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Experts in Real Japan Travel DUBLIN | LONDON | TOKYO Our Story Japan Travel Specialists of more than 20 Years. Creating unique itineraries for all travel styles. Our Crew Global Team of Japan Travel Consultants. Japanese friendly guides, drivers, assistants, & accommodation providers throughout Japan. Bringing expert knowledge and a lovely friendly approach to touring Japan. Our Promise Excellent Customer Service & Complete Customer Safety Our local staff will deal with anything from lost luggage to rescheduling itineraries due to unforeseen circumstances. Our Tours Self-Guided Tours Semi Escorted Tours Fully Escorted Tours Bespoke Tours (Minimum local guides (Various local guides & extra (One Tour Leader travelling with (Guides/Assistant will be added to help you along!) assistants for extra support) you with Local Guides in places) as necessary, depending on itinerary & budget) Japan Travel Specialists for over 20 years We have a tour for every style, budget, and destination in Japan. If it’s in Japan, we can do it! Terms & Conditions: Prices are per person sharing twin/double rooms. Single room supplements will often apply. Triple Room discounts may apply. Peak season supplements may apply so early booking is highly recommended. Prices & itineraries are subject to change at any time. Up-to-date prices & full T&C’s can be seen online: www.uniquejapantours.com. A non-refundable/non-transferrable deposit is required to book any tour. Final payment will be due 8 weeks prior to travel. Best Selling UJT Team 1st Time Tour Favourite! From €4,650 per person From €4,450 per person Price Inclusions Price Inclusions • Arrival & Departure Airport Transfers • Arrival & Departure Airport Transfers Japan Discovered • Superior Ryokans (3), 4* Western (10) Hidden Treasures • Ryokan (4), Western Hotels 4&5* (7), • Breakfast daily plus 3 Japanese course dinners Temple Lodge (1) 13 Nights Fully Escorted • All Transfers required for your tour 12 Nights Fully Escorted • Breakfast daily plus 5 Japanese course dinners • Local English speaking tour guides in Tokyo, • All Transfers required for your tour Kyoto, Gokayama, Takayama, and Hiroshima & • Local English speaking Guides in Tokyo, Ise, Hotel: 4✶ Activity: Average Miyajima Island Hotel: 4✶ Activity: Average Koyasan, Iya Valley & Kyoto • Entrance fees into all sights on your itinerary • Entrance fees into all sights on your itinerary • Experience: • Experience: • Tokyo Tsukiji Outer Fish Market, Asakusa Temple, • Tokyo Tsukiji Outer Fish Market, Asakusa Temple, Edo Museum, and a river taxi along the Edo Museum, and a river taxi along the Sumida Sumida River River • Watch Sumo Wrestling Grand Tournament • Meet the Mikimoto pearl divers & watch them (May & Sep) at work • Short hike into the mountains to meet the famous • Visit Ise Grand Shrine, considered the most snow monkeys bathing in the hot springs at Significant Shrine in the whole of Japan Yudanaka Onsen • Rural ryokan with onsen & kaiseki dinner • Overnight stays in rural quaint ryokans on two nights • Climb to the top of Matsumoto Castle • Insider Kyoto Tour with local guide • Takayama Spring/Autumn Festival (April & October) • Ancient treasures of Nara, Japans first capital city • Washi Paper Making, Making Soba Noodles, and meeting local farmers in Gokayama • Spiritual lecture at Mt Koya with local guide (Walking Tour) Nagano • 400 year old Gassho Zukkuri Farmhouse visit Yudanaka Onsen • Overnight stay in Temple Lodge at Mt Koya Kanazawa • Kanazawa Kenrokuen Garden, considered one of Gokayama 4 2 the top three gardens in Japan • Awa Odori Tokushima Dance 3 Takayama 1 • Indigo Dying workshop Matsumoto 8 Tokyo • Geisha/Samurai district walking in Kanazawa 1 Tokyo • Iya Valley Boat Ride & Stunning Scenic drives • Ancient capital Kyoto, with a special visit to Geisha 6 Kyoto Miyajima Island 5 Kyoto 7 house on your guided tour day • Exquisite Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu, a pretty Hiroshima Osaka 2 Hakone • Interesting tales from Hiroshima with special dinner Takamatsu Ise & Mikimoto port town 6 5 3 4 Pearl Island and ryokan stay on Miyajima Island & Naoshima Mt Koya • Art, Architecture & Design - Naoshima Island • Overnight at Mt Fuji National Park in Hakone ryokan Tokushima • Tokyo, a city that never fails to surprise & excite • Farewell Karaoke & Izakaya night out with your & Iya Valley • Local Emergency contact throughout your stay group! • Local Emergency contact throughout your stay Departure Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Departure Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tour with Japanese UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE Garden Experts Walking Tour From €4,700 per person From €4,400 per person Price Inclusions Price Inclusions • Arrival & Departure Airport Transfers • Arrival & Departure Airport Transfers Gardens & Galleries • Ryokan (2), Western Hotels 4&5* (9) Japan Ancient Trails • Ryokan (4), Western Hotels 3 / 4* (7), • Breakfast daily plus 2 Japanese course dinners Minshiku (2) 11 Nights Fully Escorted • All Transfers required for your tour 13 Nights Semi Escorted • Breakfast daily, packed lunches in Kumano Kodo, • Local English speaking Garden Expert Guides in 5 Japanese course dinners Tokyo, Kamakura, Kanazawa, Matsue and Kyoto • All Transfers required for your tour Hotel: 4✶ & 5✶ Activity: Average • Entrance fees into all sights on your itinerary Hotel: 3✶ & 4✶ Activity: Very Active • Local English speaking Guides in Tokyo, Kumano • Experience: Kodo & Kyoto • Tour Tokyo through the eyes of our Japanese • Entrance fees into all sights on your itinerary Garden Expert • Experience: • Wisteria Park visit on April/May tours • Tokyo metropolitan by day & night! • Cherry Blossom spectacular views on March/April • Mt Fuji National Park tours (climbing options in July & August) • Old Samurai & geisha district in Kanazawa • Rural Ryokans with hot spring onsen baths; a real • Visit two of Japan’s Top-3 Gardens treat; Walk part of the Nakasendo Trail, once walked • Multiple award winning gardens, incl. Moss Garden by Samurai from Tsumago to Magome (Saihoji) in Kyoto • Walk the trails of the Unesco World Heritage Kii • Flower arranging (Ikebana) workshop on request Peninsula Mountain range with our local mountain • Visit a real geisha house for afternoon Tea & Chat guides (expect to walk for 4-6 hours per day over with Kyoto Geisha the 4 days) • Museum of 21st Century Contemporary Art • Kyoto’s unmasked beauty • Adachi Museum of Art & Izumo Taisha Shrine • Walk part of the Nakasendo Road, the road once walked by Samurai from Tsumago to Magome (8km) • Local Emergency contact throughout your stay Tsumago/ Magome • Local Emergency contact throughout your stay 2 Kanazawa 7 8 1 Tokyo 1 2 5 Tokyo 6 Matsue 4 3 Kyoto Kyoto 3 Mt. Fuji Nagoya 5 Tanabe 4 Kii Katsura Departure Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Departure Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec T: 01-6787008 W: uniquejapantours.com Visit: 54 Dawson Street (3rd floor), Dublin 2 Hours: 08:30-19:00 Mon-Fri / 10:00-17:00 Saturdays From €2,800 per person From €3,970 per person Price Inclusions Price Inclusions • Arrival & Departure Airport Transfers • Arrival & Departure Airport Transfers The Golden Route (3* shared / 4&5* private) Lost in Japan (3* shared / 4&5* private) • 7 nights in western hotels, 2 nights in traditional • 12 nights in Western Hotels, 2 nights in ryokans traditional ryokans & 1 night in Temple Lodge 9 Nights Self Guided • Breakfast daily plus 2 Japanese course dinners 14 Nights Self Guided • Breakfast daily plus 3 Japanese course dinners • 7 Day Japan Rail Pass (3* Ordinary / 4&5* Green) • 14 Day Japan Rail Pass (3* Ordinary / 4* Green) Hotel: 3✶ / 4✶ / 5✶ Activity: Average including reserved seats on bullet trains & long Hotel: 3✶ / 4✶ / 5✶ Activity: Average including reserved seats on bullet trains & long journeys journeys • Public Transport Top-Up Card (can be used all • Public Transport Top-Up Card (can be used all over Japan) over Japan) • Mt Fuji Travel Pass • All Ferry Tickets (4 in total) • Full day guided tour in Tokyo • Enhance your trip by meeting private guides in • Full day culture tour in Kyoto with private guide Kyoto, Koyasan, Shikoku, Hiroshima, & Tokyo • Full day historical tour in Hiroshima & Miyajima – enough to give you the inside knowledge and Island with private guide best advice! • Experiences: Bullet Train Journeys, Onsen • Experience: (hot springs), local guides, ryokan retreats, • Insider Kyoto Tour with local guide Unesco World Heritage sites, Authentic Kyoto • Spiritual awakening at Mt Koya with local guide tea ceremony, Geisha Meet & Greet(optional), (Walking Tour) Cooking Class (optional), Sumo Experience • Awa Odori Tokushima Dance (optional), World class Japanese gardens, • Iya Valley Boat Ride & Stunning Scenic drives • Exquisite Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu, futuristic museums, and much more! a pretty port town • Local Emergency contact throughout your stay • Art, Architecture & Design - Naoshima Island Takayama Matsumoto • Soak in Japan’s first Onsen bath at Dogo Onsen • Historical Hiroshima Tales & Magical Miyajima Optional 1 7 Kyoto 5 Tokyo Tokyo Island with our local guide Hiroshima & 2 Miyajima 1 Kyoto • Tokyo, a city that never fails to surprise & excite Miyajima Island 3 Hakone Takamatsu Island via IYA Valley • Local Emergency contact throughout your stay 4 2 6 4 5 Koyasan Matsuyama & 3 Dogo Onsen Tokushima Departure Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Departure Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec From €3,450 per person From €6,950 per person Price Inclusions