10 Days / 9 Nights

Day 1: Arrive Tokyo
Arrive at Narita Airport this evening. 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 your seat-in-coach (SIC) tour of Tokyo. The tour will visit Tokyo Tower Observatory, Imperial Palace Plaza, Asakusa Kannon Temple and Nakamise shopping arcade. Enjoy a Tea Ceremony at a Japanese garden and have a barbecue lunch at Chinzanso Garden Restaurant. Also enjoy a boat trip up the Sumida River. (BL)

Day 3: Nikko Excursion
Enjoy your full-day excursion to Nikko by motorcoach, starting with a visit to Toshogu Shrine. Drive up on the Irohazaka zigzag to the mountains. After a Japanese-style lunch at a local restaurant, visit Lake Chuzenji and Kegon Waterfall. Return back to Tokyo. Tour disband at Ginza or Shinjuku. No drop-off service provided (BL)

Day 4: Hase and Kamakura excursion
Board a train this morning to Hase. Upon arrival, proceed by foot to visit Great Buddha and Hase Kannon Temple. After a Western-style lunch, travel by Eno-Den train to Kamakura. Continue your walking tour to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine through the second and third Torii gates. Walk back to Kamakura station via Komachi shopping street, taking a short break to enjoy Japanese-style green tea and refreshments. Return to Tokyo. The tour disbands on arrival at Tokyo station around 5:30 p.m. (BL)

Day 5: 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 6: Hakone / Nagoya / Toba
Transfer to Odawara station this morning to board a train to Nagoya. Upon arrival, visit Nagoya Castle and Tokugawa Museum of Art. Later, transfer to Nagoya station to board a train for Toba. TOBA HOTEL INTERNATIONAL (B)

Day 7: Toba / Ise / Kyoto
This morning, visit Mikimoto Pearl Island and Ise Jingu Shrine. Later, travel by train to Kyoto. Upon arrival, check in to your hotel. (B)

Day 8: 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 9: Kyoto / Tokyo
This morning is at leisure. This evening, board a train for Tokyo. Upon arrival, check in to your hotel. (B)

Day 10: Tokyo / Home
This morning you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home. (B)
Tour operates: every Friday from Jan - Feb (except Feb 15, 22) and Mon & Fri from Mar - Dec. Some blackout dates apply.

Tour operates: Every Friday from Jan 5-Mar 9, May 25-Sep 21 and Nov 23-Dec 21. Monday and Friday from Mar 12-23, May 07-18 and Oct 29-Nov 16, Monday, Tuesday, Fridays and Saturday from Mar 26-Apr 23 and Sep 24-Oct 26. (Except Feb 16, Aug 10, Sep 14, and Oct 2 & 15)