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Historical Japan Tour 9 Days

Historical Japan Tour 8 Days

ONE WAY TRIP course
(Start: Tokyo Finish: Osaka)
 
2010
Adult
Child (6-11 years)
Single room extra
$3,639
$3,168
$923
ROUND TRIP course
(Start: Tokyo Finish: Tokyo)
 
2010
Adult
Child (6-11 years)
Single room extra
$3,947
$3,412
$951
*Min.: 1 person
*Meals: 5 lunches
*Hotel up-grade available at extra cost
*Airfare is not included.

Guide: Certified English-speaking guide (except while on shinkansen) on Day 2-7. English assistance at point of transferDay 1, 5, 7, 8 (and 9 for round trip plan).

Day 1 Arrive Tokyo
Arrive New Tokyo International Airport (Narita). Local staff will meet clients at customs exit and assist them in boarding airport bus. Transfer to Hotel. Accommodation at Shiba Park Hotel or similar for 3 nights.
Day 2 Tokyo

Full day tour in Tokyo by coach. Morning,visit Meiji Jingu Shrine,Imperial Palace East Garden(On Mon.&Fri."Imperial Palace East Garden"may be closed and visit"Imperial Palace"instead). Sensoji Temple(Asakusa Kannon) & Nakamise Shopping Arcade.
After lunch,Tokyo Bay cruise"Symphony"and ODAIBA Area.

Day 3 Tokyo - Nikko - Tokyo
Historical Japan Tour 8 Days Full day excursion to Nikko by motorcoach with lunch. Visit Nikko Toshogu Shrine and Irohazaka zigzag driveway up to the mountains.
Visit Lake Chuzenji and Kegon Waterfall.
Irohazaka zigzag driveway down the mountains and drive back to Tokyo.Tour disbands in Ginza and Shinjuku. No sending service provided.
Day 4 Tokyo - Mt. Fuji - Hakone
Drive halfway up to the 5th station of Mt. Fuji. After lunch, enjoy cruise on Lake Ashi and Mt. Komagatake Aerial Cableway. Overnight at Hakone Hotel Kowaki-en.
Day 5 Hakone - Kyoto - Nara - Kyoto
Shinkansen to Kyoto. After lunch, excursion to Nara; Todaiji Temple, Kasuga Shrine and Nara Park. Stay at Karasuma Kyoto Hotel or similar for 3 nights.
Day 6 Kyoto
Morning city tour of Kyoto, visiting Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle and Kyoto Imperial Palace (on Sat., Sun & National holidays; visit Higashi Honganji Temple or Kitano Temmangu Shrine instead). After lunch, visit Sanjusangendo Hall, Heian Shrine and Kiyomizu Temple.
Day 7 Kyoto - Hiroshima - Kyoto
Transfer to Kyoto Station to board Shinkansen train for Hiroshima.
Afternoon, visit Itsukushima Shrine and Peace Memorial Park.
Return to Kyoto by Shinkansen. Accommodation in Kyoto
(ONE WAY TRIP course)
Day 8 Kyoto
Free at leisure.
Day 9 Kyoto-Kansai Airport
Free at leisure. Transfer to Kansai Airport by sharing a van.
(ROUND TRIP course)
Day 8 Kyoto-Tokyo
Free at leisure until departure.
Return to Tokyo by Shinkansen in the evening. Accommodation at hotel in Tokyo.
Day 9 Tokyo-Narita Airport
Free at leisure. Local staff will meet client at the hotel and assist them in boarding an airport bus to Narita Airport.

Departure dates for 2010:
Jan 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31
Feb 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28
Mar 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Apr , 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
May 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 29, 30
Jun 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29
Jul 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31
Aug 1, 3, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31
Sep 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
Oct 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31
Nov 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30
Dec 5, 7, 12, 14, 19

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: Your baggage will be transported from Tokyo to Kyoto onDay 4. Each person will be allowed one piece of baggage.For overnight stay in Hakone, we recommend that youcarry a light overnight bag. Additional baggage will require an extra fee of JPY 2,200per item.Each person will be allowed one piece of baggage forseat sharing van from Kyoto to Kansai Airport. Additionalbaggage will require an extra fee of JPY 1,000 per item.
Round Trip: Your baggage will be transported from Tokyo to Kyoto onDay 4 and from Kyoto to Tokyo on Day 8. Each personwill be allowed one piece of baggage.For overnight stay in Hakone, we recommend that youcarry a light overnight bag.Additional baggage will require an extra fee of JPY 2,200 per item.

Remarks:
*This tour is offered for travellers from overseas only.
*Please fill in arrival/departure flight information in remarks for our tour arrangement.

(For Nikko Tour)
1.We recommend you bring an overcoat or other warm clothing during spring, autumn, and winter.
2. In the case of traffic jams on Irohazaka, the tour will visit either the Rinnoji Temple Taiyuin Mausoleum, Futarasan Jinja Shrine, Kirifurinotaki Waterfall, or Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa instead of visiting to Lake Chuzenji and the Kegonnotaki Waterfall.
3.The tour will not be canceled nor refunded even if you are unable to see the full view of Lake Chuzenji and Kegonnotaki waterfall due to
weather conditions.
4.Boarding together with Nikko & Ninja (Edo Wonderland) 1 Day Tour (F310).
5.Earphone guidance may not be used if the number of participants is less than 15.
6.Scheduled time for lunch and arrival is subject to change due to the heavy traffic.
7.If a tour participant damages or loses an earphone guidance device, he/she may be charged for compensation (JPY 10,000).

(For Mt. Fuji - Hakone Tour)
1. Multilingual audio guiding devices recorded in Korean, Chinese, German and Spanish will be provided free of charge on these tours.
2. Please make requests in advance to receive this special free service.
3. Mt. Komagatake Aerial Cableway skipped due to traffic conditions without alternative on the following days;
Jun. 1, 2, Apr. 29 - May. 1, May. 6, Jul. 19, Aug. 1 - 2, 8 - 9, 16, 22 - 23, 29 - 30, Sep. 5, 12, 22, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov. 21, Dec. 30, 31
4. When "Fuji Visitor Center" is closed, or if the tour is behind the schedule due to traffic jam, "Fuji Visitor Center" may be skipped.
5. When the driveway up to Mt.Fuji's 5th station is closed in winter and somedays in early spring due to heavy snow, or if the tour is behind schedule due to traffic jam, you will go up highest possible point.
6. Komagatake 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.
7. We recommend you to bring an overcoat or other warm clothing during autumn and winter.
8. 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.

(For Kyoto Tour)
1.On Saturdays,Sundays,public holidays Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed.The tour will visit Nishi Honganji instead.This includes before and after the public viewing of the Kyoto Imperial Palace in April and October,three days before and after Aoi Festival(May 15) and when there is an Imperial Household event.
2.Please note you are asked your full name,nationality,gender and age to follow necessary procedures before entering the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
3.On Tuesdays in Jan.,Jul.,Aug.,and Dec.or Wednesday if Tuesday is national holiday,Nijo castle is closed. The tour will visit Ryoanji Temple or Daitokuji Daisen-in Temple instead.
4.Drop-off service to Karasuma Kyoto Hotel is not available on the days of Gion Festival(Jul.14-16).
5.At Kasuga Shrine, the tour does not include entrance to areas requiring admission.
6.Nara Nagomikan is replaced by another souvenir shop when closed.

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