Japan Highlights
13 days from £6860 per person
A holiday in the Japanese Alps
15 days from £6900 per person
Essential Japan
7 days from £3985 per person
Romantic Japan
15 days from £6950 per person
Best time to go to Japan
Japan's distinct seasons means that the country is a fantastic year-round destination. March to May is the most popular time to visit Japan, with milder temperatures, relatively low rainfall and frequent clear days coinciding with the Sakura or Cherry Blossom Season. Late September to November boast similar weather but as the colours change on the trees, Japan's cherry blossom trees take on a whole new beauty. Across the whole country, the climate varies considerably, the north being cooler than the south.
Late November to mid March is generally colder than the UK and certain regions receive a lot of snowfall. July and August are hot and often humid (with the exception of Hokkaido) and there is a short rainy season beginning around June. From late May through to September occasional typhoons come in from the Pacific.
Enjoy Japan and South Korea Together
It is becoming more and more popular to combine Japan with a stopover in South Korea. On average, it is just an hour's flight between South Korea and Japan, although the most adventurous can take a ferry when travelling between the two.
Despite being so close together geographically, the two countries have some striking cultural differences whether that is the music, food, religion and history.
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Japan Highlights
13 days from £6860 per person
This focussed, 13-day tour ticks off the great sights of central Honshu, beginning with three nights of acclimatisation and sightseeing in the capital. From Tokyo,…
Iconic Japan
14 days from £6698 per person
Emphasizing the twin facets of Japan, the pivotal points on this 2-week trip are stays in ‘modern’ Tokyo and ‘traditional’ Kyoto. As a stepping stone…
Japan Discovery
20 days from £6995 per person
Three weeks allows for a more in-depth and satisfying tour of Japan, giving scope to venture a little off track to regions such as the…
Japan: Southern Explorer
18 days from £7650 per person
Experience the dramatic landscapes and charismatic coastal cities of southern Japan on this varied 18-day tour. After landing in Kyushu’s largest city (famed for its…
Romantic Japan
15 days from £6950 per person
Spend a fortnight luxuriating with a loved one amid picture-book Japanese landscapes, ranging from snow-capped Mt Fuji to the dazzling turquoise bays of the Okinawa…
Essential Japan
7 days from £3985 per person
Even today Japan symbolises the exotic, the unknown and the unfathomable, and exudes a sense of complete ‘otherness’ that draws visitors to its fascinating, volcanic…
A holiday in the Japanese Alps
15 days from £6900 per person
For those wanting to experience Japan's stunning natural beauty as well as spend some time away from the 'golden routes'. After a brief stop soaking…
Art Across The Ages: Japan
15 days from £6500 per person
With an artistic history as long and illustrious as any European country, Japan is a mecca for aesthetes. The key temples on this tour are…
Tokyo
As the epicentre of the world’s largest and most cutting-edge conurbation, Tokyo is where the nation’s heart beats fastest. If there’s a new gadget or fashion accessory out, you’ll see it at Hachiko crossing in Shibuya first. Being squashed…
Mount Fuji
Rising from the Pacific coast of central Honshu, Mount Fuji is Japan’s iconic sacred mountain – an active volcano whose elegantly sloping flanks have inspired painters, printers, poets and Shinto mystics for many centuries. A well-known sa…
Hakone and Lake Ashi
A popular retreat for over a thousand years, this thermal resort to the west of Tokyo serves as a springboard for the popular Hakone National Park, whose natural wonders include Mount Fuji and shimmering Lake Ashi. In clear weather, spectac…
Japanese Alps
All but one of the country’s 30 highest peaks fall within the Japanese Alps of Central Honshu. The name was coined by an English engineer and archaeologist named William Gowland in the 19th century. Gowland was the first foreigner to explor…
Snow Monkeys of Jigokudani
It was in the early 1960s that the Japanese macaques of upper Yokoyu Valley first discovered the joys of basking in thermal pools to alleviate the rigours of winter. Alas, their droppings did little for business, so the local hoteliers buil…
Shirakawa-go
Physically remote from the rest of Japan, the thatched villages of Shirakawa-go survived for many centuries from cultivating mulberry trees and spinning fine silk. Known as gassho-zukuri (‘Hands in Prayer’), their distinctive A-frame style…
Kyoto
Kyoto is the Japan of the imagination – a city of cherry trees, pagoda-roofed temples, geishas and tea ceremonies, all set against a backdrop of lush green hills and fine traditional architecture. The country’s capital for more than a thous…
Stay in a Ryokan
One of the highlights of traveling in Japan is the chance to experience the traditional hospitality of a Ryokan. These quintessentially Japanese inns have no real equivalent in the West, their old-world atmosphere being little changed since…
Kii Peninsula
Emperors, pilgrims and pleasure seekers have since the 6th-century AD travelled to the Kii Peninsula for a restorative dip in the onshen hot springs at Shirahama, one of which sits behind the town’s spectacular white-sand beach. Thus forti…
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