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JAPAN

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 12 nights hotel accommodation
• 1 night ryokan accommodation
• 14 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)
Sensoji Temple, Tokyo
DAY 1 Tokyo DAY 7 Takayama to Kyoto PRICE PER PERSON*
On arrival in Tokyo, transfer to your hotel and From Takayama, travel by train to Kyoto. During 2019 TWIN SINGLE
enjoy free time until your tour briefing. Stay the the afternoon, join a walking tour in the Gion FEB 24 $9219 $10589
next three nights at Akasaka Excel Hotel Tokyu district where you may see a Geisha. Stay the next MAY 19 G $9219 $10589
(or similar). three nights at Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Sanjo JUN 23 $9109 $10289
(or similar). (B) SEP 08 G $9579 $11089
DAY 2 Tokyo OCT 06 $9579 $11089
$11179
Spend the morning discovering Tokyo on a DAY 8 Kyoto NOV 10 G $9909 SINGLE
2020
TWIN
walking tour. Visit the city’s most famous Shinto Discover Kyoto’s highlights on a full day walking MAR 01 $9579 $11089
shrine – Meiji Jingu. Walk to nearby Harajuku tour. Begin at Kiyomizudera Temple and wander 29 G $9699 $11199
which showcases the Cosplay (costume play) along Ninenzaka Street before visiting Kyoto’s APR 05 $9699 $11199
subculture. Take the train to Shibuya and see the oldest Zen temple, Kenninji Temple. Learn the 12 G $9579 $11089
iconic pedestrian crossing. Sample some delicious art of serving tea at a traditional tea ceremony. G = Guaranteed departure with minimum 2 guests.
food as you wander through the Tokyu Food Hall. Discover the 1,001 statues of Kannon, the Code: SOJC
Return to your hotel and enjoy free time. (B) goddess of mercy at Sanjusangendo. (B)
TRIP GRADING: MODERATE
DAY 3 Tokyo DAY 9 Kyoto (See page 87 for details)
In the morning, visit the oldest and most Learn how to create bento during an interactive
revered temple in the city, Sensoji Temple. cooking class. Spend the afternoon at leisure.
Stroll along Kappabashi Dori to see the endless This evening, be entertained by a Maiko while
array of specialised stores selling everything enjoying a kaiseki dinner. (BLD)
from cooking utensils to tables and uncover DAY 10 Kyoto to Hiroshima
an abundance of fabrics as you walk through
Nippori Fabric Town. Visit Yanaka Cemetery Visit Fushimi Inari Shrine before travelling by
which feels more like a park than a cemetery. train from Kyoto to Hiroshima and enjoy a bento
Step back in time as you wander through Yanaka box for lunch. Stay the next two nights at Mitsui
Old Town. Enjoy a free afternoon. (B) Garden Hotel Hiroshima (or similar). (BL)
DAY 11 Hiroshima
DAY 4 Tokyo to Hakone
Take the train to Hakone. Enjoy a short boat Visit the Peace Memorial Museum and Peace
Memorial Park. Venture by ferry to Miyajima Island,
cruise on Lake Ashi and ride the ropeway (cable home to Itsukushima Shrine. Take the opportunity
car) for majestic views of Mt Fuji. This evening, to either hike or travel by ropeway (cable car) to the
enjoy a delicious meal at your traditional summit of Mt Misen. For lunch, you may choose to Bento Box
Japanese hotel. Overnight at Hakone Pax try an okonomiyaki pancake. Return by ferry and
Yoshino (or similar). (BD)
spend the afternoon at leisure. (B)
DAY 5 Hakone to Takayama DAY 12 Hiroshima to Osaka
Travel from Hakone to Takayama by train. See the From Hiroshima, travel by train to Osaka. Visit
magnificent wooden floats which are paraded Osaka Castle, board the Aqualiner to cruise
through the streets each year during the two along Okawa River and see the city from the top
Takayama Festivals. Visit a former government of Umeda Sky Building. Stay the next two nights
building, Takayama Jinya. Discover the beautifully at Cross Hotel Osaka (or similar). (B)
preserved wooden houses as you stroll along
Kami Sannomachi Street. Stay the next two nights DAY 13 Osaka
at Takayama Ouan (or similar). (B) Choose what you’d like to do with a full free day
DAY 6 Takayama in vibrant Osaka. This evening, enjoy a farewell
group dinner in the Dotombori Area. (BD)
Enjoy a full day exploring Takayama and its
surrounds at your own pace. You may choose to DAY 14 Osaka
visit Shirakawago, a village famous for its buildings Enjoy breakfast before transferring to Osaka
with steeply pitched thatched roofs. (B) Station for your onward journey. (B) 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. 67
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