Overview
A spring trip timed to finish just before Golden Week, when the country empties of domestic travellers and prices drop. Tokyo, the alpine route through Tateyama and Kamikochi, Kanazawa's gardens, and Kyoto — with the late-blooming varieties still in flower in the higher, cooler places.
Trip highlights
- The Tateyama–Kurobe alpine route through the snow corridor
- Kanazawa's Kenroku-en garden
- Kyoto's Arashiyama and Fushimi Inari at dawn
- A tea ceremony with a Kyoto master
What's included
- Accommodation as described, with daily breakfast
- All internal flights, transfers and ground transport
- Private local guides and entrance fees for listed sights
