Rural Japan Explorer Traveller Reviews

Tour of Rural Jaapn which was very varied, food and accommodation was excellent. Some city visits included on the trip. We then added another week in Kanazawa and Tokyo. which were very well organised for us

Inside Japan provided and excellent tour. We would use them again. Everything went very smoothly and our Guide on the tour was excellent. Extremely knowledgeable and always there to help. Our guide in Tokyo was also excellent. Plenty of different experiences, food accommodation, transport, visits, crafts

Well organised with an excellent, capable and knowledgeable leader. Were able to participate in so much Japanese culture and understand to some extent what happens in ordinary Japan. It was valuable to be able to go to the less crowded parts.

Inside Japan Tours. Excellent Australian travel consultant. Comprehensive pre-trip information. First rate tour guide.

My holiday was absolutely outstanding, it met and exceeded my expectations. I saw so many new sites, and experienced both buzzing cities and serene rural areas. The scenery was varied but stunning throughout the tour, the food was delicious and beautiful. Everybody was so friendly towards us and we saw many beautiful gardens, powerful temples and shrines, interesting museums and plenty of little shops displaying local crafts. We took cooking and weaving workshops, dressed up as samurais and experienced a performance by a trainee geisha. Every day was jam packed with fun and fascinating things to do, and sustained by great food and comfortable accommodation.

Inside Japan were wonderful from start to finish. They provided a travel consultant who promptly and reassuringly answered all the questions I had before my trip. They sent a thorough info pack, itinerary and suggested packing checklist all of which proved very useful. Included transport ran smoothly throughout the tour, as did luggage forwarding between destinations. The included meals were excellent, and given the food we had and experiences we got the whole trip was great value for money. My tour guide was an absolute star, he was professional yet fun and looked after us throughout. He was knowledgeable, well connected and able to adapt things to our preferences and answer all of our many questions. Having such a great guide was a real bonus.

Brilliant experience. A really interesting and extremely varied trip incorporating lots of well-known places and famous sites, but also visiting less well-known places in Japan. Good standard of accommodation, including both traditional Japanese ryokans and Western style hotels.

Efficient service with excellent information provided prior to the trip about places we would be visiting and an outstanding tour leader in Japan

Travelling with a small group [max 14 persons] enables the traveller to experience more personal touches including getting away from the maddening crowds. With walking included, the traveller has more opportunity to see things up close and also spend more time seeing the locals and to experience the local culture.

Very professional and the traveller is made to feel special. An excellent to really see Japan by travelling the back roads with an excellent itinerary created by our guide.