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Japan Autumn Getaway: Nikko and Karuizawa
5 days3 cities
This holiday takes you to
TokyoNikkoTakasakiKaruizawaYudanakaMatsumoto
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₹1,81,251SAVE 10%From₹1,81,251per person
Design Your EscapeWhat’s included
- 3 hotels
- 5 experiences
- 8 transfers
- 4 meals
- 24/7 support
- CustomisationExpert customisation
Rated 4.7 on Google
Rated 4.9 on TripAdvisor
Rated 4.9 on TripAdvisor
Trip created by Aiko, Japan expert at Hi Tours
“Five days in the hills north of Tokyo, timed for the maples. Nikko and Karuizawa in autumn are worth the short nights.”
Your suggested itinerary
Fully customisable with our holiday experts
Arrival in Tokyo
- Arrival at Narita or Haneda and transfer to your hotel
- Check in at your Shinjuku hotel
- Free time to explore the neighbourhood
- Optional: Omoide Yokocho for dinner
Overnight in Tokyo
Your accommodation
APA Hotel Shinjuku Kabukicho Chuo, Tokyo
2 nights · Breakfast · Standard room · 3★ · Well placed hotel in Shinjuku, minutes from the station
Nikko shrines and gardens
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- Breakfast and check out, then north to Nikko
- Rinno-ji temple and the Shoyoen garden
- The Toshogu shrine in its cedar forest
- The red Shinkyo bridge over the river
Overnight in Nikko
Your accommodation
Fairfield by Marriott Tochigi Nikko, Nikko
1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 3★ · Quiet hotel in the hills outside Nikko
Your activities
(1)Nikko heritage and scenic highlights
Rinno-ji temple and the Shoyoen garden, then the lacquered Toshogu shrine in its cedar forest and the Shinkyo bridge.
Daruma temple and Karuizawa
Karuizawa to Yudanaka and Matsumoto
- Breakfast and check out, then west via Takasaki
- The Shorinzan Daruma temple and its dolls
- The Stone Church at Karuizawa
- Check in beside Karuizawa station
Overnight in Karuizawa
Your accommodation
APA Hotel Karuizawa Ekimae, Karuizawa
1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 3★ · Simple hotel beside Karuizawa station in the highlands
Your activities
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Shorinzan Daruma temple
The temple at Takasaki where the round daruma dolls come from, thousands of them left behind as wishes fulfilled.
The Stone Church at Karuizawa
A chapel of stone arches and glass built into the hillside, one of the quietest pieces of architecture in the country.
Snow monkeys and Matsumoto
- Breakfast and check out, then on to Yudanaka
- The macaques bathing at Jigokudani
- Matsumoto castle on its moat
- Back to Tokyo in the evening
Overnight in Karuizawa
Your activities
(2)Jigokudani monkey park
The hot spring at Yudanaka where wild macaques sit chest deep in the steaming water, often with snow on their heads.
Matsumoto castle
The black keep they call the crow castle, standing on its moat with the Alps behind it, an original from the sixteenth century.
Departure from Tokyo
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out
- Private transfer to Narita or Haneda for your flight home
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Tour summary
Five days in the hills north of Tokyo: a first night in Shinjuku, then Nikko's shrines and gardens, the Daruma temple and Stone Church on the way to Karuizawa, and the Jigokudani monkeys with Matsumoto castle before you fly home.
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28 April 2026
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