Day 1 | Arrival into Tokyo |
---|---|
You will be escorted by your guide and be transferred straight into your hotel in Tokyo by a private vehicle. Check in and spend your time at leisure. |
Day 2 | Tokyo City Tour 1 |
---|---|
You will be met by your private guide in your hotel lobby and go straight to the Harajuku area, where the tradition, modern and young trend all exist in one place. Stop for lunch on the way to the Imperial Palace Garden, former seat of the Tokugawa Shogunate, that turned into a peaceful strolling garden right in the middle of the city. In the afternoon, explore the Shinjuku area, one of the biggest urban hubs in the city to see the cityscapre from the observation deck, beautiful presentation of delicious foods and walk throught tne bar district where reminicent of the 1950 Tokyo, before being dropped off at your hotel. |
Day 3 | Tokyo City Tour 2 |
---|---|
After being picked up at your hotel, we go to the Tsukiji Fish Market (Old market) and walk through the alleys lined by stalls, shops and restaurants selling not only foods but also anything related to food. Continue on to the Asakusa area, where you see Tokyo's oldest temple and explore its traditional neighborhood. After lunch, attend the HONDA's corporate headquarter to see the robot called 'ASIMO' to enjoy the performance the robot made by the Japan's reputable car manufacturer. |
Day 4 | Hakone Tour |
---|---|
After checking out your hotel and bring your stuff all out with you, hop on a private vechile to set out for a long road trip! Driving for a couple of hours to reach the Hakone area, famous as a hot spring resort in the midst of the mountains and a nice view of Mt. Fuji in the distance. Upon arrival, visit a small village where the local handcraft originated from, stop at an ancient tea house along the ancient highway, hop on a cruise ship to enjoy its surrounding view as you cruise across the lake and ride a ropeway to see the geothermal activities in the Mt. Hakone, a sole volcano in Hakone that provides the area with some medicinal hot spring water. In the afternoon, drive to the Mt. Fuji Five Lakes Distirct, the area dotted with five lakes at the base of Mt. Fuji for an overnight accommodation. |
Day 5 | Mt. Fuji Five Lakes District & Matsumoto Tour |
---|---|
Your guide will take you to some of the lakes, vista points to get a nice view of Mt. Fuji before headed to Matsumoto. Upon arrival into Matsumoto, ave a lunch break and enjoy eating the delicious 'soba' (buckwheat) noodle, specialty in the area (Optional). After lunch, explore the Matsumoto Castle, one of the five castles designated as the National Treasure and continue our way to our final destination of the day, Takayama. |
Day 6 | Takayama, Shirakawago & Gokayama Tour |
---|---|
Takayama is a city where the beautifully preserved old townscape still remains and known for its highly skilled craftsmanship since the 16th Century. Enjoy the morning markets held at two venues and continue to stroll through its highlight, the 'Old town'. In the afternoon, visit the Shirakawago and Gokayama, both of which are the UNESCO's World Heritage sites characterized by its high pitched, thatched roof houses scattering in each village. Finally drive to Kanazawa for your accommodation where you stay for two nights. |
Day 7 | Kanazawa Tour |
---|---|
Kanazawa, the former seat of the Maeda clan, the second most powerful local lord in the country ruling the area, being proud of its beautiful tradition and culture. First, stroll through the Kenrokuen Garden, one of three most famous landscape gardens in the country, followed by a visit to the Kanazawa castle ruin and the museum that displays the 36 traditional local handcrafts in Kanazawa. Stop for lunch at the Omicho market, a large market in the middle of the city selling fresh fish, fruits and vegetable that are grown locally. After lunch, we visit a couple of tea house districts, where geisha performs at some hidden restaurants at night. We visit one of the residences of former samurai in the samurai district before we finish the day. |
Day 8 | Kyoto Tour 1 |
---|---|
We have a long drive to reach Kyoto this morning and have a lunch break en route. Once we arrive at the Saga/Arashiyama districts in Kyoto, walk through the traditional neighborhood and make optional stops at temples and/or one of the finest villa-cum gardens built by a famous Japanease movie star in the 60's before you walk through the beautiful bamboo groves. You stay at the same accommodations for three nights in a row. |
Day 9 | Kyoto Tour 2 |
---|---|
You start your day with a visit to one of the Kyoto's must-see sites, the Kinkaku-ji temple (the 'Golden Pavillion'), a temple originally built as a retirement villa for the former Shogun in the late 14th century covered by the gold leaf. We continue to visit the Kyoto Imperial Palace, the former residence of the Imperial family from the late 8th century to the mid-19th century. After lunch, we drive to the Higashiyama district, one of the most popular districts with important temples, shrines and streets in it including the Kiyomizu-dera temple, Sannenzaka St. and Ninenzaka St. and eventually we reach Gion, the traditional night life district in Kyoto where you still have a chance to spot some Geisha at night if you are lucky. |
Day 10 | Nara Tour |
---|---|
You make a day trip to Nara today, former capital city that served as the political center of Japan and the Imperial family's residence from 710AD to 784AD. We make a stop at the Fushimi Inari shrine, mother shrine of all Inari shrines dedicated to the God of harvest and business, characterized by its more than 10,000 torii gates (Shinto shrine gate) that lead all the way up to the top of Mt. Inari. Then, move on to the central Nara, walk through the sprawling Nara park and visit the Kofuku-ji temple, Todai-ji temple to meet the biggest Buddha statue in the country and Kasuga Taisha shrine, founded in the early 8th century to pray for the prosperity of the capital and nation. |
Day 11 | Departure from Japan |
---|---|
You'll enjoy your last moment in Japan by walking through your nieghborhood on your own, or simply do nothing and spend your time at leisure. You'll be picked up later on today and transferred to the Kansai International airport by a private vehicle to conclude your Japan trip. |
Tour fee | Starting from JPY543,000 per party (Up to 8 people) |
---|---|
*What's included ? | Greeting service at the airport, everyday door-to-door transportation by a private van, all the travel expenses (Including gas, parking fees and highway toll), private guide in English and insurance |
*What's NOT included ? | Accommodation fees, meals, entrance fees and anything you purchased for your own purposes |
**For accommodations, we'll arrange the accommodations of your choice that match your preference and budget once the itinerary is fixed. And we ask our customers to cover that of your guide's, which is usually minimal and it's usually 30-50% of what you pay for each accommodation. |