Pasadena Chamber Offers $3,699 Japan Tour Through Member Travel Firm

The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce is offering a nine-day guided tour of Japan for $3,699 per person, the second international trip the Chamber has organized through a partnership with member tour operator Indus Travels.

The Classic Japanese Discovery Tour, scheduled for September 2026, includes round-trip economy airfare from LAX, eight nights of hotel accommodations, a bullet train ride from Tokyo to Kyoto, daily guided excursions, breakfast, and entrance fees to listed attractions, according to a Chamber press release. The trip is open to Chamber members and the general public.

A free informational webinar is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, on Zoom. Representatives of the Chamber and Indus Travels will present trip details and answer questions. Registration is available at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lCfO4Gn8SJeysM5MOqTrvg.

The itinerary covers Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Hakone, according to the press release. Travelers will ride Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train, visit Nara Park and explore Kyoto, Japan’s former imperial capital. Optional activities include sumo wrestling and a traditional tea ceremony.

“I am very excited to be able to offer this amazing trip to Japan at such an affordable price,” Paul Little, president and CEO of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and Civic Association, said in the press release. “By partnering with our member Indus Travels we are able to give our members and the public a chance to visit Japan at an unbelievable price.”

The $3,699 per-person cost covers economy airfare with one checked bag, accommodations on a double-occupancy basis, daily breakfast, one dinner in Hakone, an English-speaking guide from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., transportation between cities and to listed attractions, and all air taxes and fuel surcharges, according to the press release.

The Chamber last year organized a South Africa tour through the same partnership with Indus Travels, a Vancouver-based tour operator founded in 2001 that offers trips to more than 80 destinations worldwide, according to the company’s website. Indus Travels is a Pasadena Chamber member.

The Pasadena Chamber, founded as the Board of Trade in 1888, is located at 44 N. Mentor Ave. and can be reached at (626) 795-3355.

“I can’t wait to go,” Little said in the press release.