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To celebrate the British Museum's Samurai exhibition, the prize is offered by leading Japan travel specialists, InsideJapan in partnership with the British Museum and the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), and includes return economy international flights for two, superior accommodation, daily breakfast, transfers, and private guided sightseeing at select locations.

The trip goes beyond the familiar tourist route, taking you through Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka while also leading you into Japan’s lesser‑known heartlands. Watch a sumo training session in Tokyo, travel by Shinkansen to Kyoto to experience a samurai-inspired kenbu class, spend time with a maiko, explore street food scenes in Osaka, discover Nagoya’s powerful samurai heritage and visit Tokoname’s pottery streets. Follow the historic Nakasendo and stay in a traditional ryokan inn in Kiso Fukushima, walking preserved post towns along the trail once travelled by warriors and feudal lords.