Discover a small-group rail adventure from Beijing to Tokyo, linking the Great Wall and Terracotta Warriors with Kyoto’s shrines, Hiroshima and Miyajima, a Mt Koya temple stay, and a traditional ryokan experience near Mt Fuji.
  • Climb the Mutianyu Great Wall along mountain ridges.
  • Walk Tiananmen Square and tour the Forbidden City.
  • Discover Xi’an’s Terracotta Warriors, thousands guarding the emperor’s afterlife.
  • Walk the Bund riverfront and see Shanghai’s skyline.
  • Reflect at Hiroshima Peace Park and the Memorial Museum.
  • Sail to Miyajima and view the floating torii gate.
  • Explore Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari shrine and its thousands of torii gates.
  • Cruise Lake Ashinoko for views of Mt Fuji.
Experience traditional Japanese stays in ryokan and minshuku featuring tatami floors, futon beds, Japanese-style baths, and cotton kimono. Enjoy elaborate meals or communal dining in family-run inns. Note some properties offer shared, same-sex bathing areas with open shower stations, reflecting Japan’s onsen culture.