Japan
Between Bullet Trains
Shibuya Sky, sumo, a tea ceremony, Mt Fuji and DisneySea, at your own pace.
Consult Our Travel PlannerJourney Highlights
- Shibuya Sky at 229 meters before the crowds thicken, with the scramble crossing tiny below.
- A sumo experience where wrestlers twice your width explain the ring rituals up close.
- A full day at Tokyo DisneySea, the park Japan built for itself.
- An unhurried tea ceremony en route to Fuji country, the host noticing how you hold the bowl.
- Mt. Fuji filling your Gotemba hotel window on a clear morning, before you’ve found your slippers.
- Go-karting through city streets, Mario Kart style, and an evening in Akihabara’s arcades.
- A last Tokyo evening for the thing you missed—Golden Gai, a final ramen bowl, a konbini haul.
Tokyo & Gotemba
Precise & Playful
7 Nights / 8 Days
From ₹2,40,000 pp
City & Mountain Hotels
Sumo, Fuji & DisneySea
Experience Overview
Japan runs on precision and rewards wandering. One morning you’re 229 meters above Shibuya watching the crossing scramble below; by evening you’re kneeling on tatami while a tea master turns hot water into ceremony. Seven nights is just enough to learn the rhythm.
Four nights in Tokyo cover Shibuya Sky, a sumo experience, go-karting and arcades in Akihabara, and a full day at Tokyo DisneySea. Two nights at Gotemba bring an unhurried tea ceremony and Mt. Fuji filling the hotel window before a last Tokyo evening closes the trip.
Tokyo’s density gives way to Gotemba’s mountain calm under Fuji’s eastern flank, outlet shopping optional either way. The city itself layers old lanes two meters wide against vertical towers, and the design maps where the vegetarian food is and how the trains actually work.
Some moments are built for lingering: the half-second hush in the sumo hall before two wrestlers collide and the roar after; Mt. Fuji appearing through the Gotemba window at 6 am, snow line sharp against blue sky; and whisked matcha going frothy while the room smells of tatami straw.
Built for couples and families who like cities with layers, food adventures within reason, and a country where everything works. Not for travelers who measure value in monuments per day—Japan punishes rushing—or for anyone unwilling to walk; expect 12,000 steps on the easy days.
Everything you
need to know
Do Indians need a visa for Japan?
Yes. Indian passport holders apply through VFS centres in the metros; processing typically takes about a week once documents are in order. A checklist — bank statements, itinerary, hotel confirmations — is shared early, and the application is timed so it never becomes the bottleneck.
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Is a week enough for Japan?
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Japan
Dawn light on Mt. Fuji from a Gotemba hotel window, the frame’s edge catching a folded yukata on the sill. Shibuya Sky’s open-air deck at dusk, with the scramble crossing lit up far below. A sumo ring mid-ritual, wrestlers facing off before the clash. Tokyo DisneySea’s harbor lit at night, guests strolling the waterfront. Matcha being whisked to a froth in a tea master’s hands, with a tatami mat below.