Discovery Japan 2026-27 New

1. Departure on scheduled Emirates/Etihad/Turkish Airlines flights to Tokyo - meals on board – overnight flight.

Arrival at Tokyo airport – transfer to the hotel - free time - lunch at leisure - dinner at leisure - after dinner, Tokyo by night: a walk with the tour leader by public transport to Shinjuku and the night-time Tokyo of Omoide Yokocho and Kabukicho – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to visiting Tokyo with a guide and private coach - Meiji-jingu Shrine - the largest Shinto shrine -, the Asakusa Kannon Temple (the oldest and most impressive temple in the city) and the charming little market nearby selling fans, kimonos and souvenirs, the Tokyo National Museum, the boutique street of Omotesando (“the Champs-Élysées of Tokyo”) – lunch at leisure – dinner at leisure - after dinner, Tokyo by night: a walk with the tour leader by public transport to Shibuya Crossing – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – free time - transfer to the station on your own – train to Kanazawa – lunch at leisure – dinner at leisure - on arrival, transfer to the hotel on your own - check-in at the hotel – dinner at leisure - after dinner, Kanazawa by night: a walk with the tour leader - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – free time - lunch at leisure - transfer to the station on your own – train to Kyoto – arrival in the evening – transfer to the hotel on your own - dinner at leisure - after dinner, Kyoto by night: a walk with the tour leader to Kyoto Station – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to visiting Nara & Kyoto with a guide - visit to the Fushimi Inari Shrine (the best known of Japan’s 3,000 shrines and the most visited by pilgrims), the Todaiji Temple, one of the most important monuments of Nara, the ancient capital, the Kasuga Shrine with its vermilion-lacquered buildings set against the green of the surrounding virgin forest and the three thousand lanterns lining its approach, Nara Park with its famous deer - street-food lunch at leisure near Nara station - late-afternoon return to Kyoto - dinner at leisure - after dinner, Kyoto by night: a walk with the tour leader by public transport through the Gion district (with its typical narrow streets and low wooden houses that take us back 300 years) and along the streets of the Pontocho district, well known for its geishas - return to the hotel – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to visiting Kyoto with a guide and private coach – Nijo Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arashiyama with a walk through the bamboo forest, Tenryuji Temple, Kinkakuji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site - street-food lunch at leisure in Arashiyama – late-afternoon return to Kyoto – dinner at leisure – evening at leisure - tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion - walk to the station – departure on the Shinkansen bullet train in reserved second-class seats to Hiroshima – visit with the tour leader to the Peace Memorial Park and Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site – continue by bus to the Port of Hiroshima – boat excursion to Miyajima Island and the Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (under restoration) – lunch at leisure – late-afternoon departure on the Shinkansen bullet train in reserved second-class seats to Kyoto – on arrival in Kyoto, walk to the hotel – lunch at leisure – dinner at leisure – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – tour leader on hand - free time – lunch at leisure – transfer to the station on your own – train to Yokohama – transfer to the hotel on your own - dinner at leisure - after dinner, Yokohama by night: a walk with the tour leader by public transport - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day at leisure for individual visits and/or shopping – optional visit with the tour leader to the Tsukiji fish market (visit to the outer market, given over to retail stalls) – lunch at leisure - transfer to the airport – departure from Tokyo on scheduled Emirates/Etihad/Turkish Airlines flights back to Italy – overnight flight.

Arrival in Italy.