Japan Luxury Vacation Review: Tokyo, Osaka, Kanazawa, 11-Day Tour

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Brian W.

2.28.2024

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Which Country (Countries) did you visit on this trip?

Japan

Your overall comments on the trip and the travel company:

Our Zicasso travel partner was a pleasure to work with in formulating our trip. He fulfilled our desire to see "must-see" sights and our wish for more ryokan-style accommodations, including private onsen baths for these bashful Americans!

Visiting the pulsating cities of Tokyo and Osaka, with the serenity of Kakusenkei Gorge and Kenrokuen Garden, was the perfect contrast in this fabulous country just opened after the pandemic. Kudos to our tour operator and his team for a spectacular effort.

What were the most enjoyable or memorable parts of your trip?

Highlights were:

The ryokans, with their beautiful gardens and atmosphere.

The natural beauty of Kanazawa and surrounding areas.

The enthusiasm of our guides, with a special shout-out to our guide in Kyoto and Osaka. Her enthusiasm for showing off her country was informative and tasty. She curated a selection of small restaurants with fantastic lunches. The owners/chefs went out of their way to answer our questions about ingredients and techniques.

The private drivers and greeters who met us at multiple unfamiliar train stations and guided us through an intimidating maze of escalators and corridors to ensure we caught our connecting trains eliminated the anxiety and flashbacks from trips to Europe.

The cleanliness of the country, including public restrooms.

The absolute sense of safety when walking city streets at night.

If you could take your trip again, what would you do differently?

Due to time constraints, the trip lasted only 11 days, which limited the time we had to enjoy the ryokans to the fullest. We had fantastic kaiseki multi-course dinners at each ryokan, but it was a bit too much for our total of five nights at three locations.

The hotel in Kyoto was not of the same level of excellence as the other Western-style accommodations and ryokans we stayed at. It was unfortunate as we spent three nights there. Although breakfast was included, we were unable to schedule a reservation that corresponded with our itinerary departure times. The restaurant was very small, but perhaps we could have made plans earlier if we had been aware f this ahead of our arrival.

Japan Luxury Vacation Review: Tokyo, Osaka, Kanazawa, 11-Day Tour

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