Kyoto's temples, Tokyo at full speed and a rail network that makes both easy.
What people go to Japan for
- Temples, gardens and geisha districts in Kyoto.
- Tokyo, from Tsukiji's outer market to the back lanes of Shinjuku.
- The shinkansen, and how much of the country a rail pass opens up.
- Ryokan nights on tatami with a kaiseki dinner and an onsen bath.
- The Nakasendo and Kumano Kodo, old walking roads you can still follow.
Trips to Japan
We have nothing published in Japan yet — which is not the same as not going. Tell us roughly when you want to travel and what you want out of it, and we will put an itinerary together and price it.
If you would rather look at something already running, the trips we do have are all here.
The rest of Asia is at the bottom of this page.
Elsewhere in Asia
Vietnam
Ha Long Bay, the Mekong delta and a thousand miles of coast between them.
Ha Long Bay · Hoi An · Mekong Delta
Thailand
Northern hill country, southern islands and the best street food anywhere.
Bangkok · Chiang Mai · Andaman islands
Nepal
Everest base camp, the Annapurna circuit and the temples of the Kathmandu valley.
Everest · Annapurna · Kathmandu Valley
India
Rajasthan's forts, Kerala's backwaters and the Himalaya at the top of the map.
Taj Mahal · Rajasthan · Kerala backwaters
Indonesia
Seventeen thousand islands — Bali's terraces, Komodo's dragons, Raja Ampat's reefs.
Bali · Komodo · Borobudur
Cambodia
Angkor at sunrise, the Tonlé Sap and a quiet southern coast.
Angkor Wat · Tonlé Sap · Phnom Penh