Unforgettable Japan Tour

• 08:30 AM — Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and start your adventure! Depart from hotel.
• 08:40 AM — Visit Meiji Shrine
• 09:20 AM — Leave Meiji Shrine and Move to Imperial Palace
• 09:40 AM — Visit Imperial Palace
• 10:00 AM — Join Guided Tour and explore Imperial Palace
  Note: Tours of the palace run daily at 10 am and 1:30 pm, and it takes approximately 1.2 hours. Huge bonus – with our exclusive tickets, we can visit parts of the palace usually off limits to other guests!!
• 11:30 AM — Move to the Asakusa district
• 12:00 PM — Explore the Asakusa District and enjoy a delicious lunch.
• 02:30 PM — Transfer to Tokyo Sky Tree – 634m high tower
• 02:45 PM — Visit all levels of Tokyo Sky Tree  (Tickets Included)
• 04:30 PM — Transfer to the hotel
• 05:10 PM — Arrive at hotel

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Included), dinner by own arrangement.

Full free day — explore Tokyo at your own pace or join optional tours.

Optional activities (free day alternatives):

• Calligraphy class (10:00–12:00)
• Sushi making (11:00–13:00)
• Tokyo Izakaya (dining) night tour (evening)
• Tokyo Disneyland or Disneysea

Simply ask your friendly guide to assist arranging tickets and guidance to get there!

Meals: Lunch and dinner by own arrangement.

• 08:00 AM — Leave the Hotel and Move to Hakone.
• 10:00 AM — Visit Hakone Shrine.
• 10:50 AM — Take a Boat Cruise on Lake Ashi. (Tickets Included)
• 11:20 AM — Take the Hakone Ropeway to Owakudani (Tickets Included). Note: Owakudani is one of the most famous places in the region, where you can see thermal volcano activity and the epic views of Mt. Fuji on a clear day.
• 11:50 AM — Explore Owakudani and enjoy a delicious lunch.
• 01:50 PM — Move to Oishi Park.
  Note: Oishi Park is on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi, and you can see lovely views across Lake Kawaguchi and Mt. Fuji, and the seasonal blossoms such as tulip, lavender, begonia, kochia, and more.
• 03:00 PM — Enjoy fantastic, panoramic views of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi at Oishi Park.
• 04:30 PM — Transfer to Hotel
• 04:40 PM — Arrive at Hotel
• 06:00 PM — Group Dinner at Hotel (Included)

Hotel: Route Inn Kawaguchiko Hotel or a similar class hotel with Onsen (it’s own hot spring baths!)
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Included), Dinner (Included) at the hotel.

• 08:30 AM — Leave Hotel and Move to Mt.Fuji’s 5th Station (weather permitting). Note: Alternatives for Winter: Oshino Hakkai, which is the eight ponds in the small village, Oshino, and this is part of the Mt. Fuji UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.
• 09:30 AM — Arrive at Mt.Fuji’s 5th Station and Enjoy Views and Lunch
• 12:30 PM — Move to Matsumoto Castle
• 03:30 PM — Matsumoto Castle (Tickets Included)
• 05:00 PM — Transfer to the hotel
• 05:10 PM — Arrive at Hotel

Hotel:  Matsumoto Marunouchi Hotel or similar class hotel (3 Star)
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Included), dinner by own arrangement.

** Matsumoto has an old town atmosphere, especially Nakamachi Street, where you can see many historical buildings.

• 08:00 AM — Leave the Hotel and Move to Takayama
• 09:30 AM — Arrive at Sannomachi Street. Explore Shops and Have Lunch
• 12:30 PM — Move to Shirakawa-gō Village
• 02:30 PM — Shirakawa-gō Village (Ticket Included)
• 05:00 PM — Return to the hotel
• 05:10 PM — Arrive at Hotel

Hotel:  Kanazawa Manten Hotel, or similar class hotel (3 Star)
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Included), dinner by own arrangement.

Full free day — explore Kanazawa at your own pace or join optional tours.

• Kanazawa has a developed public transportation system
• Takayama and places to visit, like museums, architecture, and historical sites.
• The free day in Kanazawa will be an amazing day for you to spend time with your group or find separate activities to enjoy!

Hotel:  Kanazawa Manten Hotel, or similar class hotel (3 Star)
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Included), dinner by own arrangement.

• 08:30 AM — Leave Hotel
• 08:45 AM — Arrive at Nomura Samurai House (Tickets Included)
• 09:30 AM — Move to Kenroku-en Garden
• 09:45 AM — Kenroku-en Garden (Tickets Included)
• 11:30 AM — Lunch
• 01:00 PM — Transfer to Kyoto
• 04:45 PM — Arrive at Hotel

Hotel:  Hotel Keihan Kyoto Grande or similar class hotel (3 Star)
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Included), dinner by own arrangement.

Full free day — explore Kyoto at your own pace or join optional tours.

• Green Tea Ceremony (3:00 PM – 4:00 PM)
• Ikebana (4:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
• Explore some of the hundreds of temples literally at your doorstep!

Meals: Lunch and dinner, by own arrangement.

• 08:00 AM — Leave Hotel
• 08:15 AM — Arrive at Fushimi Inari Shrine
• 10:15 AM — Move to Heian-Jingu Shrine
• 10:30 AM — Heian-Jingu (Tickets Included)
• 11:30 AM — Move to Arashiyama Mountains area
• 12:00 PM — Explore Arashiyama and Have Lunch
• 02:00 PM — Move to Kinkaku Temple – The famous Golden Pavilion!
• 02:15 PM — Kinkaku Temple (Tickets Included)
• 04:30 PM — Transfer to Hotel
• 04:30 PM — Arrive at Hotel

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Included), dinner by own arrangement.

• 08:30 AM — Leave Hotel for Himeji Castle
• 10:30 AM — Arrive at Himeji Castle (Tickets Included)
• 12:00 PM — Move to Kokoen Garden and Have Lunch (Ticket Included)
• 02:00 PM — Transfer to the Hotel in Hiroshima
• 05:00 PM — Arrive at the Hotel

Hotel:  Hiroshima Grand Intelligent Hotel or similar class hotel (3 Star)
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Included), dinner by own arrangement.

• 08:30 AM — Leave the Hotel for Miyajima Island
• 09:45 AM — Take the Ferry to Miyajima (Tickets Included)
• 10:00 AM — Visit Itsukushima Shrine and Omotesando Shopping Street. Take Lunch (Tickets Included)
• 01:30 PM — Take the return Ferry to  to Hiroshima City (Tickets Included)
• 02:00 PM — Atomic Bomb Dome and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (Tickets Included)
• 04:30 PM — Transfer to Hotel
• 04:45 PM — Arrive at the Hotel

Hotel:  Hiroshima Grand Intelligent Hotel or similar class hotel (3 Star)
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Included), dinner by own arrangement.

• 08:30 AM — Leave the Hotel and move to Osaka by a bullet train (Ticket Included)
• 10:00 AM — Arrive at Shin-Osaka Station
• 10:45 AM — Visit Sumiyoshi Taisha, a magnificent Shinto Shrine.
• 12:30 PM — Explore Dōtonbori (shopping and food heaven) Area and have lunch.
• 03:00 PM — Visit Osaka Castle and Osaka Castle Park (Tickets Included)
• 05:00 PM — Depart for Hotel
• 05:15 PM — Arrive at the Hotel

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Included), dinner by own arrangement.

• 08:30 AM — Leave Hotel for Nara
• 09:30 AM — Kofukuji Temple (Tickets Included)
• 10:45 AM — Kasuga Taisha Shrine (Tickets Included)
• 12:00 PM — Have Lunch (Tickets Included)
• 01:30 PM — Todaiji Temple – The largest wooden temple in the world (Tickets Included)
• 03:30 PM — Explore Nara Park – see wild deer roaming, very cute and photogenic.
• 04:00 PM — Transfer to Hotel
• 05:00 PM — Arrive at the Hotel

Hotel:  Hotel Intergate Osaka Umeda or similar class hotel (3 Star)
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Included), dinner by own arrangement.

Full free day — explore Osaka at your own pace.  Alternatively ask your friendly guide for suggested activities including visiting the exciting Universal Studios Japan USJ!

Hotel:  Hotel Intergate Osaka Umeda, or similar class hotel (3 Star)
Meals: Lunch and dinner, by own arrangement.

• Meet the tour guide for final farewells and clear instructions how to transfer to either Osaka International Airport (ITM)
  or Kansai International Airport (KIX) by Public Transport
• Sit back and reflect with your group on all the amazing places you visited as you fly home – or to your next destination!

Notes: Airport transfers not included.