The quiet hour before the temples open, a bamboo forest, a restorative night in a mountain village and the deer of Nara. Fewer places, more time — a Japan that doesn't hurry.
- Price
- 2,450 USDper person, sharing a double room
- Duration
- 7 days · 6 nights
- Format
- Private program — with an English-speaking guide, by train and private transfer
- Visa
- Turkish citizens need a visa for Japan. We help you prepare the application and documents.
This is a sample program. Stays and the day-by-day flow are confirmed with your proposal, based on your dates.
- Day 1
Arrival in Osaka, on to Kyoto
Osaka (KIX)Kyoto
You're met at Kansai Airport (KIX) and in Kyoto by train within the hour. In the evening, a short walk through the quiet neighbourhood around your machiya.
StayA restored machiya townhouse in Kyoto
- Day 2
Fushimi Inari, before the gates open
Fushimi InariGion
At six in the morning, you have the path through a thousand orange torii gates almost to yourself. A quiet breakfast in Gion's wooden streets on the way down.
StayA restored machiya townhouse in Kyoto
- Day 3
The bamboo grove of Arashiyama
Arashiyama
A slow walk through the bamboo grove where the light turns green, then as much time as you need sitting in Tenryu-ji's Zen garden.
StayA restored machiya townhouse in Kyoto
- Day 4
Nara: deer and the great Buddha
Nara
By train to Nara. Past the park's free-roaming deer to Todai-ji, the vast wooden temple that holds a 15-metre bronze Buddha.
StayA restored machiya townhouse in Kyoto
- Day 5
Into the mountains: Kurama and Kibune
Kurama
A short train ride out of the city to Kurama, buried in cedar forest. The evening at a hot-spring ryokan, to the sound of the mountain stream.
StayA hot-spring ryokan in Kurama
- Day 6
Back to Kyoto, a free day
Kyoto
Back to Kyoto. The day is left for getting lost in the Nishiki Market or spending hours at a pottery workshop — the program bends around you.
StayA restored machiya townhouse in Kyoto
- Day 7
Departure via Osaka
Osaka (KIX)
Transfer by train to Kansai Airport.
Included
- All accommodation (sharing a double room)
- Train tickets within Kyoto and to Nara
- Full-day guided touring with an English-speaking guide
- All entrance fees on the program
- Airport transfers
Not included
- A formal tea ceremony (optional, can be arranged separately)
Enquire about this journey
Send us your dates and group size; we'll prepare a proposal with a day-by-day program and a clear included/excluded list.
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