Japan Tour Review: Tokyo, Kyoto, Nikko, Hakone, Mt Fuji, Sumo Wrestling Competition

Our guide was warm, friendly, knowledgeable and easy to work with. She was easy to understand and very helpful.

We loved the entire trip, seeing Tokyo, Hakone, Nikko, and Kyoto were invaluable and very interesting.  I was sorry we couldn't work in Kamakura as well.  We loved being able to go anywhere on the subways.  We stumbled onto a high school Sumo wrestling competition, for which admission was not collected, and which was very interesting.  The guidebook provided some tips.  One important one we followed was to bring American cookies.  I brought a box (18) 2-packs of Oreo cookies.   One young woman went out of her way to walk us to the right platform for the train.  We'd never have made it on our own; the train system is daunting for a trip like ours.You should have seen people's faces light up when I offered them the cookies.   

We loved the contrast between the old and new Japan, the preservation of the arts, and the modernization of the cities.  We enjoyed the city streets and the country lanes.

The meals were all varied and interesting.  We enjoyed every dish and always had more than enough. 

We really appreciated the guide book and its recommendations.