Japan

Behind the neon shimmer of Tokyo and the gilded pavilions of Kyoto, lies a civilisation of extraordinary depth, one that stretches back more than fourteen thousand years to the Jomon people, among the earliest pottery-makers the world has ever known. Join us as we discover Japan’s extraordinary history discovering alongside its modern story, the Japan that existed long before the first emperor, long before Buddhism arrived from the Korean peninsula, long before anyone had thought to write anything down at all. From the reconstructed longhouses at Sannai Maruyama and the enigmatic stone circles at Oyu to the temples of Kyoto and the sacred island of Miyajima, this unique itinerary takes you on an archaeological and cultural odyssey the length of the Japanese archipelago.