Japan and Taiwan: temples, tea and mountain lakes

Day by day

1. Days 1–3Tokyo: arrival, Asakusa and the Meiji Shrine, the Tsukiji outer market.
2. Day 4Train to Hakone; night in a high-end ryokan with a private hot-spring bath, or a hotel with its own onsen.
3. Day 5Mount Fuji views when the sky is clear, then shinkansen to Kyoto.
4. Days 6–7Kyoto: Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, Gion, a Zen garden and a tea ceremony; a half day in Nara.
5. Day 8Fly from Osaka to Taipei (about two and a half hours).
6. Day 9Taipei: the National Palace Museum, Longshan Temple, a guided night-market tasting.
7. Day 10Jiufen and the northeast coast with a driver.
8. Day 11High-speed train to Taichung and your driver to Sun Moon Lake.
9. Day 12Sun Moon Lake by boat, a black tea tasting, time at leisure.
10. Day 13Back to Taoyuan airport by car and high-speed train.

These are suggested itineraries showing how a journey can be shaped, not trips taken by specific clients. Prices and availability depend on your dates and choices.