Join Mytour as we explore captivating destinations in the land of the rising sun during the beautiful winter days.
Experience the enchanting winter in the land of the rising sun with our 5-day, 5-night Japan tour.
Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine
Our first stop in the 5-day, 5-night Japan tour is this shrine, built in the 3rd century with a distinctive Sumiyoshi-zukuri architectural style, unaffected by Asian cultural influences, making it truly unique.


Shinsaibashi

Established around 400 years ago during the Edo period to cater to merchants trading clothing, Shinsaibashi shopping paradise was born. Over time, this central trading hub expanded its offerings from business goods to antiques, household items, decorative items, and even musical instruments, ranging from affordable to high-end products.

Kiyomizu Temple


Shirakawa-go Village is located at the foot of Mount Haku-san, Gifu Province, central Japan. The special feature of this village is its wooden houses with gasshō-zukuri architecture, featuring thatched roofs resembling praying hands.


Takayama Old Town

Visitors to this old town can admire the architecture of houses and temples built in ancient Edo rural style. Besides, the serene natural scenery with ancient maple trees, some thousands of years old, allows visitors to immerse themselves in the authentic atmosphere of Japanese rural life.
Daio Wasabi Farm
In Japan, there are numerous places where wasabi is grown, but the most famous is the Daio Wasabi Farm located in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture. It is the largest wasabi farm in Japan, covering 15 hectares, and is a popular tourist destination.


Mount Fuji

Lake Kawaguchi
Lake Kawaguchi is one of the five lakes at the foot of Mount Fuji, the most accessible and offering the most spectacular views of the mountain.
The weather here is always pleasant, coupled with the majestic Mount Fuji scenery reflecting in Lake Kawaguchi, a sight you won't forget when you visit. The natural scenery around the lake changes with the seasons, each offering its own unique beauty. During cherry blossom season, strolling along the lake's shore and enjoying the pure colors of the surrounding space always brings refreshment. It's also a great opportunity to capture breathtaking photos. Lake Kawaguchi is also an ideal spot to admire the autumn red leaves in Japan.


Oshino Hakkai Village
The entire village resembles a rural painting with lush green gardens full of fresh vegetables, green tea, cornfields, fields of rapeseed flowers, surrounded by bonsai trees and a emerald green water lake.

Visiting Oshino Hakkai village, travelers leisurely stroll along the winding dirt paths lined with thick green pine bushes and colorful flower beds. Surprisingly, a beautiful scene like a painting emerges at the end of the road, where an emerald green water lake hidden amidst lush green grass, in the distance, are the silhouettes of ancient trees spreading their branches over the calm lake.

Asakusa Temple
Sensoji Temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo, located in Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The main deity enshrined in the temple is the Kannon Bodhisattva. This statue is also known as Asakusa Kannon or Asakusa-no-Kannon-sama. It was the center for the development of Edo culture, and even now, it still retains the solemn atmosphere of the Edo period.


The ancient Sensoji Temple in Tokyo, Japan, stands juxtaposed amidst skyscrapers as a testament to the fusion and harmony between the new and the old, tradition and modernity, faith and everyday reality.
Tokyo Skytree
This is a broadcasting tower located in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, Japan's capital. Inside, there are restaurant services and observation decks. The tower is renowned for being the world's tallest broadcasting tower and the second tallest structure globally after the Burj Khalifa (Dubai).

Tokyo Skytree Tower is built as a broadcasting tower primarily for television and radio transmission in the Kanto region for 6 stations: NHK General, NHK Educational, Nippon Television, TV Asahi, TBS Television, Tokyo MX.

Akihabara Electronic Town
This area is known as a sanctuary for Otaku in Japan, but more importantly, it's still renowned as the 'Akihabara Electronic Town' with numerous stores selling household electronics to computer components, electronic games, and it's considered a complex for shopping, exploring Japanese manga and anime culture.

Visiting Akihabara Electronic Town, one of the places that tourists cannot miss is Chuo-dori shopping street. Tourists searching for souvenirs related to anime, manga, and electronic games will get lost in the alleys and a series of underground stores here.

By Mytour
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Reference: Travel Guide by Mytour
MytourDecember 1, 2022