Experience Japan’s highlights by rail from Tokyo to Osaka, blending iconic city sights, a serene countryside homestay and timeless temples on a leader-led cultural and culinary adventure.
  • Walk Shibuya Crossing, then find calm at Meiji Jingu Shrine.
  • Discover rural life on a Shizuoka homestay with Mt Fuji backdrop.
  • Visit a Kawane tea farm for brewing and tasting.
  • Walk Kyoto’s Gion district and browse Nishiki-Koji Market’s specialties.
  • Explore Fushimi Inari Taisha’s paths of thousands of scarlet torii.
  • Reflect at Hiroshima Peace Park and the A-Bomb Dome.
  • Visit Miyajima Island to see its ‘floating’ torii gate.
  • Taste street food in Osaka’s Dotombori and Kuromon Market.
Stay in Japanese-style ryokans and minshukus with futons on tatami, compact bathrooms and shared bathing facilities with set hours and etiquette, plus a countryside homestay. Expect minimal in-room furniture, curfews at some properties, slippers inside rooms, and occasional accommodation changes due to availability.