Best 28 Days in Japan — Summer

Browse multi-floor game centers, anime shops, and retro electronics in Tokyo's pop-culture capital

Walk through Kaminarimon gate and Nakamise-dori to Tokyo's oldest Buddhist temple, founded 645 AD

Watch a professional baseball game with Japan's most storied team inside the iconic Tokyo Dome

Stand at the world's busiest pedestrian crossing where up to 2,500 people cross every 2 minutes

Step through boundary-free digital art rooms that bloom and respond to your presence at this landmark museum

Explore the legendary basement food halls of Isetan or Mitsukoshi — Japan's most spectacular edible theater

Walk Asakusa's shitamachi backstreets with a private guide who specializes in old Tokyo history

Watch live sword fights, drumming, and ninja action in Kabukicho's wildest dinner show

Walk the world's busiest crossing, browse Center Gai, and find Shibuya's hidden bar alley

Spend a full day from the famous crossing to Daikanyama's bookshop and evening izakayas

Browse multi-floor electronics stores, manga shops, and peek into Akihabara's famous maid cafes

Cross the scramble with a local guide after dark and finish with drinks in a salaryman bar

Spend a full day inside Japan's pop-culture capital, from retro arcades to themed dining

Browse vintage shops and indie cafes in Shimokitazawa, then eat French-Japanese fusion in Kagurazaka

Hit Tokyo's three great shopping zones — Ginza luxury, Shibuya street fashion, Harajuku youth culture

Private guide tailors 5 hours in Shibuya around your interests — shopping, bars, or local culture

Roll and shape nigiri sushi under instruction from a professional chef in a Tokyo kitchen

Hit Akihabara's top game centers and anime shops with a guide, then get guaranteed maid cafe seats

Drive a street-legal go-kart through Tokyo traffic in costume with a guide leading the group

Private guide leads a personalized 3-hour journey through Tokyo's anime and gaming subculture

Step inside Hayao Miyazaki's storybook museum with original artwork, exclusive short films, and the Catbus

Eat and drink through Tokyo's neon-lit back alleys, standing bars, and yakitori grills after dark

Visit the indoor Hello Kitty park in Tama New Town with parades, shows, and character meet-and-greets

Ride the Romancecar train, cruise Lake Ashi, and soak in a mountain onsen 90 minutes from Tokyo

Walk Hanamikoji at dusk through Kyoto's most atmospheric geisha district of lantern-lit machiya teahouses

Forge your own Japanese knife under the guidance of Asano Taro, one of Japan's last government-certified swordsmiths

Hike 4 km through 10,000 vermillion torii gates up Mount Inari at Kyoto's most visited shrine

Hop through 3 local Kyoto izakaya on a lantern-lit alley with drinks and bites included

Walk a 500 m path through 20-meter-tall bamboo, then tour Tenryu-ji's UNESCO Zen garden

See the three-story gold-leaf pavilion reflected in Kyoko-chi pond at one of Japan's most photographed landmarks

Climb to Kiyomizu-dera's wooden stage for panoramic Kyoto views then descend through 400-year-old stone-paved lanes

Cook 4-6 classic izakaya dishes in two rounds with a Kyoto chef, then eat everything you make

Eat takoyaki, kushi-katsu, and okonomiyaki along Osaka's iconic neon-lit canal entertainment strip

Cook Osaka's two signature dishes in a small-group class with an English-speaking instructor and optional sake tasting

Walk Osaka's retro 1950s working-class district of vintage neon, kushi-katsu bars, and the 103m Tsutenkaku Tower

Roll, cut, and cook your own udon noodles in a hands-on class, then eat them with two traditional broths and a sake tasting

Walk Osaka's liveliest district from Namba to Shinsaibashi, through neon-lit street food arcades and vintage shops

Watch the Hanshin Tigers at Koshien — Japan's most storied baseball stadium — during the NPB March-October season

Explore Osaka's business and luxury shopping hub in Umeda, then visit Osaka Castle and its parkland