Kim & Mary's Japan Highlights Tour

Fifteen travellers, countless miles, and memories to last a lifetime, our group…

• Experienced the cutting-edge capital city of Tokyo

• Scrambled across Shibuya Crossing

• Soaked up the atmosphere of the Edo period in charming Kawagoe

• Travelled on the famous shinkansen bullet trains, reaching speeds up to 320 km/h

• Tantalised our tastebuds with authentic Japanese cuisine

• Saw the sites on Harajuku Street

• Viewed the incredible kimonos and gardens of Itchiku Kubota Museum 

• Mixed with the local deer at Todaiji Temple & Kasugataisha Shrine

• Marvelled at the 13-meter-high wooden stage at Kiyomizu-dera

• Strolled the storied streets of Gion

• Participated in an authentic tea ceremony

• Strolled through the vast bamboo grove of Arashiyama, Kyoto

• Walked through the famous torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto

• Gazed upon the Golden Pavilion, Kyoto

• Paused for reflection at the Hiroshima Peace Park

• Took selfies with the “floating” Tori Gate on Miyajima Island

• Visited the historic Osaka Castle

• Walked the larger-than-life Dotonbori in Osaka.

• Although Mt Fuji proved elusive, she did decide to poke her head out of the clouds on our flight home, and some of our group members got some cracking photos.

Rydges Sydney Airport - Sydney

Shinagawa Prince Hotel – Tokyo

Tominoko Hotel - Lake Kawaguchiko

Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo – Kyoto

Daiwa Roynet Hotel Hiroshima Ekimae – Hiroshima

Hotel Monterey Osaka – Osaka