Join AdventureWomen for a cultural and high-energy journey through Japan, enjoying delicious Japanese feasts, exploring ancient traditions, hiking the ancient trails of the Kumano Kodo, relaxing in hot springs, and meeting Japanese women – from priestesses to pearl divers! Your journey begins in Kyoto where you’ll meet your fellow AdventureWomen travelers, and enjoy a lively welcome dinner sharing stories about why each of you is excited to explore Japan. You’ll meet your guide versed in Japan’s culture, traditions, history, and cuisine. You are also accompanied by an AdventureWomen Ambassador, committed to helping make your experience a fun and personally rewarding adventure, and cheering you on as you reach beyond your comfort zone to take on new challenges in your own unique way!

Considered to be one of the most attractive countries in the world to visit, Japan is a timeless place where ancient traditions collide with modern life, and travelling with a small group of like-minded women is the best way to experience it! On this womens trip in Japan, be immersed in the ritual of a tea ceremony, admire the beauty of garden designs, try on a Kimono, or wear a Yukata on your way to a relaxing soak at a natural hot springs pool in a traditional Japanese inn, sample unique cuisine – YUM! Ride a bullet train, hear stories about Shoguns and Samurai, meet a Geisha, have a farm to table lunch at a country farmhouse, explore Japan’s fascinating cities day and evening. Dive into the details of this tailor-made tour and join Broad Escapes this fall for this culturally immersive tour to Japan.

While Japan has long been known for its dynamic cities, only recently has the beauty and culture of the Japanese countryside begun to gain attention. On this trip we experience both, spending time in the beginning in Kyoto, the cultural heart of Japan, and at the end in Tokyo, a mixture of ancient and modern. In between we will hike some of the best parts of the Nakasendo Way, which linked the two cities during Japan's feudal period. It was the 'road through the mountains' travelled by feudal lords and their retinues, samurai, merchants, and travelers. Each day we will walk a different section of this ancient route, avoiding those parts that have become busy roads. Each evening we will stay in one of the small "post" towns where we'll enjoy the warm hospitality of a traditional country inn, feasting on freshly prepared dishes from the regional cuisine. If you have been wanting an in depth introduction to Japan's history, nature, and culture, please join us.

A tale of four iconic cities and two former capitals (Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Osaka) – your epic journey through Japan blends old and new, with soul-stirring visits to ancient centres and modern cities. Explore modern temples and historical districts, marvel at the Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama, and take scenic cruises along the Sumida and Okawa Rivers.

5 nights 6 days, for writers and artists. Experience rural Japan at cherry blossom time. Daily haiku themed workshops, easy walks through beautiful rural scenery, dotted with relics of a once dominant Buddhist society. Stay in local inns, eat farmhouse cuisine, bath in thermal hot spring baths.