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Day 1: Fly overnight to Japan
Day 2: Tokyo
Meet your Tour Director at the destination airportDay 3: Tokyo
Explore the Asakusa Kannon Temple
Learn about Edo Kiriko, a traditional glass-cutting art, then etch your own glass piece
Explore the serene pond, temples, and shrines of Ueno Park
Visit the Tokyo National Museum, Japan’s largest and oldest museum
Day 4: Tokyo
Take a walking tour of Shibuya
Enjoy a Konbini lunch experience
Take a tour of Akihabara Electric Town
Ascend Tokyo Skytree
Karaoke
A trip to Japan wouldn’t be complete without an evening of singing with friends in your very own private karaoke lounge. Belt your favorite jams in English or Japanese, or just clap along and enjoy a truly authentic Japanese pastime.
Day 5: Tokyo • Kumamoto
Fly to Kumamoto
Visit Kumamoto Castle and learn about how samurai-era fortresses were engineered
Explore Sakuranobaba Josaien, a vibrant cultural village modeled after a traditional Edo-period town
Day 6: Kumamoto
Explore volcanology and earth science at the Aso Volcano Museum, gaining insight into one of Japan’s most active volcanoes
Enjoy a guided hike of Aso Crater, exploring the volcanic landscape and learning how local communities live safely beside an active volcano (weather permitting)
Visit the KIOKU Earthquake Museum to see preserved earthquake remains, learn seismic science, and reflect on community resilience
Day 7: Kumamoto • Nagasaki region
Travel to the Nagasaki region
Visit the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum to learn about the human impact of nuclear conflict
Stroll through Nagasaki Peace Park to see memorials honoring victims of the bombing and reflect on the importance of peace
Explore Dejima’s reconstructed merchant houses and streets to understand how Japanese and Dutch traders interacted during the Edo period
Day 8: Nagasaki region
Explore immersive exhibits at the Gunkanjima Digital Museum, focused on Hashima Island’s abandoned coal-mining community
Travel to the Shimabara Peninsula
Enjoy a delicious lunch cooked using natural volcanic steam
Relax at a public foot bath naturally heated by local hot springs
Day 9: Nagasaki region
Tour the Heisei-Shinzan Nature Center and its surrounding trails to learn about volcanic geology
Take a tour of the geothermal Unzen Jigoku area
Enjoy a scenic cable car ride over Mount Unzen
Day 10: Nagasaki region • Kansai region
Travel to Fukuoka
Enjoy free time for lunch
Travel by bullet train to the Kansai region
Day 11: Depart for home
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Day 11: Kansai region
Visit the Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine
Take a tour of the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
Day 12: Kansai region
Explore Kyoto on an immersive scavenger hunt
Collaborate with local artisans in a Yūzen-dyeing workshop and learn about the significance of textile arts in Japan
Day 13: Depart for home