Explore Tokyo at your own pace on this day. For sightseeing, shopping, and cherry blossoms combined, visit the old-school districts of Ueno, home to Ueno Park and Ameyoko Shopping Street, and Asakusa, where you’ll find the famous Sensoji Temple and Nakamise Shopping Street.

How about ending your evening with a dinner cruise on a traditional leisure boat called a yakatabune (available as an add-on)?

Continue sightseeing around Tokyo on this day. Use this day to visit Tokyo’s most popular locations that you haven’t visited on previous days, or try visiting slightly more low-key parts of Tokyo for a more relaxed experience. Dynamic and vibrant Tokyo has so much to offer beyond its iconic sights, after all!

If you’re not sure where to go, you can check out the recommendations that we’ll send shortly before your trip or book a guide (available as add-on) to show you where the locals go.

Start this day early, as you will be heading out to the Mt. Fuji area. Meet your driver for your private transfer to the ryokan inn where you will spend the night. Along the way, you will stop at 1-2 scenic spots for viewing Mt. Fuji. In spring, you might even see the picture-perfect sight of Mt. Fuji framed by cherry blossoms.

You will also go up Mt. Fuji itself, specifically, its 5th Station, which can be accessed by car, no need for hiking! Upon arrival at your ryokan, look forward to your seasonal multi-course dinner, try bathing in communal hot-spring baths, and unwind for the rest of the night.

After check-out, take a bus and Shinkansen bullet train to your next destination: Kyoto, where you can immerse yourself in traditional Japanese culture. As we will book your bus and Shinkansen according to your preferences, you can leave earlier to spend as much time in Kyoto as possible, or leave right around 10 am to reach Kyoto in the early afternoon.

Assuming an afternoon arrival at Kyoto, how about sampling street food at Nishiki Market, booking a tea ceremony (available as add-on), and enjoying nighttime cherry blossom illuminations at selected locations?

You will have the entire day to explore Kyoto, so why not start by renting a kimono (available as add-on) to stroll around the streets of Kyoto in style?

Take the time to visit Kyoto’s historical temples and shrines, as well as famous locations such as the Gion geisha quarter and scenic Arashiyama.

We recommend booking convenient private transfer (available as add-on) on this day to avoid having to take crowded buses, as well as a local guide (available as add-on) who can show you Kyoto charms from an insider’s perspective.

Check out of your hotel in Kyoto to transfer to neighboring Osaka, just 30 minutes away by rapid train. As you do not need a reservation to take the rapid train, you can head to Osaka whenever you like.

Or, if you’d rather travel in comfort, you can book a private transfer from Kyoto to Osaka (available as an add-on). At Osaka, shop as much as you like at the vibrant shopping streets of Namba and Shinsaibashi, and/or enjoy local nightlife and delicacies such as takoyaki and okonomiyaki at Dotonbori.

Pick up some local history with a visit to Osaka Castle, and admire the cherry blossoms all around its surrounding park.

Other recommended things to do include taking in panoramic city views at one of several popular observatories, visiting Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium, doing even more shopping at other shopping districts such as Umeda and Nipponbashi, or enjoying the retro vibes of the Shinsekai area.

Or, if you’ve already done plenty of sightseeing around Osaka on the previous day, spend this entire day enjoying a variety of attractions at Universal Studios Japan.

On this day, you will take a Shinkansen back to Tokyo. You can choose to spend most of your day in Osaka, leave for Tokyo right after check-out to spend more time sightseeing in Tokyo, or split your day between Osaka and Tokyo. Just let us know which you prefer, and we’ll take care of the rest for you.

Though your Japan adventure ends on this day, depending on the time of your flight, you may still have time to do some last-minute sightseeing. We recommend strolling around a park or traditional garden to see cherry blossoms one last time before you go.

Then, approximately 3 hours before your flight, head to Narita or Haneda Airport for your return flight, either via public transit or private transfer (available as an add-on).