Essence of Japan

• Unique cultural experience at an authentic Japanese ryokan, featuring an overnight stay and a special dinner
• Private visit to a 300-year-old family home in Shirakawa-go, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Sushi-making experience and tasting in Tokyo
• Special Geisha and Maiko performance in Kyoto
• Exclusive insider look at a local home in Kyoto during a 4-night city stay, enriched with a calligraphy and Origami demonstration and a tea ceremony
• Journey aboard Japan’s famous Bullet Train, the Shinkansen, into Fuji-Hakone National Park
• Three nights at an exclusive Tokyo hotel in the heart of the chic district of Ginza, with guided city sightseeing
• 26 meals (11 breakfasts, 8 lunches,7 dinners) with gratuities to dining staff
• Gratuities to local guides, airport transfers, service charges, admissions fees, taxes and porterage