Tailor-Made Travel to Japan with Rough Guides

Don’t just follow the crowd
- find your own path

Rough Guides has been inspiring travellers with witty, independent, curious-minded guidebooks for more than 35 years. As well as our popular guides and award-winning website, we’re now proud to launch our tailor-made trips.

Let our hand-picked local experts help you to create your very own adventure with our fully personalised itinerary booking service.

Discover Our Sample Itinerary:
Looking for some inspiration? We've produced this itinerary to get you thinking, which can be adapted to be built around your preferences.
History, Culture and Cuisine - This trip around Japan is filled with foodie experiences – from creative cooking classes to fantastic food markets, a delightful dinner cruise and more.

We’ve written the book on your dream destination, so there’s no one better to take you there.

Our tailor-made trips are created by local experts to bring you off the beaten path, effortlessly.

All of our bookings come with a money-back guarantee and a local expert on hand throughout your trip.

There are no charges for credit card payments

Tailor-made travel

We believe that travel is a personal thing, so you deserve a fully personalised trip, custom-made, just for you. Here are some of the great things you can experience with our tailor-made trips in Japan:

Enjoy the wonderful cuisine in Tokyo, where you can taste Shabu Shabu, Sukiyaki or Tempura.

Discover Osaka Kaiten Sushi (conveyer belt sushi) restaurant.

Train with world-class sumo wrestlers.

Experience a local authentic tea ceremony, in a local Kyoto tea house.

Visit world-famous UNESCO sites such as the Bamboo Groves, Togetsukyo Bridge and the Kinkakuji Golden Pavillion.

Tailor-Made Travel to Japan with Rough Guides

Don’t just follow the crowd
- find your own path

Dreaming of your very own adventure in Japan?

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