Online Japan tour packages have boomed following the Olympic Games.

Taking advantage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, many travel companies launched virtual tours that allowed "tourists" to enjoy the scenery of Japan and experience its services from the comfort of their homes.

Go for a walk and go shopping.

Tokyo Localized Company provides services to tourists.Asakusa Old Town tourat a price of 2,000 Yen (approximately 400,000 VND) per hour.

The tour takes visitors through the narrow alleys of Asuraka geisha district, visits Sensoji Temple - the oldest temple in Tokyo, Asakusa Hanayashiki amusement park, and Hoppy Street with its famous yakitori grilled skewers and namesake rice wine.

Tourists can even shop for souvenirs while touring through a virtual screen. Kazue Kaneko, a tour guide, shared that she once "took" a tourist from Los Angeles on a virtual trip to Kyoto, where he bought Godzilla figurines and green tea powder, and then had the items shipped to the US. "Now he's a regular customer of mine," Kazue Kaneko said.

Visit Shibuya Crossing.

Known as one of the world's busiest intersections, thousands of people cross Shibuya Crossing every day. It's also a favorite destination for tourists visiting Tokyo. Many are thrilled to be part of this bustling, fast-paced place. Despite the crowds, it's orderly, a prime example of Japanese culture and its 4Ps – "Patience, politeness, punctuality, and precision."

Visitors can experience a 360-degree view of this intersection through...virtual interactive tourProvided by CNBC, the tour will also display information about the buildings and streets around the intersection, giving visitors a better understanding of Tokyo's famous neighborhood.

Learn the art of furoshiki gift wrapping.

Furoshiki is a long-standing tradition in Japan where people wrap valuable items in square pieces of cloth instead of using environmentally unfriendly materials like paper or plastic.

Customers register to participateonline furoshiki workshopCustomers will not only get to admire but also get to practice the famous Japanese gift-wrapping process firsthand. Before the course begins, the organizers will send the necessary items to customers' homes so they can practice wrapping the gifts themselves.

The one-hour online class, conducted in English, will guide participants on how to wrap gifts and make handbags using Furoshiki. The cost is 10,000 Yen (approximately 2 million VND) to participate, including two Furoshiki cloths and a pair of rings.

Learn about Hiroshima

Visitors also have the opportunity to explore Japanese history through popular museum tours. At the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, visitors can learn about the day the atomic bomb fell on the southern Japanese city.

The tour is called "Memories of the Future".The tour guides visitors through a dark corridor displaying heartbreaking images of the aftermath of war – from tattered clothes to burnt-out toys, along with countless mementos of the 140,000 people who perished in the bombing.

Tea ceremony class

Tea ceremony rituals have become more widely known thanks to the development of the internet. Tea masters have integrated the long-standing Japanese tradition into online lectures, helping foreign visitors access the culture of the "Land of the Cherry Blossoms".

Maikoya, a Japanese cultural experience company, is organizing aThe class lasted 45 minutes and was conducted via Zoom.For 5,000 Yen (approximately 1 million VND), participants can learn how to enjoy Japanese-style tea with guidance from tea masters dressed in traditional Kyoto attire.

For 10,000 Yen (approximately 2 million VND), participants will receive a kit including matcha powder, a tea whisk, tea spoons, and seasonal snacks delivered to their home before the online tea ceremony class begins.

Visit famous museums.

Art and antique enthusiasts can visit.National Museum of Modern ArtandNational Museum in TokyoIf interested in contemporary art, visitors can explore this area.Fukuoka Asian Art Museumor admire the traditional Japanese "nihonga" paintings inside.Yamatane Art Museum.

Adachi Art Museum offersonline experience of the on-site gardenThis is one of the most beautiful gardens in Japan. Visitors can also explore a vast collection of dinosaur fossils through a virtual reality tour of the National Museum of Science and Nature of Japan in Tokyo's Ueno district.

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