A string of gloriously beautiful islands, Japan has created a nation that is an economic powerhouse, a leader in science and technology and home to a hard working population of 128 million people. And yet over two thirds of the country is rugged and mountainous terrain, clothed in forest. Despite the energy of the Japanese that propelled it to the third largest national economy in the world, there is a sense of man and nature in harmony.
The peaceful tradition of a tea ceremony, perfect gardens of raked gravel and falling water, dense forest and burbling streams with mossy boulders, ethereal ink paintings and graceful geisha. A tour in Japan is an experience that is culturally enriching, in the hands of hosts that are unfailingly friendly, respectful and polite. A tour to enrich the soul in all of us.