AUTUMN IN JAPAN: Explore Japan's Most Unique Classic Destinations in the Foliage Season!

DAY 1: we will meet at Narita Airport, or, doing to your flights time, directly in the hotel. We will have our first dinner together. DAY 2: to start our journey in Tokyo, we will visit the Meiji Jingu, the most famous shintoist sanctuary. Than we will walk into Harajuku nice streets, and if the weather is good, we will go for a picnic in the Yoyogi park. Than we will end our journey in Shibuya, walking into the crossing point where hundreds of people cross the street, we will take a photo of the Hachiko Statue, and we will walk watching the lights, eating traditional foods and reaching one of the highest observation decks of the city. DAY 3: Let's start the journey with a traditional place. Senso-ji, a buddhiste temple in the Asakusa neighborhood, where you can also taste the famous Melonpan. We will walk until Ueno park to see a little more foliage, than we will walk into the Ameyokocho food market, ending our day in Akihabara, where manga and electronic fans can have a funny night, playing videogames. DAY 4: this day we will see from outside the Emperor castle, than we will walk into the rich quartier of Ginza, visiting the Hama-rikyou gardens. We will take a boat to go to Odaiba, were we will spend the afternoon, coming back to the city taking the Yurikamome Line at the sunset, and ending our journey watching Tokyo from the top of the red Tokyo Tower. DAY 5: it's time to take a bus that will lead us exploring the surroundings of the Mt. Fuji area. This will be a special day for everyone of you.

Leaving Tokyo in the early morning, we will take the bullet train (shinkansen) to go to Hiroshima. The travel takes about 4h30', so we will make a stop after 1h50' in Nagoya, the third biggest city of Japan. We will see its castle and some beautiful park.

DAY 1: coming from Tokyo, after a day in Nagoya, we will check-in in the hotel and you will be free to enjoy the time as you prefer. DAY 2: in the morning, we will visit the isle of Miyajima, famous for its torii who goes up and down the sea surface due to high or low tide. We will go back to the town of Hiroshima in the afternoon, to see the castle and the Peace Park. Optionally, you can decide to visit the atomic bomb museum.

Leaving Hiroshima in the morning, we will move to Osaka, passing by Himeji, a city famous for its amazing white castle. We will visit it, and its gardens. This is definitly my favourite place in Japan so far.

DAY 1: we will just check-in the hotel after the time in Himeji. DAY 2: it's time to explore the second biggest city of Japan. From the beautiful town center, to the Emperor tombs, from the famous castle to the district of Dotombori. We will always sleep here during our Kansai journeys.

Sleeping in Osaka, we will move two days in Kyoto, to see one of the most beautiful buddhist temples of the country, the Kyomizu-dera. After that, we will walk in the traditional neighborhood of Gion, to end our daily journeys at the Fushimi inari-taisha, the famous one hundred red torii. Another day we will see the golden temple, Kinkaku-ji, the Nijo Castle and the Higashi Hongan-ji, the biggest wood building in Japan.

Today it's time to walk into beautiful gardens, watching hugh temples in the third ancient capital of Japan (Kyoto and Kobe are the other two). The particularity of Nara, is that it's full of friendly dears all around the parks. If we will have enough time, we will visit Uji too, the city of the tea.

22nd of November our journeys end. You will be free to go back to Tokyo, or leaving the country from Kansai International Airport (Osaka). If you travel from Europe with AirChina, I highly reccomend this option.