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Japan Tours
The Oriental Caravan's
escorted
tours
of Japan are not only accompanied
beginning to end by a Japanese-speaking tour leader from the UK but also allow sufficient freedom
for
individual exploration and getting a feel for the ‘real’ Japan. From
the feedback
we get
most people find our Japan tours are the perfect way to experience this endlessly fascinating
country.
Please choose from one of the three itineraries
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The Land of the Rising Sun
This classic introductory tour of Japan is highly popular
and perfect for those who want to see Japan’s most famous sights in
Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Tokyo whilst also getting off the
beaten track to explore the many wonders of Kyushu. Aside from the
gardens, our favourite parts are the magical nights we spend
exploring the island of Miyajima and joining in for some old time
Japanese rock ‘n’ roll in the spa town of Beppu!
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North
This fascinating journey around Japan’s mysterious north follows the
route taken by the haiku poet Matsuo Basho and is named after
his famous travelogue of 1689. We stay in a variety of characterful
local accommodation including ryokan and monastic,
mountaintop shukubo. We witness horseback samurai archery at
Nikko’s Toshogu festival and learn the secrets of the self-mummified
monks of Tsuruoka. We cruise among
Matsushima’s pine-clad islets and at Osore San we visit surely one
of the eeriest travel destinations in the world!
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In the Footsteps of Pilgrims
This charming tour is loosely themed on the life of Japan’s greatest
monk, the remarkable Kobo Daishi and is about as
off-the-beaten-track as you can get. We concentrate on exploring the
sleepy island of Shikoku, one of the few places in the world that
mass tourism has yet to find. We visit the mountain-top monasteries
of Koya, bathe in the ancient hot springs of Dogo and explore the
isolated valleys of Iya, Japan’s ‘Little Tibet’. Our old Japan hands
love this trip. Join us to find out why!
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