Snow Monkey Explorer 4 star - 13 days
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Overview
Highlights
- Have a full day excursion of Yudanaka Onsen area visiting Snow Monkey Reserve (Jigokudani Yaen Koen) where you'll have the opportunity to see the Snow Monkeys bathe and play in their natural environment
- Tokyo - Explore Sensoji Temple district and temple, Harajuku, Takeshita Street, Meiji Shrine and Shibuya Crossing
- Kamakura - Visit Big Buddha Statue, Hokokuji Zen Temple and the Bamboo Forest with its delightful village atmosphere. Why not opt to try a traditional Japanese Shabu Shabu dinner?
- Lake Kawaguchi in Fuji Hakone Izu National Park - Marvel at the spectacular mountain scenery and views of Mt Fuji
- Stay in a ryokan - Sample Japanese hospitality, bathe in natural hot springs, wearing a Yukata (casual Kimono) and sleep on a futon
- Kyoto - Explore Sanjusagen-do Temple with its 1000 life-like statues and Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) & Tea Ceremony
- Kyoto - Join a walking tour of the famed Geisha District (Gion), with its ancient cobbled streets, streams, bridges and quaint tea houses and the opportunity to see Geisha and Maiko en route to their next engagement
- UNESCO Listed Himeji Castle - See the towering 6 story structure is the best preserved and largest of all castles in Japan
- Hiroshima - Visit Peace Park, Peace Memorial Museum, UNESCO Listed A-Bomb Dome and Children's Peace Monument (with thousands of paper cranes from children around the world)
- Enjoy Miyajima Island with its UNESCO Listed iconic Red Torii Gate (Itsukushima shrine) standing in the sea. Cable car to the top of Mt Misen - The highest peak on Miyajima for spectacular views of the Seto Inland Sea, some 150 islands and Hiroshima
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Trip includes
- Breakfast daily and 1 Japanese dinner at the ryokan
- 12 nights 4 star hotels and traditional ryokan stay.
- Entrance fees to all included sightseeing
- Guided sightseeing and walking tours in Tokyo, Kamakura, Lake Kawaguchi, Kyoto, Himeji, Hiroshima, Miyajima Island and Yudanaka Onsen
- Tea at Hokouji Temple, Lake Kawaguchi and Mt Fuji - Kachikachi-yama Ropeway and Observatory. Jigokudani Yaen Koen (Snow Monkey Park)
- Ferry to Miyajima Island and cable car to the top of Mt Misen
- Escorted by licensed English speaking Japanese tour guides for all included site-seeing, unescorted train/bus travel between cities
- Arrival transfer (escorted) - by train from Narita or Haneda International Airport. Unescorted departure transfer
- All transportation and transfers - buses, trains and bullet trains including Suica swipe card
- Baggage forwarding service from Tokyo to Kyoto, Kyoto to Nagano and from Nagano to Tokyo (one bag per person)
Itinerary
Arrive into either Narita or Haneda International Airport in Tokyo where, after clearing immigration you will be met by your transfer representative. Travel by train into the city centre and check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free to relax or independently explore the sights.
Good Morning Tokyo! Today we explore this iconic city. First stop is Asakusa which is home to an ancient Buddhist temple that was built in the 7th century, Tokyo's oldest Sensoji. Nearby is the Nakamise Shopping Street, famous for its large variety of traditional souv...
Tokyo - Kamakura - Tokyo. This seaside city is the former seat of the Shogunate, though in modern day Japan, it is also renowned for its beautiful zen temples and pristine coastline and in contrast to Tokyo, provides a quaint village life feel. Here, you'll visit the ...
Today offers a guided tour of the Tokyo National Museum, housing a number of exhibitions from galleries to Japanese archeology. The Tokyo National Museum is located in Ueno Park, a large public park within central Tokyo and famous for a number of museums held within it's grounds. The remainder of the day offers free time to independently explore.
Tokyo - Lake Kawaguchi. After breakfast travel by highway bus or train to stunning Lake Kawaguchi, located in the Fuji Hakone Izu National Park (with luggage forwarding). Our base is the hot spring resort town of Kawaguchiko which boasts both beautiful scenery and unp...
Lake Kawaguchi – Kyoto. Early this morning and prior to breakfast you may wish to hike along the foreshore of the lake and take in its frozen mid-winter beauty. Later, you'll travel by bus to Mishima, then by bullet train to Kyoto - Japan’s ancient and cultural capita...
Up first, we enjoy a guided tour of Sanjusagen-do Temple famous for its statues of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. The one thousand life-size statues of Kannon are made of Japanese cypress clad in gold leaf. They stand in 10 rows of 50, each hand crafted and slightly di...
Kyoto - Himeji - Hiroshima. You'll travel by bullet train to Hiroshima today, stopping en route at Himeji to visit the UNESCO Listed Himeji Castle. It was originally constructed of wood in 1346 and is renowned for its elegant shape, painted white exterior, together wi...
Located off the coast of Hiroshima and said to be one of Japan's most scenic locations, we take the ferry and spend this morning exploring Miyajima Island. We take in the revered Miyajima Itsukushima-jinja Shrine and the renowned 12 metres high red 'floating' Torii Ga...
Hiroshima - Nagano. Departing after breakfast and travelling by train via Nagoya, arrive in Nagano mid-afternoon. Nagano is your base for the next two nights which serves as the ideal location for setting off to see the Snow Monkeys in the nearby onsen towns. The remainder of today is at your leisure.
Setting off straight after breakfast we spend the day exploring the Yudanaka Onsen area - surrounded by mountains and famous for the Snow Monkey Park. Over 200 monkeys live in the park, play and keep warm during the winter months by bathing in the local hot springs (o...
Nagano - Matsumoto - Tokyo. This morning we explore one of Japan's premier and oldest historic castle - Matsumoto Castle. Built in 1593, when covered in snow, this beautiful wooden structure allows us to imagine we have returned to the pre-modern world of the Samurai....
Your Japan adventure comes to an end today. Unescorted transfer to Narita or Hanada Airport to meet your onward flight.
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