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JAPAN

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 12 nights hotel accommodation
• 7 day rail pass
• All high-speed train travel as specified
in the itinerary
• Transport in air-conditioned vehicles
• Entrance fees
• Luggage transport
• English-speaking Tour Leader
• All tips on tour
• One way group transfer from Tokyo
Airport to Tokyo accommodation
• One way group transfer from Osaka
accommodation to Osaka Train Station
• Meals as indicated (B = breakfast,
L = lunch, D = dinner)
Chureito Pagoda, Mt Fuji

DAY 1 Tokyo DAY 7 Kyoto PRICE PER PERSON*
On arrival in Tokyo, transfer to your hotel and Discover Kyoto’s highlights on a walking tour. 2019 TWIN SINGLE
enjoy free time until your tour briefing. Stay the Begin at Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple, Kenninji MAR 24 $7889 $9269
next three nights at Villa Fontaine Shiosome Temple then continue on to Yasaka Shrine. Enjoy APR 14 G $7299 $8139
(or similar). a traditional tea ceremony, and learn about the MAY 26 G $6939 $7609
philosophy and art of serving tea. Wander along JUN 09 $7189 $8009
DAY 2 Tokyo Ninenzaka to see the traditionally restored JUL 21 $6939 $7609
Using Tokyo’s public transport network, spend shophouses before visiting Kodaiji Temple. (B) SEP 22 G $7439 $8309
NOV
$8009
03
G
$7189
the day discovering the city’s highlights. Visit 2020 TWIN SINGLE
Meiji Jingu before wandering along the tree-lined DAY 8 Kyoto FEB 23 $7189 $8009
avenue of Omotesando. Take the train to Asakusa Spend the morning visiting Daitokuji Temple MAR 29 G $7719 $8809
and discover Sensoji Temple. Board a boat complex. Visit atmospheric Koto-in known for its G = Guaranteed departure with minimum 2 guests.
and cruise Tokyo’s Sumida River. Stroll through maple trees, Ryogen-in with the world’s smallest Code: POJC
Hamarikyu Garden and sample matcha (green Zen garden and Zuiho-in’s dry landscapes. Enjoy
tea) accompanied by a Japanese sweet. (B) an afternoon at leisure. (B) TRIP GRADING: MODERATE
(See page 87 for details)
DAY 3 Tokyo – Omiya Bonsai Village DAY 9 Kyoto to Okayama
Dating back to 1925, Omiya Bonsai Village Take the train from Kyoto to Okayama. Visit
is a short train ride from Tokyo. Spend time Okayama’s main attraction, Korakuen – ranked
exploring the village which is home to multiple as one of Japan’s three best landscaped
bonsai nurseries and gardens. Learn about gardens. The garden features typical Japanese
the art of bonsai and view 1,000 year old elements including a large pond, streams, paths
bonsai trees at the Bonsai Art Museum. Visit and a hill as well as spacious lawns which are
Hikawa Shrine before returning to Tokyo for an a unique feature. Continue to the six storey
afternoon at leisure. (B) Okayama Castle or ‘Crow Castle’ for its black
exterior. Spend the remainder of the day at
DAY 4 Tokyo to Kanazawa leisure. Stay the next two nights at Mitsui
Travel by train from Tokyo to Kanazawa. On the Garden Hotel Okayama (or similar). (B)
way, enjoy a bento box lunch. In the afternoon, DAY 10 Kurashiki
see Tersahima Kurando House which was
the home of a middle-rank samurai. Stroll Visit Kurashiki, a preserved canal town. Stroll along
through Kenrokuen Garden, the most famous the tree-lined streets or spend some time in the
landscaped garden in the city and visit DT many art museums. Choose to take an optional Kenrokuen, Kanazawa
Suzuki Museum. Return to your hotel for an boat ride along the canals (extra charge). Return
evening at leisure. Stay the next two nights at to Okayama for an evening at leisure. (B)
Kanazawa Manten Hotel (or similar). (BL) DAY 11 Okayama to Osaka
DAY 5 Kanazawa From Okayama, travel by train to Osaka and
Enjoy a day at leisure to further explore enjoy free time on arrival. In the afternoon, visit
Osaka Castle. Board the Aqualiner and cruise
Kanazawa. Alternatively, choose to join a day along Okawa River. Enjoy an evening at leisure.
tour to Shirakawago with its unique ‘gassho’ Stay the next two nights at Osaka Daiichi Hotel
style buildings, and Takayama’s quiet streets (or similar). (B)
and old-world ambience. (B)
DAY 12 Osaka
DAY 6 Kanazawa to Kyoto
Board the train to Kyoto, transfer to your hotel With a free day in Osaka, choose what you would
like to do. This evening, enjoy a farewell group
and enjoy free time. In the afternoon, visit the dinner. (BD)
mountain complex of Fushimi Inari Shrine
and walk through the thousands of vermilion DAY 13 Osaka
coloured torii. Stay the next three nights at Hotel Enjoy breakfast before transferring to Osaka
Gracery Kyoto Sanjo (or similar). (B) Station for your onward journey. (B) Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto

*Prices are per person twin share based on low season and will vary depending on date of travel, unless otherwise stated. Pricing does not include the airfare from New Zealand. Please contact us for an air-inclusive quote. 65
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