The Japan specialist, InsideJapan, sets sights on 2019 by launching its new Japan Rugby Travel site, offering Small Group Tours and Self Guided Adventures to coincide with the biggest rugby tournament in the world. With the Rugby World Cup ticket ballot results due to be announced on July 10th and more tickets than ever available to Rugby fans, the Japan travel experts, InsideJapan are on a mission to ensure that people don't miss out on this unique country and the culture, at what will be a rugby tournament like nothing before.

InsideJapan has produced a new 'Japan Rugby Travel' site with the aim of getting rugby fans the most out of the tournament, see some of the sites off the beaten track as well as the host cities and sample a large dose of Japanese culture en-route. The Japan travel experts, now in their eighteenth year of business, are not an official partner for the Rugby World Cup and as such, are unable to offer match tickets, but the UK's biggest independent Japan specialist is keen to offer travelling fans, destination expertise, plenty of culture and above everything, value for money through their 2019 packages.

The Japan Rugby Travel website highlights five Small Group Tours led by one of InsideJapan's professional Tour Leaders and five 'Self-Guided Adventures' all built up around Pool and 'Knockout' stage matches for England, Wales and Scotland. Each classic and superior level trip is packed full of Japan-only cultural experiences, all transport between destinations, has a range of accommodation including traditional ryokan guest houses and more importantly accommodation built around the matches themselves. With each trip built around a match, InsideJapan ensures that no one misses out on the culture and with several fan events for each itinerary setup ensures that no one misses out on the tournament atmosphere too.

“InsideJapan has been building up to this event for a long time and we are hugely excited about what we can offer agents and their travelling customers, said Rugby Project Manager, Louise Lee, “The fact that so many people have the opportunity to access tickets for the 2019 tournament is exciting for us as a tour operator in that we are not restricted and are able to offer the best possible experience within Japan around the tournament. One of the most important things for us was about offering fans accommodation in each host city around match day and enjoying what will be a fantastic party atmosphere but tying it into an incredible itinerary away from the crowds between matches offering experiences and insight with our local experts, private guides and tour leaders on the way. This is what InsideJapan does better than anyone”.

There are currently five Small Group Tours and five Self Guided Adventures on the site with more to experience packed trips to folllow soon. 

The 12 night 'England: A rose between two thorns' Small Group Tour cost from £3,600pp (excluding international flights and tickets) ties in with England pool matches against Argentina and France. The tour includes 12 nights accommodation, all transport across Japan and travels from the matches in Tokyo and Yokohama through the Japanese Alps to include a stay in the craft town of Takayama at one of Japan's biggest traditional festival and one of the countries most stunning gardens in Kanazawa, includes various experiences including noodle-making and traditional sweet making and the services of an InsideJapan Tours' tour leader.

The 25 night 'The Full English' Self Guided Adventure cost from £5,650pp (excluding international flights and tickets) and including all transport and accommodation around the matches in Sapporo, Kobe, Tokyo and Yokohama. The trip stays at traditional ryokan in the Japanese Alps, visits a samurai castle in Matsumoto, does a cycling tour of Takayama, visits Miyajima island and the Hiroshima A Bomb Dome and more.

The 10 night 'Cymru kick off' Self Guided Adventure cost from £2,1260pp (excluding international flights and tickets) ties in with the Wales pool matches against Georgia in Toyota and Australia in Tokyo, but also heads to the cultural capital of Kyoto by Bullet Train for a tea ceremony and more.

The 8 night 'Scottish Thistles To Tokyo' Self Guided Adventure cost from £2,010pp (excluding international flights and tickets) heads by Bullet Train to Scotland's last pool games against Russia in Shizuoka and against hosts, Japan in Yokohama and includes 8 nights accommodation, transport between destinations some private guiding and the exclusive pre-match supporters party in Tokyo.

InsideJapan's JapanRugbyTravel.com launched on 20th June in time for ticket ballot results which are released on July 10th. More itineraries will be released over the few months in the lead up to September - the 'one year to go' anniversary.

ENDS July 9th