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Tour Number: 2033265MX
Group Leader: Cheryl Olive
Requested Departure Date: 6/22/2020
Requested Return Date: 7/2/2020
Requested Departure Gateway: Raleigh (NC)
11 days
The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from local restaurants to cultural discoveries has been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peak of what's in store.

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Japan

  • Day 2: Tokyo

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

  • Day 3: Tokyo

    Tour Tokyo with an expert local guide

    Visit the Asakusa Kannon Temple

    Visit the Harajuku shopping district

    Visit the Meiji Shinto Shrine

    Sumo-style Hot Pot Dinner

  • Day 4: Tokyo

    Take a tour of Akihabara Electric Town

    Visit a technology showroom

    Participate in a cultural activity with locals

  • Day 5: Tokyo • Kamakura • Hakone

    Travel via Kamakura to Hakone 

    Visit the Hachimangu shrine 

    Visit the Great Buddha of Kamakura

    Explore Kamakura on your own

  • Day 6: Hakone • Odawara • Kyoto

    Travel via Owakudani and Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park to Odawara

    Visit Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

    Take a cruise on Lake Ashi

    Ride the Mount Komagatake cable car

    Enjoy free time in Owakudani

    See Odawara Castle

    Travel by bullet train to Kyoto

  • Day 7: Kyoto

    Tour Kyoto with an expert local guide

    Visit the Golden Pavilion

    See a kimono show at the Nishijin Textile Center

    Visit Nijō Castle

    Visit the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine

  • Day 8: Kyoto

    Tour the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

    Explore Kyoto on your own

    Add This In Depth Excursion
    Nara

    Nara

    Explore one of Japan’s ancient capitals on your half-day guided excursion. Visit the Todaiji Temple and see the Daibutsu, the world’s largest bronze Buddha. Walk through the wooded Nara Park, known as “Deer Park” because of its four-legged inhabitants. Just outside the park, visit Kasuga Shrine, one of the country’s most famous Shinto shrines. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.

  • Day 9: Kyoto • Hiroshima

    Travel by bullet train to Hiroshima

    Visit the Peace Memorial Park and Museum

    Travel by ferry to Miyajima Island

    Explore Miyajima Park

    Visit Itsukushima Shrine

  • Day 10: Hiroshima • Himeji • Osaka

    Travel via Himeji to Osaka

    Visit Himeji Castle

  • Day 11: Depart for home

View Full Itinerary

  • Day 1: Fly overnight to Japan

  • Day 2: Tokyo

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport

  • Day 3: Tokyo

    Tour Tokyo with an expert local guide

    Visit the Asakusa Kannon Temple

    Visit the Harajuku shopping district

    Visit the Meiji Shinto Shrine

    Sumo-style Hot Pot Dinner

  • Day 4: Tokyo

    Take a tour of Akihabara Electric Town

    Visit a technology showroom

    Participate in a cultural activity with locals

  • Day 5: Tokyo • Kamakura • Hakone

    Travel via Kamakura to Hakone 

    Visit the Hachimangu shrine 

    Visit the Great Buddha of Kamakura

    Explore Kamakura on your own

  • Day 6: Hakone • Odawara • Kyoto

    Travel via Owakudani and Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park to Odawara

    Visit Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

    Take a cruise on Lake Ashi

    Ride the Mount Komagatake cable car

    Enjoy free time in Owakudani

    See Odawara Castle

    Travel by bullet train to Kyoto

  • Day 7: Kyoto

    Tour Kyoto with an expert local guide

    Visit the Golden Pavilion

    See a kimono show at the Nishijin Textile Center

    Visit Nijō Castle

    Visit the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine

  • Day 8: Kyoto

    Tour the Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

    Explore Kyoto on your own

    Add This In Depth Excursion
    Nara

    Nara

    Explore one of Japan’s ancient capitals on your half-day guided excursion. Visit the Todaiji Temple and see the Daibutsu, the world’s largest bronze Buddha. Walk through the wooded Nara Park, known as “Deer Park” because of its four-legged inhabitants. Just outside the park, visit Kasuga Shrine, one of the country’s most famous Shinto shrines. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.

  • Day 9: Kyoto • Hiroshima

    Travel by bullet train to Hiroshima

    Visit the Peace Memorial Park and Museum

    Travel by ferry to Miyajima Island

    Explore Miyajima Park

    Visit Itsukushima Shrine

  • Day 10: Hiroshima • Himeji • Osaka

    Travel via Himeji to Osaka

    Visit Himeji Castle

  • Day 11: Depart for home

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