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✔ Europe · 4 cities · 日本語ガイド (Japanese-speaking guide) · Belvi VerifiedFour cities, one slow story.
Amsterdam canals at first light, Brussels chocolate and comics, Bruges like a fairy tale you can walk through, and Paris last, so you end at the top. Your guide speaks Japanese, the trains are fast, and every city is a short hop from the last.
Four cities, one line on the map.
Two countries by rail, a fairy-tale day in between, and Paris waiting at the end of the line.
Amsterdam
Canals, museums and brown cafes. Two days to fall for it.
Brussels
Grand-Place, chocolate, Art Nouveau. The capital of slow mornings.
Bruges
One storybook day. Cobblestones, canals, bell tower, lace.
Paris
The Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Marais. Three days, then a promise to come back.
Two guides who take care of you.
From the first message to the last goodbye, one of them is with you. They plan the days, translate the menus, find the quiet table, and make sure you never feel lost.
Julica
日本語 · Français (native) · English
Born in Belgium, French at home, fluent in Japanese. Based in Brussels, she knows every good table in the four cities and how to make a group feel like friends by day two.
Kaz Fuji
日本語 (native) · Français · English · Nederlands
Born in Japan, now living in the Netherlands. He grew up on both sides of the journey, so he knows exactly what a Japanese traveller misses and what a European city can surprise you with.
One of them leads every departure, and both stay reachable on WhatsApp before, during and after your trip.
Nine days, four cities.
Fast trains, slow mornings, and a guide who speaks your language. Enough structure to see the best of each city, enough space to sit in a canal-side cafe and do nothing.
Arrive in Amsterdam
Land at Schiphol, transfer to the city centre. Your Japanese-speaking guide welcomes the group at the hotel. Evening walk along the canals, dinner at a brown cafe, first taste of the Amsterdam pace.
Canals, museums, and jenever
Morning at the Rijksmuseum, then a boat tour through the ring of canals. Free afternoon for the Anne Frank House or the Van Gogh Museum. Evening at a jazz bar in the Jordaan.
Museum · Canal cruiseTrain to Brussels
Two hours by high-speed rail. Afternoon at the Grand-Place, the most beautiful square in Europe according to locals (they may be right). Chocolate tasting and a comic-strip walk through the Marolles.
High-speed rail · ChocolateBrussels at your pace
Atomium and Art Nouveau houses in the morning. Afternoon options: the European Quarter, the Musical Instruments Museum, or a beer-tasting cellar with the group. Mussels and fries for dinner, the Belgian way.
Art Nouveau · Beer tastingBruges, the storybook day
One hour by train. Cobblestones, canals, bell tower, and lace shops. Lunch of Flemish stew, a boat ride on the reien, and the quietest square in Europe. Back to Brussels in the evening.
Day trip · Boat rideOn to Paris
Ninety minutes on the Thalys to Gare du Nord. Check in near the Marais. Sunset walk to Notre-Dame and the Seine, first dinner in a neighbourhood bistro. The city lights do the rest.
Thalys · Marais baseParis, the classics
Early access at the Louvre for the Mona Lisa before the crowds. Afternoon up the Eiffel Tower with the guide's commentary in Japanese, then a walk down the Champs-Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe.
Louvre · Eiffel TowerMontmartre and the left bank
Sacré-Coeur at dawn, artists in the square, then the Latin Quarter and a cafe on the Seine. Free evening for a Seine cruise or a cabaret, your call. The guide shares her favourite spots over a last group dinner.
Montmartre · Seine cruise optionalUntil next time
Morning bakery run, last stroll, transfer to Charles de Gaulle. Or stay a few extra days, Paris never runs out.
Four cities, four good bases.
Hotels we would move into.
Amsterdam: a canal-side hotel in the Jordaan. Brussels: a design hotel near the Grand-Place. Bruges: a small guesthouse on a quiet canal. Paris: a boutique hotel in the Marais, two minutes from the Seine.
Breakfast included everywhere. Central on purpose, so evenings are for wandering, not commuting.
A few side stories, if you feel like it.
Add any of these when you book, or decide once you are there. All arranged with local partners we trust.
Rotterdam, one day
Markthal, the Cube Houses, the harbour. A 40-minute train from Amsterdam, a completely different skyline.
from €85 ppBruges by boat, after hours
A private evening cruise on the reien when the day-trippers have gone. The quietest way to see the storybook city.
from €45 ppChocolate & beer masterclass
A Brussels chocolatier in the morning, a Trappist beer cellar in the afternoon. You will not look at either the same way.
from €65 ppVersailles afternoon
From Paris by train, skip-the-line entry, the Hall of Mirrors and the gardens. Your guide tells the story in Japanese.
from €110 ppCanal-side slow morning
A late breakfast in Amsterdam with nothing on the list. The guide books a table with a view, you do the resting.
from €25 ppParis at night
An evening Seine cruise with the lights on, or a cabaret show in Montmartre. Your call, arranged by the guide.
from €55 ppWhat is included, and what is not.
In, per person
- 8 nights in hand-picked central hotels (Amsterdam, Brussels, Bruges, Paris), breakfast included
- All intercity trains: Amsterdam-Brussels, Brussels-Bruges, Brussels-Paris (Thalys)
- Airport transfers at both ends (Schiphol and Charles de Gaulle)
- Museum entries: Rijksmuseum, Grand-Place area, Louvre, Eiffel Tower (skip the line)
- A Japanese-speaking guide for the whole trip
- Bruges day trip by train with boat ride
- Group leader and local fixer in every city
Not in, on purpose
- Flights (you fly from your own airport, we help you find or book them)
- Schengen visa (not needed for Japanese passport holders, most stay under 90 days)
- Optional side stories listed above
- Lunches and dinners (your guide shares her list, you choose)
- Travel insurance (required)
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