Tailor-Made Travel to Japan with Rough Guides

Book your trip with the help of a local expert

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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.

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

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

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Plan & book my trip

Dreaming of your very own adventure in Japan?

We don’t blame you...

Plan & book my trip

How it works

Pick your dream destination, select your dates and submit an enquiry.

Fill in a short form to tell your local expert about your trip preferences.

Your local expert will craft your tailor-made itinerary. You'll be able to tweak and refine it until you're completely satisfied.

Book online with ease, pack your bags and enjoy the trip!

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.
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With their on-the-ground-knowledge, our local experts can book unique, authentic experiences with ease. We’ll take you off the beaten path in no time.

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You stay in complete control throughout the process, from your initial first ideas right down to the final booking.

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Your local expert will be on hand 24/7 while you’re on the road.

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