Customized Tour
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Group Leader: Laura Stelter
Requested Return Date: 6/25/2023
ABOUT EF
For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.
The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.

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Day 1: Fly overnight to Japan
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Day 2: Tokyo
Meet your Tour Director at the airport -
Day 3: Tokyo
Tour Tokyo with an expert local guide
Visit the Harajuku shopping district
Visit the Meiji Shinto Shrine
Explore the Asakusa Kannon Temple
Enjoy a sumo-style Hot Pot dinner
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Day 4: Tokyo
Visit a technology showroom
Take a tour of Akihabara Electric Town
Explore on your own orAdd this in-depth excursionJoypolis indoor theme park
Explore the attractions at Joypolis, a unique indoor theme park, at your own pace. As you immerse yourself in the VR-style arcade games and thrilling rides, you’ll also experience the culture and technology within the Japanese entertainment industry.
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Day 5: Tokyo • Kamakura • Fuji-Hakone-Izu region
Travel via Kamakura to the Fuji-Hakone-Izu region
Visit the Hachimangu shrine
Visit the Great Buddha of Kamakura
Explore Kamakura on your own
Travel to the Fuji-Hakone-Izu region
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Day 6: Fuji-Hakone-Izu region • Odawara • Kyoto
Travel via Owakudani and Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park to Odawara
Visit Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
Take a cruise on Lake Ashi
Ride the Mount Komagatake cable car (weather permitting)
Enjoy free time in Owakudani
See Odawara Castle
Travel by bullet train to Kyoto
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Day 7: Kyoto
Take a guided tour of Kyoto
Visit the Golden Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple
Visit Nijō Castle, where the Tokugawa shogunate kept a second home
Take a tour of the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
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Day 8: Kyoto • Osaka
Visit the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine
Visit Todaiji Temple
Take a guided tour of Nara
Travel to Osaka
Enjoy a Tour Director led walking tour of Osaka's Dotonbori canal street
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Day 9: Osaka • Hiroshima
Travel by bullet train to Hiroshima
Tour Hiroshima with an expert local guide
Visit the Peace Memorial Park and Museum
Travel by ferry to Miyajima Island
Explore Miyajima Park
Visit Itsukushima Shrine
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Day 10: Hiroshima • Himeji • Osaka
Travel via Himeji to Osaka
Visit Himeji Castle
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Day 11: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Japan
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Day 2: Tokyo
Meet your Tour Director at the airport -
Day 3: Tokyo
Tour Tokyo with an expert local guide
Visit the Harajuku shopping district
Visit the Meiji Shinto Shrine
Explore the Asakusa Kannon Temple
Enjoy a sumo-style Hot Pot dinner
-
Day 4: Tokyo
Visit a technology showroom
Take a tour of Akihabara Electric Town
Explore on your own orAdd this in-depth excursionJoypolis indoor theme park
Explore the attractions at Joypolis, a unique indoor theme park, at your own pace. As you immerse yourself in the VR-style arcade games and thrilling rides, you’ll also experience the culture and technology within the Japanese entertainment industry.
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Day 5: Tokyo • Kamakura • Fuji-Hakone-Izu region
Travel via Kamakura to the Fuji-Hakone-Izu region
Visit the Hachimangu shrine
Visit the Great Buddha of Kamakura
Explore Kamakura on your own
Travel to the Fuji-Hakone-Izu region
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Day 6: Fuji-Hakone-Izu region • Odawara • Kyoto
Travel via Owakudani and Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park to Odawara
Visit Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
Take a cruise on Lake Ashi
Ride the Mount Komagatake cable car (weather permitting)
Enjoy free time in Owakudani
See Odawara Castle
Travel by bullet train to Kyoto
-
Day 7: Kyoto
Take a guided tour of Kyoto
Visit the Golden Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple
Visit Nijō Castle, where the Tokugawa shogunate kept a second home
Take a tour of the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
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Day 8: Kyoto • Osaka
Visit the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine
Visit Todaiji Temple
Take a guided tour of Nara
Travel to Osaka
Enjoy a Tour Director led walking tour of Osaka's Dotonbori canal street
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Day 9: Osaka • Hiroshima
Travel by bullet train to Hiroshima
Tour Hiroshima with an expert local guide
Visit the Peace Memorial Park and Museum
Travel by ferry to Miyajima Island
Explore Miyajima Park
Visit Itsukushima Shrine
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Day 10: Hiroshima • Himeji • Osaka
Travel via Himeji to Osaka
Visit Himeji Castle
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Day 11: Depart for home
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