japan
Experience Japan on a Women’s Adventure with @readysetjetset
March 28-April 5, 2026
Your package includes 9 days in Japan.
This trip starts in Tokyo and ends in Kyoto. Fly into Narita or Haneda, Fly out of Kansai International Airport for departure- note its 90 minutes so I wouldnt book anything before 7am. OR you can fly out of Tokyo and we can arrange a train for you back to Tokyo (not included)
Please speak to a Legit Trips travel guide before booking your flights for this trip- email us.
Package includes comprehensive travel planning, coordinated extras, personalized attention, language translation, on-site tour operator available 24/7.
Option to extend your trip on either end.
Itinerary subject to change based on discretion of trip leader or tour operator, due to weather or other extenuating circumstances.
March 28 – April 5, 2026
*Do Not book your flight without verifying arrival & departure times/airports with a Legit Trips team member.
DEPOSIT $850
TRIP TOTAL – $7500
All trips are priced as double occupancy. When available, solo supplements may be offered. If you are traveling solo, it doesn’t mean you need to pay for a solo supplement, we’re happy to pair you with a roommate whenever possible.
*flexible payment options available for balance- to pay monthly or in a few equal installments email us at Fun@LegitTrips.com
- 8 nights accommodation – 3 nights in Tokyo,
1 night in Hakone (in a traditional Ryokan), 4 nights in Kyoto - One hour Taiko lesson (Japanese drums)
- Visit to Shibuya neighborhood and free time in Harajuku
- Trip to Nakameguro to see cherry blossoms
- Visit to Asakusa, Tokyo’s old town where you can soak in the atmosphere of the Tokyo of old. Visit Sensoji, Tokyo’s oldest temple and wander down Nakamise, a shopping street that has been providing temple visitors with a variety of traditional, local snacks and tourist souvenirs for centuries.
- Visit to Ueno Park, one of the largest parks in Japan and home to spectacular cherry blossoms in spring. Ueno Park transforms into a sea of pink blossoms. The Ueno Cherry Blossom Festival is one of the biggest in Japan.
- Dinner at Ninja Tokyo restaurant
- Traditional Onsen in Hakone
- Bullet train ticket
- Full day Hakone excursion w/Mt.Fuji
- Dinner in Hakone
- Samurai experience. Learn more about the legendary samurai warriors in this exciting program. (2h) This 2-hour samurai course includes 6 activities: Dressing up in samurai kimono + training with a replica sword + sword fighting with a safe replica sword + ninja star activity + blow gun activity.
- Visit to Arashiyama with the most traditional and ecologic means of transport: the rickshaw. On this 30-minute ride, your driver will take you around the streets of cherry blossom and bamboo grove.
- Visit Tenryuji, the largest and considered the most impressive temple in Arashiyama. Founded in 1339 at the beginning of the Muromachi Period (1338–1573), the temple is one of Kyoto’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
- Visit Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion), which was originally built as a retirement villa for the Shogun. After his death it became a Buddhist Temple at his request, and is now one of Kyoto’s most famous temples.
- Tea ceremony is going to be held at Kyoto`s traditional house, and your tea master will explain how to make Green Tea in front of you and demonstrate. After the demonstration, enjoy green tea with Japanese sweet. After the ceremony, a young Geisha called Maiko greet guest and entertain Japanese treditional dance. You have chance to take photo with her. (45 mins).
- Monkey Park Iwatayama. The park is located in the Arashiyama mountains, and it takes about a ten minute hike to reach the area where dozens of monkeys roam freely.
- Visit to Fushimi Inari Shrine is home to over 10,000 red torii gates that straddle a network of paths up the mountain behind the temple. Fushimi Inari is the most important of several thousand shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice.
- Day trip to Nara – Visit Todaiji Temple, one of the world’s largest wooden structures and home to Japan’s largest statue of Buddha. The park surrounding the temple is called Nara Park but is referred to by many as “Deer Park” due to the population of more than one thousand tame deer who freely roam the streets and will bow their heads in exchange for a treat. The next stop is Nara’s most celebrated shrine, Kasuga Taisha. Established in AD 768, the shrine is dedicated to the deity tasked with protecting the city and is famous for its hundreds of bronze and stone lanterns, which have been donated by worshipers over the years.
- Dinner on Yakatabune (Japanese-style house boats), the history dates to the Heian period when aristocrats enjoyed the scenery of the seasons while they read poetry, played music, and entertained themselves Today, you could enjoynight views of Tokyo while traveling down to Tokyo Bay. (ALL DRINKS INCLUDED)
- Day trip to Osaka – Osaka Castle, the largest castle in Japan when it was first built in 1583. This stunning castle sits in Osaka Castle Park and is surrounded by impressive stone walls and moats, covering an area of two square kilometres.
Then Kuromon Market & Dotombori. Daily breakfast
- Local Japanese guide with you on all tour days
- Legit Trips tour leader with you 24/7
Deposits are non-refundable (but are transferable to another person not currently signed up for this trip or another Jetset Trip). Any additional payments can be refunded if canceled more than 120 days prior to the trip start date. Deposits may only be transferred one time and incur a $100 rebooking fee.
Please be sure to read the complete booking terms and conditions at checkout. https://legittrips.com/booking-terms/
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HALEY PLOTKIN
Haley is the blogger behind Ready Set Jet Set, a guide to traveling the world and exploring her hometown of Austin, Texas. She started blogging to share her adventures with the world – from trips and tricks she’s learned while traveling to photo diaries detailing her journeys.
Haley started traveling as a sophomore in college when she took her very first trip overseas to London. The next year, she spent a semester studying abroad in London and another in Glasgow. She became a travel addict and never looked back!
If you’ve ever wanted to travel with her, now’s your chance! She is proud to be a professional photographer, so I promise every guest will come away with some epic shots of themselves on the trip!
Day 1
ARRIVAL IN TOKYO
Transfer to Tokyo hotel.
Meet and greet with our group and hosts.
Welcome Reception

Day 2
TOKYO
Noon visit to Shinjuku Gyoen followed by Shibuya area and a walk to Harajuku with free time to explore.
In the evening we’ll have a Taiko drum lesson followed by a traditional dinner on a Japanese-style house boat on Tokyo Bay.
O/N at Ikebukuro Sunshine Prince Hotel

Day 3
TOKYO
Today we’ll visit Asakusa and Sensoji, Tokyo’s oldest temple and wander down Nakamise, a popular shopping street. Then we’ll visit the Tokyo Skytree
Next, we’ll head to Ueno Park, one of the largest parks in Japan and home to spectacular cherry blossoms in spring. Dinner at Ninja Tokyo restaurant.

Day 4
HAKONE
Full day journey to Hakone, the gateway to Mt Fuji & surrounding national park. Starting in the Gora area we’ll ride the Hakone Ropeway to Owakudani volcano crater, try the tasty black eggs boiled in water bubbling up from within the volcano then cruise across Lake Ashi.
O/N at Hakone Yunohana Prince Hotel

Day 5
HAKONE – KYOTO
Today, we’ll take the famous Shinkansen bullet train to Kyoto.
Afternoon Samurai Experience – dressing up in samurai kimono + training with a replica sword + sword fighting with a safe replica sword + ninja star activity + blow gun activity.
O/N at Nikko Princess Kyoto

Day 6
KYOTO
Morning visit to Arashiyama for a 30 minute rickshaw ride that will take you around the streets of cherry blossom and bamboo grove. Then we’ll visit Tenryuji temple and Monkey Park Iwatayama followed by Kinkakuji Temple.
Experience a traditional tea ceremony in a Kyoto house followed by a Maiko performance.
O/N at Nikko Princess Kyoto

Day 7
KYOTO
Morning visit to Fushimi Inari Shrine followed by a day trip to Nara to visit Todaiji Temple, Nara Park, and Kasuga Taisha.
O/N at Nikko Princess Kyoto

Day 8
KYOTO
Day trip to Osaka to visit Osaka Castle and experience Kuromon Market & Dotonbori. Famous for its vast array of culinary options, Dotonbori is known as a food paradise throughout Japan. Private transfer back to Kyoto hotel
O/N at Nikko Princess Kyoto

Day 9
DEPARTURE DAY
Transport to Kyoto airport.
Say “see you again” to your travel buds and start sharing photos and memories!
If you’re interested in adding on either end of the trip, email FUN@LegitTrips.com

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