DAY 1: HO CHI MINH CITY – NARITA (OVERNIGHT ON BOARD)
Evening: Please arrive at Tan Son Nhat Airport. Your tour guide will meet the group and assist you with check-in for flight VJ822 (23:35 – 07:55) to Narita (Tokyo). You will spend the night on board.
DAY 2: TOKYO (LIGHT BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER)
Morning: Upon arrival at Narita International Airport (Tokyo), complete immigration procedures and collect your luggage. Afterward, the group will depart for sightseeing:
- Asakusa Kannon Temple – Tokyo's most sacred temple, a venue for major national festivals, and shrouded in the mysterious legend of its origin.
- Explore and shop along Nakamise Arcade, located within the temple grounds. This is one of Japan's oldest shopping streets, stretching approximately 250m from Kaminarimon Gate of Senso-ji Temple to Hozomon Gate. This street offers small, distinctly Japanese items like Edo-era toys, ribbons, hairpins, and fans; as well as street food like Ningyoyaki and Kaminari Okoshi. Famous Edo-era shops line the street, with seasonal lanterns and decorations, and a cobblestone path extending from Kaminarimon Gate to Hozomon Gate, creating a street rich in Japanese style.
- View and photograph Tokyo Skytree from the temple grounds (cost to ascend the tower is not included).
Lunch: The group will have lunch, then continue sightseeing.
- Shop at Akihabara shopping district – the world's leading electronics hub. Akihabara offers a wide range of electronic goods, focusing on home appliances. During Japan's period of high economic growth, specialized CD, record, and game shops flourished, and later, many hobby and anime shops emerged, forming the Akihabara known today.
Evening: The group will have dinner. Check into your hotel. Overnight stay in Tokyo.
DAY 3: TOKYO - YAMANASHI (BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER)
Morning: Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, complete check-out procedures, and depart for sightseeing.
- Visit Oshino Hakkai Ancient Village – nestled at the foot of Mount Fuji, this place has been developed as a tourist attraction, yet all its traditional elements remain intact. The village houses are still inhabited, with moss-covered roofs and walls adorned with dried agricultural products.
- Experience a Tea Ceremony – a characteristic cultural aspect of Japan.
Lunch: The group will have lunch.
- Visit Mount Fuji – one of Japan's most famous symbols. Fuji is the highest mountain and one of the nation's "Three Holy Mountains." This active volcano, standing at 3,776m, is renowned for its nearly perfect conical shape and is considered a sacred mountain in Japanese Shintoism. In Japanese culture, many believe the mountain is a demigod with a soul. (If weather permits, the group will ascend to the 5th station of Mount Fuji).
Evening: Return to the hotel, check in, and enjoy a buffet dinner or set menu at the hotel. Overnight stay in Yamanashi. Here, guests can experience wearing a summer Kimono (Yukata) and enjoy a bath in Japan's famous Onsen (natural hot springs).
DAY 4: YAMANASHI – NARITA (BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER)
Morning: Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, complete check-out procedures, and depart for sightseeing.
- Visit a Japanese Fresh Fruit Orchard. Here, guests can pick and enjoy fresh, delicious fruits such as strawberries, grapes, apples, melons, peaches, cherries, etc. (Subject to actual weather conditions and seasonality).
Lunch: The group will have lunch. The group will then travel for sightseeing.
- Visit Misogi Shrine – a temple that embodies the traditional philosophy of Japanese Shintoism. It continues to perform "Misogi," an ancient ritual that purifies both body and soul, rooted in ancient Shinto – a religion that celebrates nature and cherishes life. Afternoon: Depart for Narita.
- Shop at Aeon Mall (if time permits).
Evening: The group will have dinner, then return to the hotel. Overnight stay in Narita.
DAY 5: NARITA – HOCHI MINH CITY (BREAKFAST, LIGHT MEAL ON BOARD)
Morning: Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Complete check-out procedures. The group will transfer to Narita Airport. Complete check-in and exit procedures for your flight VJ823 (08:55 – 13:00) back to Ho Chi Minh City.