| Day 1 Narita Airport - Tokyo |
Kushiage (image)
Gorakadan
Private open-air bath at Gorakadan(example)
Sagano in autumn
Sagano Bamboo Forest
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Arrive at Narita Airport. At the exit from the customs area, you will be met by our English-speaking assistant. Transfer to your hotel with the assistant. Check-in at the hotel.
Accommodations at THE RITZ CARLTON TOKYO for 3 nights. |
| Day 2 Tokyo Full-Day Tour |
| Full-day sightseeing in Tokyo with an English-speaking guide. In the morning, visit the traditional Meiji Shrine, Imperial Palace Plaza/Imperial East Garden, Tsukiji Outer Market. Enjoy Kushiage (deeply fried meat, seafood and vegetable) lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit Asakusa Kannon Temple with colorful Nakamise Shopping Arcade. Drive through celebrated Ginza Area and world-famous Akihabara electric district. |
| Day 3 Tokyo - Nikko - Tokyo |
| Full-day excursion to Nikko with an English-speaking guide. Drive through expressways to Nikko. In Nikko, you will visit a world heritage site, the famous Toshogu Shrine, and Rinnoji Temple. Western-style lunch at a local restaurant. Drive up the Irohazaka Driveway for a visit to Kegon Waterfall and Lake Chuzenji. Drive down the Irohazaka and drop in at Sake Brewery where you can see the procedure of brewering sake and drink several kinds of sake. Drive back to Tokyo. |
| Day 4 Tokyo - Mt. Fuji - Hakone |
Leave Tokyo and drive to Fuji-Hakone National Park with an English-speaking guide. First, short stop at Fuji Visitor Center where you can learn abut Mt. Fuji. Then, drive up to the fifth station of Mt. Fuji. Japanese-style lunch at a local restaurant. Continue to Hakone and enjoy the refreshing cruise on Lake Hakone, Mt. Komagatake Aerial Cableway and Owakudani Valley, where some volcanic activity can still be found. Check-in at the ryokan in Hakone. Enjoy a delicate Japanese-style Kaiseki dinner and taking Onsen hot spring bath at the ryokan.
Accommodations at GORAKADAN (Japanese-style room) for 1 night. |
| Day 5 Hakone - Odawara - Kyoto |
Transfer from ryokan to JR Odawara Station with an English-speaking assistant. Board the Shinkansen bullet train (no staff on board). Please have a light lunch on your own on the train. Upon arrival at Kyoto Station, another English-speaking guide will meet you at the platform. Afternoon sightseeing in old city of Kyoto, strolling the Philosopher’s Path, having a relaxing time with Japanese green tea and sweet, and visit Nishiki Market, where the lifestyle of Kyoto people can be observed.
Accommodations at HYATT REGENCY KYOTO for 3 nights. |
| Day 6 Kyoto Full-Day Tour |
| Full-day sightseeing in Kyoto with an English-speaking guide. In the morning, visit the glittering Golden Pavilion, Ryoanji Temple famous for its rock garden, and Shogun’s Nijo Castle. Tempura lunch at a Japanese-style restaurant in Gion Area. In the afternoon, stroll around Gion Area and visit Kiyomizu Temple with wooden veranda. |
| Day 7 Kyoto - Nara - Kyoto |
| Full-day excursion to Nara, ancient capital city, with an English-speaking guide. Visit Todaiji Temple with Great Buddha, Kasuga Shrine with lots of lanterns, and Deer Park where tame deer roam freely. Japanese or Western-style lunch (Please choose beforehand). Then visit Horyuji Temple, the oldest wooden building in the world. Return to Nara. |
| Day 8 Kyoto - Tokyo |
In the morning, visit Arashiyama-Sagano Area, a quiet and scenic area in west Kyoto with an English-speaking guide. Visit Togetsukyo Bridge, Tenryuji Temple and stroll around Sagano Bamboo Forest. Western-style lunch at a local restaurant. Transfer to Kyoto Station. Bullet train from Kyoto to Tokyo (no staff on board). At Tokyo Station, an English-speaking assistant will meet you at the platform and escort you to the hotel. Check-in at the hotel.
Accommodations at THE RITZ CARLTON TOKYO for 1 night. |
| Day 9 Tokyo - Narita Airport |
| Our English-speaking assistant will meet you at the hotel. Transfer to Narita Airport with the assistant. Our assistant will help your check-in procedure at the airport and see you off at the airport. |
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