We have so many excursions planned for our honeymoon, but as Nick always says, you need to leave room for spontaneous adventures as well!

Japan has been on both our bucket lists for awhile so for our honeymoon we're taking this adventure together!

Nick and I LOVE sushi and it would be a dream to have one michelin omakase experience while we're in Tokyo!

Escape the hustle and bustle of Central Tokyo and enjoy a forest therapy tour and healthy nature walk in Okutama. This guided tour allows you to experience forest bathing which can help reduce stress, blood pressure, and tension levels.

Japanese hotel catering to bicyclist, with a bicycle repair shop in house. We will be using this hotel as our base before and after cycling Japan's famous Shimanami Kaido cycle path.

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Start your day right on a fun small-group breakfast walking tour of Kyoto’s Nishiki Market. This is a great opportunity to learn more about local Japanese food while seeing some sights that you might otherwise miss. Start with a stroll through historic Gion before tucking into the delicacies on offer in the 400-year-old market that’s known as the “kitchen of Kyoto”.

Take a scenic bus ride from Tokyo to the 5th Station, where you’ll enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of Mount Fuji. After free time for lunch, head to Kawaguchiko, where you’ll receive entry tickets to the cable car and cruise. Ride the Panoramic Cable Car to the top for stunning views of Lake Kawaguchi and the famous mountain peak from 1,075 meters. Then, experience a peaceful boat cruise on Lake Kawaguchi, gliding past Unoshima Island.

Help us prepare as we embark on one of Japan's most famous cycle trails. The Shimanami Kaido is a famous 70 km cycling route in Japan that connects the six islands of the Seto Inland Sea via seven bridges.

During the three-hour experience, guests can drink all the sake they like and be treated to several types of fermented snacks, such as sakekasu cheese. Selections include junmai sake, origarami sake, mirin, or sweet cooking sake, and their multi-award-winning sake, kinkon, which translates to “golden wedding anniversary.”