Thank you !  We had such a great trip. Im so grateful for your recommendations and help organising everything. It really made it so much easier and enjoyable for me and the girls.

I tried to call a couple of times when we got back but later found out you were also away. I hope you had a nice break.

The girls and i loved the guides you organised and found all the hotels really nice. I particularly liked the onsen at the dormy inn but overall our favourite was the intergate at Kyoto. It was very clean, comfortable, friendly and great breakfasts.. We LOVED Kyoto.

The holiday went way to quickly unfortunately…All i think about now is going back !

Once again thank you for all your and Tonys help making our amazing family holiday happen.

Juliane arranged and led this small group tour. She was with us throughout the tour and her planning was excellent in every aspect - nothing left to chance. She had purchased every train ticket, every museum ticket , every entry ticket - no queuing for us. She even got the cherry blossom dates right!

The itinerary was full of wonderful experiences and unexpected gems - so many visits to special uncrowded places. Juliane’s knowledge of and affection for the Japanese people and their culture really made a difference!

Juliane’s local guides were fabulous - interesting people with so much information to share. All of them long term local residents.

Many of our group went on to other activities after the Classic Cherry Blossom Tour finished. Juliane happily arranged each of these “add ons” with the same eye for detail as she had shown on the tour itself. Thanks to Juliane’s planning, we were able to navigate our way around the Japanese countryside using local and bullet trains without any stress.

Simply an unforgettable trip. We would recommend Juliane and Japan Holidays without any reservation.

Thank you Juliane.

Japan Holidays — and in particular Juliane — helped organise our recent work trip. I couldn't fault Juliane or her planning; accommodation, meals, and transport were all seamlessly arranged, making our trip incredibly smooth and stress-free.

I would happily use and recommend Juliane again!

Five stars simply does not do justice to what our group has just experienced on a 2 week adventure in Japan.

We were a group of 8 who had never travelled to Japan before on a holiday (a couple of quick in/out business trips by 2 of the guys). We had absolutely NO clue what to expect on getting ourselves around central Japan jumping on and off trains every couple of days. Not once did we need 'in-country' handholding because Judy and Anthony were on every detail, every train ticket, every guide, every hotel check-in, every road transfer and every museum ticket every step of the way.

I have been running safari lodges, hotels and travel in Africa and India for the past 40 years and I know just how easy it is to mess up. Japan is an incredible destination but it is also quite unusual (starting with language differences) but not once did we feel uncomfortable. The hotels were spotless, the guides excellent and the trip planning perfect.

2 weeks of galavanting from bullet train to bullet train we felt like locals.

Top 5 trip of my life - and I would return to japan in a heartbeat .... but only with Judy and Anthony and Japan Holidays.

Just a quick thank you note for the way you structured and executed on our trip to Japan. Everything was clockwork and Rob, Leanne, Charmaine and I had the time of our life.

I’ll make sure I refer all friends travelling to Japan to you, you do a fantastic job.

We just want to let you know that we had a wonderful time in Japan and want to thank you for arranging it for us.

We loved the variety of locations, from Tokyo to Kanazawa, Takayama & Kyoto  which were great and the guides were all so friendly & helpful. We particularly loved the Ryokan in Takayama, it was a special experience for the 4 of us, having our own private garden with onsen, which was so unexpected, through to a private dining room with degustation menu.

Our itinerary ran like clock work, the App was so user friendly, we just wish we had another week to squeeze more in.

Thanks a million !

Hi Juliane- back home in Perth after an unforgettable holiday. We really appreciate the time and planning that went into it working so seamlessly, whilst allowing us time to arrange our own daily activities in the cities. We were blessed with just one rainy day in Tokyo, but a great excuse to visit galleries - though the great weather enabled a lot more walking than perhaps we expected! But we managed to cram so much in, and so many highlights (and hiking achievements!) Just wanted to say a huge thanks for organising such a memorable, yet easy, trip for us.

Thanks again Steve and Ro

We had the most fabulous trip to Japan with our group of six (Kim, Ken and our two grown-up daughters and their husbands). You more than exceeded our requirements brief.

Overall Experience with Japan Holidays and Judy Luxton

100%. 10/10. Judy and Japan Holidays are absolutely brilliant! Thank you from our group.

AXUS App

Great app for travellers!

Flights

Qantas - Excellent service and suitable timings

Hotels

Nikko Narita - Perfect for our needs (Room and breakfast). Excellent

Takayama Green Hotel - Exceptional quality and comfort (provided Japanese style and Western style as per our request). Meals absolutely superb (Breakfasts and Dinners).

Kyoto Intergate Shijo Shinmachi - Exceptional accommodation and location for our needs. Great breakfasts and snack hours!

Daiwa Roynet Hotel Hiroshima - Excellent location and amenities. Very pleased with this hotel.

Shiba Park Hotel - Exceptional quality and comfort. Lovely location in Tokyo and proximity to station, restaurants etc. Staff superb.

 

Personalised tours

Takayama - Superb! Our guide Akane was fantastic. Vehicle was very comfortable. Driver was excellent. Tour locations perfect as per our brief.

Takayama to Kyoto via some Gifu Prefecture's rural towns, including the Sekigahara Battlefield. Absolutely fantastic. Just as I required. Driver was wonderful.

Kyoto - Exceptional! Our guide Shige was fantastic. Vehicle was very comfortable. Driver was excellent. Tour locations perfect as per our brief. Lunch was AMAZING!

Tokyo - Superb! Our guide Yuriko was wonderful. Vehicle was very comfortable. Driver was excellent. Tour locations perfect. Yuriko suggested various location changes during our pre-tour briefing that turned out to be just fabulous (e.g. Flower-viewing at "Shinjuku Park" for flowering cherry blossoms; Lunch at Harajuku; attending a Buddhist ceremony)

Rail bookings

All sector tickets waiting for us at Nikko Hotel, Narita on check-in. Excellent.

Private transfer from hotel to Narita airport

Very comfortable vehicle and excellent driver

Once more Judy, thank you for your outstanding work.

Just got back from Japan.  Both Julie and I loved our holiday and will be booking again with you, hopefully in early April 26, to see more of the country.

Ken made our days insightful and fun with constant laughter each day. I look forward to touring with him again. I cannot say enough about his professional approach to tourism and customer satisfaction.

A little concern was too much traditional Japanese food. I know it was part of the experience but I was glad to have more solid food when I got home, especially breakfast.

Overall, 10 out of 10.

Hi Tony, I hope you and Judy are both well. As we sit at the park hotel now waiting for our cherry transfer to the airport, we have been reflecting on our holiday and would like to thank you and Judy for such a wonderful job you have done putting our trip together, it was perfect! I will highly recommend your services to everyone I know wanting to travel to Japan & we will definitely engage your services again in the future.