Japan
7 Days in Kyoto & the Japanese Alps
Temple mornings in Kyoto, then slow trains into the alpine villages of Takayama.
Region
Japan
Duration
7 days
Travel style
Cultural cities
From
$4,200
A week that moves from the temples of Kyoto to the quiet of the Japanese Alps. We pace it so the famous sights arrive early and the rest of each day unfolds slowly — a long lunch, a back-street shrine, an evening onsen.
How the days flow
The first half is Kyoto: dawn at Fushimi Inari, the bamboo of Arashiyama, and time set aside for the markets and tea houses that the rush usually skips.
Then we head into the mountains, where a ryokan stay and hot-spring evenings reset the pace before the journey home.
What’s included
Boutique stays · Private guide · Rail passes · Onsen retreat