Duration: 11 Nights | Max Group size: 12 |
Starts in: Tokyo | Ends in: Tokyo |
Start Date | Finish Dates | Price | Spaces available | Reference | Hotel Level |
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23 Mar 2025 | 03 Apr 2025 | £5,150.00 | 6 | 0325CB | High |
28 Mar 2025 | 08 Apr 2025 | £5,150.00 | Fully booked | 0425CB | High |
27 Mar 2026 | 07 Apr 2026 | £5,150.00 | 12 | 0326CB | High |
Visit Japan and see the wonderful cherry blossom blooming whilst taking in some amazing places along the way. The cherry blossom that paints Japan in pink every April is the most powerful symbol in the nation’s culture. The intimate relationship between natural images and Japan’s philosophy and art is well known and records suggest that the people of Japan have held these pink blooms in high regard right back to the foundation of the country.
If you are looking for a spring tour of Japan, our 2025 Cherry Blossom Tour is the perfect choice. The temples and parks are particularly beautiful during the spring and our Cherry Blossom Tour is timed to ensure you visit when they are at their most resplendent.
The delicate but brightly coloured and short-lived flower has long symbolised the frailty, transience and intensity of life. The flower has inspired countless songs and works of art and its image has adorned everything from fabrics to flags to warplanes to coins to stationery. The association between the cherry blossom and mortality made it an especially potent image in the second world war, when Japan’s rulers suggested that each bloom was the reincarnated soul of a soldier or civilian who had died in the conflict.
It is easy to imagine the emotional impact of the blizzards of pink petals swept from the trees in spring breezes. In today’s Japan, cherry blossom season is an occasion for picnics and parties with friends under the ubiquitous bloom-laden trees, or sightseeing trips with the family, or romantic strolls with a loved one.
The Cherry Blossom Tour captures Japan at its most attractive. It starts in the great capital Tokyo with its many cherry tree-filled parks, takes you to the ancient capital Kyoto and explores Mt. Fuji and Hiroshima too. Dragonfly’s flexible approach to itineraries lets you enjoy both group and independent sightseeing, in order for you to get the most out of your trip in your own way.
Read on for more about the itinerary, available tour dates in 2025, hotels used and other useful information about our Japan Cherry Blossom tour. Please get in touch to discuss this tour in more detail or maybe you would like to read our reviews and see how other visitors have found our tours.
The Cherry Blossom Tour is fully guided; ALL local accommodation, transportation and entrance fees are included. For the full list of inclusions, please check the “Other Info” tab above.
Day 01 | Group Meal; Walking Tour of Shinjuku and Kabukicho Entertainment District | Tokyo |
Day 02 | Asakusa; Sumida River Cruise; Hama-Rikyu Gardens; Shibuya Scramble Crossing | Tokyo |
Day 03 | Meiji Shrine; Tsukiji Fish Market; Imperial East Palace Gardens | Tokyo |
Day 04 | Hakone; Open Air Museum; Natural Hot Springs; Gourmet dinner | Hakone |
Day 05 | Views of Mt.Fuji; Lake Ashi; Pirate Ship; Old Tokaido Highway Check Point; Cedar Avenue | Hakone |
Day 06 | Bullet Train to Kyoto; Gion Geisha District; Miyako Odori (Geisha Cherry Blossom Dance) | Kyoto |
Day 07 | UNESCO World Heritage Day — Ryoanji Zen Garden; Kinkaku-ji (Golden pavilion); Nijo castle | Kyoto |
Day 08 | Free Day to Shop, Relax and Explore - or join a Workshop! How about a daytrip to Nara or Kobe? | Kyoto |
Day 09 | Tea ceremony; Eastern Mountains of Kyoto; Kiyomizudera Temple; Traditional Sake Distillery & Sake tasting | Kyoto |
Day 10 | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park; the Atomic Bomb Dome and Museum | Hiroshima |
Day 11 | Miyajima Island; Itsukushima Shrine with Famous Floating Gate; Bullet Train to Tokyo; End of Tour Party | Tokyo |
Day 12 | End of Tour. | End of Tour |