Great Tours in Japan
If you are planning to tour Japan, you are in luck because it is one of the easiest places in the world to find, organize and go on a great tour- from Mt.Fuji to Kyoto. On our last trip to Tokyo, for instance, without any prior planning we were presented with a huge range of tours by our hotel concierge, which only needed to be booked the day before.
As we were pressed for time, we went for one of several “day tours”, which involved a coach ride to the majestic Mt.Fuji, then in picturesque Hakone, a boat ride in a lake, followed by a cable car trip to what promised to be even more great views of Mt.Fuji. We would then return to Tokyo by Shinkansen (bullet train). This cost around $190.00 per person inclusive of lunch.
The tour lasted the entire day, and had an extremely organized set-up, complete with a very competent tour guide (ours climbed Mt.Fuji 3 times and could speak many languages). Yes, it was a somewhat rushed day, but we made friends with some nice Australians and Americans on our coach, went on the perfectly-symmetrical Mount Fuji, enjoyed the lake and views around Hakone, and lastly, marveled at the speed and efficiency of the bullet train. So in all, it is a worthwhile tour, if only to get a taste of things so we could plan for a longer stay next time.