Osaka neon to Kyoto temples, a Hakone onsen anniversary, Tokyo and Hokkaido lavender
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Buy a Suica or ICOCA card (or Apple Pay Suica) on arrival at Kansai — it taps you through nearly every train, subway, bus, convenience store and station coin locker for the whole trip. Shinkansen seats are reserved separately.
Late June to July is Honshu's rainy season: warm, humid and showery. Pack a light rain layer. Hokkaido stays cool and dry, a welcome contrast. A clear Mt Fuji is a morning gamble — treat a visible peak as a bonus, not the plan.
Pick up at Odawara and drop two days later; it enables the Mt Fuji and Gotemba self-drive. Japan drives on the left, like India — an International Driving Permit (1949 Geneva Convention) is required.
The Tokyo leg splits across two hotels (4 nights, then 2 nights) with a Sapporo round-trip in between; all luggage travels along, so no left-bags are needed.
teamLab Borderless and teamLab Planets both use timed-entry slots — book ahead. For teamLab Planets, wear or bring shorts, as you wade barefoot through water.
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8 Nights · Japan · Group - 3 adults
Ride the Golden Route in peak sakura season: Osaka Castle blossoms and Dotonbori street food, sacred Nara and Kyoto, a Hakone onsen night, then Tokyo and Mt Fuji — with transparent per-day costs.
Highlights: Osaka Castle sakura and Dotonbori takoyaki · Nara deer park and Todaiji Temple day trip · Kyoto's Philosopher's Path, Fushimi Inari and Arashiyama · Hakone onsen retreat with Lake Ashi cruise · Mt Fuji Five Lakes and Chureito Pagoda day trip · Transparent per-person daily budget throughout
9 Nights · Japan · Couple
A south-to-north summer journey across Hokkaido, from Hakodate's harbour night views to Farm Tomita's lavender at its July peak and the volcanic onsen of Asahidake. Timed so the anniversary lands on a dawn walk through the blooms.
Highlights: Mount Hakodate Ropeway night view over the glittering isthmus · Hakodate Morning Market uni bowls and Goryokaku star fort · Guided Noboribetsu Hell Valley & Lake Toya volcanic day tour · Dawn walk through Farm Tomita's lavender fields at peak bloom · Biei's Blue Pond and the Shikisai no Oka flower hills by bicycle · Asahidake Ropeway to alpine wildflowers and a forest rotenburo soak
13 Nights · Japan · Family group · 5 adults (lacto-vegetarian)
A 13-night grand loop of Japan — Hokkaido's volcanic lakes and city tours, Kyoto's temples with a Nara day trip, Mt. Fuji's five lakes, and Tokyo's shrines, sumo and teamLab. Fully vegetarian-friendly throughout.
Highlights: Noboribetsu & Lake Toya from Sapporo · Otaru, Cape Kamui & the Blue Cave · Kyoto & Nara private day trip · Amanohashidate & Ine Bay fishing village · teamLab Borderless at Azabudai Hills · Live sumo show with a Tokyo guide
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