Japan Travel Agents & Reviews

Outstanding trip and itinerary.  We initially booked our trip to Japan in 2020 for 2021, expecting the impact of Covid to have passed.  We ended up having to postpone due to the closure of the Japanese border and rescheduling for 2022.  Our tour company stuck with us, fine tuning our itinerary and helping us through the ERFS/visa program, (now not needed as Japan fully opened October 11, 2022).  The attention to detail and planning that went into our trip was exceptional, resulting in a flawless experience.  All our guides were wonderful and made a what would have been great trip truly awesome.

The travel planner and I worked on our trip (9 days to Kyoto, Nara and Toyko) for months before we left. I changed the itinerary several times and the planner was very patient and accommodating.The trip went off without a hitch, everything was perfect and as advertised. We had two guides, our guide in Kyoto and our guide in Toyko who spoke very good English and were a pleasure to be with. They were very nice, knowledgeable and fun to tour with.The hotels we stayed a were 4 to 5 star and were great, the meals that were set up for us were great (best sushi in Toyko I ever had).My son who traveled with me got sick during the trip and our travel planner was communicating with us twice a day on how he was doing and offering to help anyway he could. He was very concerned.The planner's follow-up is excellent, for me that's really important. Through out the whole process from beginning to end his response time was amazing.Our planner gave us a hot spot wifi device to use for free for our entire trip, it was a great amenity as we could text, email and google while we were touring. Little amenities like that can make or break a trip.For anybody traveling Japan the language is a real problem unless you speak Japanese, not many English speaking people. I would strongly recommend having a guide to make your trip more pleasant.  Overall our travel planner gets a 5 star rating from both my son and I. He was terrific.One last thing, I've traveled a lot over the last 30 years and been to just about everywhere including Antartica, Madagascar and the Arctic, Japan is a very safe and cool country to visit. I always do private tours and I put the planner's company at the very top for detail, price and planning. Trust me he's well worth the investment.

Our travel company was wonderful. This is the second time we have started with Zicasso and on both occasions, we have been 100 percent pleased. Charlotte (owner of this travel agency) wrote a very comprehensive itinerary and provided private guides at each location per our request. She worked in conjunction with a Japan travel agency which, at the time we started our planning, the integration of a US agency and a Japan agency was required. We found that the two agencies meshed extremely well. The hotel selection was great. We requested hotels with a Japanese flavor rather than the standard commercial hotels common world-wide and we were very happy. Our guides met us each morning at the hotel and stayed with us the entire day. Each of them was totally versed on the area and went way above and beyond just touring us. For example, they would help us with restaurant selection and then take pictures of the restaurant and help us with the menu since we are unable to speak Japanese. They had pertinent pictures and maps for us and stayed right by our side. We rated each of our guides as a 12/10. They not only were concerned with what we saw but how we were doing and asked if we needed to eat, to stop for a bit, etc. Their human compassion blended with their knowledge of the area was beyond amazing. Both our agent from the Japan agency and Charlotte from this travel company stayed in close contact with us throughout the trip also. We never felt alone.  Japan has been on our important list of must see places. We spent 14 days in this fabulous country and now have lifelong positive memories that were made possible by this travel team. Janet J.  

This Japan travel company planned a great tour of the Kansai Region of Japan for my wife and me. Jeff, our travel agent, planned an interesting and reasonably stress free, six day vacation featuring Osaka, Kyoto, and Koyasan. He designed the trip to focus on the culture and beauty of the region and provided ample instructions and written guides prior to our arrival.  The highlight of the trip was our tour guide/in country contact who not only showed us around Osaka and Kyoto, but also ensured we had a clear understanding of the sometimes confusing public transportation system. She even went out of her way to make last minute adjustments to our train tickets to best accommodate our preferences. Japan can be an intimidating country in which to travel, and I highly recommend this tour company for your Japan travel needs if you want to make the most of your vacation.

First, the travel designer planned an amazing trip for us to Belize - great locations, activities, etc. Second, the designer and her team were very helpful and responsive! We went in January - when Omicron was surging. We were panicking about seeing if we change the dates, what happens with our travel insurance during different points of our trip if we do get Covid, etc. They helped field alllll of our questions with compassion and kindness - if we were driving them crazy they never showed it to us. Third, they were helpful and responsive even when we were on our trip. They helped reorganize some excursions on our behalf due to inclement weather in the forecast. Fourth, they were very organized and emailed/mailed us all the documents we needed, etc. and loved the personalized website they created for our trip. Lastly, it was great our designer reached out afterwards for feedback on our trip – I definitely recommend them, and look forward to working with them again in the future!

Our family enjoyed our trip to Japan immensely!  The trip planner did a wonderful job of getting our trip together and after a couple of times of tweaking the schedule, it was so much fun and enjoyable.  We had a few days of rain, expected during late fall, and a minor earthquake in Tokyo, which is common...so much to experience in all different ways!!  We travelled through Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto and Hiroshima in about 2 weeks.  Upon arrival, our guide directed us to purchase our Suica card at the airport, to avoid the fee if purchased elsewhere.  Tokyo, the first days, we explored on our own.  Hakone, Akiko, was a knowledgeable and entertaining guide!  Though it was foggy and rainy, we had a nice time in Hakone!  Kyoto, with our guide was a lot of fun.  We spent 4 days there and covered a lot of areas.  Shigaraki, was an experience to see so many pottery and raccoon pottery! Uji, very scenic and pretty along the Hozu River cruise and fall colors with temples.  Tea ceremony was educational and an experience!! Kiyomizu Temple area, my favorite!!  Hiroshima, on our own & the hotel was great!!  Stayed at the hotel at the station - very convenient next to the station and loads of food and restaurants. Really appreciated The planner putting the tour together, hotels and trains, along with the wonderful guides we had!Thank you!!  Doo mo arigato!!  Thank you, Zicasso!!

We appreciate Laura, our travel company’s timeliness, flexibility, and suggestions in developing and finalizing our itinerary based on our personal preferences.