“From Farmhouse To Teahouse”

15 day/13-night tour, Oct. 17-31 & Oct. 24-Nov. 7, 2009, focuses on JAPAN’S folk architecture and regional cuisine. Highlights: From Tokyo, north to Japan Sea/manor houses on Niigata Plains/Nagano temples/Takayama sake breweries/visit an indigo dyer and a ceramic artisan/Moss Garden in Kyoto. Land only, $5,285. Single supp., $800.

Journeys East (Middletown, CA; 800/527-2612, www.journeyseast.com).