Trip Overview
12 Days World Youth Day - Japan and South Korea 2027
Join us for World Youth Day 2027 - "Seeds of Hope" in Seoul, South Korea! Embark on a faith-filled pilgrimage to Japan and South Korea with us and youth from around the world. Experience vibrant cultures, visit sacred sites, deepen your faith with thousands of young people. This is more than a trip, it’s a journey of hope, community, and transformation.
Join us on a beautiful pilgrimage trip to experience the World Youth Day 2027. Register today, you don't want to miss it!
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Trip Route
Locations
Tokyo, Japan
Akita, Japan
St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo
Seoul
Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Itinerary
Your day-by-day spiritual journey — click any day to expand.
Depart for Tokyo with complimentary meals and beverages served aboard your international flight
Arrival in Tokyo, Japan where you will be greeted by your tour guide and driver. We take a short panoramic tour on our way to the hotel. We take a moment to unpack and settle in. Enjoy a welcome dinner with your fellow pilgrims. Get plenty of rest, we begin our pilgrimage tour tomorrow!
Very early departure by Shinkansen (bullet train) to Akita to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Akita (Seitai Hoshikai) in Yuzawadai, site of the Church-approved Marian apparitions to Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa (1973–1979). Time for prayer and reflection at the shrine before returning to Tokyo by Shinkansen. In the late afternoon/evening, a city tour of Tokyo followed by a visit to St. Mary's Cathedral, built in 1899 by the students as the Chapel of the French Missionaries Seminary, which became the church of Sekiguchi parish in 1900 and the Cathedral Church of the Archbishop of Tokyo in 1920.
Today we enjoy a relaxing city tour of Seoul. One of our guides will pick up badges on behalf of the group and deliver badges to hotel.
Morning catechesis, WYD Youth Festival events.
Morning catechesis, WYD Youth Festival events
Morning catechesis, WYD Youth Festival events
Pilgrimage walk, evening prayer vigil with Pope Leo XIV
Morning catechesis, WYD Youth Festival events, Via Crucis
Morning catechesis, WYD Youth Festival events
Chungnam (South Chungcheong Province) is home to critical Catholic pilgrimage sites, most notably the Vatican-recognized Haemi Catholic Martyrs' Shrine in Seosan. This site marks the execution of over 1,000 Catholics between 1866 and 1882, including many unknown martyrs thrown into the Jindumbeong pond.
Today we board our return flight home. This concludes our services, thank you for traveling with Holy Travel.
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