If you are looking for Japan tours for seniors, you’ve just found the right tour company in Laurus Travel. Our Japan tours for seniors are truly intended for seniors as we have taken concrete measures to meet the needs of seniors travelling to Japan with us. 
Japan tours for seniors from Canada, USA, Australia, UK – visiting Meiji Shrine in Tokyo
Japan tours for seniors
The measures we have taken to make our Japan for seniors truly senior-friendly include:
Itineraries tailored to Senior Interests
Our Japan tours for seniors emphasize culture, history, fine food and immersive activities that seniors appreciate. We deliberately avoid activities mainly intended for young people, such as visiting manga shops or getting around by public transit.
Physical Requirement Suitable for Seniors
We pace our tours so that seniors would find comfortable. You’d notice that on our Japan tours for seniors we make frequent washroom stops and take care to find the best route at scenic attractions to avoid challenging terrain. Immersive activities included do not require hard physical excretion.
Small Group Size
We keep our group size small (20 or less) so that we can give each guest adequate personal attention. In our experience, seniors would rather pay extra for more personal attention.
Comfortable Accommodations
The hotels chosen for our Japan tours are centrally located. They are comfortable and senior-friendly, with easy accessibility and amenities such as handrails, elevators, and non-slip surfaces.
Clear & Honest Communication
We clearly communicate tour details, including daily schedules, activity levels, and physical requirements. Seniors appreciate knowing what to expect.
Inclusion of Leisure Time & Avoiding One Night Stay
Downtime is scheduled here and there during the tour so that seniors can rest or explore at their own pace. Whenever possible, we avoid one-night stays to reduce the need for frequent packing and unpacking.
Cuisine Considerations
We include a variety of dining options to accommodate different dietary preferences and restrictions. Unless specifically requested by guests, we avoid meals that are too exotic or spicy.
Comfortable Transportation
With some exceptions out of necessity, we use comfortable transportation options, such as coaches with ample legroom and air conditioning. We break up long stretches of overland travel with regular washroom stops. To enhance the enjoyment of train travel, we provide complimentary luggage forwarding between certain city pairs, which means for most of the rail journeys the guests only need to bring a carry-on bag onto the train by themselves.
Always Soliciting Customer Feedback
We continuously gather feedback from seniors taking our Japan tours and use that information to improve future offerings.
Japan Tours for Seniors
Most of our Japan tours are suitable for seniors and the 14-day Best of Japan below has been particularly popular among seniors.
Best of Japan (14 days)
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Tokyo – Mt. Fuji – Hakone – Kanazawa – Takayama – Shirakawa-go – Kyoto – Nara – Osaka – Hiroshima – Miyajima – Tokyo
This leisurely paced Japan tour is a perfect choice for seniors. With a focus on history and culture, this premium small-group Japan tour showcases the best of the Land of the Rising Sun. From the present capital of Tokyo to the former imperial seat of Kyoto, Japan’s illustrious blend of ancient traditions with state-of-the-art modernity is on full display.
Important Features
- Small group size – 20 maximum
- Experienced professional guides
- Inclusion of tips for local guides & drivers
- No shopping stops to waste your time
- Quality Japanese & Western cuisines
- Sushi making lesson
- Kaiseki dinner with geisha dancer (maiko) performance
- Sukiyaki (hot pot) dinner featuring premium Japanese beef
- Luggage forwarding (Tokyo/Kyoto/Kyoto, 1 piece per guest & within 20kg)
Meal Code: B = breakfast / L = lunch / D = dinner
Day 1/Mon: Departing Home City
The journey begins with your transpacific flight departing from a city of your choice. You’ll lose a day upon crossing the International Date Line.
Day 2/Tue: Arrival in Tokyo
Welcome to Tokyo!
Please make your way to the hotel on your own. Detailed up-to-date information on how to get to the hotel will be provided in the pre-trip update two weeks before departure. Private transfer can be arranged on request.
Day 3/Wed: Tokyo (B/L)
Tokyo, literally meaning “eastern capital” and officially named Tokyo Metropolis, is one of the most populous mega-cities in the world with a population of 14 million. Formerly known as Edo, the city has been the de facto seat of the Japanese government since 1603 when shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu chose the city for his headquarters. The shogun (general) was a hereditary commander ceremoniously appointed by the emperor but held real power over the country during the shogunate period between 1192 and 1867. Edo was renamed Tokyo after Emperor Meiji moved his seat from Kyoto in 1868 when the last shogun was forced to return power to the imperial court. The city covers an area of 2,187 square kilometres following the merger in 1943 of the city of Tokyo and Tokyo Prefecture.
Our full-day sightseeing begins at Senso-ji, the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo dating back to 628.
We then drive through ritzy Ginza shopping district to arrive at the plaza in front of the Imperial Palace (the palace itself is closed to tourists) for a stroll.
After lunch, we tour the grounds of the tranquil Meiji Jingu, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji (1852 -1912) and his wife.
We end the day with a visit to the observation deck inside the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku. On a clear day, the visitor should be able to see the peak of Mount Fuji which is located about 84 km to the west.
Day 4/Thu: Tokyo – Mt. Fuji – Hakone – Tokyo (B/L)
We depart at 7:30 AM for a full-day excursion to Mt Fuji and Hakone.
Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain (3,776 metres) in Japan, is a two-hour drive from Tokyo. We stop by the Fujisan World Heritage Center to view the summit and learn about the history, formation and ecology of Mt. Fuji through exhibits and a short film. However, it is purely a matter of luck whether the summit is visible as Mt. Fuji is often shrouded in clouds. Our schedule does not include hiking the mountain – the trails are open between July and early September and it would take the average person at least six hours to hike to the summit even if one starts from the highest station at 2,305 metres above sea level.
We then proceed to Lake Ashi in Hakone for a short cruise across the lake. This is followed by a 10-minute cable car ride that transports us to the station overlooking the sulphur-spewing Owakudani Geothermal Valley. On a clear day, the cable car ride provides stunning views of Mt. Fuji and its surrounding mountain slopes.
We expect to arrive back at the hotel around 6:00 PM.
Day 5/Fri: Tokyo – Kanazawa (B)
Enjoy some downtime before boarding the express train (Hakutaka #561, 11:24/14:17) to Kanazawa.
On the shores of Sea of Japan, Kanazawa is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture. The city has a population of 463,000 and is considered a jewel of Japanese tourism that is often overlooked by foreign tourists due to its relatively remote location. Travellers coming here are richly rewarded with the well-preserved Edo-period city, where the samurai, merchants, geisha, and daimyo (lords) all left their mark. Kanazawa is also part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a City of Crafts and Folk Art.
After hotel check-in, walk around on your own and bask in the charm of this pedestrian-friendly city.
Day 6/Sat: Kanazawa (B/L)
Morning sightseeing begins at Omicho Market, Kanazawa’s largest fresh food market particularly well known for seafood.
From the market, Kanazawa Castle is just a few minutes away on foot. The restored castle was first originally built in 1580 for Maeda Toshiie, the fourth son of a minor samurai family who entered the service of a powerful daimyo at the age of 15 and quickly rose through the ranks. The castle was reconstructed multiple times due to fire damages throughout its history. The last time a fire destroyed the castle was in 1881. The Hishi Yagura turret, Gojikken Nagaya warehouse and the Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki Yagura turret were faithfully restored in 2001 to their 1809 form using traditional construction methods. Today’s pillars are constructed from the Japanese Hinoki cypress along with the use of the massive American cypress as ceiling beams. The castle’s distinctive whitish roof tiles are made of lead.
From the castle we walk across the road to Kenroku-en Garden which used to be part of the castle. One of the Three Great Gardens of Japan (Koraku-en in Okayama and Kairaku-en in Mito being the other two), Kenroku-en was developed from the 1620s to the 1840s by the Maeda clan, the daimyo that ruled the former Kaga Domain.
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Japan Tours for Seniors – Our Customers Say It Best
Our 14 day Best of Japan tour was simply “the best” and then some. We had a spectacular time while visiting a place I had dreamed of for many years, on our 30th wedding anniversary. Our guides and our tour mates were a joy. I look forward to future journeys with Laurus Travel and would highly recommend them to my family and friends.
Elizabeth R
Miami, Florida
The 18 day Classic Japan was everything we expected having travelled with Laurus to China in 2018 and knowing their attention to detail, great accommodations, food and excellent guides. While Japan is a heavily populated country and the sights full of tourists, our guides effortlessly maneuvered the group through the train stations, onto the platforms and directly into our reserved seats. As seniors, this level of service and detail was greatly appreciated.
Jean N
Vancouver, British Columbia
Japan Tours for Seniors – Client Mix
Our guests come mainly from Canada, the United States, the UK and Australia. We also often have retired white-collar professionals and business executives from Caribbean countries on our Japan tours. Our guests enjoy speak highly of our client mix.