For some the idea of a specialist holiday package is an unappealing thing.  You are basically stuck to a schedule and don’t have full autonomy. However there are some huge advantages to packaged holidays, especially if you have never been to the country you wish to visit before and don’t want to spend hours online researching things to do.

Package tours allow you to fully enjoy being away from home and to make the most of your precious vacation time.

I’m sure there are a vast number of package tours of Japan available out there, though the company I want to talk about today specifically deals in tours catering to Gay friendly tours in Japan “that are most interesting to Gay travelers”. Let’s dive in and see what they offer.

Travel Options

There are currently three separate tours on offer, with some added extras available should you wish to do so.

1. Tokyo: The first package not at all surprisingly focuses on Japan’s largest and best known city. Spend 3 nights and 4 days exploring some of Tokyo’s most fascinating neighborhoods, It would be impossible to see a thousandth of what this city has to offer in this amount of time, but its just enough time to find out if the Japan/Tokyo fever will take hold of you. From US$620

2. Kyoto: Kyoto is very much the spiritual center of old Japan. This package is 5 nights and 6 days. You will start in Tokyo for 3 days and then catch the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Kyoto. Traveling on the Shinkansen is an adventure in and of itself. Once you arrive in Kyoto, the difference between the two cities will become very apparent. The contrast and symbiosis between the old and the new is in my opinion one of the greatest joys in Japan.  This tour package will provide you with a perfect taste of that. From US$1,300

3.Osaka: Famous amongst the Japanese for its food. There is a saying “Dress (in kimonos) till you drop in Kyoto, eat till you drop in Osaka” (京の着倒れ、大阪の食い倒れ). Famous dishes include okonomiyaki (pan-fried batter cake), takoyaki (octopus dumplings), udon (a noodle dish), as well as the traditional battera (バッテラ) sushi. As unappealing to you as octopus dumplings might sound, they are absolutely delicious and really are a must try. Spend your 3 nights and 4 days eating until you might burst they spend the evening enjoying Osaka’s vibrant gay scene.

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