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Most flights arrive early in the morning. The hotel is only a 5-minute walk from Shinagawa Station with a direct connection to the airport, so it’s an easy introduction to getting around Tokyo. As we can’t formally check in to our hotel until mid-afternoon, we’ve arranged breakfast at the hotel’s signature restaurant with your tour leader and fellow travelers and a morning tour of a few of Tokyo’s iconic sites, while we wait for our rooms to be ready. Our morning tour kicks off with a visit to Tokyo’s most significant Shinto monument – the Meiji Shrine in Yoyogi Park. This monument dedicated to the memory of Emperor Meiji who ruled Japan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, oozes the dignified grandeur of history.  Adjacent to the Meiji Shrine is one of the fascinating microcosms of modern Tokyo – the Harajuku  neighborhood, Tokyo’s fashion crucible and the home of some of the world’s most diverse fashion trends. Wander Takeshita Street to see wacky, youth-driven shops selling colorful and crazy clothes and accessories as well as seeing Tokyo’s famous Cat Café. For lunch, we’ll do what the locals do and purchase our own lunch at a underground food hall before returning to our hotel to check in and relax for a few hours. We’ll re-group in the evening to take a short subway ride to the setting of our celebratory welcome dinner, a Japanese yakiniku barbecue with views across the Tokyo evening skyline. Overnight: Grand Prince Hotel Shin-Takanawa, Tokyo

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Exploring Exciting Tokyo During The Day And At Night

Our exploration today will contrast the old and new cities of Tokyo, traveling on the city ’s incomparable rail network. Your first stop will be at the famous Tsukiji Outer Market, the largest wholesale fish market and seafood market in the world, where our local guide will provide a fascinating insight into the underwater treasures that go into the local cuisine. It’s then on to learn about the city ’s roots by visiting Asakusa, the original village of Edo from which modern-day Tokyo has grown over the past 400-plus years. You’ll visit Sensoji, the city ’s oldest Buddhist temple, and take a stroll along Nakamise Arcade, the market street connecting the temple to its famed Kaminari Gate.  

Lunch will be a special experience at a Sumo House for a wrestler-style lunch of Chanko Nabe - a robust hot pot stew filled with vegetables, pork cutlet, rice and chicken broth, while experiencing a Sumo wrestling demonstration. We’ll then dive into modern-day Japan - the luxurious high-end shopping district of Ginza and nearby Tokyo Station, the largest and busiest train terminal in Japan with over 3,500 trains arriving and departing daily. 

At the station, we’ll board the local metro to the famous Shibuya Crossing, the busiest pedestrian intersection in the world. Over 2.5 million people cross Shibuya every day watch people travel in all directions with every pulsing light change, before joining the throngs and crossing the street yourself! While there, see the Hachiko Statue, honoring the most loyal dog in Japan and wander the colorful Dogenzaka Street, known for its izakaya drinking bars, karaoke bars and nightclubs. You’ll also visit the nearby Love Hotel Hill, a spot that has a dense concentration of...you guessed it, love hotels!

We’ll stay in this part of town for a dinner tonight to enjoy some perfectly grilled yakitori chicken skewers, some tasty soba noodles and a beer before taking a wander through the smoky back streets lined with many bars to visit the lively Nonbei Yokocho area, also known as Drunkard’s Alley as a nod to its post-war life as an area filled with illegal drinking dens and brothels. 2nd night at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin-Takanawa

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After breakfast this morning, we’ll depart Tokyo on our first bullet train journey of the tour to Hiroshima. We’ll travel south-west on the Tokaido line past Mt Fuji to Himeji, a small city west of Kobe and famous for being the home of Japan’s finest castle. Both a national treasure and a World Heritage Site, Himeji Castle is affectionately known as the ‘White Heron Castle’ for its elegance and particularly dazzling whiteness. Erected in the Middle Ages and taking 200 years to complete, it has not been rebuilt in any way since, the only work carried out is restoration work. After marveling at the incredible mass of cherry blossoms (weather permitting), you’ll have time to explore the castle, once home to over 10,000 samurai families. We’ll enjoy a restaurant lunch in Himeji before continuing an hour further down the line to Hiroshima. As the world knows, Hiroshima was the first ever military target where a nuclear weapon was used when the United States dropped the atomic bomb, “Little Boy” on the city in 1945, destroying it and effectively ending World War II in the Pacific. Since being rebuilt, Hiroshima has become the largest city in western Honshu with a population of 1.5 million people.

Dinner this evening has a particular local theme - the regional delicacy of Okonomiyaki, or more simply, Japanese pancakes. The city ’s famous dish consists of batter with plenty of cabbage, squid and cheese on top of yakisoba noodles. If you have the taste for them, you can also try some oysters - the region around Hiroshima accounts for 65% of Japan’s oyster production, so you’ll never get them fresher! Overnight: Hilton Hiroshima Hotel.

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Himeji Castle

The Bullet Train And Mt. Fuji

Today is divided into three quite different experiences. This morning after breakfast, we’ll travel by local train and ferry to the island of Miyajima, also known as the ‘shrine in the sea’, where you’ll be greeted by one of the country ’s most iconic images, the giant Torii Gate, which at high tide seems to float on the water. World Heritage listed, the main shrine on the island includes a picturesque pagoda, and the island’s main street is a charming mishmash of bustling shops and restaurants. There’ll be plenty of time to experience the captivating atmosphere of this sacred and ancient island shrine, enjoy lunch together before returning to Hiroshima.

Back in Hiroshima, we’ll take a special vintage tram charter along some of Hiroshima’s extensive tram network. Along the way, we’ll learn more about this important city and its unique place in global history as the first city in the world to experience an atomic explosion. The vintage tram will drop us off at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, built on an open field that was created by the explosion, which decimated what was the city ’s busiest downtown commercial and residential district. We will explore the Peace Park on foot to see the many memorials in this beautiful and profoundly moving space. These include the Peace Memorial Museum, the Peace Bell, the Children’s Peace Monument, and the A-Bomb Memorial Dome. Each is individually moving. In totality, they represent one of the most poignant and emotionally challenging testimonials one can experience in an advanced country. Return to your hotel where your evening is at leisure. 2nd night at the Hilton Hiroshima Hotel.

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The Island Of Miyajima

The Island Of Miyajima

The Hiroshima Tram System

The Hiroshima Tram System

This morning after breakfast at the hotel, we’ll stroll down to the station to board the bullet train for the 1 hour, 45-minute speed run to Kyoto. Originally founded as Heian-kyo, meaning ‘tranquillity and peace capital’, by Emperor Kammu in 794, Kyoto had its golden age during the imperial court’s heyday from 794 to 1185. The city is a combination of atmospheric temples, traditional ochaya teahouses, Geisha houses, picturesque forests and gardens and is often considered the highlight of any visit to Japan.

On arrival, our time in Kyoto kicks off with a visit to Nijo Castle in the heart of the city to see the seat of power for the Shoguns who dominated Japan for centuries. After lunch at a ‘machiya’, a traditional wooden merchant’s house, we head to the north of the city to the famed Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion), beautifully embodying many of the principles of traditional Japanese architecture.

From here, we switch our focus back to railways and visit the Kyoto Railway Museum, located on the site of the city ’s famous Umekoji Railway Park. The Museum’s core theme is ‘railways revitalising local communities’ and was created to balance historical rail exhibits with a variety of interactive areas aimed to both demonstrate and educate visitors on advances in technology and safety. We’ll see one of these, the 188 mph Diorama, being operated.

Tonight, we’ll have dinner in Gion, Kyoto’s most famous geisha district, and learn about the history of geisha culture as you explore old wooden teahouses and stylish restaurants. The evening is when the area really springs to life, and you may be lucky enough to see geikos (geishas) or maikos (apprentice geishas or ‘dancing child’) with their elaborate dress and make up on their way out to an event. Overnight: DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Station.

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The Jijo Castle

Kimkakuji Temple

The Extensive Kyoto Railway Museum

This morning, we’ll venture west of Kyoto by train, to see the region most beloved by Kyotoites themselves - Arashiyama. A special treat on the way is a scenic train journey on the Sagano Forest Railway. Running along the Hozugawa River between Arashiyama and Kameoka, this charming, old-fashioned train slowly winds its way through a forested ravine and into rural Kameoka. Back at Arashiyama station, we visit Okochi Sanso Villa and Gardens, a shrine dedicated to hairdressers. This villa was the one-time home of one of Japan’s most famous film stars of the early 20th Century, Denjirō Ōkōchi, a veritable Japanese Charlie Chaplin. Here, we’ll enjoy green tea and Japanese cake in the superb garden teahouse. Afterwards, we’ll stroll through the region’s star attraction, the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, the scale of which is genuinely breathtaking. Immersed in the emerald green of the bamboo forest, this world-famous, seemingly endless forest of swaying bamboo boughs is perfect for a relaxing retreat into nature.

At lunch time, we’ll head to the 400-year-old Nishiki Market, a perfect spot for you to pick up a few local street-eats for lunch. Perhaps try tako-tamago, a savory surprise of a baby octopus with quail’s egg, or a tamagoyaki omelette filled with cabbage, onions, carrots and pickled ginger, kushikatsu (skewered meat and vegetables, battered and deep fried), or a wide range of sushi.

Later, we’ll visit nearby Nanzen-ji Temple, a stately Buddhist temple complex with a Zen Garden, forested grounds and walking paths, and also Kyoto’s famed Fushimi Inari Shrine – known throughout the world as the ‘Path of the Red Gates.’ The highlight of the shrine are the rows of thousands of vermilion colored Torii gates, which straddle a network of trails behind its main buildings. . 2nd night at the  DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Station.

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The Sagano Forest Railway Running Along
The Hozugawa River

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

The Nanzen-Ji Temple

Today after breakfast, we’ll take a day trip to Nara and Osaka via local train. Upon arrival in Nara, Japan’s first capital, we’ll take a stroll through the grassy Nara Park meeting the resident deer as we walk to Todaiji Temple, one the Seven Great Temples of Japan and home to the world’s largest bronze statue, the 8th century Daibutsu Great Buddha. We’ll then take some time to wander through the temple and shrines, which house historically significant and priceless treasures of ancient Buddhist art. We’ll enjoy lunch together in Nara before heading on to Osaka by train, for the second part of our day.

Osaka is considered Japan’s unofficial culinary capital and the second largest city in the country at 20 million people. Later, we’ll visit the lively Kuromon Ichiba Food Market for a walk through the fish, meat and produce stalls to the quirky Doguyasuji Arcade, where you won’t know what you need until you get there, such is the array!

Visit the highly photogenic Dōtombori, the city’s liveliest spot and lined with pedestrian walkways and with a riot of illuminated billboards. See the famous Glico Running Man and Kani Doraku crab signs and walk south of the canal along a street that has dozens of restaurants vying for attention with the flashiest of signage. We’ll take a walk through the 1968 foot long Shinsaibashi Shopping Arcade, Osaka’s premiere shopping street and home to trendy boutiques and expensive department stores, before returning to Kyoto by bullet train - traveling the distance in just 23 minutes! Your evening and dinner is at leisure. 3rd night at the DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Station.

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After breakfast and check out, we take a bullet train from Kyoto to the town of Kanaya, our first stop on our way to Hakone, to enjoy the Oigawa Railway heritage steam train experience. This ‘C’ class steamer from the 1920’s rolls in and we board our heritage carriages for an hour long journey down the valley to Senzu. The train travels along the banks of the Oi River for much of the way, passing by green tea fields, farms, villages and cherry trees that abound along the line, and if the climate is kind, the display of blossoms along the route of our vintage train is a real treat. Upon our arrival in Senzu, you’ll have free time to wander the town and get some lunch at leisure. Later, transfer by train and continue to the town of Hakone where we check into our 5-star spa hotel. Our hotel, with a private natural hot tub in every room and elegant décor, sits on a river in a valley of vibrant green where you’ll see springtime cherry blossoms exploding all around you. Relax in your private natural spring heated hot tub or in the superb natural hot-spring public hottub before enjoying fine cuisine and the theater of a Teppanyaki dinner in our hotel. Overnight: Hotel Indigo Gora, Hakone

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The Oigawa Railway With It's Many Bridges

This morning after breakfast, it’s off to the famous Owakudani (Great Boiling Valley) area, where volcanic geysers fill the air 1,000’s of feet above sea level. After a walk along the mountainside, where we’ll enjoy dramatic views of Mt Fuji (weather permitting), we take the spectacular Hakone Ropeway even higher over the very peak of Mount Kamiyama – part of the large Hakone volcano, the eruption of which created the dramatic beauty of the place. From here we jump straight onto the Hakone cable car and then the Hakone Tozan Mountain Railway to the incredible Hakone Open Air Museum. With the area’s breathtaking natural beauty as a backdrop, the museum houses an expansive and impressive collection of sculpture and art, including works by Rodin, Bourdelle, Miro, and one of the world’s largest collections of sculptures by the English master sculptor, Henry Moore. The jewel in the crown is the remarkable Picasso Pavilion, housing over 300 pieces by the 20th century ’s most iconic artist, including the world’s largest private collection of Picasso ceramics. Enjoy lunch at leisure here before we transfer to the serene Lake Ashi for a boat trip surrounded by stunning views, including a glimpse of Mt Fuji off in the distance, weather permitting. The lake was formed in the caldera of Mount Hakone after the volcano’s last eruption over 3,000 years ago, and with Mount Fuji in the background, is the symbol of Hakone. Return to your hotel where you will have an evening at leisure in and around this destination hotel. 2nd night at the Hotel  Indigo Gora.

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Hokone Cable Car And Mt. Fuji

Hakone Tozan Mountail Railway

After breakfast and check out this morning, we’ll travel by coach through the countryside to Oshino Hakkai Village where bridges and pathways lead you around and over eight ponds and transport you back to another era. You’ll wander past traditional thatched roof buildings, slowly spinning water wheels, and, weather permitting, enjoy amazing views of Mount Fuji. We’ll then continue to the staggering Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine with its almost 300 cherry blossom trees, striking red Torii gate and uninterrupted views of Mt Fuji. In case that photo opportunity isn’t enough, we’ll continue on to the northern part of Lake Kawaguchiko, for probably the best view of Mt Fuji!

The next stop is a visit to Japan’s best-kept railway secret, the Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center in Yamanashi. Here, we’ll see the next generation of high-speed bullet trains, operating at twice the speed of the current fleet, and due to come into operation in 2027. We’ll get the privilege of witnessing one of the daily tests of the current prototype at the center. The new sleek Maglev train shoots past us at 375 mph with only the sound of the wind whooshing past. The future is smooth and fast!

There’ll be time to explore the incredible station food hall and pick up some lunch (maybe a Bento Box) before taking the fast train to Niigata, arriving in the late afternoon. Niigata is a port city on the western side of Honshu, with a population of 1 million people. While it has a humid subtropical climate, it actually receives a higher annual snowfall than cities with continental climates such as Oslo, Montréal or Moscow, due to its high precipitation. The area is known for its scenic mountains and beautiful rice fields with seafood, rice and sake as the main local specialties, and the cherry blossoms here rank among some of the best in Japan. However, the main reason we’re here is to ride on the SL Banetsu Monogatari steam train, otherwise known as “The Noble Lady”. On arrival, we’ll transfer directly to our hotel and check in, after which we’ll enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight: Hotel Nikko Niigata.

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Spectacular Views Of Mt. Fuji

This morning after breakfast and check out, we depart Niitsu Station, near Niigita for the nostalgic SL Banetsu Monogatari steam train journey to Aizu- Wakamatsu. Built in 1946 and nicknamed “Kifujin” (“The Noble Lady”) due to its graceful appearance, this C57-180 steam locomotive is one of the largest in Japan. Its interior decoration creates a nostalgic atmosphere reminiscent of Japan’s beloved Taishō Era from the early 20th century, and your access to the Observation Car will ensure you get to soak up the memorable views of the rural countryside. On board, the friendly train staff  organize fun events like janken taikai (rock-paper-scissors contest) and other games to keep you entertained and there’s a kiosk where you can buy an ekiben lunch box and some Japanese snacks for lunch, all made with locally-produced ingredients. The train makes a pit-stop at Tsugawa Station where maintenance staff replenish their water supply during a 15 minute break - make sure you hop off the train for a close up look at this fascinating operation! Disembarking at Aizu-Wakamatsu, we’ll visit the 14th century Tsurugajo Castle located in the town center before returning to the station and catching a train to Sendai.

On arrival in Sendai in the early evening, we transfer directly to our magnificent hotel and check in. Because it’s been a long day and the hotel is so comfortable, the evening is yours at leisure to soak up the hotel’s facilities or explore any of the several excellent restaurants in or around the hotel. Overnight: The Westin, Sendai

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The Sl Banetsu Monogatari Steam Train

Sendai, also known as ‘The City of Trees’, is a significant commercial hub, one of Japan’s greenest cities, and home to 1.2 million people. While it’s a major hub connecting northern and central Japan, Sendai is also the gateway to another of Japan’s little-known jewels – the magnificent Matsushima Bay, known for offering one of Japan’s three most scenic views. Like all bays, there’s no better way to discover it than from the water. So, this morning after breakfast, we’ll cruise among the more than 250 small, pine tree-covered islands, enjoy views that have been celebrated for centuries as some of Japan’s most scenic, see live oyster pot farms in action, visit the incredible eighth century Zuiganji Buddhist Temple, and have an opportunity to feed the seagulls that have chased our boat around the bay. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and return to Sendai in the late afternoon for some free time at leisure at your hotel.In the evening, we’ll head off together for dinner in a local restaurant. 2nd night at  The Westin.

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Japan's Little-Known Jewels The Magnificent
Matsushima Bay

This morning after breakfast and check out, we’ll take the 90 minute express train to Aomori arriving just before lunch. A port city at the northern tip of Honshu, Aomori is also the main departure point for the ferry to Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido. On arrival in Aomori, we’ll transfer to our hotel, check in and enjoy lunch at a typical Japanese restaurant. After lunch, we’ll take the train an hour south to Hirosaki known as the ‘Kyoto of the North’. There, we’ll transfer to our private coach for a visit first to the Tsugaru Nebuta Village, focused on the Nebuta Culture which particularly defines the northern area of Honshu and then on to the majestic Hirosaki Castle and its famous cherry blossoms. Impressive in scale and picturesque in setting, the Hirosaki Park cherry blossoms are one of Japan’s top locations for hanami, or cherry blossom viewing. After a memorable day, we’ll return to Aomori in the late afternoon where the rest of your afternoon and evening is at leisure. You may like to just rest in the hotel or perhaps join our guide for an informal dinner (at your own expense) to try the tasty local cuisine such as Towada Barayaki grilled beef, Aomori ginger-miso Oden and Jusanko Shijimi ramen noodles all washed down with some apple cider and the local sake, which Aomori is famous for.  Overnight:  Daiwa Roynet Hotel in Aomori.

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Hirosaki Castle

Today, we go on an adventure to introduce you ever so briefly to Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido, with a return bullet train journey to Hakodate through the world’s longest undersea tunnel. The Seikan Undersea Railway Tunnel opened in 1988 replacing the ferry ’s role as the only connector of the Honshu and Hokkaido’s rail networks. The 34 mile dual-gauge Seikan railway tunnel runs for 14 miles under the seabed to the northern island of Hokkaido with the track level being 328 feet below the seabed. It is the world’s longest undersea tunnel by overall length, the second-deepest transport tunnel below sea level after Norway ’s Ryfylke Tunnel and the second longest main-line railway tunnel after Switzerland’s Gotthard Base Tunnel.

Travel to the Seikan Tunnel Museum near Minmayatatsuhama where you’ll learn about the construction of the tunnel and the requirements for the bullet trains that travel through it. For those interested in transport innovation, you’ll have the amazing opportunity to go 459 feet below the surface via a cable car to Tatsuhi submarine station to tour the Seikan service tunnel. If you’re not up for a subterranean adventure, you can take extra time in the Museum. It’s then back on the high speed train to Hakodate. Hakodate is best known for the spectacular views from Mount Hakodate, deliciously fresh seafood, and its magnificent public gardens. Upon arrival, we’ll enjoy some seafood delights for lunch before going on to Fort Goryokaku, a massive, star-shaped, Western- style citadel, built in the last years of the Edo Period (1603-1868) for the defence of Hakodate against the imperialist threat posed by the Western powers. A few years later, the fort became the site of a civil war between an army of the shogunate and the superior troops of the newly established Meiji government. Converted into a public park in the early 20th century, it boasts over one thousand cherry trees along its moats, making it one of Japan’s best cherry blossom spots - if you happen to be there at the right time! Later, we’ll take a thrilling ropeway journey up to the 1095 feet high Mount Hakodate for some incredible views of the city. We’ll return to Aomori the same way we came, by bullet train through the Seikan Tunnel, arriving in the late afternoon.Your evening is free to relax at the hotel or head out to explore the city. 2nd night at the Daiwa Roynet Hotel

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This morning, after an early breakfast and check out, we’ll head to the railway station to board the Resort Shirakami Train no. 2, also known as the “Joyful Train”, for our journey south along the Gono Line, a coastal railway generally considered to be one of the most beautiful train rides in Japan, arriving in Akita in the early afternoon. The train follows the scenic and sometimes rocky coastline of northern Tohoku, giving rise to magnificent panoramas, fields of wildflowers, rural landscapes and spectacular mountain scenery of the Shirakami Sanchi known as the land of the white mountain Gods. For lunch, you will find a bar eatery and small art gallery in the middle of the train, selling local delicacies from different stops along the way, along with small art items, such as pottery and craft works. If you’re up for it, you can also sample different local Japanese sake rice wine, purchased from the bar.

Akita, located in the heart of Japan’s rice growing region and known for its Sake breweries, is a historic town, also known as the “Autumn Field City” in a nod to the meaning of its name being ‘rice field’. After checking into your hotel, enjoy some free time before taking a stroll with your tour leader to the nearby Senshu Park to enjoy dinner at a Japanese restaurant. Senshu Park is home to over 700 cherry trees, so again, if the flowering season does the right thing, you’ll be in heaven. Overnight: Akita Castle Hotel. 

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The Resort Shirakami Train No. 2 Known As The Joyful Train

This morning after breakfast and check out, we’ll depart Akita on the bullet train bound for Tokyo, arriving in the early afternoon. You can buy lunch and snacks on board while the landscape whizzes past. Upon arrival in Tokyo, we’ll go directly to our hotel and check in.

The rest of your afternoon is free to explore Tokyo at your leisure. If you’re interested, our Japanese tour guide will be on hand to guide you around some more of Tokyo’s sights via local metro including the fascinating Akihabara Electric Town, the world’s tallest tower at the Tokyo Sky Tree and the Asahi Beer Hall, with its distinctive roof-top sculpture or make a visit to the Saitama Railway Museum located on the outskirts of Tokyo.

At 6pm, we’ll meet in the hotel lobby and travel to the suburb of Shinjuku by local metro for our farewell dinner. This buzzing entertainment area is home to many of Tokyo’s tallest buildings as well as plenty of neon lights and colorful billboards. On the way to our restaurant, we’ll walk through the lively area of Shinjuku Kabukicho, stopping to view the infamous Robot Restaurant, known for its kitschy sci-fi dinner shows and the giant statue of Godzilla. A local landmark, this prehistoric reptilian monster has ruled Japanese cinemas since the 1950s.

Later, you might like to join our guide and your local guide for post-dinner drinks (at your own expense) at the nearby Golden Gai, a collection of tiny, atmospheric bars crammed into cosy, lantern-lit alleys. A Shinjuku institution for over half a century, where artists, writers and musicians gather, each bar is as unique and eccentric as the ‘master’ or ‘mama’ who runs it. The low-slung wooden buildings are a work of art in themselves and are more than just a place to drink. Overnight: Grand Prince Hotel Shin-Takanawa.

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We Return To Tokyo On The Bullet Train

The Saitama Railway Museum

Our tour ends after breakfast this morning. We’ve arranged for a late checkout of 1:00 pm for those who may be on late flights home or onward to more adventures elsewhere.

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