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Curated Japan itineraries
Detailed journeys through craft towns, sacred trails, island art, anime landscapes, ancient Nara, Kansai autumn colour and the San'in coast — beyond the classic first-trip circuit.
8 days · Ishikawa · Fukui · Toyama · Niigata
Hokuriku Artisans & Design
Follow the Sea of Japan coast from Kanazawa gardens to Echizen paper, Toyama glass and Tsubame-Sanjo workshops.
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9 days · Wakayama · Nara · Gifu · Nagano
Kumano Kodo, Koya-san & Nakasendo
Walk sacred cedar trails, stay among Koya-san temples and finish between the post towns of the Kiso Valley.
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10 days · Saga · Kyoto · Hiroshima · Ehime · Kagawa
Saga, Ine & Setouchi Art Islands
Connect Saga's porcelain villages, Ine's boathouses and the Setouchi coast before slowing down among island museums.
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10 days · Tokyo · Nagano · Gifu · Aichi · Yamanashi
Cinematic Anime Landscapes
Walk Shinkai's Tokyo frames, the Suwa crater view that became Itomori, Hida streets from Your Name and a Ghibli day before Fuji.
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1 days · Nara · Kansai
Nara Ancient Capital
Walk Japan's first capital at dawn: deer on the sidewalks, lantern-lined shrines, the Great Buddha and a secret prefectural rooftop view.
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9 days · Tokyo · Yamanashi · Osaka · Nara · Kyoto
Kansai Golden Autumn
Tokyo towers, Fuji postcard angles, Osaka neon, Nara temples and Kyoto maples — ending with a ryokan night by Japan's largest lake.
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8 days · Tottori · Shimane · Yamaguchi
San'in Coastal Byway
Dunes, black castles, silver-mine villages and 123 cliffside torii gates — the wild western edge most travellers skip.
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