Hike Japan’s historic Kumano Kodo and Nakasendo trails while exploring Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara, staying in hotels and a traditional ryokan with onsen.
  • Visit Matsumoto’s 500-year-old Crow Castle with preserved wooden interiors.
  • Hike the Nakasendo Way through preserved post towns Magome and Tsumago.
  • Walk Kyoto’s Philosopher’s Path, visiting Silver Pavilion, Eikando and Nanzenji temples.
  • Discover Nara’s Todaiji Great Buddha and Kasuga Taisha amid roaming deer.
  • Walk the Kumano Kodo forested pilgrimage route to ridge-top Takahara.
  • Reach Hongu Taisha and pass beneath Japan’s largest torii gate.
  • Sail the Kumano River to Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine.
  • Hike the Daimonzaka to Nachi Taisha and Nachi-no-Otaki waterfall.
Stay in comfortable hotels in Tokyo (Sunroute Asakusa), Matsumoto (Iroha Grand), Kyoto (Miyako City Kintetsu), Kii-Katsuura (Pal's Inn) and Osaka (Karaksa Hotel Grande Shin-Osaka Tower), plus three nights at Yunomineso ryokan with Japanese-style rooms, futon bedding on tatami, en-suite toilet/washbasin and traditional communal onsen baths; private baths subject to availability.