Tokyo
They say there's nowhere like home, but there's nowhere like Tokyo either! As part of our Japan Revealed solo tour, you enjoy your first few days discovering the dazzling cityscapes of Tokyo. A place where temples, shrines and gardens rub shoulders with designer shopping malls and sleek skyscrapers, your tour of the city will orient you with just how vast and varied it really is here.
And of course, this couldn't be as well encapsulated than with a visit to the Observation Deck of Tokyo Tower. As you stand over 1,000 feet above the city, on a clear day you can see the majestic form of Mount Fuji - a reminder that there's enough room in this world for big cities and the great outdoors!
You'll also visit the Imperial Palace - residence of the Emperor of Japan, and with its stone walls and meticulously maintained gardens (115 hectares no less!), it's a bit of a step change from the city's steel and glass fronted buildings.
As Tokyo's most colourful and popular Buddhist temple, a visit to Asakusa Sensoji Temple is essential. Legend has it that in the year 628, two brothers fished a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, from the river.
Even though they returned the icon back to its rightful place, just like a boomerang, it kept coming back to them. So they resolved to build Sensoji for the goddess and it was completed in the year 645 - making it Tokyo's oldest temple.
Regardless of whether you consider it fact or fiction, there's no denying its vibrant beauty, and it attracts a phenomenal 30 million worshippers every year.
And what better way to end your Tokyo travels that with a thrilling rickshaw ride through the city!