Japan: Summer Festivals in 2025

Day 1 Saturday, July 19. OSAKA - KYOTO Arrival to Osaka airport. Welcome and private transfer from the airport to the Hifumi Ryokan in Kyoto .Day 2 Sunday, July 20. KYOTO (Breakfast) Today .visit to Nijo Castle. A visit to the Kyoto Imperial Palace You will then visit Kinkakuji, a Zen temple. The day will end with a visit to Arashiyama. You will walk through the Bamboo Forest. Day 3 Monday, July 21. KYOTO Guided walking tour to the top of Mount Inari and to the Fushimi Inari Shrine. You will have time to walk through the Nishiki Market. Afterwards, we visit Kiyomizudera. Lastly, a walk through the Higashiyama District before returning to your Ryokan. Day 4 Tuesday, July 22. KYOTO - OSAKA Visit to the Kuromon Market. Visit Osaka Castle before enjoying some shopping at Namba Shinsaibashi. Day 5 Wednesday, July 23. OSAKA Visit to the residential area of Fukushima-ku and to the Gate Tower Building Then a visit to the Osaka City Sewerage where you can check out the petting aquarium near the entrance, before you begin the wastewater learning journey. Finally a visit to the Dotonbori Hotel to see the quartet of pillars with giant, realistic human faces.n Day 6 Thursday, July 24. OSAKA Visit Himeji Castle, also known as White Heron Castle (Shirasagijo). After, a visit to Mount Shosha, the site of Engyoji. July 25. OSAKA Visit Ueno Castle, located in Ueno Park, you will also visit the Iga Ninja Museum. Day 8 Saturday, July 26. OSAKA - TOKYO Bullet train to Tokyo. In the evening, you will enjoy the Sumida River Fireworks Festival with transportation included. Day 09 Sunday, July 27. TOKYO Visit to Tsukiji Outer Market. Explore on foot Asakusa. Asakusa's main attraction is Sensoji, a very popular Buddhist temple. A visit to The Tokyo skytree, a It is the tallest structure in Japan and was the second tallest in the world at the time of its completion. A large shopping complex with an aquarium is located at its base. A visit to the world of samurai and ninjas at the Samurai Ninja Museum Tokyo. Finally, an opportunity to take a photo of The Imperial Palace East Gardens before returning to your hotel. Day 10 Monday, July 28. TOKYO .the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter, a brand-new attraction offering fans the chance to step behind-the-scenes of the spellbinding movies and discover secrets of the Wizarding World. .After the tour, you will enjoy a visit to a Maid café to enjoy lunch followed by a visit to Akihabara where you will visit anime stores and some bargain shopping, including a 100-yen store. Photo stop at Hachiko statue before an opportunity to take a photo of the Shibuya crossing. Day 11 Tuesday, July 29. TOKYO (Breakfast) After breakfast, a visit to the life-Sized Unicorn Gundam Statue, a full-scale statue of the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam from the series Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn installed outside Odaiba's Diver City Tokyo Plaza. A visit to the Gotukuji Temple located in the Gōtokuji district of Setagaya ward, Tokyo, Japan. Gōtoku-ji is a Sōtō Zen temple and served as the Bodai-ji of the Ii clan, who were lords of the Hikone Domain, in Edo period. .Visit The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, the animation and art museum of Miyazaki Hayao's Studio Ghibli, one of Japan's most famous animation studios. Day 12 Wednesday, July 30. TOKYO (Breakfast) After breakfast, a visit to the Hakone Shrine which stands at the foot of Mount Hakone along the shores of Lake Ashinoko. .Opportunity to take some photos of Owakudani, an area around a crater created during the last eruption of Mount Hakone some 3000 years ago. You will also take a cable car ride to Owakudani which has good views of Mount Fuji on clear days. Day 13 Thursday, July 31. TOKYO - AOMORI Today, you will visit The Sannai Maruyama Archaeological Site, the largest and one of the most complete and best preserved villages from the Jomon Period (13000-300 BC). A visit to Hirosaki Castle which was built in 1611 by the Tsugaru Clan. .Finally, a visit to Tachineputa Museum The museum has exhibits related to Goshogawara's Tachineputa Festival. Day 15 Saturday, August 02. AOMORI (Breakfast) After breakfast, visit the Inakadate Village Rice Field Art First Venue where rice fields are adorned with unique images each year. A visit to the Seiryu-ji Temple which is modern, started in 1982 and completed in 1992. .Today you will enjoy the festival Nebuta Matsuri Aomori. .Day 16 Sunday, August 03. AOMORI - TOKYO (Breakfast) After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the flight to Tokyo. .