Exploring Japan's Secret Treasures: Alpine Route Takes Center Stage 8th May 2025

Citibond's Breathtaking Classic Japan Tour, departing on May 8, 2025, from London, is a cultural feast of Japan's diverse culture and landscape. It starts in the capital city Tokyo, where skyscrapers with bright lights sit alongside historic temples, combining hyper-modernity and timelessness. It visits enormous Tokyo Skytree, ancient Senso-ji Temple, and an idyllic river boat cruise along Sumida River, setting the tone for a holiday of contrasts.

But the true crown jewel of this tour is the Alpine Route on May 12th, a day which will bestow Japan's breathtaking mountain vistas. From Ogizawa, tourists will travel on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, an engineering and natural marvel that spirals its way through the towering Northern Japan Alps. Prepare yourself for sky-high walls of snow (a seasonal highlight), deep gorges that seem to go nowhere, and rolling vistas that seem plucked from a dream. It's not only a day of sightseeing but an experience that encompasses Japan's natural beauty and the adventurous spirit that comes with traveling its off-the-beaten-path routes. The Alpine Route, with its combination of cable cars, ropeways, and tunnels through mountains, is an unforgettable experience in viewing Japan's heartland drama.

The journey continues to uncover cultural treasures like Kanazawa's Kenroku-en Garden and Kyoto's legendary temples, before reaching the congested streets of Osaka and Hiroshima's reflective tranquility. But for most, the Alpine Route will be the highlight—a proof that Japan's beauty is precisely where nature and heritage meet." This is a journey beyond a travel guidebook to icons; it's a passport to observe Japan in all its excesses, and the Alpine Route is an epic, page-long entry in the book