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Are you coming to Japan soon and need a hand with your sightseeing during your trip? Are you already in Japan and need something to do in the next few days?? Have no fear! Many of our customers decide to join our tours just before coming or after already landing in Japan.
To make this process easier, here's a list of some of our most popular tours in top destinations that offer easy online booking as few as three days in advance!
Kyoto has a tendency to get pretty booked up during certain seasons. Particularly, spring and fall are the busiest seasons for Kyoto, and travelers -- both domestic and foreign -- who waited a little too long to reserve a hotel or ryokan rooms often find themselves in a pickle as lodgings throughout the ancient capital run out of vacancies.
So, to make sure you can get to Kyoto during these absolutely beautiful times of year, here are some tips for getting a room in Kyoto (or at least getting there)!
JAPANiCAN.com staffer Nick recently joined the Snow Monkey Tour. Read about his experience below.
Running through Tokyo station in the morning rush hour with a backpack on, past the obligatory bustle of commuters on their way to work, I started to question whether it had been worth stopping to take a photo of the sunrise on my iPhone earlier.
Day One
The small minibus wound its way up the side of the mountain, I looked around at the winter trees sticking out in prickly leafless thickets with the occasional smattering of long thin pines. The sky was blue and the sun was shining, and I was on my way to the Hotel Mt. Fuji. Sitting up high at 1,100 meters, as the name would suggest, the hotel offers some of the finest views of the majestic old mountain that any in Japan can offer. Situated on the shores of Lake Yamanakako, one of Mount Fuji's 5 lakes, this hotel provides the perfect retreat for those looking to take in some real nature while visiting Japan.