Highlights of Japan
8 days/7 nights
Explore the best of Japan, exploring Tokyo and then traveling to Kyoto with visits enroute to spectacular Mt. Fuji, scenic Inuyama, and Nagoya Castle, before arriving in Kyoto and seeing the Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, and Kyoto Imperial Palace. Tour operates year round.
Tour includes:
- Accommodations in superior first-class hotels
- Transportation via JR Super Express train and air-conditioned motorcoach
- Four lunches (L) and one dinner (D) as indicated in the itinerary
- Services of a tour guide
- Complete program of touring and sightseeing, including cultural entertainment and other performances as specified
- English-speaking assistant on days 1 and 8 and English-speaking guide on days 2-6
- Luggage handling (one bag per person)
- Hotel taxes and service charges
Plus, you'll earn 5,000 bonus miles, in addition to credited flight miles, through the SkyMiles® program.*
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Tour Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Tokyo |
Begin your tour by being met by a representative at the Tokyo Narita airport who will assist you with boarding an airport limousine bus to your hotel. Overnight for the next two nights at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa or similar. |
Day 2
Tokyo |
Enjoy a half-day tour and visits to Tokyo Tower, Imperial Palace Plaza, Asakusa Kannon Temple and Nakamise Shopping Arcade. The tour ends at the Akihabara or Tokyo Station. (The tour guide will tell you how to get back to your hotel). |
Day 3
Tokyo/
Mt. Fuji/Hakone |
Depart via deluxe motorcoach to the foot of Mt. Fuji. Then travel halfway up Japan's highest mountain to enjoy a spectacular view from a height of 7,545 feet. After a Japanese-style lunch, depart on a cruise on Lake Ashi and go on a cable car ride up Mt. Komagatake to enjoy the commanding views of Mt. Fuji, Lake Ashi, and Mt. Futago. Overnight in Hakone at the Hakone Hotel Kowaki-en or similar. (L) |
Day 4
Hakone/Inuyama |
Depart in the morning and drive through the Hakone mountains to Odawara Station where you will board a bullet train to take you to Nagoya. A Western-style lunch is served enroute. After lunch, you will visit the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry & Technology and Nagoya Castle. (A fishing show, depending on river water levels, will be included June 1 - Oct 15.) Tonight enjoy a Japanese-style dinner. Overnight in Inuyama at the Meitetsu Innuyama Hotel (L, D) |
Day 5
Inuyama/Nagoya/ Kyoto |
Today visit the Urakuen and Inuyama Castle. Buffet style lunch will be served along the journey. In the afternoon visit the Inuyama Artifacts Museum and Japanese-style Windup Doll Museum. You will be shown how to wear a Kimono, the national costume of Japan.Later depart for Kyoto via bullet train. Overnight for the next three nights at the New Miyako Hotel or similar. (L) |
Day 6
Kyoto/Nara/Kyoto |
Enjoy a morning sightseeing tour of Kyoto, visiting the Golden Pavilion; Nijo Castle, noted for its gorgeous interiors; and the Kyoto Imperial Palace, stopping for a buffet lunch enroute. In the afternoon, travel to Nara, the first permanent capital of Japan. Visit Todaiji Temple, housing the Great Buddha; colorful Kasuga Shrine with its 3000 lanterns; and the Deer Park. Before returning to the hotel, stop by the Nara Nagomikan souvenir store. (L) |
Day 7
Kyoto |
Enjoy an entire day at your leisure. |
Day 8
Depart for the U.S.A. |
Transfer by airport limousine bus to the Kansai Airport for your flight home. |
Good to Know
Luggage
Luggage allowance for the tour is one bag per person. However, on Day 4 all luggage will be transported by land from Hankone to Kyoto. Therefore, a lightweight overnight bag is recommended for this one night. If you opt to keep your one piece of luggage with you, you will be charged approximately $20 USD.
Hotel Information
Tokyo Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa
13-1 Takanawa, 3-Chome
Minato-Ku Tokyo
Telephone: (81) 3-3442 1111
Fax: (81) 3-3444 1234 |
Hakone Hakone Hotel Kowaki-en
1297 Ninotaira, Hakone-Machi,
Ashigarashinmo-gun Kanagawa
Telephone: (0460) 2-4111 |
Kyoto
New Miyako Hotel
17 Nishikujo Inmachi Minami-Kyoto
Kyoto
Telephone: (81) 75-661-7111 |
Keio Plaza Hotel
2-2-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Telephone: (81) 3-3344-0111 |
Inuyama
Meitetsu Innuyama Hotel
107-1 Aza Kitakoken, Oaza Inuyama
Inuyama City
Telephone: (81) 568-61-2211
Fax: (81) 568-62-8300 |
Rihga Royal Hotel
1 Taimatsu-cho,Hagashi Horikawa St.
Shimogyo-ku,Kyoto
Telephone: (81) 75-341-1121 |
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