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Best of Japan
Your first glimpse of Japanese culture comes in Tokyo where you can explore the ancient and modern wonders the city has to offer before moving onto the historic treasure known as Kyoto
*Stay at the deluxe, centrally located Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo.
*Enjoy a tea ceremony in a traditional Japanese garden.
*Sumida river cruise in Tokyo.
*Authentic Japanese-style lunch by Lake Chuzenji in Nikko.
*Experience the Shinkansen, bullet train, to Kyoto and Hiroshima.
*Visit the famous Koraku-en Garden, one of the best in Japan.
*Visit Himeji Castle and a sake brewery.
Day 1: Fly from home city to Tokyo.
Day 2:
Arrive in Tokyo and check-in to the . Spend rest of the day touring Tokyo at your leisure.
Day 3:
This morning, visit the Tokyo Tower Observatory. Next, enjoy a Japanese Garden & Tea Ceremony at Happo-en. This is followed by a visit to the Imperial Palace Plaza. Take a Sumida River Cruise; visit Asakusa Kannon Temple and the Ginza district.
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Day 4:
Today, take a motor coach to Nikko and the ancient Toshogu Shrine. Then drive through Irohazaka Zigzag Way to the mountains. Next visit Lake Chuzenji, Kegon waterfall, and bustling Shinjuku.
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Day 5:
This morning, leave Tokyo by coach for Mt. Fuji, the volcanic mountain that is Japan’s national icon. After lunch, proceed to Hakone. En-route, enjoy a delightful Lake Ashi Cruise and visit Mt. Komagatake Aerial Cableway. Tonight, stay at the
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Day 6:
After breakfast, head to Odawara train station and take JR bullet train to ancient Kyoto where you will stay at the Join the "Nara Afternoon Tour" and visit Todaiji Temple. See peaceful Deer Park and visit Kasuga Taisha Shrine.
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Day 7:
Today, visit Kyoto’s famous Nijo Castle. Next, tour Kinkakuju Temple and Kyoto Imperial Palace. In the afternoon tour Heian Shrine, Sanjusangendo Temple and Kiyomizu Temple.
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Day 8:
This morning, take a JR bullet train to Hiroshima where you will stay at the Next, take a ferry to Miyajima Island to visit Itsukushima Shrine. Return to Hiroshima and visit Peace Memorial Park Museum and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
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Day 9:
Take a JR bullet train to Shin-Kurashiki. Visit the Kurashiki Folkcraft Museum, Ohara Museum of Art and stroll around the old town. After lunch, transfer to Okayama by local train to visit Koraku-en Garden. Return to Kyoto by train where you will stay at the
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Day 10:
This morning, take the JR bullet train to Himeji and visit beautiful Himeji Castle. Later, visit Hakutsuru Japanese Sake Brewery in Kobe.
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Day 11:
Take shuttle bus to airport for your flight home.
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YOUR HOTELS
Tokyo:*****
Hakone: ****
Kyoto: ****
Hiroshima: ****
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