NPB Tour: Full Tour


Northern, Central, and Southern Japan + Tokyo

May/June 2027

Become an NPB Expert and an Extra Innings Travel HOFer

Get all 12 NPB notches on your belt in one fell swoop! This tour combines NPB Tour Segments 1 and 2 for one epic Japanese baseball journey (at a discounted price!). Attend games in 12 stadiums in 18 days along with fellow adventurous baseball fans. Enjoy baseball off-days for sightseeing in Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Hiroshima (home of the Peace Park and Museum and Atomic Bomb Dome). You’ll get to see NPB’s sleekest new ballpark, ES CON Field Hokkaido, Japan’s oldest ballpark, 100-year-old Koshien Stadium, and everything in between!

You will also have the opportunity to see an entertaining sumo wrestling dinner show and four essential Japanese baseball museums: the Koshien Stadium MuseumSadaharu Oh Museum, Ichiro Suzuki Exhibition Room (as part of the “Ichiro Suzuki Pilgrimage”), and the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Finally, to ensure Extra Innings Travel immortality, completing the full NPB tour earns you induction into the EIT / JapanBall Hall of Fame!

For an idea on what to expect, check out our 2026 Tour Recap.

For an even more epic Asian baseball adventure, combine this tour with our South Korea Baseball Tour!

This tour may be very physically demanding for some guests. Due to our reliance on public transportation and the inherent “walkability” of Japan’s cities, many guests average about 12,000 steps per day on their step trackers. We will change hotels several times via long and/or early-morning train rides. All guests must be able to carry/roll their own luggage during train transfers for about 1/3 mile (including up and down flights of stairs), and also lift their bags to the overhead space on trains. If you expect to have any difficulties, we recommend that you consider the Tokyo NPB Tour.

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*Sample Itinerary

*This itinerary is based on previous tours and is subject to change.

We recommend arriving to Yokohama one day early to give your body time to rest, adjust to the time change, and ensure that you arrive in time for the welcome dinner. We would be happy to reserve your hotel for an additional night.


  • Note: If departing from the USA, you will leave the day before your arrival and cross the international date line in the air.
  • Tuesday, May 11
    Recommended early arrival to Yokohama via Tokyo
  • May 12
    Arrival to Yokohama via either Tokyo airport (arrive NRT by 2:30 PM or HND by 4:00 PM); Welcome dinner
  • May 13
    Kamakura day tour w/ NPB journalist Jim Allen; Chunichi Dragons vs Yokohama BayStars @ Yokohama Stadium (6:00 PM)
  • May 14
    Yokohama sightseeing; Train to Nagoya; Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons @ Vantelin Dome Nagoya (6:00 PM)
  • May 15
    Ichiro Suzuki Pilgrimage
  • May 16
    Train to Sendai; Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Rakuten Eagles @ Rakuten Mobile Park (1:00 PM); postgame walking tour
  • May 17
    Fly to Sapporo; “Ramen Alley” & special Hokkaido ice cream
  • May 18
    Sapporo sightseeing (beer museum); Rakuten Eagles vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters @ Es Con Field Hokkaido (6:00 PM)
  • May 19
    Fly to Osaka; Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes @ Kyocera Dome Osaka (6:00 PM)
  • May 20
    Koshien Museum & Experience; Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers @ Hanshin Koshien Stadium (6:00 PM)
  • May 21
    Osaka sightseeing; Sumo dinner show
  • May 22
    Train to Fukuoka; local sightseeing or boat races
  • May 23
    Sadaharu Oh Museum; teamLab exhibit; Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters vs Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks @ Fukuoka PayPay Dome (2:00 PM)
  • May 24
    Train to Hiroshima; Okonomiyaki cooking class
  • May 25
    Hiroshima Peace Park and Museum; Miyajima island visit; Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hiroshima Carp @ Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium (6:00 PM)
  • May 26
    Train to Tokyo; Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Tokyo Yomiuri Giants @ Tokyo Dome (6:00 PM)
  • May 27
    Tokyo free day; Seibu Lions vs Yakult Swallows @ Meiji Jingu Stadium (6:00 PM)
  • May 28
    Japanese Baseball HOF + Walking Tour w/ NPB journalist Jim Allen; Hanshin Tigers vs Lotte Marines @ Zozo Marine Stadium (6:00 PM)
  • May 29
    Extra Innings Hall of Fame Induction lunch; Yokohama BayStars vs Seibu Lions @ Belluna Dome (2:00 PM)
  • Sunday, May 30
    Tour ends: Depart anytime from Tokyo (HND or NRT airport)

Testimonials

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Inclusions

What’s included in this tour?


Tour Guide

Experienced guides will lead you through the entire detailed itinerary.

Business-class accommodation
All in-tour travel

Including the world-famous bullet train and flights to and from Sapporo.

Game Tickets

Carefully-selected tickets for games at all 12 NPB stadiums, plus the sumo dinner show.

Admission to all tour activities
At least two meals per tour segment
Visits with local friends and/or baseball personalities
Detailed airport arrival and departure instructions
Insider baseball experiences and sightseeing
Translation and travel desk
Carbon offset

We use our profits to purchase a carbon offset for each guest from Sustainable Travel International.

Not included: airfare to and from Japan, airport transportation, and most meals.

Pricing

Full Tour

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