Guided tour?
Apr 22, 2014, 11:20 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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Guided tour?
I have my eyes on Japan for next Feb/March and I was wondering whether there's a good value ~week long guided tour. I have navigated many parts of the world by myself but Japan, I don't even want to try. (I will get to Tokyo on my own.)
Apr 23, 2014, 12:08 am
#3
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota,USA
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Japan is a First World country, and even if the people are reluctant to speak English, they are very hospitable to visitors, and most of the signs you need to read are bilingual, English-Japanese, and sometimes quadrilingual, with Chinese and Korean as well. You can drink the water and eat the food and sleep on clean bedding and have little to fear from criminals, but at the same time, you can explore a culture that is modern but not Western. The train system is one of the best in the world and takes you everywhere you are likely to want to go
Buy a guidebook and read up on Japan.
Buy a guidebook and read up on Japan.
Apr 23, 2014, 12:22 am
#4
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Central California
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If you have flexibility, shoot for late March/early April for much better scenic value. If not, March will still be nice.
I agree with the above. Japan is by far the easiest, most tourist accessible place I've been anywhere in the world with the exception of limited spoken English in some areas.
If you still want guided tours, check out Sunrise Tours.
http://www.jtb-sunrisetours.jp/
I agree with the above. Japan is by far the easiest, most tourist accessible place I've been anywhere in the world with the exception of limited spoken English in some areas.
If you still want guided tours, check out Sunrise Tours.
http://www.jtb-sunrisetours.jp/