Happy 2019: Year of the Rugby World Cup in Japan

If you haven’t secured tickets already, there’s still time, and Bristol-based InsideJapan Tours have created exciting and cost-effective ways to take your seat at the tournament. Having arranged award-winning trips to Japan since 2000, they make everything from tackling Tokyo to boarding the bullet train simple.

How to get tickets: The last general ticket sale opens on 19^thJanuary, but if you registered and were unsuccessful in the last ballot, there’s an exclusive priority booking window on 15^thJanuary.

How to get there: Once you’ve picked up tickets, InsideJapan Tours have a whole host of small group tours, self-guided trips and bespoke itineraries – each including transfers, accommodation and cultural experiences – to make the most of your time outside the matches.

Simon King, Director of InsideJapan Tours, says: “As the Bristol-based Japan travel experts, we are excited to get Bristol Bears’ fans to Japan for the rugby in 2019! It’s going to be the most amazing Rugby World Cup yet, and we can’t wait to explore the country and culture with our Bristolian friends.”

Why join an organised trip?

Watching the Rugby World Cup in Japan should be the trip of a lifetime, so why leave anything to chance? By booking with the Japan experts you’ll have access to exclusive cultural experiences, rugby fan events and knowledgeable guides, as well as 24/7 customer service.

What is Japan like?

With one foot in the past and one striding confidently into the future, Japan is difficult to define. There are enormous cities packed with neon skyscrapers and futuristic bullet trains whizzing cross-country at speeds of up to 200mph, as well as miles of sprawling countryside with green rice paddies and villages seemingly untouched by the passage of time.

What to expect from an InsideJapan Tours rugby trip

• Private guides

Meet up with private local guides or join an experienced tour leader on a group trip to see everything from temples and skyscrapers to the best backstreet bars.

• Cultural experiences

Get beneath the surface of Japan with unique experiences: meet a trainee geisha, soak in a hot spring bath, spend a night at a ryokan (traditional inn) and give soba noodle making a go.

• Exclusive InsideJapan rugby events

Discuss the games and raise a glass of something chilled with other fans at exclusive InsideJapan rugby events.

• Delicious food

Japan has some of the best food in the world; don’t leave without trying yakitori (skewered chicken), katsu curries and wagyu beef.

It’s booking up fast! The first game kicks off in September, so flights, hotels and packages are filling up fast. Browse all the InsideJapan Tours rugby trips at japanrugbytravel.com or call 0117 992 7068 to find out more.

After some inspiration?

Scottish Thistles to Tokyo, 8 nights: Support Scotland as they take on Japan and Russia
Experiences include:Pre-match party for Scotland fans, Tokyo with a local private guide, trip up the Tokyo Skytree
Price:£2,080 per person, exc. intl. flights

Cymru Kick Off, 10 nights: Join the Welsh Dragons for their opening two matches
Experiences include:Pre-match party for Wales fans, traditional tea ceremony in Kyoto, ride on the bullet train
Price:£2,230 per person, exc. intl. flights

England's Tokyo Knights, 13 nights:Watch England take on Argentina and France
Experiences include:Pre-match party for England fans, private guided tours of Tokyo & Kyoto, Black Crow Castle of Matsumoto
Price:£2,810 per person, exc. intl. flights

**Please note, InsideJapan trips and tours do not include official match tickets or international flights**

For more information, visit japanrugbytravel.com orcall our rugby travel experts on 0117 992 706