{"id":9116,"date":"2025-05-15T16:11:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingbiketours.com\/?page_id=9116"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:05:35","slug":"things-to-do-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/things-to-do-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Do in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a title=\"Things to Do in Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/things-to-do-in-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Things to Do in Japan<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s combination of time-honored tradition and modern-day dynamism will keep you discovering. Here are a few of the top Things to Do in Japan:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kyoto Geisha evening guided tour:<\/strong> Walk the lantern-lit streets of Gion with a guide who will help you have a glimpse of a Geisha or Maiko on her way to an engagement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calligraphy class with a local Women&#8217;s Association:<\/strong> In a traditional machiya, learn the art of shod\u014d, with a local instructor in the historic district of Kyoto.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tsukiji early morning market visit:<\/strong> From dawn, participate in the hustle and bustle of the world&#8217;s largest fish market. Eat fresh sushi, usually with wasabi, before moving on to stalls at a nearby temple.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visit a shrine called Meiji Jingu:<\/strong> Walk through a cedar forest to Japan&#8217;s most important Shinto shrine, stopping to appreciate the service halls to pray.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hike in Hakone National Park:<\/strong> You&#8217;re hiking along forested trails with Mount Fuji at your back. Relax in an open-air onsen looking out into volcanic valleys.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ride the bullet train<\/strong> Speed from <a title=\"Tokyo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/places-to-go\/tokyo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tokyo<\/strong><\/a> to <a title=\"Kyoto\" href=\"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/places-to-go\/kyoto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kyoto<\/strong><\/a>, on the shinkansen, while looking out the window at Mount Fuji&#8217;s snow-capped peak.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Participate in a tea ceremony, in a tea house. At a formal matcha tearoom, you will learn centuries-old etiquette and hospitality.<\/p>\n<p>All these Things to Do in Japan could adapt and be included in a customized itinerary that beautifully weaves together culture, food, and nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things to Do in Japan Japan&#8217;s combination of time-honored tradition and modern-day dynamism will keep you discovering. Here are a few of the top Things to Do in Japan: Kyoto Geisha evening guided tour: Walk the lantern-lit streets of Gion with a guide who will help you have a glimpse of a Geisha or Maiko [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14652,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/thing-to-do.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9116","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}