Nakasendo Customised Tours

No cookie cutter tours - These tours are custom made for each and every customer.
We live here - As we live in the Kiso Valley we know the inns, restaurants, craftsmen and we ARE the local guides. With us, money spent here, stays here.
Unique and original tours - We research and develop ancient trails that no one else knows. So to tackle over-tourism, come with us!

Due to high demand these tours are best booked 6-12 months in advance. We stop taking bookings around 3 months in advance.

How does it work?

The first thing to do when building a trip with Really Rural Japan is to get in touch with us through our contact form and let us know a little about you and what model itinerary or what itinerary you want to do.
Though emailing back and forth, questionnaire or even consultation call in some circumstances, we will create an itinerary custom made and ideal for you.
With the itinerary made, we will try our best to faithfully book the itinerary that we made. If something does not work, we will let you know and work out alternatives as they crop up.
Once the bookings are made, a 20% non-refundable deposit is required to lock the tour in.
We will now send you an online detailed itinerary.
Those who have did not take a paid consultation will now be charged the $200 for the email based consulting. Once this has been paid for, we will send you an online PDF copy of our guidebook “Hiking the Nakasendo”.
Full payment of the remainder of the amount will be due 60 days prior to a tour. Failure to pay at this point could lead to cancellation of the tour.
When you arrive in Japan your welcome packs will be ready for you at a hotel of your choosing. This will include a physical copy(s) of the guidebook, bear bells, a detailed itinerary, and more.

For the design and planning of your tours itinerary we charge $200.
- 1-2 people - $400
- 3-6 people - $100 per additional adult. $50 per additional child (4 to 18 years old). Kids under 4 are free.
- 7 people + $50 per additional adult. $25 per additional child (4 to 18 years old). Kids under 4 are free.
20% of anything booked for you including accommodation, train tickets, cultural experiences, luggage transfers, taxi rides, and more (excluding our own guiding fees and other services)
- $100 per person per day. This fee covers:
  - Locally based emergency telephone support.
  - Customised itinerary written just for you.
1-2 people = $100
+1 person = $50
Welcome packs will be delivered to your hotel including a guidebook, train tickets, a bear bell, a detailed itinerary and more. These will be charged at $100 for 1-2 people and an additional $50 per additional person.