Best Day Trips in Japan

Vacation Tour To Japan

Mt Fuji Day Trip from Tokyo

A trip to Japan would not be complete without seeing the icon of the country: Mount Fuji. Located at 3,776 meters above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Japan.

Pick up from your hotel for a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Mount Fuji. You will then continue by coach to the 5th mountain station, which is about halfway up the mountain. You can marvel at the surrounding lakes and browse the shops here.

If you are hungry, you can choose to have Japanese lunch or buy your own meal. But then it's towards Lake Ashi in Hakone National Park. Go on a short cruise on the lake for an incredible view of Fuji.

During this enchanting trip, you can also take the cable car to Mount Komagatake, an aerial tram that takes you from the shores of the lake to the mountains, with a 360-degree view.

From there you can see the monument which is Mount Fuji in all its splendor. Go for a walk at the top of the mountain and visit the Shinto shrines here. The tour is perfectly led by the guide, who creates a stress-free trip. This guided day trip will then take you back to Tokyo on the iconic high-speed train.

Tokyo Sightseeing Tour

Tokyo is a totally sprawling metropolis full of chevrons with interesting sites, historic temples, bustling areas, and some of the most iconic cityscapes in the world. Explore the city hassle-free and let yourself be guided through the coolest sights in the city with a friendly and knowledgeable guide.

Get picked up from your hotel and start your bus tour. Head to the Meiji Wooded Shrine for a serene atmosphere, then to the Japanese Parliament where you can stroll on the grounds of the oriental garden of the Imperial Palace.

Then you can buy original and fun souvenirs in the Nakamise shopping street - this long street is a traditional shopping street that goes to the famous Sensoji temple in Asakusa - with its giant lanterns.

Leave Asakusa by bus, then head to the more modern Ginza district, where you will enjoy a tasty Western-style lunch included in the tour - all overlooking the Hamarikyu Garden. After lunch, you will board a boat for an hour-long excursion to Tokyo Bay. Here is where you will have a breathtaking view over the rooftops of Tokyo, with its skyscrapers and the rainbow bridge.

End this tour with a shopping spot in Aqua City in the ultra-modern district of Odaiba, before you and the tour group finish at Tokyo Station.

Kyoto Sightseeing Tour

Start the day early and depart from your Kyoto hotel in a comfortable coach. Your guide will start telling you all about the history of this legendary city. First, you will visit Nijo Castle - it may sound simple on the outside, but on the inside it is extravagant.

Then you will pass to Kinkaku-Ji, a Buddhist temple known for its super famous Golden Pavilion, which is covered with fine gold leaf. Here too you can stroll through the beautifully manicured gardens.

On this tour, you can also explore the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. Your guide will ensure that you leave informed and full information about this beautiful and elegant simple building. It was once the home of the Japanese imperial family, but important ceremonies still take place here too!

Take a moment to think about the Heian Shrine before heading to the Sanju-Sangendo Hall - here you will marvel at the 1000-armed statue of Kannon, the Buddhist goddess of mercy, and the 1000 life-size statues that accompany it.

Take a stroll down a charming road lined with pottery shops on the way to Kiyomizu Temple. This place has a panoramic view of the city below. A perfect end to the trip before being brought back to your hotel.

Kamakura and Tokyo Bay Day Trip from Tokyo

When the urban sprawl of Tokyo gives the impression that it is getting a little too much, it is never too difficult to go out in the wild from the gargantuan Japanese capital. So why not embark on a day trip to the nearby town of Kamakura?

Get picked up at one of the city's two pickup points and visit Jomyo-Ji Temple first. One of the most amazing things you will do here is to savor powdered green tea (matcha) in an age-old tea room overlooking a beautiful rock garden.

Then, let yourself be seduced by the incredibly picturesque bamboo groves of Hokoku-Ji temple - another of the divine temples of Kamakura. But then it's time to visit the most famous site of Kamakura.

You will find it inside the Kotoku-in temple complex. This temple houses a 13-meter-high statue of the sitting Buddha. Made of bronze and built-in 1252, this statue is still intact after hundreds of years - even after a devastating tsunami that struck in the 15th century! It is certainly an impressive sight to see.

Savor a traditional Japanese lunch, then continue to Enoshima, an island south of Tokyo. It is home to the beaches closest to the Japanese capital and is popular in the summer. And then this very well-organized visit will easily take you back to Tokyo.

Kyoto and Nara Day Trip from Osaka

Kyoto was once an imperial capital of Japan, but so was Nara - and much longer ago (around 1,000 years ago). You can visit these two historic cities on an easy day trip from Osaka.

Pick up from your hotel in Osaka and start the day with a Japanese train trip to Kyoto. Head straight to Nijo Castle, which may not look like much from the outside, but is opulent on the inside!

Let yourself be captivated by the brilliant golden pavilion of Kinkaku-Ji and stroll through its magnificent gardens. Explore the graceful Imperial Palace with its beautiful Japanese architecture. Don't worry - you will be with an English-speaking guide who is knowledgeable and very professional, so you will know everything about the places you will be visiting.

And what could be better than stopping for a traditional Japanese meal to allow you to continue this tour?

Then you will head to another of the ancient capitals of Japan: Nara. Here you will see the Kasuga Shrine, with its wonderful path lined with hundreds and hundreds of stone lanterns, as well as the wooden Todai-Ji with its giant temple doors.

End the day at Nara Nagomikan, a huge souvenir shop where you can buy beautiful gifts. Then return to Osaka from Kintetsu Nara station.