8 Days / 7 Nights
Day 1: Arrive Tokyo
Arrive at New Tokyo International Airport (Narita
Airport). Upon arrival, you will be met by a SITA
representative at the exit and assisted on board an
airport limousine bus to your hotel.
Day 2: Tokyo Sightseeing
Enjoy a seat-in-coach (SIC) tour of Tokyo. The tour
will visit Tokyo Tower Observatory, Imperial Palace
Plaza, Asakusa Kannon Temple, Nakamise shopping
arcade and Tasaki Pearl Gallery. The afternoon is at
leisure. (B)
Day 3: Tokyo / Mt. Fuji & Hakone Tour
Travel this morning by deluxe coach to Mt. Fuji.
Drive halfway up Japan’s highest mountain to enjoy a
spectacular view from a height of 7,500 feet. After
lunch at the Hotel Highland Resort, transfer to
Hakone. Enjoy a Lake Ashi Boat Cruise and Mt.
Komagatake Aerial Cableway (may be omitted due to
traffic conditions). HAKONE HOTEL KOWAKIEN (BL)
Day 4: Hakone / Inuyama
Transfer to Odawara station and board a Shinkansen
for Nagoya. Change to Meitetsu train at Nagoya and
arrive at Inuyama around at 12:50 p.m. After lunch,
visit Inuyama Castle and enjoy a Japan Rhine Boat
Cruise. Following dinner at your hotel, enjoy a
cormorant fishing show (Ukai) exhibiting the
traditional Japanese fishing method. Meitetsu
Inuyama Hotel (BLD)
Day 5: Inuyama / Nagoya / Kyoto
This morning, proceed to Nagoya. Your sightseeing
tour includes a visit to Noritake Garden, Toyota
Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology,
Nagoya Castle and Tokugawa Museum of Art. Transfer
to Nagoya station to board your train for Kyoto.
Upon arrival in Kyoto, you are transferred to your
hotel. (BL)
Day 6: Kyoto Sightseeing / Nara Excursion
This morning, enjoy a tour of Kyoto. Visit Golden
Pavilion, Nijo Castle* and Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Following lunch at Kyoto Handicraft Center, proceed
to Nara. Visit Todaiji Temple, which houses the
Great Buddha; colorful Kasuga Shrine with 3,000
lanterns; and Deer Park. (BL)
* If Nijo Castle is closed,
the tour will visit Ryoanji Temple. If Kyoto
Imperial Palace is closed, the tour will visit
Higashi Honganji Temple or Kitano Temmagu Shrine
instead.
Day 7: Kyoto / Tokyo
This morning is at leisure. This evening, board a
train for Tokyo. Upon arrival, check in to your
hotel. (B)
Day 8: Tokyo / Home
This morning you will be transferred to the airport
for your flight home. (B)
Tour operates: every Tue & Sat (except Jan 15,
22, 29, Feb 2, 5, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, Apr 26, 29,
May 3, Jun 10, Aug 9, 12, Nov 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec 2,
9, 16)
