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Matsumoto Castle

ONE WAY TRIP course (Tax included)
 
2008
Apr - Dec
Adult
Child (6-11 years)
Single room extra
$4,634
$4,095
$976
ROUND TRIP course (Tax included)
 
2008
Apr - Dec
Adult
Child (6-11 years)
Single room extra
$5,069
$4,423
$1,003
*Min.: 1 person
*Meals: 1 Breakfast, 4 Lunches and 1 Dinner
*Hotel-upgrade available at extra cost
*Airfare is not included.

Guide: English-speaking guide or assistant service is included from the airport on Day 1 to the hotel in Kyoto/Tokyo Day 13.
(except during onboard transfer from/to the airport, onboard Shinkansen and Day 4 and Day 11)

Day 1 Arrive at Tokyo
Arrive at New Tokyo International Airport (Narita Airport). Local staff will meet clients at the custom's exit and assist you in boarding airport bus. Transfer to your hotel. Accommodation at Hotel Grand Palace or similar for 5 nights.
Day 2 Tokyo
Asakusa KannonFull day tour in Tokyo
Morning, visit Tokyo Tower Observatory, tea ceremony in Japanese garden, Imperial Palace Plaza.
After having barbecue lunch at Chinzanso, enjoy sightseeing by boat (Sumidagawa Line) up the Sumidagawa River and visit Sensoji Temole (Asakusa Kannon).
Day 3 Tokyo - Mt Fuji & Hakone - Tokyo
Mt. FujiDeluxe motor coach to the foot of Mt.Fuji via expressway. Then drive halfway up Japan's highest mountain to enjoy a spectacular view from a height of 2,300 meters. Enjoy Japanese-style lunch.
Afternoon, visit to Hakone for a cruise on Lake Ashi and Mt. Komagatake Ropeway. Return to Tokyo by Shinkansen.
Tour disbands on arrival at Tokyo Station. No drop off service provided.
Day 4
Whole day, free at leisure.
Day 5 Tokyo - Nikko - Tokyo
Full day excursion to Nikko by motor coach. Morning. Visit Nikko Toshogu Shrine and Irohazaka zigzag driveway up to the mountains.
After Japanese-style lunch at local restaurant, visit Lake Chuzenji and Kegon Waterfall.
Irohazaka zigzag driveway down the mountains and drive back to Tokyo. Tour disbands on arrive at Ginza or Shinjyuku.
No drop-off service provided.
Day 6 Tokyo - Suwa - Matsumoto
Suwa LakeTransfer to Shinjuku Station and board a express train for Chino station leaving between 10:00 - 10:30.
After arrival, sightseeing Suwa Taisha Shrine Kamisha Honmiya, Suwa Lake (drive through), Matsumoto Castle, Former Kaichi school Stay at Matumoto Tokyu inn, (between 17:00 - 18:00)
Day 7 Matsumoto - Tsumago - Magome - Nagiso
Visiting Fukushima Check-point, Museum, Nezame no Toko and Nagiso-machi Museum in Tsumago, Magome.
Arrive and stay at Japanese-style room with Tatami-mat Hotel Kiso-ji. (between 17:00-18:00)
*This traveling will take a motor coach or sedan all day.
Day 8 Nagiso - Shirakawago - Takayama
ShirakawagoDrive by Lake Miboro and visit Shirakawago, Gassho-Zukuri Folklore Park.
Stay at Takayama Green Hotel (between 17:00-18:00)
Day 9 Takayama - Kyoto
Morning, Visit the famaous morning market of Takayama, Yataikaikan Hall, where colorfully decorated traditional festival floats are displayed; Kusakabe Folkcraft Museum, formerly the residence of powerful merchants under government patronage; and the streets of Kami Sannomachi, which preserve traditional Japanese wooden houses.
Return to Kyoto by limited-express.
Stay at hotel in Kyoto.
Day 10 Kyoto - Nara - Kyoto
Kinkakuji TempleMorning sightseeing of the city, visiting Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion), Nijo Castle noted for its gorgeous interiors (When Nijo Castle is closed, visit Ryoanji Temple instead), and Kyoto Imperial Palace (on Sat. , Sun.& national holidays: visit Kitano Tenmangu Shrine or Higashi Honganji Temple instead). After lunch at Kyoto Handicraft Center, excursion to Nara, the first permanent capital of Japan. Visit Todaiji Temple housing Great Buddha, colorful Kasuga Taisha Shrine with 3,000 lanterns, and Nara Park (Deer Park) where many tame deer are freely roaming.
Return to Kyoto.
Day 11
Whole day, free at leisure.
(ONE WAY TRIP course)
Day 12 Kyoto - Hiroshima - Kyoto
Itsukushima ShrineTransfer to Kyoto station to board a Shinkansen for Hiroshima. Afternoon, visit Miyajima Island / Itsukushima Shrine and Peace Memorial Park/ A-Bomb Dome. Return to Kyoto by Shinkansen. Stay at hotel in Kyoto.
Day 13 Kyoto - Kansai Airport
Free at leisure until departure.
(Departure time is announced to your hotel on the day before departure.)
Transfer to Kansai Airport by seat sharing van.
(ROUND TRIP course)
Day 12 Kyoto - Hiroshima - Tokyo
Transfer to Kyoto station to board a Shinkansen for Hiroshima. Afternoon, visit Miyajima Island / Itsukushima Shrine and Peace Memorial Park/ A-Bomb Dome. Return to Tokyo by Shinkansen. Stay at hotel in Tokyo.
Day 13 Tokyo - Narita Airport
Free at leisure until departure.
(Departure time is announced to your hotel on the day before departure.)
(Local staff will meet client at the hotel and assist them in boarding an airport bus to Narita Airport)
Transfer to Narita Airport by airport bus.
Departure dates for 2008:
May 8, 22 / Jun 5, 19 / Jul 3, 24, 31 / Aug 14, 21, 28 / Sep 25 / Oct 16, 23 and Nov 6

Please Note:
Costing will vary from time to time depending on the exchange rate. The final rate will be confirmed at time of booking confirmation.
One Way Trip Course : Your baggage will be transported by land from Tokyo to Kyoto with allowance of one piece per person on Day 6. For the overnight stay in Matsumoto, Nagiso and Takayama,we recommend you to carry a light overnight bag with you. For extra baggage, 2200 yen will be charged per piece.
Round Trip Course : Your baggage will be transported by land from Tokyo to Kyoto on Day 6 and Kyoto to Tokyo on Day 12 with allowance of one piece per person. For overnight stay in Matsumoto, Nagiso and Takayama, we recommend you to carry a light overnight bag with you. For extra baggage, 2,200 yen will be charged per piece.

Remarks:

  • This tour is offered for travelers from overseas only.
  • We recommend you to prepare casual clothes and comfortable shoes suitable for walking , and also to bring an overcoat or any warm clothes for winter season from October. chilly month to February, snowy month.
  • In March, visit ""Yamamura local Governor's House"" instead of ""Fukushima Check-point and museum"" on Day2.

For Mt. Fuji-Hakone Tour

  • Multilingual audio guiding devices recorded in Korean, Chinese, German and Spanish will be provided free of charge on these tours. Please make requests in advance to receive this special free service.
  • Mt.Komagatake Aerial Cableway skipped due to traffic conditions without alternative on the following days.: Apr.26, May5, Jul.21,26, Aug2,3,9,10,15-17,23,24,30,31, Sep.14,15,21,23,28, Oct.4,5,13,18,19,25,26, Nov.2,3,22.
  • When the driveway up to Mt.Fuji's 5th station is closed in winter due to heavy snow, visit Fujiyama Museum instead.
  • KKomagatake Ropeway or Cruise on Lake Ashi may also be omitted or substituted depending on traffic, weather conditions, or for other operational reasons. In this case, you will enjoy one in case of either of them omitted or two for both of them omitted out of following althernatives;Narukawa Museum in Hakone, Hakone Check Point, Cruise on Lake Kawaguchi Hakone-en Aquarium, Hakone shrine, Owaku-dani and Lake Kawaguchi Ropeway. Your tour guide will finalize alternative places, based on careful study of tour movement and other conditions.
  • We recommend you to bring an overcoat or other warm clothing during autumn and winter.
  • For people proceeding to Kyoto after this tour, please note that your arrival time is usually around 21:30 but sometimes will be around 22:00-23:00 due to traffic conditions.
  • Even if you go up to 5th station of Mt. Fuji, it so happens that you cannot see the full view of Mt. Fuji due to the weather conditions . We shall never make any refund and also never cancel the tour operation for this reason.
  • There is a possibility that your tour guide not accompany you on the tour bus or the Shinkansen back to Tokyo after Odawara station for operational reasons. In this case, your guide will provide information on how to go back your hotel from Tokyo station (Return by Shinkansen), or from Shinjuku / Ginza (By motorcoach Throughout).
  • When “Fuji Visitor Center” is closed, or if the tour is behind the schedule due to traffic jam, “Fuji Visitor Center” may be skipped.

For Kyoto Morning Tour

  • Nijo Castle
    - On Tuesdays in Jan., Jul., Aug. & Dec., ""Nijo Castle"" is closed and visit ""Ryoanji Temple"" instead.
  • Kyoto Imperial Palace
    - On Saturdays, Sundays & national holidays and some other days,Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed and visit ""Kitano Tenmangu"" instead.
    - On May.25 & Oct.25 visit ""Ryoanji Temple"" instead.
    - You are required to fill out the form (your name, sex, age, nationality), when you enter ""Kyoto Imperial Palace"".

 

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