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InsideJapan launches ‘rugby’ tours
Juliet Dennis
juliet.dennis@
travelweekly.co.uk
InsideJapan is targeting rugby fans who want to make the most of the country while in Japan for next year’s Rugby World Cup.
The operator has put together
five small-group tours, led by its tour leaders, and five self-guided adventures, all of which have been built around group and knockout stage matches for the England, Wales and Scotland teams. The tours, graded as ‘classic’
or ‘superior’, are designed to capitalise on cultural experiences specific to Japan, going off the beaten track and visiting host cities.
2019 WORLD CUP: The tournament kicks off in Tokyo in September
They include all tour transport and a range of accommodation, including ryokan guesthouses. The tours are featured on a
new site –
Japanrugbytravel.com – and are aimed at rugby fans who already have tickets for the tournament, ballot results for which were released on July 10. Agents manager Matt Spiller
said: “Japan is not as expensive as most people think. We are sure many of our regular agent partners will be coming to us for help but we’re keen to offer our services to
“We are keen to offer our services to all agents tasked with organising rugby trips to Japan for 2019”
all agents tasked with organising rugby trips to Japan for 2019.” One of the itineraries is the
12-night England: A Rose Between Two Thorns tour. Tieing in with England’s fixtures against Argentina and France, it includes transport from matches in Tokyo and Yokohama through the Japanese Alps and includes a stay in Takayama during a festival, a visit to Kanazawa gardens, noodle-making and sweet-making, and is priced from £3,600 excluding flights. Other tours are the 25-night The
Full English (£5,650), 10-night Cymru Kick Off (£2,160) and eight-night Scottish Thistles
to Tokyo (£2,010).
japanrugbytravel.com
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travelweekly.co.uk 19 July 2018
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