Classic Japan (Sakura 2020) Tokyo (3 nights) - Osaka (3 nights) - Tokyo (1 night) Tour duration: 8 days / 7 nights 4 excursions, 4 lunches Tour dates: 03/22/2020, 03/29/2020, 04/05/2020, 04/12/2020, 04/19/2020
Tour program:
Day 1 (Sun): Arrival in Tokyo. Excursion "Evening Tokyo"
Arrive in Tokyo at Haneda Airport. Transfer to the hotel on the selected type of transport Add. service 1: surcharge for transfer from Narita airport (for those arriving at Narita airport, the cost is in table 3). Add. service 2 or 3: Haneda or Narita airport pick-up coordinator (not included, cost in table 3). Check-in after 16:00 (earlier check-in on request and at an additional cost).
Day 2 (Mon): Excursion "Tokyo yesterday and today"
During the tour you: - take a photo at the historic Tokyo Station building – see the “heart” of the capital – the central square of the Marunouchi skyscrapers - Feel the breath of the Edo period at the Nijubashi Bridge -walk along the "imperial paths" in the external imperial garden - soak up history in the Asakusa area with the Sensoji temple complex and the souvenir street Nakamise-dori - make Japanese tea with your own hands after a master class from sensei (not included, option for extra charge: children from 6 years old and adults — 45 USD/person) — Drive along the Sumida River on a modern boat with an original design - you will see the center of the Olympic movement - the artificial island of Odaiba. - stand by the Statue of Liberty and the 18 meter Gundam robot -Experience new technologies at the Team Lab digital museum in Odaiba, connecting art, design and digital technology (not included, extra charge option - $25/child 4-14 years old, $47/adult)
Day 3 (Tue): Free day in Tokyo
Free day in Tokyo. Add. excursion "Little Edo-city Kawagoe" (not included in the basic program, cost and description in the table
Day 4 (Wed): Excursion "Fuji 5th Site, Folk Village, Kawaguchiko District". Moving to Osaka.
Check out from the hotel. Fuji 5th Site, Folk Village, Kawaguchiko District Tour (starts at 09:00, 9h) During the tour you: – climb to a height of 2300 meters without much effort and look at the clouds floating below – take the car** up to the fifth mark on the way to the top of the mountain to buy souvenirs – admire the splendor of the mountain and the surrounding lakes! only in clear weather — learn about the traditional folk crafts and crafts of Japan in the folklore village of Iyashino-sato — historical open-air museum -make under the guidance of the master a flashlight or a postcard from Japanese paper or try on silk elegant kimono and take a memorable photo in it against the backdrop of the mountain (optional for an additional fee) — Take a ride on the Kachi-Kachi cable car to the viewpoint with the Fuji panorama! (only in clear weather, in in case of fog, the mountain is not visible) *During the climbing period from July to the beginning of September, the passage of cars to the 5th station is closed. Last 10 minutes of ascent to the station will need to be done by public shuttle bus. **The guide picks you up at the lobby of your hotel in Tokyo and escorts you to Mishima Station. Independent transfer to Osaka by Shinkansen train (approx. 2.5 hours). Self accommodation in a hotel in Osaka. Add. service 4: Transfer from Shin-Osaka station to the hotel in Osaka (not included, cost in table 3). Add. service 5: meeting coordinator at Shin-Osaka station (not included, cost in table 3)
Day 5 (Thu): Osaka and Nara Deer Park Tour
Osaka and Nara Deer Park, from the hotel in Osaka (starts at 10:00, 8-9 a.m.) During the tour you: – walk through the vast territory of the ancient temple complex Todaiji with many pavilions – see the majestic 15-meter statue of Buddha sitting on the petals of the sacred lotus inside main building of the temple – you can feed the tame deer in the deer park — admire the panorama of the city of Osaka from the observation deck in a skyscraper with a transparent roof Umeda Sky - Feel like a samurai in Osaka Castle, which played a key role in Japanese history at the end of the 16th - beginning XVII century *The guide picks you up at the lobby of your hotel in Osaka and escorts you to your hotel in Osaka.
Day 6 (Fri): Kyoto Tour "UNESCO Temples and Gardens"
UNESCO Gardens and Temples, from your hotel in Osaka (starts at 09:00, 8-9 a.m.) During the tour you: - see the panorama of Kyoto from the observation platform on high wooden piles in the Kiyomizu-dera temple - take a photo against the backdrop of the historic streets of the Higashiyama quarter, one of the most famous views in Kyoto - listen to the sound of "nightingale" floors in the former residence of the Tokugawa shogun - Nijo-jo Castle - admire the reflection of the Golden Pavilion in the "mirror lake" in the garden of the Kinkakuji Temple - meditate overlooking the garden of 15 stones in the Ryoanji temple and see the mountain peaks among the clouds or islands in the vast expanses of the ocean, and perhaps something new * the guide picks up at the lobby of the hotel in Osaka and escorts to the hotel in Osaka
Day 7 (Sat): Free day in Osaka
Free day in Tokyo. Add. excursion "Hiroshima and Miyajima Island" (not included in the basic program, cost and description in table 2).
Day 8 (Sun): Transfer to Kanazawa. Tour of Kanazawa.
Check out from the hotel.
OK. 08:00 Independent transfer to Kanazawa by Thunderbird train (2 hours).
Add. service 4: transfer to Shin-Osaka station (not included, cost in table 3).
Add. service 5: send-off coordinator to Shin-Osaka station (not included, cost in table 3) or
Additional service 8: seeing off by the driver to the Shin-Osaka station (not included, cost in table 3).
Tour of Kanazawa (starts around 11:00, 7-8 hours)
During the tour you:
- learn about the "six virtues" of one of the three most beautiful landscape gardens in Japan - Kenrokuen Garden with its
touch of antiquity, peaceful flow of water and amazing landscapes
- Admire the masterpiece of Japanese gardening art in seasonal attire, which the park changes as
kabuki theater actor his costumes
- Visit Shima Tea House in Higashichaya-machi Historic Tea District and have tea overlooking the garden (for
surcharge on the spot, 8 dollars per person, regardless of age)
– try to play a traditional musical instrument in a shamisen shop
-make your own "gold" sticks at the gold leaf plating workshop and take them to
as a souvenir or gift
*Guide picks up at Kanazawa Station and escorts you to your hotel in Kanazawa
Day 9 (Mon): Noto Tour "Thousand Ri Road and Senmaida Rice Terraces"
Check out from the hotel. Excursion to Noto (beginning at 09:00, 8 hours) During the tour you: – drive along a unique sandy road along the Sea of Japan – walk along the “bridge of happiness” and a natural cave in the rocks at Cape Ganmon – have lunch at the “road station” (optional, payment on the spot) - Get to know the traditions of zazen in an authentic temple built at the behest of the emperor – admire the rice terraces illuminated by a thousand illumination lamps (only from October to March) End of the tour at the ryokan in Wajima. Dinner at the ryokan.
Day 10 (Tue): Noto Tour "Ozawa Village, Senmaida Rice Terraces, Lamp House and Salt
farm". Moving to Tokyo
Check out from the hotel. Excursion to Noto (beginning at 09:00, 8 hours) During the tour you: - stroll through the morning "flea market" - see houses with fences from the salty wind in the village of Ozawa - Admire the Senmaida Rice Terraces descending to the sea (April to September) – have lunch at the “road station” (optional, payment on the spot) -stop at the "house of lamps" - a traditional hotel with original architecture, which once lit only by oil lamps – get to know the tradition of sea salt production at the salt farm — look into the "cave of kisses" and the place of power on the coast Return to Kanazawa (transfer 2 - 2.5 hours). *The guide will pick you up at the ryokan in Wajima and escort you to Kanazawa Station. Transfer to Tokyo on your own by Shinkansen train (approx. 3 hours). Self-accommodation at a hotel in Tokyo. Add. service 6: transfer from Tokyo station (not included, cost in table 3). Add. service 7: meeting coordinator at the station (not included, cost in table 3) or Additional service 8: meeting with the driver at the Tokyo station (not included, cost in table 3).
Day 11 (Wed): Noto Tour “Ozawa Village, Senmaida Rice Terraces, Lamp House and Salt
farm". Moving to Tokyo
Add. Excursion to Nikko National Park. Heritage of UNESCO” (not included in the basic program, cost and description in table 2).
Day 12 (Thursday): End of the tour.
Check out from the hotel before 10:00. Transfer to Haneda Airport Add. service 1: surcharge for transfer to Narita airport (for those departing from Narita airport, the cost is in table 3). Add. service 2 or 3: send-off coordinator to Haneda or Narita airport (not included, cost in table 3).
The cost of the program for 1 person in USD:
Hotels
½ TWIN
Surcharge for SGL
Hotels 2*
2000 $
290 $
3* hotels
2275$
380 $
4* hotels
2855$
1180$
Accommodation:
City
Category
Hotel name
Tokyo
Hotels 2*
Toyoko Inn Tozai-sen Nishikasai
3* hotels
Sunroute Ariake
4* hotels
East 21 Tokyo
Osaka
Hotels 2*
Toyoko Inn ShinOsaka Higashiguchi
3* hotels
MyStays ShinOsaka Conference Center
4* hotels
Courtyard Marriott ShinOsaka hotel
Tokyo
Hotels 2*
Toyoko Inn Shinagawa Tennozu
3* hotels
Keikyu EX Inn Shinagawa or Villa Otemachi
4* hotels
Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa
Attention! It is possible to replace hotels with similar ones of the same category.
Included in cost:
accommodation in hotels according to the program on the basis of breakfast;
4 group excursions with a Russian-speaking guide according to the program, including entrance tickets;
4 lunches according to the program;
JR Pass for 7 days, regular;
group transfer airport – hotel – airport by minibus
Additionally paid:
international flight;
honey. insurance;
additional excursions;
personal expenses.
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Where:
Tokyo (3 nights) - Osaka (3 nights) - Tokyo (1 night)
