Product Description
Remarks
◎ Fare Excludes: International airfare, travel insurance, visa fee, personal expenses and any extra cost beyond control.
◎ Tipping to be paid with tour fee before departure.
◎ We reserve the right to modify or cancel the itinerary subject to local conditions such as weather, political issues, riots etc.
What is Included
- Hotel Accommodation
- Professional local English speaking guide
- Modern air-conditioned coach
- Meals: 5 Breakfasts (B), 4 Lunches (L), 1 Dinners (D)
- International Airfare
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Airport Tax & Fuel Surcharge
- Tour Guide Tipping, 6/7 Day Tour: USD70 (=AUD101.50) per person
- Travel Insurance & Personal Expenses
- Japan Tourist Visa
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Hometown Osaka
Free pick-up service is available for all flights, which arrive from 11am to 9 pm at Osaka Kansai Airport Terminal 1. Please provide your flight number before the tour. We will have a guide onsite to assist you to take a free hotel shuttle to the hotel. Travelers who arrive at the other times can take the free shuttle bus on own to the hotel as well. The hotel check-in is available after 3pm with your passport.
Hotel: Star Gate Hotel Kansai Airport or similar
Day 2: Osaka – Kyoto (B/L)
In the moming, visit Osaka’s landmark – Osaka Castle, and then visit the Osaka Fish Market-Kuromon Market. Enjoy a variety of fishery cuisine and sushi. Visit Nara Park and Todai-ji Temple to see the deer and traditional temple. In the afternoon, proceed to Kyoto to visit the World Cultural Heritage site, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, and stroll along the Ninenzaka and Sannezaka. Tonight, return to the hotel within the designated time by the tour guide. Dinner on your own arrangement.
Hotel: Westin Kyoto Hotel or similar
Day 3: Kyoto (B/L)
After breakfast, head to Arashiyama Bamboo Forest and Togetukyo Bridge. After, visit the famous attraction, Golden Pavilion, and then visit a traditional brewery to taste and learn the brewing process of sake. Then, visit Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine. Fushimi Inari Shrine is a shrine on the south side of Kyoto. It serves the god of agriculture. Free leisure time afterwards. Dinner is on your own arrangement.
Hotel: Westin Kyoto Hotel or similar
Day 4: Kyoto Hakone – Tokyo (B/L/D)
After breakfast, accompanied by a guide, take the Shinkansen (high-speed train) to Hakone (Baggage carried on own). After arriving in Hakone, take the bus to Oshino – Hakkai and take a boat to see the beauty of Lake Ashi. Lake Ashi is a great place to see the views of Mount Fuji. Afterwards, head to Kamakura to visit the famous World Cultural Heritage Site – Kamakura Big Buddha, the creation of Song Dynasty style, which was popular during in the Kamakura Period. The Buddha statue is valued as the national treasure of Japan! Then, visit the popular spots on Michelin Tourist Guide – Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine and “Hase dera”. After dinner, transfer back to the hotel in Tokyo.
Hotel: Tokyo Prince Hotel or similar
Day 5: Tokyo (B/L)
Visit The Imperial Palace Nijubashi Bridge, the home of the Emperor of Japan. Then, proceed to Meiji Jingu Shrine, a shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and the Emperor Shozo Empress of Japan. This temple has the largest archway in front of Shrine Bridge in Japan. View the tallest standing tower in the world – Tokyo Skytree from afar. Later, Visit Senso-ji to admire the ancient Buddhist temple, which is the oldest temple in Tokyo. Later, enjoy barbecue for lunch and visit Tokyo Tower (Photo-stop) in the afternoon. Then, go to Shibuya for shopping and touring. We will stay in Shibuya no less than 90 minutes. Afterward, return to the hotel around 8 pm.
Hotel: Tokyo Prince Hotel or similar
Day 6: Tokyo – Hometown (B)
After breakfast, take limousine bus on your own expense and arrangement from the hotel to the airport for the homebound flight. The end of journey.
For 7 Days tour members, Day 6 itinerary are as below:
Free leisure day in Tokyo.
Hotel: Tokyo Prince Hotel or similar
Day 7: Tokyo – Hometown (B)
After breakfast, take limousine bus on your own expense and arrangement from the hotel to the airport for the homebound flight. The end of journey.