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12 May 2026
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Southern Japan and the Inland Sea
6 days5 cities
This holiday takes you to
OsakaHimejiOkayamaKurashikiHiroshimaMatsuyamaKobe
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Design Your EscapeWhat’s included
- 5 hotels
- 10 experiences
- 14 transfers
- 5 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
“Six days along the inland sea with ten included visits and not one of them crowded. This is the Japan regulars come back for.”
Your suggested itinerary
Fully customisable with our holiday experts
Arrival in Osaka
- Arrival at Kansai Airport and transfer to your hotel
- Check in at Namba in Osaka
- Rest of the day free at your own pace
- Optional: the Dotonbori canal and Kuromon market
Overnight in Osaka
Your accommodation
Candeo Hotels Osaka Namba, Osaka
1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · Four star hotel in Namba with a rooftop bath house
Himeji castle and Okayama
Okayama to Himeji
- Breakfast and check out, then west along the inland sea
- Himeji castle, the white heron keep
- The Korakuen garden and Okayama castle
- Check in at your Okayama hotel
Overnight in Okayama
Your accommodation
ANA Crowne Plaza Okayama, Okayama
1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · Four star hotel in central Okayama, near the Korakuen garden
Your activities
(2)Himeji castle
The white heron castle, the finest surviving fortress in Japan and the first site here to be listed by UNESCO.
Okayama sightseeing tour
The Korakuen garden, counted among the three great gardens of Japan, and the black keep of Okayama castle beside it.
Kurashiki, Hiroshima and Miyajima
Hiroshima to Kurashiki and Miyajima
- Breakfast, then the canal quarter at Kurashiki
- On to Hiroshima for a walking tour of the park
- The cenotaph and the A-Bomb Dome
- Ferry across to Miyajima for Itsukushima shrine
Overnight in Hiroshima
Your accommodation
Hilton Hiroshima, Hiroshima
1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · Four star hotel in the centre, walking distance from the park
Your activities
(3)Kurashiki canal quarter
Free time in the old merchant quarter, where white walled storehouses line a willow canal that still has punts on it.
Hiroshima walking tour
On foot through the Peace Memorial Park, the cenotaph and the A-Bomb Dome with a guide who tells the city's story properly.
Itsukushima shrine
The ferry to Miyajima for the shrine built out over the water, with its torii gate standing in the sea at high tide.
By boat to Matsuyama
- Breakfast and check out, then the boat to Shikoku
- A cable car up to Matsuyama castle
- Ishiteji temple and its cave shrine
- Dogo Onsen, the oldest bath house in Japan
Overnight in Matsuyama
Your accommodation
ANA Crowne Plaza Matsuyama, Matsuyama
1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 3★ · Central hotel on Shikoku island, close to the castle hill
Your activities
(3)Matsuyama castle by cable car
A cable car up the hill to one of only twelve original castle keeps left in Japan, with the inland sea spread out below.
Ishiteji temple
A pilgrimage temple on the Shikoku circuit, with its gate, three storey pagoda and cave shrine behind the main hall.
Dogo Onsen
The oldest hot spring bath house in the country, a wooden warren of pools said to be three thousand years old.
Shikoku gardens and Kobe
Kobe to Kotohira and Naruto
- Breakfast, then a touring day towards Kobe
- Kotohira shrine on its long stone stairway
- Ritsurin garden, one of the finest in the country
- The bridge above the Naruto whirlpools, then Kobe
Overnight in Kobe
Your accommodation
Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel, Kobe
1 night · Breakfast · Standard room · 4★ · Four star hotel out on the harbour pier at Meriken Park
Your activities
(1)Kotohira shrine, Ritsurin garden and the Naruto bridge
A touring day across Shikoku: the hillside Kotohira shrine, the landscaped Ritsurin garden and the bridge above the Naruto whirlpools.
Kobe and departure
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out
- The Kobe earthquake memorial museum
- Transfer to Osaka or Kansai Airport for your flight home
Your activities
(1)Kobe earthquake memorial museum
The museum built after the 1995 quake, which explains in plain terms what happened to the city and how it rebuilt.
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Tour summary
Six days along the Seto inland sea: Osaka, then Himeji castle with Okayama's Korakuen garden, Hiroshima with Kurashiki and Miyajima, a boat across to Matsuyama for its castle and Dogo Onsen, and a last night on the Kobe waterfront.
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What customers say about booking Japan with Hi Tours
Excellent4.8 out of 5based on 420 Japan reviews
A trip the whole family loved
The Kapoor family
From Hakone to Kyoto, the pace was perfect for the kids and the guides were wonderful. We would book Japan with Hi Tours again in a heartbeat.
28 April 2026
Expert advice that made the difference
Nikhil
Our expert knew Japan inside out and tailored the route to what we love. Seamless, personal and great value.
9 April 2026
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