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Japan + Europe
Cherry Blossom & Paris
Tokyo → Kyoto → Osaka → fly to Paris → Loire Valley
Best travel months December · January · February · March
Overview
Sakura season in Tokyo and Kyoto, then spring in Paris with a chauffeured day among the Loire châteaux.
- 14 days
- Late Mar – Apr
- 2 regions
- 13 nights 4★ hotels
- Hanami picnic with guide in Kyoto
- Louvre skip-line and Seine dinner
- Chauffeured Loire château day
- Destinations
- Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, to Paris, Loire Valley
- Countries
- Japan
- Duration
- 14 days / 13 nights
- Best travel period
- December, January, February, March
- Suitable for
- Couples, families and small groups
- Hotel category
- 4-star · 5 stays
- Guiding languages
- English
- Travel style
- Culture, Adventure, Food
The route
Day by day
Every component below is a real product in the NNomadic catalogue. Timings are indicative and are confirmed on booking.
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Day1 Welcome to Tokyo Tokyo
Land, settle in, and start gently in Tokyo.
Morning
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10:00
Arrive in Tokyo
Private transfer from the airport and time to settle in.
Afternoon
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14:00
Morning Sumo Practice Viewing in Ryogoku with Interpreter
Sit at the edge of a working sumo stable during morning practice, with an interpreter explaining the hierarchy, the rituals and what is actually happening.
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Evening
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19:00
Tokyo Skytree Fast-Track Tembo Deck and Galleria Ticket
Fast-track admission to the 350 m Tembo Deck and the 450 m Tembo Galleria, skipping the on-the-day ticket queue.
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Tip Buy a rechargeable IC card at the airport — it works on every line and most convenience stores.
Overnight Tokyo · 4-star · 3 nights
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10:00
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Day2 Tokyo highlights Tokyo
A full day in Tokyo.
Morning
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09:00
Asakusa Kimono Rental with Dressing and Photo Walk
A professionally dressed kimono or yukata for four hours in Asakusa, with hair styling and an hour of guided photography around Senso-ji.
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Afternoon
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14:00
Tsukiji Outer Market Food Walk with Tastings and Tamagoyaki
Eleven tastings through the lanes of Tsukiji Outer Market with a guide who buys there — sea urchin, tamagoyaki, grilled scallop, matcha and a knife-shop visit.
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Evening
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19:00
Tokyo Highlights Full-Day Private Tour with Licensed Guide
Asakusa, Meiji Jingu, Harajuku and Shibuya in one day with a national-licensed guide and a private vehicle for your party only.
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Tip Buy a rechargeable IC card at the airport — it works on every line and most convenience stores.
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09:00
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Day3 Tokyo highlights Tokyo
A full day in Tokyo.
Morning
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09:00
Tokyo Haneda Airport Private Transfer (Premium MPV, up to 6)
Premium MPV for up to six passengers between Haneda Airport and central Tokyo — the family and small-group answer to a late arrival.
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Afternoon
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14:00
Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho Izakaya Crawl with Sake Flight
Three izakaya in Shinjuku's Memory Lane and Golden Gai with a guide, six dishes, a sake flight and an explanation of how to order in a bar with no English menu.
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Evening
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19:00
Tokyo Narita Airport Private Transfer (Sedan, up to 3)
Private sedan between Narita International Airport and any central Tokyo hotel, with a driver waiting in arrivals and the flight tracked for delays.
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Tip Buy a rechargeable IC card at the airport — it works on every line and most convenience stores.
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09:00
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Day4 Tokyo → Kyoto Kyoto
Move on to Kyoto and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Kyoto
Transfer from Tokyo, with your luggage handled.
Afternoon
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14:00
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and Sagano Romantic Train Day
The bamboo grove early, Tenryu-ji's garden, the Sagano scenic railway along the Hozu gorge and the monkey park, in one guided day from Kyoto.
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Evening
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19:00
Fushimi Inari and Higashiyama Early-Morning Walking Tour
The torii gates of Fushimi Inari at 07:00 with nobody in them, then Kiyomizu-dera and the Higashiyama lanes before the crowds reach them.
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Travel Sector from Tokyo to Kyoto is included.
Tip Temples open early. The first hour at Fushimi Inari is worth the alarm.
Overnight Kyoto · 4-star · 3 nights
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09:30
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Day5 Kyoto highlights Kyoto
A full day in Kyoto.
Morning
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09:00
Maiko Dinner and Ozashiki Games in Gion
A kaiseki dinner in a Gion teahouse with a maiko in attendance — dance, conversation through an interpreter, and the drinking games of the ozashiki.
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Afternoon
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14:00
Nishiki Market and Gion Evening Food Tour
Ten tastings from Nishiki Market's four hundred years of stalls, then across the river into Gion for obanzai and sake as the lanterns come on.
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Evening
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19:00
Traditional Kyoto Tea Ceremony in a Machiya Townhouse
A full Urasenke-school tea ceremony in a 120-year-old Gion townhouse, followed by whisking your own bowl of matcha with seasonal wagashi.
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Tip Temples open early. The first hour at Fushimi Inari is worth the alarm.
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09:00
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Day6 Kyoto highlights Kyoto
A full day in Kyoto.
Morning
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09:00
Zen Meditation and Temple Breakfast with a Rinzai Monk
Forty minutes of zazen in a working Rinzai temple led by a monk who speaks English, followed by a shojin ryori vegetarian breakfast in the hall.
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Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Kyoto.
Tip Temples open early. The first hour at Fushimi Inari is worth the alarm.
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09:00
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Day7 Kyoto → Osaka Osaka
Move on to Osaka and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Osaka
Transfer from Kyoto, with your luggage handled.
Afternoon
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14:00
Osaka Castle and Kuromon Market Half-Day Tour
The castle keep and its history of unification, then the 190-year-old Kuromon market with three tastings, in a half day that leaves the evening free.
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Evening
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19:00
Dotonbori and Shinsekai Street Food Crawl with a Local
Twelve tastings across Dotonbori and Shinsekai — takoyaki, kushikatsu, okonomiyaki and horumon — with a guide who eats here weekly.
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Travel Sector from Kyoto to Osaka is included.
Tip Dotonbori is best after dark, and busiest on a Friday.
Overnight Osaka · 4-star · 3 nights
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09:30
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Day8 Osaka highlights Osaka
A full day in Osaka.
Morning
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09:00
Universal Studios Japan 1-Day Studio Pass
Dated one-day admission to Universal Studios Japan, including Super Nintendo World entry subject to the park's timed-area system.
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Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Osaka.
Tip Dotonbori is best after dark, and busiest on a Friday.
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09:00
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Day9 Osaka highlights Osaka
A full day in Osaka.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Osaka.
Tip Dotonbori is best after dark, and busiest on a Friday.
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19:00
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Day10 Osaka → to Paris to Paris
Move on to to Paris and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to to Paris
Transfer from Osaka, with your luggage handled.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in to Paris.
Travel Sector from Osaka to to Paris is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in to Paris.
Overnight to Paris · 4-star · 2 nights
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09:30
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Day11 to Paris highlights to Paris
A full day in to Paris.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in to Paris.
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19:00
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Day12 to Paris → Loire Valley Loire Valley
Move on to Loire Valley and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Loire Valley
Transfer from to Paris, with your luggage handled.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Loire Valley.
Travel Sector from to Paris to Loire Valley is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Loire Valley.
Overnight Loire Valley · 4-star · 2 nights
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09:30
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Day13 Loire Valley highlights Loire Valley
A last full day in Loire Valley.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Loire Valley.
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19:00
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Day14 Departure from Loire Valley Loire Valley
Time for anything left undone, then a private transfer to the airport.
Morning
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09:30
Morning at leisure
Late checkout where the hotel allows it.
Afternoon
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13:00
Airport transfer
Private transfer from your hotel to the airport in Loire Valley.
Travel Departure sector is not included unless stated.
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09:30
What is and is not included
Included
- 13 nights 4★ hotels
- Hanami picnic with guide in Kyoto
- Louvre skip-line and Seine dinner
- Chauffeured Loire château day
Not included
- International flights unless stated
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Meals not listed in the daily plan
- Personal expenses and gratuities
Hotels
- Tokyo 3 nights 4-star
- Kyoto 3 nights 4-star
- Osaka 3 nights 4-star
- to Paris 2 nights 4-star
- Loire Valley 2 nights 4-star
Properties are allocated at the category shown and named on confirmation — the exact hotel depends on availability for your dates, which is why the category rather than the property is published here.
Transfers and sectors
- Day 4Sector from Tokyo to Kyoto is included.
- Day 7Sector from Kyoto to Osaka is included.
- Day 10Sector from Osaka to to Paris is included.
- Day 12Sector from to Paris to Loire Valley is included.
- Day 14Departure sector is not included unless stated.
Arrival and departure airport transfers are private unless the daily plan says otherwise. Vehicle class is matched to party size at confirmation.
Experiences in this itinerary
17 bookable products from the NNomadic marketplace. Each one opens its own page, with its operator, inclusions and cancellation terms.
- Day 1 Morning Sumo Practice Viewing in Ryogoku with Interpreter
- Day 1 Tokyo Skytree Fast-Track Tembo Deck and Galleria Ticket
- Day 2 Asakusa Kimono Rental with Dressing and Photo Walk
- Day 2 Tsukiji Outer Market Food Walk with Tastings and Tamagoyaki
- Day 2 Tokyo Highlights Full-Day Private Tour with Licensed Guide
- Day 3 Tokyo Haneda Airport Private Transfer (Premium MPV, up to 6)
- Day 3 Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho Izakaya Crawl with Sake Flight
- Day 3 Tokyo Narita Airport Private Transfer (Sedan, up to 3)
- Day 4 Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and Sagano Romantic Train Day
- Day 4 Fushimi Inari and Higashiyama Early-Morning Walking Tour
- Day 5 Maiko Dinner and Ozashiki Games in Gion
- Day 5 Nishiki Market and Gion Evening Food Tour
- Day 5 Traditional Kyoto Tea Ceremony in a Machiya Townhouse
- Day 6 Zen Meditation and Temple Breakfast with a Rinzai Monk
- Day 7 Osaka Castle and Kuromon Market Half-Day Tour
- Day 7 Dotonbori and Shinsekai Street Food Crawl with a Local
- Day 8 Universal Studios Japan 1-Day Studio Pass
Meals
The daily plan includes food as an experience on 6 occasions:
- Day 2Tsukiji Outer Market Food Walk with Tastings and Tamagoyaki
- Day 3Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho Izakaya Crawl with Sake Flight
- Day 5Maiko Dinner and Ozashiki Games in Gion
- Day 5Nishiki Market and Gion Evening Food Tour
- Day 6Zen Meditation and Temple Breakfast with a Rinzai Monk
- Day 7Dotonbori and Shinsekai Street Food Crawl with a Local
Anything not named in the daily plan above is not included, and is listed under “Not included”. Dietary requirements are passed to every operator at booking.
Destination information
- Tokyo Experiences in Tokyo
- Kyoto Experiences in Kyoto
- Osaka Experiences in Osaka
- to Paris Experiences in to Paris
- Loire Valley Experiences in Loire Valley
Important information
- Availability On request, subject to confirmation. Nothing on this page is held until a booking is confirmed.
- Operated by 4 contracted suppliers, all verified: Tokyo Experiences Co., Nippon Rail & Transfer Partners, Kyoto Cultural Tours, Osaka Food Walks.
- Guiding English. Other languages on request, subject to guide availability in each city.
- Timings The times in the daily plan are indicative. Operator start times are fixed at confirmation and printed on the voucher.
- Pace Couples, families and small groups. Tell us about mobility needs, ages or dietary requirements and the plan is adjusted before it is quoted.
- Documents Visas, passport validity and travel insurance are the traveller’s responsibility. We advise on requirements but do not arrange them.
Cancellation
A multi-day itinerary is a set of separately contracted services, and each one carries its own cancellation terms — a rail sector, a ryokan night and a guided day do not cancel on the same schedule. The terms that apply to your booking are the ones attached to the components on your confirmation, and they are shown in full on the quotation before anything is paid.
Each experience page in the marketplace publishes its own cancellation table. Hotel and transport terms are released with the agent quotation.
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