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Northern Highlights | Japan | 4* | Inside Japan | 13 nights | FIT

Inside Travel (Japan) · 14 days

Northern Highlights | Japan | 4* | Inside Japan | 13 nights | FIT

This is a fully customisable itinerary Japan's Tohoku region stretches 500 miles north of the capital and, in stark contrast to the modern skyscrapers of Tokyo, boasts outstanding natural beauty and well-preserved history – a reminder that traditional ways are still very much alive and well in Japan. Trip Highlights -Discover Tokyo with a private guide -Travel by Shinkansen bullet train -Live like a samurai in a traditional house in Kakunodate -Stay in a traditional shukubo inn -Indulge in Sendai's food culture -Wander the shrine complex at Nikko Your journey starts and ends in Tokyo. You will begin with a stay in the traditional Asakusa district, with its echoes of pre-war Tokyo, and end…

The journey, in facts

OperatorInside Travel (Japan)
Length14 days
RegionEASTASIA
CountriesJapan
DeparturesValid for Departures Now Through: 31 Dec 2027

Day by day

The route as the supplier files it. Ports and stops without a coordinate are still listed — they are calls, not gaps.
DayWhere
Day 1Tokyo
Day 4Nikko
Day 6Sendai
Day 1Tokyo

Every departure

This journey runs on request rather than to a fixed calendar — Valid for Departures Now Through: 31 Dec 2027. Dates are built around you.

What the fare includes

  • 13 nights' accommodation (six nights Japanese style)
  • Breakfast every day, six evening meals and two lunches
  • Airport transfers by private car
  • Transport between destinations unless otherwise specified
  • Manaca transport card with 2,500 yen credit for city transport
  • Five days' car hire
  • Eight-hour private guide service in Tokyo and Nikko including entrance fees and lunch
  • Evening food tour of Sendai

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