My favorite activities were the knife making ...
Japan
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Jun 3 - Jun 11, 2026
My favorite activities were the knife making and the gold leaf chopsticks. I really liked all the wood I saw in Japan. Tons of the signage is just a large slab with their name on it. I did bonk my head fairly hard by looking down at the floor construction while walking through a samurai house, the wood working was fascinating. The ceiling height not so much. 4 out of the 5 places we stayed were absolutely incredible, top notch. The hyatt in kanizawa, was not bad by any means. It's just the other 4 were much better.
Everything tour wise went great, each guide met us in our lobby and had local/native knowledge of the areas we toured. I asked each day if the driver would eat lunch with us, and was told no, and that I should not get him a lunch from the restaurant. That felt strange to me.
So much of the history has burned down and been rebuilt, but it was neat to see things that had survived
Hotel Review
The view of the castle from the room is amazing! The staff greeted you and walked you through your room. We only stayed the one night, but it was a great start to the vacation
