    · February 29th, 2024
    Sho the guide made it great. Some days I got tired of asking the traveling we did.
    Trip date: February 2024
  • MM
    · December 13th, 2023
    This was a great experience that exceeded my expectations thanks to our CEO Izumi Takikawa, who was always available for questions and always willing to go above and beyond to make the group have a clear understanding of the history and culture. Her... Show more
    G Adventures commented on this review
    Hey Myles, So glad that you had a great experience in Japan and that Izumi did an amazing job.
    Trip date: December 2023
  • GH
    · November 19th, 2023
    Great itinerary to cover so many historic and significant places in Japan. But the highlight was our guide Kumiko who supported each of us as individuals and as a group. She was constantly available, pre-empted needs and skilfully guided us throughout... Show more
    G Adventures commented on this review
    Hi Graham, Thanks for the amazing review. We're so glad that you had such a great experience and that the highlight was our CEO, Kumiko. We'll make sure she gets this feedback. Hopefully we'll see you back on the road with us again soon.
    Trip date: November 2023
  • JL
    · November 9th, 2023
    Excellent tour with G Adventures, and had the best tour guide (Ayako Ueda). I’ve been on several tours in different countries & continents and would say this is the best by far - great itinerary & excellent tour guide!
    G Adventures commented on this review
    Hi Jo-Ann Thanks so much for the review. We'll be sure to pass your feedback to Ayako. Thanks for being such a great customer. Hopefully we'll see you back on the road with us again soon.
    Trip date: October 2023

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