Japan destinations for travel agents — all eight regions, one ground operator.
From Tokyo and the Golden Route capitals of Kyoto and Osaka to the Japan Alps and Mt Fuji, Hokkaido's powder and flower fields, Tohoku's festivals and onsen, the Hiroshima and Seto art islands, Kyushu's volcanoes and the subtropical beaches of Okinawa — Explera operates every destination below with its own ground teams, contracted hotels and licensed multilingual guides. Each guide is written for the trade: logistics, seasonality, selling angles and what to upsell.
Kanto & Tokyo
Tokyo, Yokohama and the day-trip belt — the gateway region almost every Japan itinerary passes through.
Tokyo
Japan’s electric capital — where neon districts and centuries-old shrines share a city block.
Agent guideYokohama
Japan’s cosmopolitan port city — bayside skyline, the largest Chinatown and easy reach from Tokyo.
Agent guideKamakura
The Great Buddha and a seaside town of Zen temples, an hour from Tokyo.
Agent guideNikko
UNESCO shrines in cedar forest and Japan’s most ornate mausoleum.
Agent guideHakone
Hot-spring resort town with Mt Fuji views, ropeways and open-air art.
Agent guideKawagoe
“Little Edo” — a preserved warehouse district of old-Japan streetscapes near Tokyo.
Agent guideKansai (Kyoto–Osaka)
Kyoto’s temples, Osaka’s kitchens and Nara’s deer — the cultural heart and the classic Golden Route pairing.
Kyoto
Japan’s thousand-year capital of temples, geisha districts and Zen gardens.
Agent guideOsaka
Japan’s kitchen — a bold, neon food city with a samurai castle at its heart.
Agent guideNara
Japan’s first capital — free-roaming deer and the great bronze Buddha of Todai-ji.
Agent guideKobe
A stylish port city of harbour views, hot springs and world-famous beef.
Agent guideHimeji
Japan’s finest original castle — the brilliant-white “Heron Castle.”
Agent guideChubu & the Japan Alps
Mt Fuji, Takayama, Kanazawa and Shirakawa-go — alpine villages, castle towns and the Fuji Five Lakes.
Mt Fuji (Fujikawaguchiko)
Japan’s sacred peak, mirrored in the lakes and framed by the Chureito Pagoda.
Agent guideTakayama
A beautifully preserved Edo-era town in the Japan Alps.
Agent guideShirakawa-go
UNESCO gassho-zukuri farmhouses under deep alpine snow.
Agent guideKanazawa
Samurai and geisha districts, a top-three garden and gold-leaf craft.
Agent guideMatsumoto
The original black “Crow Castle” beneath the Northern Alps.
Agent guideNagoya
Central Japan’s industrial hub — castle, science, and a distinctive food culture.
Agent guideNagano
Zenko-ji pilgrimage, the snow monkeys and Olympic ski country.
Agent guideHokkaido
Powder snow, lavender fields and seafood — Sapporo, Niseko and Furano on Japan’s northern island.
Sapporo
Hokkaido’s capital — beer, ramen, the Snow Festival and a gateway to powder country.
Agent guideOtaru
A romantic canal town of stone warehouses, glass craft and sushi.
Agent guideHakodate
Southern Hokkaido’s port city — a famous night view and a lively morning market.
Agent guideFurano & Biei
Rolling lavender and patchwork flower fields in summer, powder in winter.
Agent guideNiseko
Asia’s premier powder resort — legendary snow and a global ski village.
Agent guideTohoku
Northern Honshu’s festivals, samurai towns and hot springs — the differentiator for repeat visitors.
Sendai
Tohoku’s “City of Trees” — samurai heritage, beef tongue and the Tanabata festival.
Agent guideAomori
Apple country, the giant Nebuta festival and deep northern snow.
Agent guideAkita
Samurai towns, the Kanto pole festival and lakeside hot springs.
Agent guideYamagata
Mountain temples, snow monsters and the silver-lit Ginzan Onsen.
Agent guideChugoku & Shikoku
Hiroshima, Miyajima’s floating torii and the art islands of the Seto Inland Sea.
Hiroshima
A city of peace and resilience — the Peace Memorial and gateway to Miyajima.
Agent guideMiyajima (Itsukushima)
The floating torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine — one of Japan’s three great views.
Agent guideOkayama
A top-three garden, a black castle and the gateway to the art islands.
Agent guideTakamatsu
Shikoku’s gateway — a celebrated garden, Sanuki udon and the Seto art islands.
Agent guideMatsuyama
Home of Dogo Onsen, one of Japan’s oldest and most storied hot springs.
Agent guideKyushu
Volcanoes, onsen towns and Nagasaki’s history — the green, geothermal south of Japan.
Fukuoka
Kyushu’s vibrant gateway — tonkotsu ramen, yatai food stalls and easy access.
Agent guideNagasaki
A port of layered history — peace memorial, Dutch trade and a million-dollar night view.
Agent guideKumamoto
A mighty restored castle and the gateway to the vast Mt Aso caldera.
Agent guideBeppu & Yufuin
Japan’s onsen capital — steaming “hells” and a chic hot-spring town.
Agent guideKagoshima
The “Naples of the East” — a smoking volcano across the bay and the gateway to Yakushima.
Agent guideOkinawa
Subtropical beaches and Ryukyu culture — Japan’s island chain on a different climate calendar.