Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
5/5
Japan: Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyoto and Osaka for three generations
9 days for grandparents, parents and children 6 and up: 3 nights in Tokyo, 2 in a Hakone onsen ryokan below Mount Fuji, 3 in Kyoto with a day in Nara, and Osaka's aquarium on the way home.
9 days · Tokyo to Osaka · up to 12 guests
Mount Fuji with snow on its upper slopes Photo: Yiannis Theologos Michellis, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Japan_Mt_Fuji_(14298594376).jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 9 days, 8 nights
- Start and end
- Tokyo to Osaka
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Easy
Most days are 3 to 4 hours on your feet, about 4 to 7 km on pavements, garden paths and some station and temple stairs, broken by a rest after lunch. Our vehicle does the cross-town legs on seven days, so there is little standing on trains. The only climb is optional: Fushimi Inari's gates go uphill on stone steps as far as you like. One morning leaves at about 7:40 am (day 7); every other day starts at 8:15 or later. On every long day there is a seated way to sit part of it out.
- Meals included
- 8 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 3 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 990 (estimated price)
- Season
- Late March to May, late July and August, and October to November
Highlights
Why this trip
- A river boat from Senso-ji down the Sumida to matcha in a shogun's garden, then a tasting lunch in the Tsukiji Outer Market
- Wading through teamLab Planets with the children, and Tokyo from the Shibuya Sky rooftop in late-afternoon light
- The Hakone loop: a mountain railway, a ropeway over Owakudani's steam and a pirate-ship cruise on Lake Ashi
- Two nights in a Hakone onsen ryokan, with early kaiseki dinners and a children's menu
- An unhurried Hakone day: the lakeside torii, the Open-Air Museum's sculpture lawns and a warm foot bath
- Fushimi Inari's torii at 8 am, then the deer and the Great Buddha of Nara
- Kinkaku-ji at opening and a tea ceremony where every generation makes its own sweets
- Whale sharks at Osaka's Kaiyukan aquarium on the last morning, then the airport
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 990 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Tokyo
Tokyo Haneda or Narita airport to your hotel in central Tokyo
- Early welcome dinner
- Stay in Tokyo
- Drive about 1 h
Fly into Tokyo Haneda (HND) or Narita (NRT). A driver meets your family in the arrivals hall and takes you to the hotel in a vehicle with room for everyone's suitcases: about 30 to 45 minutes from Haneda, about 90 minutes from Narita. The hotel is central, within a short walk of a metro or JR station, and we ask it for family or connecting rooms.
Evening
Land by about 2 pm if you can, so there is time to nap or shower before the evening; the exact meeting time comes with your final itinerary. At 5:30 pm your See Sight Tours guide meets the group in the lobby for a short briefing: how the week is paced, how suitcases are forwarded on day 3, what to pack for Hakone, and onsen manners for children and grandparents alike. Every guest gets a loaded IC card for the metro. Then a short walk to an early welcome dinner of shared plates at about 6 pm, back in time for children to sleep off the flight.
Included
- Pick-up at Tokyo Haneda (HND) or Narita (NRT)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- IC transit card for every guest
- Early welcome dinner
Free time: Free until the 5:30 pm briefing
Activity: From Narita the transfer is about 70 km and 90 minutes. Jet lag tends to wake children early on day 2; breakfast opens at about 6:30 am.
Senso-ji, the river boat and Tsukiji
Asakusa and Senso-ji, then by boat down the Sumida River to Hama-rikyu and the Tsukiji Outer Market
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Tokyo
- Drive about 1 h
Morning
Our vehicle collects the group at about 8:15, so nobody rides the rush-hour metro, and we reach Senso-ji, Tokyo's oldest temple, by about 8:45, before the late-morning crowds. Walk under the giant red lantern of the Kaminarimon gate, wave incense smoke over yourselves at the great burner, and let the children draw an omikuji fortune slip. Nakamise street's snack stalls open as we leave. From the Asakusa pier a water bus takes us down the Sumida River, seated all the way, and lands inside Hama-rikyu. Only a few sailings a day stop there, so if none fits, our vehicle takes us instead to Hama-rikyu, a former shogun's garden on Tokyo Bay. At the teahouse on its island in the tidal pond we stop for matcha and a seasonal sweet, with a milder drink for the young.
Afternoon
It is a short, flat walk to the Tsukiji Outer Market, where your guide leads a tasting lunch through the stalls: rolled omelette on a stick, grilled scallops, fresh strawberries and a sushi counter. The vehicle has us back at the hotel by about 2 pm.
Evening
The afternoon and evening are free.
Included
- Senso-ji, the Kaminarimon gate and Nakamise street with your guide
- Our vehicle from the hotel to Asakusa and from Tsukiji back to the hotel
- Sumida River water bus from Asakusa to Hama-rikyu (or our vehicle if no sailing fits)
- Hama-rikyu garden with matcha and a sweet at the island teahouse
- Tasting lunch in the Tsukiji Outer Market
Optional experiences
- A rickshaw ride around Asakusa (on your own)
Easier option: Take a taxi with your guide's help from Hama-rikyu to Tsukiji, about 5 minutes, and sit at the sushi counter while the others walk the stalls.
Free time: Afternoon and evening free; your guide suggests parks, playgrounds and early dinner spots near the hotel
Activity: About 5 km on foot, flat apart from station stairs. About an hour at Senso-ji, 40 minutes on the boat, an hour at Hama-rikyu and 90 minutes in Tsukiji. The water bus runs only a few sailings a day that stop at Hama-rikyu (drop-off only) and the timetable changes by season; if no sailing fits, our vehicle drives from Asakusa to Hama-rikyu, about 20 minutes, and the day is otherwise the same. Many Tsukiji shops close on Sundays, public holidays and some Wednesdays, so this day avoids them.
Meiji Jingu, teamLab and Shibuya Sky
Meiji Jingu and Harajuku, then by road to teamLab Planets in Toyosu, then Shibuya Sky
- Breakfast
- Stay in Tokyo
- Drive about 1 h
A later start. At about 9 am we walk the wide gravel path through the forest of Meiji Jingu, the shrine to Emperor Meiji, where the children can write a wish on a wooden ema plaque and families often pass a wedding procession at weekends. Our vehicle then takes us across the city to teamLab Planets in Toyosu, timed tickets booked. Shoes and socks come off: you wade through a warm, knee-deep pool lit with koi that scatter as you move, lie under a dome of drifting colour and walk through a garden of floating orchids. Grandparents who would rather keep their feet dry can stay in the garden and the dry rooms.
Afternoon
Lunch is on your own in Toyosu, and the vehicle takes everyone back to the hotel to rest. In the late afternoon we ride up to Shibuya Sky, the open rooftop about 230 m above the scramble crossing, in the last of the daylight.
Evening
Before dinner, hand your suitcase to the front desk for forwarding to Kyoto.
Included
- Meiji Jingu and its forest approach with your guide
- Our vehicle from Meiji Jingu to Toyosu and back to the hotel
- teamLab Planets (timed entry booked for you)
- Shibuya Sky in the late afternoon (timed entry booked for you)
- Suitcase forwarding from your Tokyo hotel to your Kyoto hotel
Easier option: Stay at the hotel after lunch and skip Shibuya Sky; your guide sends the family a photo from the top.
More active option: Walk from Meiji Jingu through Harajuku's Takeshita Street with your guide before the vehicle collects the group.
Free time: Lunch on your own; a rest at the hotel in the early afternoon; dinner on your own
Activity: About 4 km on foot. About an hour at Meiji Jingu, 90 minutes at teamLab Planets (barefoot, some water up to the knee; shorts or rolled trousers help) and 45 minutes on Shibuya Sky, which is open to the wind; hats and loose items are stored in lockers.
Bullet train, ropeway and pirate ship
Tokyo to Odawara by Shinkansen, then the Hakone Tozan Railway, cable car, ropeway and Lake Ashi cruise
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Hakone
- By train
For many in the group, a first bullet train, and with only a small bag each it is an easy one. We leave the hotel at about 9:30 and the Tokaido Shinkansen reaches Odawara in about 35 minutes. From there the Hakone Free Pass takes us round the Hakone loop, seated nearly all the way. The little Hakone Tozan Railway climbs the mountain on switchbacks, reversing direction as it goes, to Gora, about an hour with a change at Hakone-Yumoto. A steep cable car rises to Sounzan, and the Hakone Ropeway swings over Owakudani, a volcanic valley of steam vents and yellow sulphur.
Afternoon
Lunch is at the top, with black eggs boiled in the hot springs. If a volcanic alert closes the ropeway, a bus covers the same ground. From Togendai a sightseeing boat built like a pirate ship crosses Lake Ashi, with Mount Fuji over the far shore on clear days.
Evening
By about 4 pm we are at the ryokan: yukata on, a soak in the onsen, and a kaiseki dinner at about 6 pm, with a children's menu.
Included
- Tokaido Shinkansen from Tokyo to Odawara
- Hakone Free Pass: Hakone Tozan Railway, cable car, Hakone Ropeway and the Lake Ashi pirate-ship cruise
- Owakudani, with lunch and black eggs
- Two nights in a ryokan with onsen, family rooms requested
- Kaiseki dinner at the ryokan, with a children's menu
Easier option: Anyone wary of heights can ride the bus from Sounzan to Togendai instead of the ropeway, with the guide's help, and meet the group at the boat.
Free time: Late afternoon and evening at the ryokan
Activity: Mostly seated on trains, the ropeway and the boat, with short walks between them and about 2 km on foot all day. About an hour at Owakudani with lunch.
A slow Hakone day: shrine, sculpture and onsen
Hakone Shrine and Onshi-Hakone Park on Lake Ashi, then the Hakone Open-Air Museum, back to the ryokan
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Hakone
- Drive about 1 h
No suitcases to pack and no train to catch.
Morning
After a Japanese breakfast, or a Western one for those who prefer it, our vehicle leaves at about 9 am for the lakeshore. Hakone Shrine's red torii stands in the waters of Lake Ashi, and cedar-lined steps lead up to the shrine; the queue for a photo at the torii can be long, so your guide finds a better angle from the shore. A few minutes away, Onshi-Hakone Park, the grounds of a former imperial villa on a headland, has the widest view down the lake towards Fuji.
Afternoon
Lunch is near the lake. In the afternoon we drive to the Hakone Open-Air Museum, where large sculptures stand on lawns under the mountains: children aged 12 and under climb inside the giant knitted net of the Woods of Net while adults watch from the lawn, there is a warm foot bath fed by a hot spring, and a pavilion of Picasso's work for the grandparents.
Evening
We are back at the ryokan by about 3:30 for a long soak, and dinner is at 6 pm.
Included
- Our vehicle round Lake Ashi and to the museum
- Hakone Shrine and its lakeside torii with your guide
- Onshi-Hakone Park
- Lunch near Lake Ashi
- Hakone Open-Air Museum, with its foot bath and play sculptures
- Second kaiseki dinner at the ryokan
Optional experiences
- Hakone Kowakien Yunessun, a hot-spring park where you bathe in swimsuits, near the museum (on your own, ask your guide for a drop-off)
Easier option: Skip the shrine steps and wait by the lake, or stay at the ryokan all morning and join the group for lunch.
Free time: Late afternoon and evening at the ryokan
Activity: About 3 km on foot. About 45 minutes at Hakone Shrine, 30 minutes in Onshi-Hakone Park and 2 hours at the Open-Air Museum, which is on a slope with paths and some steps. The longest road leg is about 30 minutes.
Bullet train to Kyoto and Gion before dinner
Hakone to Odawara by road, then the Shinkansen to Kyoto and a short walk in Gion
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Kyoto
- Drive about 1 h
Morning
A gentle morning: a last soak and breakfast, then our vehicle leaves at about 10 am for Odawara station, about 40 minutes down the mountain. The Shinkansen to Kyoto takes two to three hours depending on the service. Nozomi trains never stop at Odawara, so ops books a Hikari that stops there where the timetable allows, otherwise a Kodama, sometimes with a change to a faster train at Nagoya.
Afternoon
Lunch is an ekiben bento on board; the boxes come in many shapes, and your guide pre-orders each person's choice. We reach Kyoto between about 2 and 3 pm, and your suitcase is already waiting at the hotel.
Evening
After check-in and a rest, we take taxis to Gion at about 4:30 for an easy hour on foot: the willow-lined Shirakawa canal, the wooden teahouses of Hanamikoji and the lanterns of Yasaka Shrine coming on at dusk. Dinner is on your own, early, with your guide's list of places that welcome children.
Included
- Our vehicle from the ryokan to Odawara station
- Reserved seats on the Shinkansen from Odawara to Kyoto, with a bento lunch on board
- Gion, Shirakawa, Hanamikoji and Yasaka Shrine at dusk with your guide
Easier option: Rest at the hotel and skip Gion tonight; Kyoto is three nights and there is time on day 8.
Free time: Evening free in Kyoto
Activity: About 2 km on foot. Taxis to and from Gion take about 10 to 15 minutes. Some private lanes in Gion ban photography; your guide shows where it is welcome.
Fushimi Inari at 8 and the deer of Nara
Fushimi Inari Taisha, then by road to Nara Park and Todai-ji, and back to Kyoto
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Kyoto
- Drive about 2 h
The trip's one early start. We leave at about 7:40 in our vehicle and are at Fushimi Inari Taisha by 8, before the tour coaches.
Evening
The shrine is open day and night, and its tunnels of vermilion torii gates climb Mount Inari. Walk as far as each of you likes: the first tunnels take about 15 minutes, and the stronger walkers can carry on with the guide towards the Yotsutsuji crossroads. From Inari the vehicle drives on to Nara, about 50 minutes. Nara was Japan's capital in the 8th century, and around a thousand deer wander its park, bowing for the rice crackers the children can buy to feed them. Inside the vast wooden hall of Todai-ji sits the bronze Great Buddha, about 15 m tall, and children like to try squeezing through the hole in one of the hall's wooden pillars. Lunch is in Naramachi, the old merchant quarter. The vehicle has us back in Kyoto by about 2:30 pm for a rest, and the evening is free.
Included
- Fushimi Inari Taisha at 8 am with your guide
- Our vehicle from Kyoto to Inari, Nara and back
- Nara Park and its deer
- Todai-ji and the Great Buddha Hall
- Lunch in Naramachi
Easier option: At Fushimi Inari, walk only the first tunnels of gates and wait with a coffee at the foot of the shrine; in Nara, stay with the vehicle or a cafe between Todai-ji and lunch.
More active option: Climb on from the first tunnels to the Yotsutsuji crossroads with your guide, about 45 minutes uphill on steps, for the view over southern Kyoto.
Free time: Afternoon rest and evening free
Activity: Breakfast from about 6:45 am. About 5 km on foot, more on the active option. About 75 minutes at Fushimi Inari, 2 hours in Nara Park and Todai-ji, with lunch. Three road legs of 20, 50 and about 60 minutes.
The Golden Pavilion and a tea ceremony
Kinkaku-ji and a tea ceremony with a sweets class in Kyoto, then a free afternoon and a farewell dinner
- Breakfast and dinner
- Stay in Kyoto
- Drive about 30 min
Morning
A late, easy morning. Our vehicle takes us to Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, for when the gates open at 9 am, so the view across the Mirror Pond is clear before the crowds build. The path round the garden is short and mostly level. Then to a traditional tea room, where the host explains the ceremony and everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, whisks their own bowl of matcha. The class that follows is the part children remember: shaping wagashi, the seasonal sweets served with tea, from coloured bean paste into a flower or a leaf, and then eating them.
Afternoon
Lunch is on your own near the hotel. The afternoon is free: rest at the hotel, the Nishiki Market food street a short taxi ride away, the Kyoto Railway Museum for train-loving children, or the Philosopher's Path with your guide's map.
Evening
At about 5:30 pm we meet for an early farewell dinner together, the last evening of the trip, and are back at the hotel by about 8.
Included
- Kinkaku-ji at opening with your guide
- Tea ceremony and a wagashi sweets class
- Early farewell dinner
Optional experiences
- Kyoto Railway Museum (on your own)
Easier option: Sit out the walk round Kinkaku-ji's garden at the entrance rest area; the tea ceremony is seated, with chairs for anyone who cannot kneel.
Free time: Lunch on your own; afternoon free
Activity: About 2 km on foot. About 45 minutes at Kinkaku-ji, 90 minutes for the tea ceremony and wagashi class. Ask for chairs at the tea room when you book if anyone in your party cannot sit on the floor.
Osaka's aquarium and home
Kyoto to Osaka Kaiyukan by road, then Kansai International Airport
- Breakfast
- Drive about 2 h
Morning
Your suitcases go in the vehicle with you this morning. We leave Kyoto at about 8:45 and drive about an hour to Osaka Bay for Kaiyukan, one of Japan's largest aquariums, when it opens, between 9 and 10 am depending on the date; ops sets the departure time to match. The route spirals down round a huge central tank built to suggest the Pacific, where a whale shark and manta rays swim past at eye level, with otters, penguins and a touch pool for the children on the way. There are lifts and benches all the way down.
Afternoon
Lunch is on your own in the Tempozan marketplace next door. At about 1 pm the vehicle takes you to Kansai International Airport (KIX), about 50 minutes over the bridge to the airport island. For an international flight, book one leaving after about 5 pm. If your flight is earlier, we drive straight from Kyoto to KIX, about 100 km and 90 minutes. If you fly from Osaka Itami (ITM) or stay on, tell us when you book. Your guide says goodbye at the airport.
Included
- Our vehicle from Kyoto to Osaka with your suitcases
- Kaiyukan aquarium
- Drop-off at Kansai International Airport (KIX)
Easier option: Sit with a coffee at the aquarium's exit cafe while the children finish the last floors.
Free time: Lunch on your own at Tempozan
Activity: About 1.5 km on foot, all of it indoors and step-free. About 2 hours at Kaiyukan. Book an international flight leaving after about 5 pm to keep the morning.
- Tokyo3 nights
- Hakone2 nights
- Kyoto3 nights
- Osakaend
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: Spring and autumn are mild and mostly dry; cherry blossom (late March to early April) and autumn colour (mid to late November) are crowded and pricier. Late July and August suit school holidays but are hot and humid, so outdoor sights are kept to the mornings and afternoons go to the onsen, the hotel and indoor visits; typhoons can delay trains from August to October. The rainy season, about early June to mid-July, is avoided. Mount Fuji is often hidden in cloud, most of all in summer.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Grandparents, parents and children 6 and up on a first trip to Japan together
- Grandparents in their 70s who can walk 3 to 4 hours a day with breaks, and want a vehicle rather than crowded trains across town
- Families who want rooms together, early dinners and the trains, tickets and luggage handled
- Children who like doing things: teamLab, a pirate ship, feeding deer, making sweets, an aquarium
Not for you if you want
- Children under 6: the trip is designed for children 6 and up
- Travellers who need step-free access throughout or a wheelchair: stations, shrines and the ryokan have steps
- Adults travelling without children who want more temples and food: our 9-day Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyoto and Osaka trip moves faster
- Families who want Hiroshima, or a theme-park day: see our 10-day family trip, and the free afternoons in Tokyo
Minimum age: 6
Most guests are Grandparents, parents and children aged 6 to 16
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
8 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Tokyo3 nights
- Hakone2 nights
- Kyoto3 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 8 nights: 3 in a central Tokyo hotel, 2 in a ryokan with onsen in Hakone, 3 in a central Kyoto hotel
- Hotels of at least a 3-star-plus standard within about a 10-minute walk of a station, with lifts, named when we confirm your dates
- Family, triple or connecting rooms requested for your party, and beds as well as futons at the ryokan
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
Transport
- Pick-up at Tokyo Haneda (HND) or Narita (NRT)
- A loaded IC card for every guest for your own trips round Tokyo
- Sumida River water bus from Asakusa to Hama-rikyu, when a sailing fits
- Reserved seats on the Tokaido Shinkansen from Tokyo to Odawara and from Odawara to Kyoto (a Hikari that stops at Odawara where the timetable allows, otherwise a Kodama or a change at Nagoya; two to three hours)
- Hakone Free Pass from Odawara: the Hakone Tozan Railway, cable car, Hakone Ropeway and Lake Ashi cruise
- Suitcase forwarding from your Tokyo hotel to your Kyoto hotel
- Our private vehicle and driver in Tokyo on days 2 and 3, in Hakone on days 5 and 6, in Kyoto and Nara on days 7 and 8, and from Kyoto to Osaka with your suitcases on day 9
- Taxis to and from Gion on day 6
- Drop-off at Kansai International Airport (KIX)
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group from the first evening in Tokyo to the airport in Osaka, with local hosts where a site requires one, as at the tea ceremony
Activities
- Tokyo: Senso-ji and Asakusa, the Sumida River boat, Hama-rikyu garden with matcha, the Tsukiji Outer Market tasting lunch
- Tokyo: Meiji Jingu, teamLab Planets and Shibuya Sky
- Hakone: Owakudani, the Lake Ashi pirate-ship cruise, Hakone Shrine, Onshi-Hakone Park and the Hakone Open-Air Museum
- Kyoto: Gion, Shirakawa and Yasaka Shrine at dusk
- Kyoto: Fushimi Inari Taisha at 8 am
- Nara: Nara Park and Todai-ji's Great Buddha Hall
- Kyoto: Kinkaku-ji at opening, a tea ceremony and a wagashi sweets class
- Osaka: Kaiyukan aquarium
Meals
- All 8 breakfasts
- 5 lunches: the Tsukiji tasting lunch, Owakudani, Lake Ashi, a bento on the Shinkansen and Naramachi in Nara
- 4 dinners at about 6 pm: a welcome dinner in Tokyo, two kaiseki dinners at the ryokan with a children's menu, and a farewell dinner in Kyoto
Not included
- International flights to Tokyo and home from Osaka
- Visas or travel authorisations, if a passport needs one
- Travel insurance
- Lunches and dinners not listed
- Drinks
- Tips (not expected in Japan)
- Optional activities in free time, such as a rickshaw ride, Yunessun or the Kyoto Railway Museum
- Personal spending, including the deer crackers in Nara
- Japan's departure tax, which is added to your airline ticket
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 990 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
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Booking terms
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Questions
Prices in these answers apply from Jan 1, 2027. Black Friday offer: 7% off the small-group price for requests received by Dec 1, 2026. From CAD 4,585 per person. Dec 2 to Dec 31: from CAD 4,735. From Jan 1, 2027: from CAD 4,930.
What does the price include?
Eight nights in central hotels and a Hakone ryokan with family rooms requested, all breakfasts, 5 lunches and 4 early dinners, airport transfers, reserved bullet train seats, our vehicle on seven days, the Hakone Free Pass, suitcase forwarding, a See Sight Tours guide throughout, and every visit in the plan, including teamLab, Shibuya Sky, the tea ceremony and Kaiyukan.
Is this trip really suitable for grandparents in their 70s?
Yes, if they can walk 3 to 4 hours a day with breaks. Most days are about 4 to 7 km on foot with a rest after lunch, our vehicle does the cross-town legs, and every longer day has a seated easy option. The only steep part, Fushimi Inari's upper gates, is optional. Tell us about any mobility needs when you book.
What ages is this trip for?
It is designed for three generations travelling together, with children aged 6 and up. Every day is planned so a 9-year-old stays interested and a 70-year-old is not worn out. Prices are per person, and at present the same for children and adults; ask us about your party when you book.
Can our family have rooms together?
We request family, triple or connecting rooms for your party as soon as you book, and beds as well as futons at the Hakone ryokan. Japanese hotel rooms are small and family rooms are limited, so we confirm the room plan with your dates. Booking early gives the best chance of rooms side by side.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests, children counted. That usually means two or three families. It is small enough for one table at dinner, one vehicle, and a guide who knows every child's name by the second day.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group from the first evening in Tokyo to the airport in Osaka, handling trains, tickets, taxis and timings. Local hosts join where a site requires them, as at the tea ceremony. We introduce your guide before you travel.
Is there a single supplement for a grandparent travelling alone?
Only if they want a room alone, from CAD 990 more, about 18 percent of the trip price, shown before you book. A grandparent sharing with a grandchild, or a single parent sharing with a child, pays no supplement. Solo guests are welcome on every departure.
When is the best time to take three generations to Japan?
Late March to May and October to November are mild and the easiest for older travellers. Late July and August fit school holidays but are hot and humid, so we keep outdoor sights to the mornings and afternoons to the onsen and hotel. We avoid the rainy season, about early June to mid-July, and Golden Week in early May.
Do we carry our suitcases on the bullet train?
No. On the evening of day 3 your suitcases go by courier from the Tokyo hotel to the Kyoto hotel, where they wait for you on day 6. You take one small bag each to Hakone for two nights. On the last day your suitcases ride in our vehicle to Osaka and the airport.
How does booking work?
Prices are per person sharing a room, with taxes included: the small group starts from CAD 4,930 and the private trip from CAD 8,875. Choose your start date and send a request to book with the ages in your party. We check availability and provide the final quote, itinerary and booking terms before you accept. No payment is taken when you send the request.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. The private version is for your family only, on a date you choose, with your own guide and vehicle and the same hotels and experiences, and the pace can slow further. If you would rather travel independently without a guide, send us an inquiry and we will quote hotels, trains and forwarding separately.
Do we need visas for Japan?
Citizens of Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and most European countries, children included, can visit Japan visa-free for short tourist stays. Every traveller needs their own passport, and rules can change, so check each one before you book. Fill in Visit Japan Web before you fly.
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