Tour around representative tourist attractions, such as Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, Osaka, etc., to learn about Japan, culture, nature and latest technology.

Locations Visited Tokyo - Kanagawa - Aichi - Kyoto - Osaka  6-nights trip
Learning Themes Traditional culture Modern culture Made in Japan Social systems and infrastructure

Highlights

Kyoto Sannen-zaka
7 days experience for history, culture, craftsmanship, and nature
Shinkansen and Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka
Move around places where support Japanese industry by Shinkansen (bullet train), and learn about craftsmanship
Lake Ashino
Can you see it? Let's go to popular places around Mt. Fuji
Tokyo Haneda International Airport Tokyo Narita International Airport (Chiba Prefecture) Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings Observatories The Ghibli Museum, Mitaka Akihabara Tokyo Metro Museum National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Hakone Fujinomiya 5th Station (Fujinomiya Trail) Shinkansen Toyota Kaikan Museum Nagoya station Kyoto station Kiyomizudera Temple Nishijin Textile Center Heianjingu Shrine Arashiyama Park Dotonbori Osaka Castle Kansai International Airport

Itineraries

Day 1

Morning

Tokyo
Arrive in Tokyo

Arrive at Tokyo Narita/Haneda International Airport.
Tokyo Narita airport

Morning - Afternoon

Learn about the latest technologies and about Japanese Popular Culture

Enjoy panoramic views of downtown Tokyo from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings Observatories, visit the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka.

Modern culture
View from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings Observatories
View from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings Observatories
hotel Tokyo (Hotel)

Day 2

Tokyo
Learn about the transportation network that supports Japan.

After a self-guided tour in Akihabara area, and then move on to visit Tokyo Metro Museum and the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.

Social systems and infrastructure
Tokyo
hotel Tokyo (Hotel)

Day 3

Tokyo - Hakone (Kanagawa)
Enjoy the abundant nature of Mt. Fuji.

Proceed from Tokyo to Kanagawa.
Sightsee in the area around Hakone.
Lake Ashino
Lake Ashino

Tourist Spot

Hakone (Kanagawa) - Mt. Fuji - Shizuoka City (Shizuoka)
After that, climb up to Mt. Fuji's Fifth Station of the Fujinomiya trail by bus, and then stay in a Guesthouse in Shizuoka.

Natural and environment 
hotel Shizuoka (Guesthouse)

Day 4

Shizuoka - Nagoya (Aichi)
School exchange visits

Visit a school in Shizuoka, and have an exchange with Japanese students of the same age.

School Exchanges
Stories in Japan
Social systems and infrastructure
Joining in on club activities (tea ceremony)
Joining in on club activities (tea ceremony)

Evening

Shizuoka - Nagoya (Aichi)
After that, proceed to Aichi from Mishima/Shin-fuji/Shizuoka station by Shinkansen (bullet train).
Fuji river
Fuji river
hotel Nagoya (Hotel)

Tourist Spot

Shinkansen and Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka
Shinkansen open_in_new

Mishima/Shin-fuji/Shizuoka sta. - Nagoya sta.

Day 5

Morning

Nagoya - Toyota City (Aichi)
Site tour to experience Japanese "monozukuri" (manufacturing)

Visit Toyota Kaikan Museum and take a manufacturing plant tour to learn about car production lines.

Made in Japan

Afternoon

Nagoya sta. - Kyoto sta.
Proceed to Kyoto by Shinkansen
Kyoto station
Kyoto station

Tourist Spot

Nagoya Station
Nagoya station
Kyoto station
Kyoto station
Visit Kiyomizudera Temple and Nishijin Textile Center

Traditional culture
Kyoto Sannen-zaka
Kyoto Sannen-zaka
hotel Kyoto (Hotel)

Day 6

Kyoto - Osaka
Tour around tourist attractions of Kyoto and Osaka.

Visit Heianjingu Shrine and Arashiyama Park in Kyoto.

Traditional culture

Tourist Spot

Heian shrine
Heianjingu Shrine open_in_new

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Arashiyama
Arashiyama Park

Afternoon

Kyoto - Osaka
Proceed to Osaka by train
Take a self-guided tour in the Dotonbori area
Dotonbori
Dotonbori
hotel Osaka (Hotel)

Tourist Spot

Day 7

Morning

Osaka
Take a field trip to a castle built in traditional Japanese architectural style.

Visit Osaka Castle.

Traditional culture
Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle

Afternoon

Kansai International Airport
Depart from Osaka

Depart from Kansai International Airport on a flight headed home.
Kansai airport
Kansai airport

Map

Tokyo Haneda International Airport Tokyo Narita International Airport (Chiba Prefecture) Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings Observatories The Ghibli Museum, Mitaka Akihabara Tokyo Metro Museum National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Hakone Fujinomiya 5th Station (Fujinomiya Trail) Shinkansen Toyota Kaikan Museum Nagoya station Kyoto station Kiyomizudera Temple Nishijin Textile Center Heianjingu Shrine Arashiyama Park Dotonbori Osaka Castle Kansai International Airport
place Tokyo Haneda International Airport
place Tokyo Narita International Airport (Chiba Prefecture)
place Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings Observatories
place The Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
place Akihabara
place Tokyo Metro Museum
place National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
place Hakone
place Fujinomiya 5th Station (Fujinomiya Trail)
place Shinkansen
place Toyota Kaikan Museum
place Nagoya station
place Kyoto station
place Kiyomizudera Temple
place Nishijin Textile Center
place Heianjingu Shrine
place Arashiyama Park
place Dotonbori
place Osaka Castle
place Kansai International Airport