Tokyo’s red lanterns and cherry blossoms, skyscrapers and Sumo wrestling. Hiroshima’s Peace Park and Atomic Bomb Dome, inland sea and sheltered harbour. Kyoto’s Buddhist temples and bamboo groves, Geishas and golden temples. This classic tour is the perfect introduction to Japan’s world famous attractions and most popular cities.

Take your students to see the oldest temple in Tokyo and find out what life is like in the most expensive city in Asia. Contrast the city’s shimmering skyscrapers and neon lights with the Shinto shrines and traditional temples. Climb the Tokyo Tower to look back down on the city, catch a glimpse of Mount Fuji, and encourage your students to consider the challenges of living in a mega-city. Get hands on in the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, find out how to wrestle at the Sumo Hall, or trace 400 years of history in the Edo-Tokyo Museum. Take your group on a bullet train to Hiroshima and contemplate the legacy of the 1945 atomic bomb at the city’s wealth of monuments and memorials. Enable your students to experience the cobbled streets of Kyoto and discover gilded buildings and the ancient arts of calligraphy and tea ceremonies.

Tokyo, Hiroshima and Kyoto are connected by some of the fastest rail networks in the world; making travelling around Japan an eye opening experience. STS provide excellent accommodation throughout the tour, with safety, convenience and comfort at the forefront of our selection. The combination of ancient culture, cutting edge technology and super efficient transport make our Japan Discovery Tour a unique and astonishing experience.