Review

It was a wonderful tour. We were on the go and got to see so much of the essential highlights of visiting Japan.

I liked the variety of the lodging.. and particularly enjoyed the ryokan on Miyajima island. The hotel in Takayama was especially nice, and all the hotels were good.

There were some excellent and outstanding meals, the ryokan dinners were the best. a few of the meals at the hotels were a not as good. generally the food was good. We were disappointed by the Sayonara dinner, not so much the food, which was OK, but that there was no ending ceremony or ritual and no guide with us that night.

excellent guides. I liked the variety of guides. They were all very knowledgeable and caring and fun. Charlie in Tokyo is a great start to the trip and he sets a high bar !

very well organized and good communication before and during the trip.

The trains are amazing and going on the public transportation and the bullet trains was a great part of the experience. and walking a lot was good too !!