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Japan tours (preferably in english) I am going to Japan in February for Osaka Auto Messe 2017. Will be with a group of friends in Osaka for about a week, then Tokyo for another week, mainly doing car-related stuff. I haven't booked a return flight yet because I want to do an additional week or so and get out of the cities (ideally to less touristy places). Some of the tours I've looked at (groups and self-guided) are quite pricey and include JR rail passes (which I plan to already buy myself). Another thing, it seemed a lot of the tours don't run in Feb. Can anyone recommend any particular tour companies or trips specifically? Ideally not leaving from Osaka since thats a bit of backtracking. Is it worth heading up North to enjoy Winter or going south where its not as cold? I saw an expensive trip to Hokkaido for 14 days, I would bare the temperatures if it was worth it. I plan to do a second trip another time flying into f*kuoka and heading to Okinawa area and island-hopping. TL;DR Need something to do in Japan for 5-14 days, in February Tour would be good (cbf organising more accom and transport) Preferably out of the cities (i dont ski or snowboard) day trips vs. multi-day trips Recommendations and experiences please!