Join us in this unique opportunity to travel as a Denver ambassador in a 11-day cultural immersion tour with Denver Sister Cities International to Japan. 

Experience Japan in the Fall with stops in Takayama, Kanazawa, and Tokyo. Explore the history, traditions and culture of Japan while seeing Japan's fall colors in Gifu prefecture the "Japanese Alps". Spend four days in Takayama, one of Denver's oldest Sister Cities. Dress in Kimono while shopping in Takayama's old town. Enjoy food at Kanazawa's Omi-Cho fish market and see the famed Kenrokuen gardens. Discover the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shirakawa-go. Interact with the digital art of TeamLabs in Tokyo. 

Activity options for each day will be customized by the travelers in pre-trip orientation and planning meetings. Get the trip you want to have! This trip is being led by two members of DSCI with experience traveling in Japan, one of which is a native Japanese speaker. Reserve your spot today.  

Spend one night in Shinjuku Washington Hotel

Take the shinkansen to Kanazawa, check in to Kanazawa New Grand Hotel Premium, explore Kenrokuen Garden. Enjoy a welcome dinner at a conveyor sushi restaurant.

Breakfast at Omi-cho Fish Market, explore Kanazawa Castle Park, participate in a Japanese cooking class, make a pair of lacquered chopsticks.

Explore the UNESCO world heritage site of Shriakawa-go on our way to Takayama. Arrive in Takayama and check into the Takayama Green Hotel Orinkaku.

Kimono experience and visit the Jinya, a historical government office and estate. Meet the Takayama Mayor and have dinner with the Denver Friendship Association.

Visit the Denver City Park in Takayama. Take a half day trip to the Shin Hotaka cable car and walk the mountain trails at the top. Visit the Yatai Kaikan museum.

Explore the Miyagawa Morning Market. Tour a local sake brewery, lunch at a restaurant specializing in Hida beef. Meet craftsmen specializing in dyeing, woodworking, and laquerware.

Travel from Takayama to Tokyo through the scenic mountains of Gifu prefecture. Check in to Shinjuku Washington Hotel. Explore the TeamLabs Borderless digital art exhibit.

 Visit Sensoji Temple in Asakusa and the Tokyo Skytree.  Possibly take a day trip to Kamakura to see  the  Great Buddha at Kotoku-in, with a possible stop at the Cup Noodle factory and museum in Yokohama.

Explore street fashion at Takeshita dori. Have a group farewell dinner at Imahan, a famous sukiyaki restaurant.