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Japan walking & trekking tours
Travel beyond frenetic, modern-day Japan and you will discover a profoundly spiritual country steeped in ancient traditions and beliefs along with a captivating landscape of high mountains and inviting trekking trails.
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- Trek on Japan's Nakasendo trail with beautiful scenery, picturesque villages and historic post-towns
- Stay in traditional accommodation, enjoy hot spring baths and get under the skin of Japanese life
- Discover modern high-rise Tokyo and the cultural city of Kyoto
- Explore the many temples and monasteries of atmospheric Mount Koya
Flight inclusive from £4,445, Land only from £3,595
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- Explore the cultural city of Kyoto, and the historic castles of Matsumoto and Himeji
- Take part in a tea ceremony in Kyoto and stay in traditional ryokan and minshuku.
- See the snow monkeys of Yudanaka Onsen
- Spend a night with the monks in a temple on Mount Koya
- Enjoy remarkable views of iconic Mount Fuji – weather permitting
- Visit Narai, one of the best-preserved post towns on the Nakasendo Trail
- Experience modern Japan; high-rise Tokyo, Hiroshima Peace Park, bullet trains and the neon lights of Osaka
Flight inclusive from £5,775, Land only from £5,025
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- Trek on ancient pilgrimage trails that now form a UNESCO World Heritage site
- Enjoy beautiful and varied scenery from coast to country to high mountains
- Experience traditional Japanese accommodation including a Buddhist temple
- Explore cultural Kyoto and historic Mount Koya
Flight inclusive from £4,580, Land only from £3,795
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- Explore an ancient rainforest on the beautiful island of Yakushima
- Enjoy superb walking between volcanic lakes and steaming fumaroles in the geothermally active Kirishima range
- Experience a Yamakawa hot sand bath and then relax in the hot spring pools in Ibusuki
- Stay in traditional ryokan, watch sacred Yokagura dances and sit down to a Japanese banquet
- Take the Bullet train from Kagoshima to Hiroshima
Flight inclusive from £6,220, Land only from £5,495
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