Take your tastebuds on an 11-day culinary journey through Japan’s most delicious hotspots, relishing the flavours of ‘the Land of the Rising Sun’
  • Learn the tricks of the trade when you take part in a hands-on sushi-making class in Tokyo, pick local produce from the market for a cooking class in Kanazawa and make your own okonomiyaki in Osaka.
  • Meet local farmers during a daytrip from Kyoto to the Uji region – the home of green tea production. Tour the green tea and matcha farms, enjoy a hot cuppa, then walk the streets of Uji city, stopping on the way to see the Ujigami Shrine.
  • Wander the streets of Tokyo, stroll through Kenroku-en garden in Kanazawa, see the glowing signs of Osaka’s Dotonbori district, learn Buddhist history in Koya-san and walk through Gion – Kyoto’s geiko (geisha) district.
  • Feast on delicious Japanese cuisine, from street food to restaurant favourites including ekiben, sushi, matcha, takoyaki, okonomiyaki and fresh sashimi.
  • Sip on sake, Japan’s national drink, during a visit to a local sake brewery in Kyoto. Learn how sake is made and maybe even pick up a bottle (or two) to take home.
Stay in Japanese-style ryokans and minshukus with futon or mattress bedding on tatami floors. Expect very small attached bathrooms or shared bathing facilities with set hours, slippers required in rooms, possible curfews and limited room keys. One night is in temple lodgings in Koya-san.