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Home > Globus Tours > Asia > Discover Japan with Hiroshima
Discover Japan with Hiroshima
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TOKYO City sightseeing; visit the Meiji
Shrine, Asakusa Kannon Temple, and Nakamise Shopping Arcade
MATSUMOTO Visit Matsumoto Castle and the
Japan
Folklore Museum
TAKAYAMA City sightseeing, visit Kusakabe
Heritage House and the Hida Minzoku-Mura Folk Village
KANAZAWA City sightseeing; visit Kenroku-en,
Ishikawa Prefecture Crafts Museum, and Fushimi Inari Shrine
KYOTO Visit Nijo Castle, the Temple of the
Gold Pavilion, and Heian Shrine and Garden
OSAKA Orientation tour
HIROSHIMA EXTENSION Visit Mayajima Island,
Shukkeien Landscape Garden, Peace Park, Memorial Hall and Ohara Art Gallery
SCENIC HIGHLIGHTS
Japanese Alps, Shokawa Valley, Sea of Japan
MEALS
breakfast daily (B), 1 lunch (L); 4 dinners (D), including a Farewell Dinner in
Kyoto
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight arrangements with
Globus.
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Day 1
Board your transpacific flight.
Day 2 Arrive into Tokyo, Japan.
Upon your scheduled arrival, hotel rooms are available for immediate check-in.
Day 3 Tokyo.
Meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a briefing on your tour
prior to a morning sightseeing of Japan’s capital city, home to more than eight
million people. Your tour takes you to the MEIJI SHRINE, a magnificent
20th-century Shinto monument set in a man-made forest, followed by a drive to
see the Imperial Palace Plaza. Last stop is the ASAKUSA KANNON TEMPLE with the
NAKAMISE SHOPPING ARCADE. The balance of the day is at leisure. Perhaps stroll
through the famous Ginza area. Tonight join your traveling companions at a
Welcome Dinner hosted by your Tour Director. (B,D)
Day 4 Tokyo.
A free day for independent activities. You may wish to join a full-day optional
excursion to Kamakura, home of the 750-year-old Great Buddha, followed by a
scenic drive to Hakone and cable-car ride for panoramic views of Mt. Fuji
(weather permitting). Your optional tour concludes with a thrilling bullet train
ride back to Tokyo. During your evening at leisure, you may want to experience a
local Japanese restaurant. (B)
Day 5 Tokyo-Matsumoto-Takayama.
Journey to Matsumoto, gateway to the Japanese Alps, “the roof of Japan.” Visit
famous MATSUMOTO CASTLE dating back to 1593, as well as discover the history at
the JAPAN FOLKLORE MUSEUM. After lunch, continue by motorcoach through the
ruggedly beautiful Alps to the quiet, isolated town of Takayama, where old
traditions are untouched by the passage of time. The balance of the day is at
leisure, providing you time to explore the narrow streets where artisans sell
traditional crafts. (B,L)
Day 6 Takayama.
Today begins with a visit to the morning market, where farmers display locally
grown fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Then on to the San-Machi Suji historic
district, famous for sake distilleries and tiny lacquerware shops where
merchants buy and sell as they have for 300 years. Visit the KUSAKABE HERITAGE
HOUSE for a glimpse of traditional Japanese architecture of the late 19th
century. In the afternoon, a short ride brings you to the HIDA MINZOKU-MURA FOLK
VILLAGE, a collection of traditional buildings and farmhouses, as well as
numerous artifacts relating to the life and work of the local villagers. Enjoy
demonstrations of crafts such as lacquer work, silk dying, basket making and
wood carving. Tonight enjoy a wonderful Japanese style dinner. (B,D)
Day 7 Takayama-Shirakawa-Kanazawa.
This morning enjoy a drive through the mountainous Shokawa Valley to Shirakawa.
This remote region of Japan is home to several UNESCO World Heritage Sites due
to the unique GASSHO-ZUKURI (joined hands)-style thatched houses that can be
found only here. Continue to the scenic town of Kanazawa, situated between the
mountains and Sea of Japan and once the country’s richest region. The balance of
the day is for independent exploration. Your included dinner tonight is at your
choice of one of three restaurants within your hotel. (B,D)
Day 8 Kanazawa-Fushimi-Kyoto.
Today your Tour Director leads you on a tour of one of Japan’s greatest
gardens, KENROKU-EN, the “Garden of Six Qualities,” dating from the 1670s.
Adjacent to the garden is the ISHIKAWA PREFECTURE CRAFTS MUSEUM, displaying more
than 30 traditional crafts, including the locally famous Kanazawa Haku gold leaf
produced since 1593 for feudal lord Toshiie Maeda. This afternoon travel along
the Sea of Japan to Fushimi for a visit to the FUSHIMI INARI SHRINE, renowned
for the thousands of brightly colored Torii Gates. Here you will witness an
exclusive performance of Miko (Shinto girls) before continuing on to Kyoto. (B)
Day 9 Kyoto.
This morning’s city tour features the extraordinary NIJO CASTLE, built in
1603 as the official residence of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Next visit Kinkakuji,
the TEMPLE OF THE GOLD PAVILION, and the HEIAN SHRINE and GARDEN. Perhaps join
the afternoon optional excursion to Nara, the oldest capital of Japan, where you
will visit the great image of Buddha, a deer park and Byodoin Temple, before
returning to Kyoto in the late afternoon. (B)
Day 10 Kyoto.
A full day at leisure for you to enjoy the many temples, shrines, palaces and
pagodas at your own pace. Tonight your Tour Director hosts a Farewell Dinner to
celebrate your discovery of Japan. (B,D)
Day 11 Kyoto-Hiroshima.
Board one of Japan’s famous bullet trains bound for Hiroshima. Afternoon
excursion to MIYAJIMA ISLAND to see the Itsukushima Shrine, noted for its
floating Torii Gate. (B)
Day 12 Hiroshima-Kurashiki.
Today’s sightseeing tour of Hiroshima visits the SHUKKEIEN LANDSCAPE GARDEN,
PEACE PARK and MEMORIAL HALL, memorializing victims of the atomic bomb. Then
travel by coach to Kurashiki, where you will visit the OHARA ART GALLERY. (B)
Day 13 Kurashiki-Osaka.
Visit a kiln of bizen-yaki pottery before driving to Himeji to see Himeji
Castle, known as the White Heron Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then
continue on to Osaka. (B)
Day 14
Homebound flight arrives the same day. (B) |
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| Apr 04 - Apr 17, 2005 | $4694.00 | $3849.00 | $5634 | $4789 | | | Apr 11 - Apr 24, 2005 | $4744.00 | $3899.00 | $5684 | $4839 | | | May 16 - May 29, 2005 | $4784.00 | $3939.00 | $5724 | $4879 | | | May 30 - Jun 12, 2005 | $4781.00 | $3939.00 | $5721 | $4879 | | | Jul 11 - Jul 24, 2005 | $4945.00 | $3939.00 | $5885 | $4879 | | | Aug 15 - Aug 28, 2005 | $4945.00 | $3939.00 | $5885 | $4879 | | | Sep 12 - Sep 25, 2005 | $4784.00 | $3939.00 | $5724 | $4879 | | | Sep 26 - Oct 09, 2005 | $4784.00 | $3989.00 | $5724 | $4929 | | | Oct 10 - Oct 23, 2005 | $4834.00 | $3989.00 | $5774 | $4929 | | | Oct 31 - Nov 13, 2005 | $4694.00 | $3849.00 | $5634 | $4789 | |
* All prices are subject to change without notice and at any time by the tour operators. Availability is limited and must be reconfirmed at time of booking. Please call us toll free at 1 800 814 8381 to confirm availability and current pricing on all our discounted specials. The prices on this website are not guaranteed until a deposit has been made. We are not responsible for errors, omissions, or changes in these prices until a booking has been confirmed by one of our agents.
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