In the morning, you meet your private guide and start your first half-day tour of Tokyo. 

First, you see from the outside the incredible Imperial Palace to get a taste of Japanese culture. Notably, The Imperial Palace has served as the residential place of successive Emperors since 1868.

Then you have a visit to the Tokyo Sky Tree, a television broadcasting tower, and the tallest structure in Japan. Its observation decks offering spectacular views over Tokyo are the highlights of the tower. You visit the deck located at the height of 350 meters (1148 feet), so make sure to have your camera and phone charged!

After that, you will visit Asakusa Temple, the oldest temple in Tokyo, and learn the legend of how this temple was built. The temple is known to bring good luck in almost anything, so make sure to make a wish! Here you can feel the traditional Japanese culture the moment you step onto the temple grounds. After the tour, you return to your hotel.

Get an authentic experience of the city by exploring it by public transport. The first place you visit is Meiji Shrine. This shrine is popular among travelers because it is near Harajuku station and Yoyogi Park. Furthermore, it includes a stunning, serene forest surrounding the sacred approach to the shrine. A peaceful atmosphere can be found at the Meiji Jingu Shrine in the heart of Tokyo, the world's largest city. The next stop is Harajuku, a center for Japanese fashion and culture.

After that visit Shibuya, a major commercial and financial center, houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. Before returning to your hotel, you explore Ginza, Japan's premier shopping, dining, and entertainment district, which has one of the most expensive real estate in all of Japan.

After the tour, you return to your hotel and have the evening at leisure.

Together with your guide, you take a public bus to the Hakone Shrine. One of the classic images of Japan is the red shrine gates floating on the water with Mt. Fuji in the background. This is the Hakone Shrine that you have a chance to see today, a place of history, culture, and tradition.

The high peaks of Hakone have been worshipped for thousands of years as a place where the souls of the dead would go to travel to the next world; for this reason, several shrines were established on the surrounding peaks and later combined at the Hakone Shrine, founded over a century ago. Hakone Shrine played an important role in the history of Japan, which you have a chance to discover during your visit. 

Then you enjoy a cruise on Ashi Lake. The lake was formed in the caldera of Mount Hakone after the volcano's last eruption 3000 years ago. Today, the lake with Mount Fuji in the background is the symbol of Hakone. 

After the tour, you take a public bus and arrive at your hotel overnight.

Enjoy a Japanese tea ceremony experience that provides an engaging induction to the traditional tea ceremony. This activity dates back hundreds of years and is the most idealistic pastime of ancient Japan. In this ceremony, you will have an opportunity to wear traditional kimono robes, taste the green matcha tea and eat unique Japanese sweets specifically made to match the tea's flavour.

Exact meeting point details will be confirmed upon booking. 
Please note: The tour is provided by a third-party supplier.

In the morning after breakfast you meet your private guide and embark on a full day trip to Hiroshima and Miyajima. Together with your guide you take a bullet train to Hiroshima, a city that was mostly destroyed by an atomic bomb during World War II. Here you visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park located in the area that used to be the political and commercial heart of the city, before the bomb. The main site at the park is the Peace Memorial Museum that focuses on the events of August 6: the dropping of the bomb and its outcome in human suffering. The exposition serves as a reminder that peace should not be taken for granted. The A-Bomb Dome, also known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is what remains of the former Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, it was one of the few buildings to remain standing when the bomb exploded. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the A-Bomb Dome today is a tangible link to Hiroshima's unique past. After some time for lunch, together with your guide you take a ferry to Miyajima Island. The island is officially named Itsukushima, but more popularly known as "Miyajima", literally "shrine island" in Japanese, thanks to its most important attraction - the centuries-old Itsukushima Shrine. The shrine and its torii gate are unique for being built over water, as if floating in the sea during high tide. After the tour you return to Osaka by bullet train and have the evening at leisure.

The train ride is shared with other passengers.