Japan 2027 Tour

Osaka • Kyoto • Tokyo

Jun 15–24, 2027

Tokyo: Asakusa and Senso-ji area — Tokyo: Asakusa / Senso-ji + Ginza strolls

Kyoto: Japanese garden and temple grounds — Kyoto: Kiyomizu + Arashiyama gardens

Osaka: Dotonbori and evening lights — Osaka: Osaka Castle + Dotonbori nights

Japan is calling! Registration is open for the Siskiyou Singers 2027 tour—an unforgettable mix of music, culture, and once‑in‑a‑lifetime sights across Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo. Get the full itinerary and reserve your spot today!

✈️ Book now!

Questions: KIParticipants@KIConcerts.com

What to expect

Performances and musical exchanges
Iconic cultural sites and guided sightseeing
Food, markets, and neighborhood exploration
Clear pricing and a step‑by‑step payment schedule

All details (including payments and options) are in the booking portal.

Key details (so you can plan with confidence!)

You may sign up without a passport, but passport information (and a copy) must be provided to KI Concerts 150 days before departure. Your passport must be valid through December 25, 2027.
Tour pricing is based on double occupancy. A single-room supplement is available: $956.
To complete registration, submit your deposit of $250 and agree to the tour payment schedule.
Payments can be made via ACH (no fees) or credit/debit card (2.9% fee; 3.9% for American Express). Card fees are non-refundable if you cancel.
After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email with a Manage Booking link for payments/updates and a link to purchase optional travel insurance.
Optional travel insurance is available (you may choose any provider). To qualify for CFAR and the pre-existing waiver, insurance must typically be purchased within 14 days of your first deposit.

Cancellations & substitutions

Official KI Terms & Conditions: kiconcerts.com/terms-conditions

Cancellations must be submitted in writing to KI (email subject: “Urgent – Travel Cancellation”). Email: KIParticipants@KIConcerts.com.
120+ days before departure: If your cancellation is submitted at least 120 days prior to departure and your account is current, KI’s Terms allow a refund of 75% of the tour package price minus non-refundable fees.
Less than 120 days before departure: KI’s Terms state the tour package is non-refundable (KI retains 100% of the tour package price).
If payments are behind: If your account is behind on payments at the time you cancel, KI may calculate the refund based on the amount that should have been paid to date, not just the amount you have actually paid. That can reduce the refund significantly.
Substitutions (allowed before 120 days): If you can find someone to take your place, KI allows traveler substitutions more than 120 days prior to departure, which may help you avoid losing money.
Substitutions (not allowed within 120 days): KI does not allow substitutions within 120 days of departure. Airline or vendor rules may still limit what can be changed.

Also worth checking: credit card trip coverage

If you paid by credit card, check whether your card includes trip cancellation/interruption coverage. Some cards reimburse non-refundable travel costs for covered reasons.

Look up your card’s “Guide to Benefits” (Trip Cancellation/Interruption section).
Confirm the trip was paid in part or full on that card (often required).
Check documentation requirements (usually cancellation confirmation, receipts, and proof of the covered reason).
If potentially eligible, start a claim promptly and keep all emails/receipts together.

Flight considerations

If you’re unsure now, choose Land Only. You can switch to “Flights Included” later (see deadline below).
Flight option changes and deviation requests are due by 150 days before departure. This is the cutoff for (a) switching between Land Only vs Flights Included and (b) submitting any flight deviation request form.
What counts as a deviation: You’re on the group flight reservation (KI arranges flights), but you want a change to the itinerary—e.g., return a few days later from Tokyo, upgrade cabin (if available), etc.
No one-way tickets through KI. You’re either on the group reservation (with optional deviation) or you arrange your own flights for yourself/family.
Costs/fees vary by request. KI will review your deviation request and propose options; any added cost depends on the flights and availability.

Past traveler perspective

It has been my great good fortune to have made two previous trips to Japan, so I was one of the first to sign up for the Japan choir tour. Both trips were incredible experiences. I would like to share a few of my favorite memories from those trips.

In October 2019, my husband and I traveled to Japan for a World Cup tournament. While we were in Tokyo, we decided to check out a really big shopping mall. I was making a purchase in one of the smaller shops when I was tapped on the back. When I turned around, a mom was standing there with her small daughter, maybe 4 or 5 years old, who was dressed in a Halloween costume. It turned out that the little girl attended an English-language preschool. They had been given the assignment to go to the mall with their parents, find non-Japanese people, and strike up a conversation with them to practice their English.

As we went out of the shop entryway, we were suddenly surrounded by a group of 6 to 8 adorable little girls, all in Halloween costumes, all super excited to practice their English. We felt like rock stars. We were asked where we were from, why we had come to Japan, and whether we spoke Japanese. We were presented with origami pumpkins as a gift. It was the cutest thing that has ever happened to me.

On the same trip to Tokyo, my husband and I were out sightseeing in the city, but we had failed to check the weather report earlier. We found ourselves walking through the city in the pouring rain with no coats and no umbrellas. As we were walking along getting soaked, an older woman with an umbrella was walking toward us. As she turned to enter a parking garage, without saying a word, she handed us her umbrella and went on into the garage. She is my unsung hero.

My first trip to Japan was in 2004. The most amazing experience on that trip happened on my last day in Tokyo. I had been traveling with a small group, but they had flown home the day before. My flight didn’t leave until the evening, so I had a day to spend on my own in Tokyo. I decided to visit the Tokyo National Museum in an area of the city called Ueno, which has a number of museums and gardens. I figured out how to get there on the train and went out for the day.

Quite a few other people got off the train at the same station where I got off. They all headed in the direction of the Metropolitan Art Museum while I walked toward the Tokyo National Museum, which turned out to be closed, so I decided to go to the Art Museum too.

When I entered the museum, there was a crowd of people in the lobby and big banners hanging from the ceiling which I couldn’t read. I just bought a ticket and went into the nearest gallery, which housed a collection of very large oil paintings. I admired them for a while and then decided to see another exhibit. I made my way back to the lobby and found that all the people who had been milling around had now gathered expectantly behind some velvet rope barricades. I thought, “I’ll just stand here too and see what happens.” In the crowd, I noticed security people with earbuds and wires going into their jackets. I thought, “Hmm, I think we are waiting for someone important.” Even having had that thought, I was still stunned when the Emperor and Empress of Japan walked out of one of the other galleries. They must have been there for a major exhibit opening. They stopped and spoke with people in the front of the crowd for a few minutes, then walked on out of the museum.

I thought, “Well, nothing else I do today is going to top that, so I think I will just go to the airport.” I went back to the hotel to pick up my bags and told the front desk guy that I had just seen the Emperor. I don’t think he believed me, but he was too polite to say so.

I can’t promise you that if you sign up for the Japan trip, you will get to see the Emperor or be accosted by adorable little girls in Halloween costumes because, in my experience, there is only a 50% chance of these things occurring. But I can guarantee that you will have other amazing, transformative, heart-warming, surprising, and rewarding experiences that you weren’t expecting and that you will never forget. To say nothing of the singing.

— Laura Barlow