Explore Japan
Discover Japan, region by region.
From lively cities and quiet old capitals to mountains and hot springs, each region shows a different side of Japan. Explore them to find ideas for your trip.
Regions of Japan
Beyond the Golden Route.

Tokyo and Kanto
The capital, with Nikko, Kamakura and Yokohama close by.
Sample tours through this region
Ash001Tokyo, Mt Fuji, Hakone, Kyoto and OsakaAsh101Tokyo heritage and old neighbourhoodsAsh114Kamakura, Yuigahama and Enoshima
Mount Fuji
Lakes, gardens and tea fields at the foot of Fuji.
Sample tours through this region
Ash104Mt Fuji classic viewsAsh107Hakone highlightsAsh001Tokyo, Mt Fuji, Hakone, Kyoto and Osaka
Kyoto and Kansai
Kyoto, Nara and Osaka: old capitals and a city of food.
Sample tours through this region
Ash012Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Mt Fuji and TokyoAsh201Kyoto eastern heritageAsh303Kyoto from Osaka
The Japan Alps
Kanazawa, Shirakawa-go and Takayama among the mountains.
Sample tours through this region
Ash008Nagoya, Kyoto, Nara, the fishing village of Ine, Kobe and Osaka
Hiroshima and Miyajima
History, peace and the island shrine in the sea.
Sample tours through this region
Ash401Hiroshima peace and history
Kyushu
The volcanic land of Aso, hot-spring towns such as Beppu and Yufuin, and the food of Fukuoka.

Tohoku in winter
Snow-covered trees on Mount Zao and quiet hot-spring towns.
Every journey is planned with you. Specific routes will appear here once Asahi has confirmed them.
Sample itineraries
Ideas from our seasonal posters
Each poster shows one example of a journey we can arrange in Japan, not a scheduled departure. Dates, places and services are planned with you.

Japan's momiji starts here
Four lengths: 6 days 5 nights, 7 days 6 nights, 9 days 8 nights or 11 days 10 nights
Services on the poster: airport transfers and transport, multilingual guides, hotel stays and custom itineraries.

Autumn foliage
9 days 8 nights
- Tokyo, Hakone, Mt Fuji, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Osaka
The poster lists transport, a guide, meals and hotel stays.

Travel Japan
6 days 5 nights
- TokyoImperial Palace, Sensō-ji in Asakusa, Tokyo Skytree
- Mt FujiLake Kawaguchi, Oishi Park, Honchō Street in Fujiyoshida
- Kyoto, Nara and OsakaFushimi Inari Taisha, Nara Park, Osaka Castle, Dōtonbori

Japan in winter
9 days 8 nights
- Nagoya, Shirakawa-go, Takayama, Matsumoto, Hakuba, Nagano, Shibu Onsen and the snow monkeys, Karuizawa, Tokyo
Each quotation is prepared personally from your itinerary, dates, travellers and the services agreed with you.
Photo credits
The photographs on this page are real photographs from Wikimedia Commons, shown under the licences listed. Creators are named as they are published there. They are resized and cropped for display.
- Sensō-ji, Asakusa, TokyoCC0 1.0via Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Fuji and Lake KawaguchikoCC0 1.0via Wikimedia Commons
- Gion, KyotoCC0 1.0via Wikimedia Commons
- Shirakawa-goCC0 1.0via Wikimedia Commons
- Itsukushima Shrine, MiyajimaCC BY 4.0via Wikimedia Commons
- Komezuka, AsoCC BY 2.0via Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Zao in winterCC BY 2.0via Wikimedia Commons
