Tokyo, Nagoya & Kyoto — 7 days with a local DMC
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Tokyo, Nagoya & Kyoto — 7 days with a local DMC

7 days / 6 nights — group of 20, 4★ hotels

An incentive programme built around three faces of Japan: contemporary Tokyo with TeamLab, the fish market and street go-karts; traditional Nagoya with a ryotei dinner and geisha performance, a shibori workshop in Arimatsu and an iaido lesson with the best-known master in Aichi Prefecture; and a full day in Kyoto by Shinkansen. Run with an English-speaking coordinator, private motorcoach and bullet-train transfers throughout.

Duration
7 days / 6 nights
Route
Tokyo · Nagoya · Kyoto
Hotels
Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa 4★ · Mitsui Garden Hotels 4★
Group
20 guests + 1 staff + 1 guide

Day by day

  1. Day 1
    Arrival — Tokyo

    Meet and greet at the airport and transfer by private luxury motorcoach to the Shinagawa area — easy for coaches and with direct Shinkansen access towards Nagoya. Dinner at the hotel.

    Stay: Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa 4★ (or The Prince Sakura Tower / Shinagawa Prince) — 3 nights
    Meals: Dinner
  2. Day 2
    TeamLab & the fish market

    After breakfast, the TeamLab digital art experience, followed by a visit to the Tokyo fish market. City train transfers with the coordinator. Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

    Stay: Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa
    Meals: Breakfast and dinner
  3. Day 3
    Street go-karts & free time

    Morning go-kart experience through the streets of Tokyo. Free afternoon — Tokyo National Museum (closed Mondays), Meiji Shrine, Ueno Park and more. Dinner at the hotel.

    Stay: Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa
    Meals: Breakfast and dinner
  4. Day 4
    Tokyo — Nagoya, geisha & the castle

    Breakfast and Shinkansen from Shinagawa Station to Nagoya (1.5h). On arrival, traditional Japanese cuisine at a ryotei while watching a geisha performance, plus a visit to Nagoya Castle.

    Stay: Mitsui Garden Hotels 4★, Nagoya — 3 nights
    Meals: Breakfast and dinner
  5. Day 5
    Arimatsu shibori & martial arts

    Morning tie-dye (shibori) workshop in historic Arimatsu, with lunch. In the afternoon a martial arts experience (iaido/aikido) near Osu Shopping Street, taught by the most renowned master in Aichi Prefecture — the group splits in two and swaps between the lesson and exploring Osu. Dinner at the hotel.

    Stay: Mitsui Garden Hotels, Nagoya
    Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
  6. Day 6
    Day trip to Kyoto

    Shinkansen from Nagoya to Kyoto (35 min) and a full day of sightseeing: Fushimi Inari, the Kyoto Imperial Palace and Nijo Castle. Back to Nagoya for dinner at the hotel.

    Stay: Mitsui Garden Hotels, Nagoya
    Meals: Breakfast and dinner
  7. Day 7
    Departure

    Breakfast and coach transfer to Nagoya Centrair International Airport.

    Meals: Breakfast

Price

  • 20 guests — JPY 495,900 per person in a double room with breakfast
  • Tour staff — JPY 321,000 (single room)
  • Group total — JPY 10,368,960 including tax
Options
  • — Single room supplement — on request
  • — Suite room upgrades — on request
  • — Extension to Osaka or Hakone

Quotation issued 1 April 2025 for 20 guests, 1 staff member and 1 guide. Net rates in JPY, including tax and a 20% coordination and arrangement fee. No blocks have been made; rates are subject to availability until confirmed. Cancellation: 40–15 days prior 10%, 14–3 days 20%, 2 days 50%, on or after the service date 100%.

Included

  • English-speaking tour coordinator throughout
  • 6 nights in 4★ hotels with breakfast
  • Private motorcoach and city train transfers per programme
  • Shinkansen Tokyo–Nagoya and Nagoya–Kyoto
  • TeamLab entrance
  • Tokyo go-kart experience
  • Ryotei dinner with geisha performance
  • Arimatsu shibori workshop with lunch
  • Martial arts experience (iaido/aikido)
  • Dinners at the hotel restaurants
  • Made-to-order planning travel insurance

Not included

  • International flights
  • Alcoholic drinks outside the stated dinners
  • Meals not indicated in the programme
  • Personal expenses and gratuities
  • Individual travel insurance