Have dinner with your fellow festival-goers and an InsideJapan tour guide before exploring the many faces of Tokyo, Japan's exciting capital city.

Welcome to Japan! You will start your trip in Ikebukuro, one of Tokyo's liveliest districts, where you'll be met by a sea of neon lights introducing bars, restaurants, karaoke boxes and pachinko gambling parlours, all vying clamorously for your attention.

You'll have a free day to explore Tokyo, armed with your Info-Pack full of fantastic sightseeing suggestions. Tokyo is one of the greatest capital cities in the world, made up of a number of districts each with their own distinctive character. Shibuya is the fashion capital of the country, packed with ultra-trendy clothes shops and anime stores; Asakusa provides a glimpse of pre-war Japan, with the bustling Senso-ji temple at its centre. In Ginza you can visit the Sony building for a look at tomorrow's technology, whilst in Odaiba you can relax on an artificial beach with sand imported from Hawaii, ride the giant Ferris wheel, and see the famous, “life-sized” Gundam Wing suit. The only problem is knowing where to start!

On the second night, once you're over any jet lag, you'll join one of our "Insider" staff and some fellow InsideJapan Tours' travellers for an evening night food tour amid the bright lights of Shinjuku. This is your chance to meet some fellow festival-goers, grill our resident "Insider" for Tokyo tips, and enjoy some great food. After dinner the Insider can advise you on the best local bars and clubs if you wish to continue partying.

Overnight: The B Ikebukuro

Ride the bullet train to Naeba ski resort, then dance the night (and day) away at Fuji Rock!

Today you will catch the world-famous Shinkansen bullet train to Echigo Yuzawa, a journey of just over an hour. Here you will join the queues for the shuttle bus to Naeba ski resort, home to the Fuji Rock Festival. (Please note the shuttle bus costs 500 yen per person, the return journey is free.) Located deep in the mountains, the festival site is like no other on earth: soaring peaks tower up on either side of the valley, whilst a clear mountain stream runs the length of the site.

Fuji Rock is like no other festival. Here you'll find great music side-by-side with eating contests, outlandish entertainments and some very bizarre stand-up comedy. Helicopter rides over the festival site are available for just 3,000 yen (around 15 GBP), and the Dragondola cable car takes visitors over the mountains to a plateau for some stunning views and festival games.

The festival's six stages provide an eclectic mix of rock, indie, pop, dance and jazz over the course of the weekend. You'll also have a chance to sample some great food – no burger van selling over-priced fried cardboard in sight! Festival food Japanese-style is a great mix of noodles, curry, kebabs, Thai, Indian, grilled meats and rice dishes, all at extremely reasonable prices. More or less everything is around the 500 yen mark (approximately 2.50 GBP) - and that goes for the beer too.

Be sure to check out the late-night stages after the main festival shuts down at around midnight. This is also the best time to visit the natural hot spring bathhouse for a good scrub and a soak!

Overnight: Tent

It's time to return to Tokyo for a final night in the big city

Sadly the festival must come to an end, and today it is time to return to Tokyo. Shuttle buses leave the site every 30 minutes or so, transporting the festival hordes back to Echigo Yuzawa station where you will board the Shinkansen back to Tokyo.

For one final night in the capital, partygoers should consider heading down to the Shibuya clubs for the post-festival parties – the perfect way to end your Fuji Rock Festival adventures in Japan!

On the final day of your trip you will return to Narita Airport for your flight home. Have a safe flight.

Overnight: The B Ikebukuro