DAY 5 Tokyo to Nagano and Yudanaka

Your main suitcase will be transferred directly from Tokyo to Takayama, and you will need to keep an overnight bag for your nights in Yudanaka and Matsumoto. Make your way to the station for your bullet train to Nagano, where an English speaking assistant will meet you at the platform and assist with boarding a local train to Yudanaka. Upon arrival, check-in at your accommodation, and make your way to the Snow Monkey Park (Jigokudani Yaenkoen) and an exhilarating mountain walk. Return to your accommodation for dinner.

• Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
• Transport: Bullet Train/Local Train

Please Note: The best time to see the snow monkeys is during the winter (December-March). This is when the park and the surrounding area is at its most picturesque, covered in snow, and when the snow monkeys come down from the mountains for food and to warm up in the hot springs.

DAY 13 Kyoto to Mount Koya

Once again, your main suitcase will be transferred on and you will need to keep an overnight bag for your nights in Mt. Koya and Hiroshima. Make your way to Mt. Koya by train and cable car via Gokurakubashi. This is one of Japan’s most sacred mountain’s, where you will stay and dine in the temple lodgings.

• Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 16 Hiroshima to Osaka

Following breakfast, catch a bullet train to Osaka for an afternoon free at leisure. Osaka is a bustling port city and commercial powerhouse known for its modern architecture, boisterous nightlife and tasty street food. There are many sites to see and shops to visit including the impressive Osaka-jo Castle and a gigantic underground shopping centre beneath Umeda, that houses many restaurants, fashion and general goods stores. Osaka is also widely known as the Nation’s Kitchen, offering an incredible array of tasty Japanese dishes.

• Meals included: Breakfast
• Transport: Bullet Train