NPB Tour: Full Tour


Northern & Southern Japan + Tokyo

May 13-31, 2026

Become an NPB Expert and a JapanBall 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. Attend games in 12 stadiums in 18 days along with fellow adventurous baseball fans. Enjoy baseball off-days for sightseeing in Sapporo, Fukuokoa, 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 a professional sumo show and four essential Japanese baseball museums: the Koshien Stadium MuseumSadaharu Oh Museum, Ichiro Suzuki Exhibition Room (as part of the optional “Ichiro Suzuki Pilgrimage”), and the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Finally, to ensure JapanBall immortality, completing the full NPB tour earns you induction into the JapanBall Hall of Fame!

For an idea on what to expect, check out the 2025 Tour Recap & 2024 Tour Recap.

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

Please be warned that due to our reliance on public transportation and the inherent “walkability” of Japan’s cities, tour guests do a lot of walking on our Japan tours. Many guests average about 12,000 steps per day on their step trackers.

This tour may be very physically demanding for some guests due to our frequent travel. We will change hotels several times via airplane and sometimes long train rides. It is required that 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 with these requirements, then we recommend that you consider the Tokyo NPB Tour.

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

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This tour may be very physically demanding for some guests due to our frequent travel. We will change hotels several times via sometimes long train rides. It is required that 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 with these requirements, then we recommend that you consider the Tokyo NPB Tour.

*Sample Itinerary

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


  • 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 12
    Recommended early arrival
  • May 13
    Arrival to Yokohama and welcome dinner
  • May 14
    Kamakura day tour; Chunichi Dragons vs Yokohama BayStars @ Yokohama Stadium
  • May 15
    Yokohama sightseeing; Train to Nagoya; Yakult Swallows vs Chunichi Dragons @ Vantelin Dome
  • May 16
    Ichiro Suzuki Pilgrimage
  • May 17
    Train to Sendai; Walking Tour; Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Rakuten Eagles @ Rakuten Mobile Park
  • May 18
    Fly to Sapporo; Ramen alley & special Hokkaido ice cream
  • May 19
    Sapporo sightseeing (beer museum); Rakuten Eagles vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters @ Es Con Field
  • May 20
    Fly to Osaka; Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Orix Buffaloes @ Kyocera Dome
  • May 21
    Koshien Museum & walking tour; Chunichi Dragons vs Hanshin Tigers @ Koshien Stadium
  • May 22
    Osaka sightseeing; Sumo dinner show
  • May 23
    Train to Fukuoka; potential sightseeing or boat races
  • May 24
    Sadaharu Oh Museum; teamLab; Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters vs Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks @ Fukuoka PayPay Dome
  • May 25
    Train to Hiroshima; Okonomiyaki Cooking Class
  • May 26
    Hiroshima Peace Park and Museum; Miyajima island visit; Lotte Marines vs Hiroshima Carp @ Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium
  • May 27
    Train to Tokyo; Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Yomiuri Giants @ Tokyo Dome
  • May 28
    Japanese Baseball HOF + Walking Tour; Seibu Lions vs Yakult Swallows @ Meiji Jingu Stadium
  • May 29
    Optional sightseeing; Hanshin Tigers vs Lotte Marines @ Zozo Marine Stadium
  • May 30
    Yokohama Baystars vs Seibu Lions @ Belluna Dome
  • Sunday, May 31
    Depart from Tokyo

Testimonials

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Inclusions

What’s included in this tour?


Tour Guide

A guide to lead you through a detailed itinerary with an engaging combination of stadiums, teams, targeted sightseeing, and outings.

Business-class accommodation
All in-tour travel, including the famous high-speed bullet train and your flights to and from Sapporo.
Tickets for best available seats for games at 12 NPB stadiums.
Admission to all tour activities
At least one meal 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

In order to mitigate the tour’s environmental impact, we will use our profits to purchase a carbon offset from Sustainable Travel International on behalf of each guest.

Not included: airfare and most meals.

Pricing


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