Japan Holidays

Japan holidays are culturally unique, scenically beautiful and boast a fascinating mix of ancient and modern.

Japan's main tourist cities are a study in captivating contrasts where dazzling neon streets and the latest technological innovation sit side by side with imposing castles, elaborate temples and traditional gardens. Away from Japan's cities, a stunning landscape of mountains, lakes and valleys awaits from the dramatic volcanic peaks of Hokkaido in the north to the sugar white beaches and aquamarine seas of the Okinawa archipelago in the far south.

Treasured Japanese traditions like the graceful geisha, sumo rituals and the art of the tea ceremony still hold their place in Japanese life. A stay at a ryokan, a traditional inn, is a must, providing a great opportunity to meet the locals and connect with Japan's unique heritage. With so much to offer, isn't it time to begin your journey of discovery?

Trailfinders offers a range of Tokyo holidays and we have a dedicated team of destination specialists who are a mine of information about what to do here, with first-hand travel experience. Whether you want to explore Tokyo on a self guided holiday, a sociable small group tour, a stopover or a cruise holiday, they are the perfect people to ask.

A few of our favourite Japan 5★ reviews

Trustpilot

Fabulous, surprising and beautifully organised trip to Japan

"Our trip to Japan with Trailfinders was a fantastic experience. We travelled from Tokyo to Matsumoto, Takayama, Kanazawa and Kyoto, before a final few days at Mt Koya staying in a monastery. The trip was exceptionally well organised and all of our ground arrangements went very smoothly. We thoroughly recommend the Hidatei Hanaougi ryokan in Takayama which was beautiful and serene. However, the highlight was our stay at Eko in in Koyasan, which was breathtaking. "

- Andy Wallace

Reviewed on Aug 27th 2024

A trip to Japan

"I rang TF to book a trip to Japan - Brandan my assigned agent was SO helpful offering fantastic advice and personal insight/experience about travelling in Japan. Thank you Brandan and Trailfinders …. I am so looking forward to my trip - staying in a fabulous hotel, eating wonderful food, experiencing Japanese culture and travelling around a country I have never visited before! "

- MARIA CARLETON

Reviewed on Jun 13th 2024

Dad and son Japan adventure

"Last month my son and myself, returned from a two week self guided rail tour of Japan. My son is in to all thing Japanese so bearing in mind his age 13, I regarded it as a once in a lifetime trip that he would hopefully remember for the rest of his life. I was already aware that Trailfinders had a good reputation for preparing such trips, so I put my faith in Trailfinders agent Clint Laurie. I explained to Clint what I had in mind for the destinations and objectives of the trip and he soon put together an excellent itinerary. He was clearly fully across his brief re Japan, as some of our objectives were off the beaten track such as visiting the snow monkeys in the north, but he was clearly very knowledgeable on all matters Japan. Whilst in Japan the itinerary played out perfectly, including the excellent guides Yosher and Yossi, in Tokyo and Kyoto. We both came back feeling we had seen as much of Japan as was possible given the time that we had, with many highlights and life long memories. No doubt much of this was down to the itinerary prepared by Clint and his understanding of our requirements in doing so. In closing I would like to say that Clint is a credit and an asset to Trailfinders and would recommend Clint and Trailfinders to family and friends. "

- Andrew G

Reviewed on May 31st 2024

Japan - 5 Cities by Rail

"The trip was superbly planned by TF, down to the last detail. The hotels were well chosen both for quality and location and the train reservations (complete with tickets) were perfectly organised. The Self-Guide App which was provided proved to be a very useful and indeed indispensable tool. The guides (including the man who met us at the airport on arrival in Japan and gave us the tickets) were very helpful, knowledgeable and courteous. Altogether an unforgettable and enjoyable experience."

- Mrs Maria Alvarez De Barry

Reviewed on May 23rd 2024

Thanks to Trailfinders, another wonderful experience

"Thanks to Trailfinders, we had a wonderful time on our recent trip to Japan. Monu Bhagat created the ideal self-guided tour, listening to our requirements and ensuring that the Japanese rep took after every detail."

- LRS Surrey

Reviewed on May 7th 2024

Trip of a lifetime

"Trip of a Lifetime - Trailfinders made our recent visit to Japan perfect. They helped us balance our wish to be independent travellers whilst taking care of the logistics. Amazing experience and would highly recommend."

- Carolyn MacLeish

Reviewed on May 7th 2024

Self guided tour of Japan, April 2024

"We are regular users of Trailfinders because they consistently deliver a very good quality, highly personalised and tailor made travel experience at sensible prices. Our most recent 4 week self guided trip to Japan and short stopover in Singapore were excellent and enjoyable experiences not only due to the fascinating cultural nature of the destinations but due to very thorough and detailed planning phase. Holly in the Exeter branch really listened to our hopes and plans and budgetary needs. She put together exactly the varied itinerary we asked for and made very knowledgeable, helpful and useful recommendations to enhance our initial ideas. This was quite a lengthy process but was worth the wait as the delivery was good value, highly efficient and very well executed. Our flights, hotels and individual train tickets were all spot on with no hitches, giving us confidence to travel independently with no worries. We particularly appreciated the detailed self guided app and pocket wifi device which were of excellent quality and reliability, as well as being met at the airport by a very helpful representative who explained how our tickets and passes worked before we launched out on our own. It was lovely to have the services of a super local Japanese guide all to ourselves for our first day in Tokyo to show us the ropes and orientate ourselves as well as seeing some of the best tourist attractions with a traditional Japanese lunch included. This came at no extra cost. Japan itself is a wonderful, colourful, diverse and interesting destination with something for everyone. The Japanese people we met were friendly, welcoming and helpful and the trains and buses run very efficiently. Although not much English is spoken, there is superb signage in English in public places and all public transport is announced in both spoken and written English. It was much easier to navigate than we had anticipated. As the Yen is weak at the moment we found eating out, using supermarkets and buying admission tickets very good value and cheaper than in the UK. We enjoyed many varied food experiences, vibrant cities, historical buildings such as castles, temples and palaces, beautiful gardens, museums, countryside walks, bullet train rides, cable car rides and boat trips, onsen baths and staying in ryokans. We were lucky enough to see the stunning cherry blossoms in full bloom. Incredible! Would definitely recommend a self guided trip to Japan with Trailfinders. Huge thank you to Holly and Trailfinders for facilitating and supporting one of our best trips ever. We were in very safe hands and the attention to detail really made it. Think we left our hearts in Japan."

- Mrs Catherine Hicks

Reviewed on May 5th 2024

Outstanding service and attention to…

"Outstanding service and attention to detail travellling around Japan was made easy and the quality of guides and included tours were exceptional. A first class service and experience for the holiday of a lifetime. Can not recommend you enough and will be using your services again."

- Trevor

Reviewed on May 4th 2024

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