Thoroughly enjoyed my few days walking through part of the 'Back Roads of Japan' trip. Pepijn the tour leader was excellent and shared so much knowledge with us on our journey, it was amazing! Walking was all doable, even for those who had not trained for the trip, so that was good that everyone got to enjoy what they felt they could keep up with.
We had a great trip to Japan, our guide Tatsuya was amazing and worked very hard to showcase his country, his knowledge of Shinto and Buddhism was very impressive. We particularly enjoyed the home stay and staying family owned accommodation. The trip gave us a well balanced taste of Japan from the cities to the rural areas and the culture, we achieved a lot.
The group leader was very good and we were able to experience all the places well with little explanations/suggestions, which was exactly the right thing for me. If you expect to get every detail of every place like a museum tour, you may want to choose another option. However, after we had explored independently, the guide was able to answer most of the questions that arose.