TOKYO

Travel Dates: 24 & 26 March 2012 ; 16-22 August 2017 ; 16 September 2019

Attractions: 

• Senso-ji (Asakusa Temple)
• Ginza
• Shinjuku​
• Shibuya Crossing
• Hie Jinja Shrine
• Meiji Jingu

 

• Harajuku
• Nakano Broadway
• Akihabara​
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
  
• Tokyo Imperial Palace
• Yokohama Kirin Beer Village

Accommodations:

• Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Station
• Shinjuku Kuyakusho-mae Capsule Hotel 

• Sunlite Shinjuku Hotel
• APA Hotel Kodemmacho-Ekimae

OSAKA

Travel Dates: 8 January 2008 (Winter) ; 21-22 March 2012 (Spring); 15-22 April 2023 (Spring)

Attractions: 

• Osaka Castle
• Shittennoji
• Dotonbori
• Umeda Sky Building

• Instant Noodles Museum
• Yamazaki Distillery

Accommodations:

• Holiday Inn Express Osaka City Centre - Midosuji
• Shin Osaka Sunny Stone hotel

KYOTO

Travel Dates: 8 January 2008 (Winter) ; 21-22 March 2012 (Spring), 19-20 April 2023 (Spring)

Attractions: 

• Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) 
• Arashiyama
• Tenryuji Temple
• Togetsukyo Bridge
• Fushimi Inari Shrine

• Nijo castle
• Nishiki Food Market
• Kiyomizu Dera
• Ninenzaka & Sannenzaka slopes
• Gion Geisha district

Accommodations:

• N/A

LAKE KAWAGUCHI & MT. FUJI

Travel Dates: 25 March 2012 (Spring)

Attractions: 

• Lake Kawaguchi
• Kachi-kachi Ropeway
• Mt Tenjo

Accommodations:

• K's House Mt Fuji

NARA

Travel Dates: 18 April 2023 (Spring)

Attractions: 

• Nara Deer Park
• Todai-ji Temple
• Great Buddha Hall

• Nigatsu-do
• Kasuga-Taisha Shrine
• Kofuku-ji Temple

Accommodations:

• N/A

KOBE

Travel Dates: 18 April 2023 (Spring)

Attractions: 

• Kobe Beef
• Koshien Stadium (Hanshin Tigers Baseball Game)

Accommodations:

• N/A

TAKAYAMA & SHIRAKAWAGO

Travel Dates: 23-24 March 2012 (Spring)

Attractions: 

• Shirakawago
• Takayama Town
• Historical Government House
  
• Jinya-mae Morning Market
  
• Shiroyama Park

Accommodations:

• Hida Takayama Washington Hotel Plaza