Tour Highlights Include:

• Experience Japan’s world-class rail system, including the Shinkansen high-speed bullet train, as we travel between Tokyo, Kyoto, Okayama, and other iconic destinations.
• Discover the stories behind Japan's cultural traditions through visits to the Tokyo National Museum, Shitamachi Museum, and Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum, where you'll explore everything from fine art and history to the evolution of Japan's beloved ramen culture.
• Explore traditional Japanese design, modern architecture, and Tokyo’s unique bathing culture, including historic public baths.
• Participate in a hands-on Japanese pottery workshop in Shigaraki, a historic ceramics village near Kyoto.
• Stroll through Kyoto’s historic Gion district, known for its traditional geisha culture and preserved wooden teahouses.
• Visit Nara, home to the Tōdaiji Temple’s Great Buddha, ancient temples, and friendly roaming deer.
• Walk through Okayama’s Korakuen Garden, one of Japan’s most celebrated landscape gardens and a living example of traditional Japanese design and community building.
• Learn how art, design, and craftsmanship continue to influence modern Japanese life, from historic cultural traditions to contemporary innovations.