Japan Family & Theme Parks Tour

The ticket covers one park for one day, and you choose. Tokyo Disneyland is the classic castle park - best for younger children, with familiar rides, parades and character meets. Tokyo DisneySea is the more theatrical park with bigger rides, the new Fantasy Springs area and a more adult atmosphere. Most families with children under ten choose Disneyland; families with older children often prefer DisneySea. If you want both, we add a second day as an upgrade.

No - the stay is shown as the 3-star category and the area we book in (Asakusa or Ueno in Tokyo, near Kyoto Station, Namba or Shinsaibashi in Osaka), not a held booking. Your actual hotel is named in your quotation before you pay anything. Japanese budget business hotels at this level are consistently clean and well-run - expect compact rooms of about twelve to fifteen square metres, which is standard. If the property we want is unavailable, we book a similar-tier alternative in the same area and tell you before you pay.

We pre-book the Shinkansen reserved seat from Tokyo to Kyoto, and the other trains use individual tickets or your Suica IC card. The IC card is a tap-and-go card that works on every train, metro, bus and convenience store across all three cities - you top it up at any station machine. Japan's rail system is clean, punctual and well-signed in English. We give you a step-by-step transport guide with station names, platform numbers and which train to take for every leg.

Yes. Buy a tourist SIM or a pocket wifi device at the airport on arrival, or set up an eSIM before you fly. Data is essential for maps, train times and translation apps. Hotel wifi is standard. We can recommend the best-value data option for eight days before you travel.

The currency is the Japanese yen. IC cards and credit cards work on trains, in convenience stores and in most shops and restaurants. Cash is still needed at some smaller temples, street food stalls and traditional shops - ATMs at 7-Eleven and Japan Post accept international cards. Tipping is not expected and is not practised in Japan, at restaurants, hotels, or in taxis. Do not leave money on the table.

Comfortable walking shoes are the most important item - you will walk eight to fifteen thousand steps on park days and temple days. For teamLab Planets, wear trousers that roll above the knee and skip heavy bags. Japan's weather ranges from cold and dry in winter to hot and humid in summer - we advise on layers for your specific dates. Temples require quiet behaviour and covered shoulders; shoes come off at some. Bring a small towel - many Japanese restrooms do not provide paper towels, and hand dryers are not always available.