Japan in autumn: travel deals on Tokyo city breaks, active holidays and cultural tours

One holiday, three ways

The bright lights of Tokyo are on offer from STA Travel

Each week we approach three companies to ask for their best offer on a specific break. This week, a trip to Japan in autumn: one cultural tour, one active holiday and one city break. Prices are per person, based on two travelling together.

Culture
£2,578
STA Travel

Includes flights from Gatwick to Osaka via Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific, departing 20 November. Plus a nine-day group tour through many of Japan’s cultural landmarks, starting in Osaka. Includes a visit and overnight stay in the ancient monastery at Mt Koya, the memorials of Hiroshima, the Zen gardens at Kyoto and the hot springs at Hakone, finishing in Tokyo. statravel.com

Women in traditional dress in Kyoto

Active
£1,287
Walk Japan

A seven-day self-guided walking tour, departing any day in autumn, along the ancient Kumano Kodo route, through traditional villages, mountains, and past sacred shrines. Includes B&B accommodation, some meals, transfers from and to Kyoto, but not flights. walkjapan.com

Walk through Japan's lush forests

City
£749
Lastminute.com

Includes Alitalia lights from Heathrow to Tokyo Narita via Rome, departing 17 November. Plus five nights’ room-only accommodation at the four-star The Gate Hotel Asakusa Kaminarimon by Hulic. The hotel is in the Asakusa district, close to the Sumida river. lastminute.com