Extend your Japan Land Journey
Continue your discovery of Japan by adding a hotel stay, extension or stopover to your escorted tour.
Explore your land journey options
Deepen your immersion into Japan’s natural beauty and rich culture with our options to extend your escorted tour.
Explore how to make the most of your Scenic journey below.
Ibaraki Prefecture Extension from Tokyo
3 Day Journey Extension, Toyko > Tokyo Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture, is home to the Japanese space exploration organisation, the country’s premier science centre and fields of majestic flowers, including the stunning blue nemophila flowers in spring and bright red kochia bushes in autumn. You can add this extension on selected departures before and after your Scenic land Journey.
Drive from Tokyo to Tsukuba and visit Japan’s Space Centre. Home to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Tsukuba Space Center is the operations facility and the leading institution directing Japan’s space research and development programs. Here you can see the Astronaut Training Area, the space flight control room of KIBO, as well as an exhibition area featuring satellite models, astronaut training equipment, and other items related to the history of space exploration. You can also witness the operators in the flight control room at work communicating with the astronauts on the ISS, as well as with other space flight operation centres around the world.
Later take the cable car up to Mt Tsukuba for surrounding views back to Tokyo before continuing to Kashima Jingu Grand Shrine, said to be the oldest and largest Shinto Shrine in the Kanto region. The shrine is dedicated to Takemikazuchi-no-Mikoto, the Shinto deity of martial arts. After visiting the shrine, see the crystal blue Mitarashi Pond. Finish the day with your final picturesque drive along the coastline to Mito, the Prefectural capital of Ibaraki. Check into your hotel for a two-night stay.
Meals: Lunch
Explore Pre & Post Journey Accommodation
Discover our handpicked accommodation, available to add to your Japan journey. You may wish to arrive before the start of your escorted tour, to further explore. Or you may decide to stay on after your journey, to be truly well rested before returning home. Whatever your preferences, we offer you the choice to extend your stay in luxury hotels that seamlessly connect with the start or end of your journey.
A tranquil haven located in the heart of Tokyo and recently rated in the Forbes Travel Guide as Tokyo’s Exclusive Japanese decor 5-star luxury hotel. The Capitol Hotel Tokyu offers a modern take intertwined with traditional Japanese furnishings and features a wide range of facilities including restaurants/bars, a spa, fitness club and a large swimming pool.
Singapore and Bangkok Stopovers
Uncover more of this fascinating region of the world with our selection of stopovers. Discover Singapore, a cosmopolitan mix of contrasts offering visitors unique sightseeing and culinary opportunities. Or choose to immerse yourself in Bangkok. From the delicacies of its busy street markets to moments of quiet reflection inside its serene monasteries.
A luxury landmark set in the heart of a historic precinct, InterContinental® Singapore is deeply rooted in the heritage of the arts and cultural districts of Bugis and Bras Basah, and the hotel architecture encompasses an elegant blend of modern touches with Peranakan undertones representative of colourful shop houses, once home to a multi-ethnic community of settlers known as Bugis from Indonesia.
Value added inclusions:
Lounge Access for minimum 2 night package
Complimentary high tea (2 and 5 night package)
Complimentary dinner for two at LUCE (3 night package)
Complimentary dinner for two at LUCE (5 night package)
Return airport transfers
Breakfast daily
Ready to book?
Our reservations team or your local Travel Advisor can assist you with booking these exclusive journey enhancements.
All hotels are twin share and include breakfast, transfers and taxes. Rates vary based on seasonality and surcharges may apply during certain periods, which you’ll be advised of at time of booking. Please refer to specific tour itinerary for hotel allocated at tour start and end points. Please enquire for single room prices. The itinerary for extensions is a guide only and may be amended for operational reasons. As such Scenic cannot guarantee the journey will operate unaltered from the itinerary stated above. Departure dates are correct as of 31 July 2024 however are subject to change due to independent operator requirements. Please refer to our full terms and conditions for further information.
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