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Day 1: Fly overnight to Japan
Day 2: Tokyo
Meet your Tour Director at the destination airportDay 3: Tokyo
Tour Tokyo with an expert local guide
Visit the Harajuku shopping district
Visit the Meiji Shinto Shrine
Take a walking tour of Shibuya
Day 4: Tokyo
Visit the Shitamachi Museum
Explore the Asakusa Kannon Temple
Take a tour of Akihabara Electric Town
Explore Tokyo on your own
Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony
Watch and learn as you participate in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony led by an expert. What type of tea is used? Do people still do traditional tea ceremonies? Discover the answers to these questions and more while enjoying a relaxing, centuries-old ritual.
Day 5: Tokyo • Yokohama • Hiroshima
Travel to Yokohama
Ride the Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel
Tour Yamashita Park with your Tour Director
Visit the Hikawa Maru
Travel by bullet train to Hiroshima
Enjoy a traditional bento dinner
Day 6: Hiroshima
Tour Hiroshima with an expert local guide
Visit the Peace Memorial Park and Museum
Explore Hiroshima on your own
Day 7: Hiroshima
Tour the Mazda Museum or JMSDF Kure Museum
Travel by ferry to Miyajima Island
Explore Miyajima Park
Visit the Itsukushima shrine
Day 8: Hiroshima • Kansai region
Travel by bullet train to the Kansai region
Visit Osaka Castle
Explore Dotonbori Canal street on your own
Belt your favorite jams in English or Japanese at Karaoke
Taiko Drum Lesson
Try your hand at making a thunderous beat with a taiko drum lesson! Learn the mythological origins while playing the same traditional drum patterns you’d hear in a local festival. Local experts will teach you through the proper techniques you need to play this powerful instrument.
Day 9: Depart for home
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Day 9: Kansai region • Seoul
Fly to Seoul
View Seoul from the top of N Seoul Tower
Day 10: Seoul
Take a tour of Seoul
With your Tour Director, you will:
- Visit Cheonggye Plaza
- See the Cheonggyecheon Stream
- Visit Gwanghwamun Square
- Visit Gyeongbokgung Palace
Participate in a Korean cooking class
Visit the Bukchon Hanok Village
Visit Hyundai Motor Studios (pending confirmation)
Day 11: Seoul
Korea Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Take a full-day tour to Korea’s Demilitarized Zone (better known as the DMZ). This 150-mile long demarcated military area separates North and South Korea. Learn about Korea’s complicated internal struggle as you visit notable sites including the Third Tunnel—one of four tunnels underneath the border.
Day 12: Depart for home
