First time trip to Japan!

Japan | May 16 - May 25, 2026

I've used kimkim in the past for a trip with my best friend. This time I decided to use their services for a trip with my sister. Overall, the trip featured all the aspects we wanted to touch on on our trip. Every guide we had was great and the trip was paced out well. You can't really escape from walking too much in Japan but even with all the walking, we enjoyed the pace and all the activities. It's definitely pricier to experience Japan this way but since it was our first time, we wanted it to be hassle free so it was very convenient to have everything booked for us and to just enjoy the trip. The few times we had to get to places on our own, the instructions were clear and I knew my specialist was not far away if I needed them. I will definitely visit Japan again and may consider using Kimkim for it but perhaps be even more particular about where I want to go so that it would be most beneficial to pay for a service to plan for it.

Hotel Reviews

The Knot Tokyo Shinjuku

Tokyo

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Hakone Kowakien TEN-YU

Hakone

Would definitely visit again - location was stunning and food was amazing

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Hotel Forza Osaka Kitahama

Osaka

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It was clean and comfortable but our window faced a wall which was kinda sad.

Richmond Hotel Premier Kyoto Ekimae

Kyoto

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Activity Reviews

Full Day Mt. Fuji with Lake Kawaguchi with Oishi Park

Japan

Got lucky and could see mt Fuji

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Driver was great- she was super helpful, patient and overall just a great driver.

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Enjoy Temples & Bamboo Grove in Kyoto

Kyoto

Asuka was our guide and she was awesome!

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Osaka Local Foodie Tour in Dotonbori and Shinsekai

Japan

Food was great and filling, our guide was awesome.

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Kimono Tea Ceremony at Kyoto Maikoya

Kyoto

So much fun! Learned a lot too.

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Tokyo Highlights: A Day of Tradional & Modern Culture with Local Life

Tokyo

Our guide was Yoshi and he was awesome

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Yoshi! Highly recommend

Transport

We took public transit and it was a good experience

Sushi & Home Cooking Class from Market to Table near Asakusa

Tokyo

One of my favorite parts of my trip. Alice was our guide and she was a lot of fun. Learned a lot and made the best sushi. Would love to have another class with her in future.

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