Tour information

This tour is timed to coincide with the wonderful Autumn colour in Japan. We will have an extended visit to Hokkaido (the northern most island) as well as a few great spots around Mt Fuji. The tour is organised by my good friend Hanake Ide and will be guided by Ms Mai (hopefully!) who has guided us on previous tours. This tour was devised while on tour with these 2 in 2025 who are very excited to include many spots not normally visited by mainstream tours. We will visit many scenic spots and national parks, some great gardens and some great looking cultural spots. The accomodation is also quite special. 
If you are like me, many of the locations are not familiar. For this reason I have included an extra document - The Tour Highilights weblinks document to the right with links to some of the places that we will visit as well as all of the planned hotels. I was quite excited to spend the time looking at each locations and am very much looking forward to visiting. Please click on that document to see more!
I think the tour represents good value for money with many tour inclusions and meals.  
​Tour highlights should include:
  • Fabulous gardens in autumn season many of which host festivals at his time of the year 
  • many cultural visits
  • Sumo wrestling show
  • Palaces and temples
  • local food experiences including a cooking school
  • Bullet train journey x 2
  • Nabano No Sato garden light show
  • Boat cruise in Hokkaido
  • Expert master guides
  • all organised!

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Fitness level

​This tour requires walking for an up to an hour sometimes on uneven ground and some steps. Walking in gardens and in historical areas is part of the tour. An ability to handle own luggage is essential. A moderate to high level of mobility is required. A range of meals will be part of the tour including of course Japanese cuisine.  
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Tour status

This tour is now open for booking.    
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How do I book?

​You can either
1. Complete the on line booking form at the bottom of this page and submit
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2. Print and complete the booking booking form and forward together with you deposit
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Tour documents

Japan Hokkaido Autumn Itinerary 2027
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Tour highlights weblinks and hotel list
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Japan Booking form 2027
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Important Dates Japan 2027
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Tour price

The land tour price is $14495 per person twin share. 
This includes:
  • all transportation in private quality coaches
  • internal airfare from Tokyo to Hokkaido and Aomori to Nagoya
  • 2 x Shinkansen journeys
  • local tour guides for tours 
  • all entry fees and all tipping
  • all accommodation in quality well located hotels 
  • all meals as indicated on itinerary - 36 in total
  • accompanied all the way by Brian Sams
This excludes
  • International airfares
  • any visa or entry requirements
Full details on booking form. 

    Booking Request form

    Japan Autumn Colour tour 2027
    This tour is now open for booking.     
    • We will send you an invoice for the tour deposit of $500 for the tour with payment options on the invoice
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    • If you have any questions please feel free to email me at [email protected] or phone 0415 707 312
    • By clicking on submit you are agreeing to the terms and conditions that are on the booking form that you can view or download on the tour page.
    • We will send you an invoice for your tour deposit when we receive this booking request. The booking is not complete until the deposit is received. 
    • If you would like to get a quote on travel insurance please follow this link to our Travel Insurance page.