DAY 01 Depart USA. Meals , drinks and in-flight entertainment included
DAY 02 ARRIVE TOKYO Arrive at New Tokyo International Airport (Narita Airport). Global Gate Vacations staff will meet clients at the custom’s exit and assist them In boarding airport bus. Transfer to your hotel. Accommodation at New Takanawa Prince Hotel for 3 nights.
DAY 03 TOKYO Full day tour in Tokyo. Morning, visit Tokyo Tower Observatory, tea ceremony in Japanese garden, and the Imperial Palace Plaza. After the Barbecue lunch at Chinzanso, enjoy sightseeing on a boat up the Sumida River and visit Asakusa Kannon Temple.
DAY 04 TOKYO - NIKKO - TOKYO Full day excursion to Nikko by motorcoach. Morning, visit Toshogu Shrine and Irohazaka zigzag driveway up to the mountains. After Japanese-style lunch at local restaurant, visit Lake Chuzenji and Kegon Waterfall. Also, visit Irohazaka zigzag driveway down the mountains and drive back to Tokyo. Tour disband on arrival at Ginza or Shinjuku.
DAY 05 TOKYO - MT. FUJI - HAKONE Deluxe motorcoach 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. Lunch at Hotel Highland Resort. Afternoon, visit to Hakone for a cruise on Lake Ashi and Mt.Komagatake Aerial cableway. Accommodation at Hotel Hakone Kowaki-en.
DAY 06 HAKONE - KYOTO - NARA - KYOTO Morning drive to Odawara for a Shinkansen train to Kyoto. Lunch at New Miyako Hotel. Afternoon tour to Nara, the first permanent capital of Japan. Visit Todaiji Temple housing, a great image of Buddha, colorful Kasuga Shrine with 3,000 lanterns, and Deer Park where many tame deer are freely roaming. Return to Kyoto. Accommodation at Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto for 3 nights.
DAY 07 KYOTO Morning sightseeing of Kyoto, visiting Golden Pavillon, 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). Lunch at Kyoto Handicraft Center. After lunch, enjoy your sightseeing of the city visiting Sanjusangendo Hall with its 1,001 impressive images of Buddha, vermilion-hued Heian Shrine, and Kiyomizu Temple with its wooden veranda.
DAY 08 KYOTO - HIROSHIMA - MIYAJIMA - KYOTO Transfer to Kyoto Station to board a Shinkansen train for Hiroshima. Afternoon tour visiting colorful Itsukushima Shine with its torii gate, which seems to float above the sea.You will also visit and tour Peace Memorial Park, which has a museum displaying relics and photos of the A-bomb devastation. Return to Kyoto by Shinkansen train.
DAY 09 KYOTO - TOKYO Morning, Shinkansen transfer to Tokyo. Afternoon, free at leisure. Accommodations at New Takanawa Prince Hotel.
DAY 10 DEPART TOKYO Transfer to New Tokyo Int'l Airport (Narita Airport) for departure. |