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DAY 1 Konnichiwa Tokyo Tokyo’s bronze Buddha statue, and stroll through Included highlights
futuristic cityscape launches your journey Nara Park, where tame deer roam freely.
through Japan’s modern centres and Return to Kyoto for an evening at leisure. and must-sees
ancient capitals. On arrival at Tokyo Narita (B, L)
or Haneda Airport, you’ll be transferred
by airport shuttle to your hotel. This Be My Guest Explore with Local Specialists
evening, meet your Travel Director and Meet a local farmer at a traditional tea Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Osaka
fellow travellers for a welcome drink plantation in Nara. Learn about their
with appetisers. Hotel: New Otani family life while sampling fresh tea and Visit Must-see Landmarks
enjoying a delicious homemade meal.
Garden Tower Sensoji Temple in Tokyo, Mt. Fuji 5
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DAY 2 Explore Vibrant Tokyo Immerse Support the craft of Kiyomizu pottery Temple in Kyoto, the bamboo groves
yourself in culture as you explore artisans with a visit to their workshop. in Arashiyama, Nara Park and Todaiji
Ameyoko Street Market, which originally Your participation directly contributes to Temple in Nara, Peace Memorial
served as a black market for American United Nations Sustainable Development Park and Museum in Hiroshima,
goods after World War II. Then, head to Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima
Asakusa to visit Sensoji, Tokyo’s oldest Communities. Island and Tsuyunoten Shrine and
Buddhist temple. Take a leisurely walk Umeda Sky Building in Osaka
down Nakamise shopping street before DAY 7 Bullet Train to Hiroshima This
joining a Local Specialist to learn the art morning, board a high-speed bullet One-of-a-kind Experiences
of Taiko drumming. Finally, board a cruise train to Hiroshima. Your first stop is a See day 6 for your unique
along the Sumida River to admire Tokyo’s local restaurant, where you’ll join our local encounters
modern skyline, and later enjoy dinner at a Local Specialist to learn how to make
Sumo-themed izakaya restaurant. (B, D) Okonomiyaki, with the opportunity Travel Responsibly
to enjoy your creation for lunch. This See day 6 for how you’ll
DAY 3 Majestic Mt. Fuji and Owakudani afternoon, take the ferry to Miyajima make a positive impact
The towering slopes of snow-capped Mt. Island to visit the famous UNESCO-listed
Fuji loom in the distance as you journey Itsukushima Shrine and the elaborate
from Tokyo to this celebrated UNESCO- torii gate rising majestically out of the
listed site. Admire spectacular views of sea. Before returning to Hiroshima
the surrounding countryside from its 5 by ferry, learn how to make Momiji
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station, a magnificent vantage point at Manjyu, one of the local specialties. (B, L)
2,300 metres (weather permitting). After Hotel: Rihga Royal
lunch at a local restaurant, you’ll continue See Trafalgar.com
to Owakudani to see the volcanic activity. DAY 8 Experience Hiroshima This or your Travel Advisor
Consider sampling the local black eggs morning, head to the Peace Memorial for dates and prices
boiled in geysers, then head back to the Park and Museum and see the UNESCO- ASIA - CLASSIC JAPAN
hotel for an evening at leisure. (B, L) listed Peace Memorial, the only structure
left standing when the first atomic bomb
DAY 4 Continue to Kyoto Leave Tokyo, exploded in 1945. Take a moment to
travelling by high-speed bullet train to contemplate its symbolic expression of
Kyoto, another former capital of Japan hope for world peace. (B, L)
and the centre of Japanese culture for
centuries. On arrival, you’ll embark DAY 9 Onwards to Osaka Today, take
on a walking tour of the Gion District, the high-speed bullet train to Osaka.
embracing the energy of Kawaramachi Upon arrival, embark on an orientation
street. Visit Kinkakuji Temple, whose drive of the city before checking in
glittering golden pavilion is widely to your hotel. Enjoy the rest of the
regarded as the symbol of Kyoto, before afternoon and evening at your leisure. (B)
returning to the hotel for an evening of Hotel: Sheraton Miyako
leisure. (B) Hotel: The Hotel Higashiyama
DAY 10 See the Sights of Osaka
DAY 5 Discover Enchanting Kyoto Visit Experience Osaka’s iconic sights with
the scenic Arashiyama district, famous for a cruise along the Okawa River. Visit
cherry blossoms and its ever-changing Shinsekai to see Tsutenkaku Tower, then
landscapes. Stroll through bamboo groves, explore Dotonbori Street at your own pace.
see the iconic Togetsukyo Bridge and Discover the tragic Edo-period love story of
explore Tenryuji Temple’s Zen gardens. Ohatsu and Tokubei at Tsuyunoten Shrine
Enjoy free time at Nishiki Market, known in Umeda. Enjoy panoramic views from
as “Kyoto’s Pantry,” before returning the Floating Garden Observatory atop
to your hotel or joining an optional tea the Umeda Sky Building, and later, join
ceremony. (B) your fellow guests and Travel Director for ®
dinner. (B, D)
DAY 6 Admire Ancient Nara On a MAKE
TRAVEL MATTER Experience, discover DAY 11 Sayonara Osaka Your journey This was my first tea
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Kiyomizu pottery, crafted for 500 years revealing Japan's past and present is at ceremony, and it was a very
in Kyoto before artisans relocated due its end, take a transfer by airport shuttle special moment, especially WE MAKE TRAVEL MATTER
to air pollution concerns. Enjoy a Be My service to Kansai International Airport
Guest experience with lunch at a local or Osaka Itami Airport for your onward because it took place in Kyoto
farmer’s home, followed by a visit to their flight. (B) (the home of matcha tea).
tea plantation. In the afternoon, explore
Todaiji Temple in Nara, home to a large nicelemonnn
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