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Guaranteed Departure Japan Tours Glories of Japan: 7 Nights 8 Days -Ancient Festivals and the Japanese Alps 2022
Tour 1: 16 JULY 2022 - Kyoto Gion festival Tour 2: 23 JULY 2022 - Kyoto Gion festival
Tour 3: 06 OCT 2022 - Takayama Autumn festival Tour 4: 21 OCT 2022 - Kyoto Jidai festival
Take this special 8-day trip and discover the authentic Japanese lifestyle, with four different departure dates available. You can experience one of the most famous ancient Japanese festivals, stay in traditional Japanese-style accommodation, taste authentic multi-course haute cuisine and enjoy a natural hot spring bath. You’ll take a stroll in Magome and Tsumago - two restored and preserved Edo-period post stations (“Shukuba”) on the ancient Nakasendo Highway in the Kiso Valley. This tour route passes through the breathtaking scenery of the Japanese Alps.
Highlights of the Tour:
- Experience one of Japan’s most famous ancient festivals: Kyoto Gion, Takayama
- Autumn festival, or Kyoto Gion festival
- Stay in a traditional Japanese-style hot spring inn where you will be surrounded by nature
- Visit Magome and Tsumago - the historical former post stations in Kisoji
- Enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Japanese Alps along Abo Pass between Takayama and Matsumoto
DAY 1 | KYOTO
Arrive at Kansai (Osaka) International Airport and transfer to the hotel to begin your tour.
DAY 2 | KYOTO
Kyoto full-day tour. Enjoy Gion Festival for travelers selecting tours 1 and 2, or Kyoto Jidai Festival for tour 4.
- Visit: Kinkaku-ji Temple, Ryoan-ji Temple for all four tours. Also visit Nijo
Castle and Heian Shrine for tour 3, and if your chosen festival is cancelled due
to weather. - Included: English speaking guide, entrance, transportation (half-day private
coach and half-day public transportation, breakfast and welcome lunch).
DAY 3 | KYOTO/ KISOJI / HIRUGAMI ONSEN
Leave Kyoto for Kisoji for a half-day Kisoji tour, walking in Magome and Tsumago experiencing the traditional Japanese atmosphere of these former post stations. Transfer to Hirugami Onsen. At Onsen experience a traditional public bath at Ryokan, a Japanese inn.
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- Visit:
Honjin in Tsumago,
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- the former principal inn of a post station and
Toson
Memorial Museum
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- in Magome, where the famous author Toson Shimazaki
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- was born.
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- Included: English speaking guide, entrance, transportation (full-day private
- coach), breakfast and dinner.
DAY 4 | HIRUGAMI ONSEN/ TAKAYAMA
Leave Hirugami Onsen for Takayama. Takayama Autumn Festival for tour 3.
- Visit historical landmarks: The Takayama Jin’ya – the surviving Edo period
Government House, Sanmachi-suji, and Hida Folk Village for tours 1, 2 and 4,
or if Takayama festival is cancelled due to weather. - Included: English speaking guide, entrance, transportation (private coach)
and breakfast.
DAY 5 | TAKAYAMA / MATSUMOTO / FUJI FIVE LAKES AREA
Leave Takayama for Matsumoto along Abo Pass in the Japanese Alps and transfer to Fuji Five Lakes Area.
- Visit historical landmarks: Morning Market in Takayama and Matsumoto Castle.
- Included: English speaking guide, entrance, transportation (full-day private coach) and breakfast.
DAY 6 | FUJI FIVELAKES AREA/ LAKEKAWAGUCHI / TOKYO
Lake Kawaguchi full-day tour, strolling around Lake Kawaguchi with spectacular views of Mt. Fuji on clear days, then transfer to Tokyo.
- Visit: The beautiful Itchiku Kubota Art Museum in the wooded hills along the northern coast of Lake Kawaguchi.
- Included: English speaking guide, entrance, transportation (full-day private coach) and breakfast.
DAY 7 | TOKYO
Tokyo full-day tour.
- Visit: Meiji Jingu Shrine, Harajuku and Shibuya District, Sensoji (Asakusa Kannon Temple), Nakamise Arcade and Ginza District.
- Included: English speaking guide, entrance, transportation (full-day public transportation by 1-day Tokyo City Pass), breakfast and farewell dinner.
DAY 8 | TOKYO
After your customary hotel breakfast, travelers can enjoy the final day of their stay before returning home from the airport in Tokyo.
DEPARTURE DATES
Tour 1: 16 JULY 2022 - Kyoto Gion festival Tour 2: 23 JULY 2022 - Kyoto Gion festival Tour 3: 06 OCT 2022 - Takayama Autumn festival Tour 4: 21 OCT 2022 - Kyoto Jidai festivalPRICE
Per person in double or twin room (Minimum 10 people) $ 2355 Single supplement $ 575 per person- Accommodation: 7 nights
- Meals: 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners
- Entrance as per itinerary
- Transfer by private coach and public transportation as per itinerary
- English speaking guide as per itinerary
- International or domestic flights
- Insurance
- porter service at airports or hotels
- Travel to/from airport
- Baggage transfers
- Personal expenses or drinks.
- Other items not mentioned
- Kyoto: The 3-star Urban Hotel Kyoto-Shijo Premium or another
hotel of similar quality. - Kisoji: The standard class Ryokan Inaka Hirugami Onsen or another
hotel of similar quality. - Takayama: The 3-star Hotel Route Inn Grantia Hida Takayama or
another hotel of similar quality. - Matsumoto:The 3-star Hotel Route Inn Kawaguchiko or another hotel of similar quality.
- Tokyo: The 3-star Keihan Tsukiji Ginza Grande Tokyo or another hotel of similar quality.
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