JAPAN

Overnight in a “ryokan” with traditional hot-spring baths.

Meet geishas in the historic Gion district of Kyoto.

Attend a vibrant, traditional Japanese festival.

Watch a sacred Shinto kagura dance.

Participate in a private tea ceremony.

View Mt. Fuji via gondola.

Soak in a traditional onsen (hot springs) near Mt. Fuji

Explore the rugged national parks of Hokkaido Island.

Make friends with the endangered Japanese macaque (“snow monkey”).

Hike through the lush gorges and quaint hamlets of the Iya Valley

View the “hells” of Beppu—bubbling, multicolored, geothermal ponds.

Ascend the huge caldera of Japan’s largest volcano, Mt. Aso.

Visit in the spring to experience 20,000 cherry trees blossom at once near Yoshino.

Master the traditional craft of sushi-making.