Takayama Festival | Grand Tour - Cherry Blossom Seasonal Tour
$7,980 per person
Twice a year, the mountain town of Takayama transforms. Elaborately carved floats fill ancient streets. Drums echo through the Japanese Alps. Cherry blossoms fall. This is the Takayama Festival — one of Japan's greatest living traditions for over 400 years — and it is the beating heart of this journey.
From UNESCO-listed thatched villages to Kanazawa's gold leaf workshops and samurai residences, from the sacred shores of Miyajima to the mythical gorges and volcanic landscapes of Kyushu — every day deepens your understanding of what Japan truly is.
Wide and deep. Ancient and modern. Mountain, sea and volcano.
Beyond the lens. Beyond the guidebook. Simply, Japan. Tokyo to Nagasaki. Cherry blossom season.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
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Day 1: Tokyo | Arrive in Japan & Check-in Hotel
Hotel: Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo
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Day 2: Tokyo | A Day of Contrasts: Edo to Ultra-Modern Tokyo
Hotel: Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo
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Day 3: Tokyo | At Your Leisure
Hotel: Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo
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Day 4: Kawaguchiko & Matsumoto | Textile Art, Lakeside Views & Alpine Town
Hotel: IROHA GRAND HOTEL Matsumoto Ekimae
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Day 5: Matsumoto to Takayama | Castle, Wasabi Fields & Historic Towns
Hotel: Fairfield by Marriott Gifu Takayama Shokawa
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Day 6: Takayama & Shirakawago | Festival Day & Thatched Villages
Hotel: Hotel Nikko Kanazawa
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Day 7: Kanazawa | Gardens, Gold Leaf & Samurai Heritage
Hotel: Hotel Emion Kyoto
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Day 8: Kyoto | Dine with Japan's Next Generation of Geisha Artisans
Hotel: Hotel Emion Kyoto
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Day 9: Kyoto & Nara | Matcha Experience & Ancient Sights
Hotel: Hotel Emion Kyoto
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Day 10: Himeji & Tokushima | Enjoy the Castles & Japanese Sake
Hotel: TBA
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Day 11: Seto Inland Sea Itinerary | Takamatsu Gardens, Udon Making & Shimanami Kaido
Hotel: Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
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Day 12: Hiroshima | The Famed City of Peace & Floating Shrine
Hotel: Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
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Day 13: Takachiho & Kurokawa | Sacred Gorges, Myth & Mountain Hot Springs
Hotel: TBA
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Day 14: Aso & Dazaifu | Volcanic Calderas, Sacred Shrines & Hakata
Hotel: TBA
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Day 15: Nagasaki | Historic Port City of East-West Heritage
Hotel: TBA
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Day 16: Fukuoka | Tour Disbands & Depart from Japan
Meals: Breakfast
Upcoming Departures
- Apr 10, 2027 to Apr 25, 2027 (16 days) — $7,980/pp
Themes: Cherry Blossoms, Festival, Nature & Wildlife, Non-Anime