Tradition-rich Japan is a feast for the senses. From its colourful blossoms to its hefty sumos, the Asian nation is awash with wonders.
“Japan is probably the most intoxicating place for me,” wrote director Roman Coppola in 2012. “The Japanese tradition fascinates me: the meals, the costume, the manners and the traditions.
“It is the journey expertise that has moved me probably the most.”
It is no shock Japan is the primary vacation spot for Australian vacationers in 2023. A survey by Finder discovered Tokyo eclipsed Dubai, Auckland, Bali and Nadi in the top five travel hot spots.
Discovering the treasures of Japan is finest carried out with an organization that is aware of the nation properly. Abercrombie & Kent’s small group excursions are perfect for individuals who need to do greater than scratch the floor of Japan’s magnificence.
With the Classic Japan – A Luxury Small Group Journeyvacationers can take within the sights of Tokyo, Hakone, Osaka, Nara and Kyoto in teams of not more than 18 folks.
The journey begins in Tokyo the place vacationers will attempt taiko, Japanese drumming, and discover ways to make sushi. Within the hot-springs city of Hakone they are going to tour the Open Air Museum and see views of Mount Fuji.
Subsequent, it is off to Osaka by bullet prepare. The town is famend as Japan’s culinary capital, so the day’s itinerary is stuffed with sampling the scrumptious meals.
In Nara there is a feast of cultural websites to take pleasure in together with Todai-ji, a temple advanced and UNESCO World Heritage Website that accommodates the most important bronze Buddha statue in Japan, and Kasuga Taisha Shrine the place vacationers can expertise a Shinto ceremony. Finish all of it with a visit to the Kehaya-za Sumo Pavilion to see two sumo wrestlers go face to face.
The ultimate cease is in Kyoto and it is right here that vacationers will take pleasure in a tea ceremony with an attending geiko, as a geisha is understood in Kyoto, and maiko, apprentice geisha, who will dance, sing, pour sake and share tales about life in trendy Kyoto.
In Japan’s spring (Australia’s autumn), the cherry blossoms or sakura are in bloom and are a wonderful sight to behold. And in Japan’s autumn (Australia’s spring), the crimson maple leaves are equally as superb. Take your choose!
Abercrombie & Kent operates Luxurious Small Group Journeys to over 30 international locations, and likewise gives Luxurious Expedition Cruises and Tailor-Made journeys on all seven continents.
Name 1300 851 800, go to www.abercrombiekent.com.au or contact your journey agent to begin planning your journey as we speak.
