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Upon arrival at Narita Airport, transfer to your hotel. Accommodation in Tokyo for 1 night. |
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Depart for Osaka on JAL domestic flight.
After arrival at Itami Airport. Schedule includes Osaka half day tour. This tour includes Osaka Castle, Osaka Museum of History and Namba Area.
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Dinner’s at a local restaurant.
Accommodation in Osaka for 1 night |
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Transfer to Itami Airport by bus for your flight to Nagasaki.
Upon arrival, transfer to downtown Nagasaki by airport bus.
Today you must go with your escort to the Japan Rail (JR) Nagasaki ticket office to have your Japan Rail Pass validated.
Accommodation in Nagasaki for 2 nights. |
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# Optional sightseeing with tour escort: Visit famous places in Nagasaki. Old Glover Garden and Dejima etc. |
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In the morning, transfer to Nagasaki Station and depart by
train to Hiroshima.
# Optional sightseeing with tour escort: Miyajima Island and
the World Heritage listed Itsukushima Shinto Shrine etc.
Accommodation in Hiroshima for 1 night
This is Day 1 of your Japan Rail Pass.
# Japan Rail Pass 1/7, 1/14 |
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# Optional sightseeing with tour escort: Peace Memorial Park and Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome etc.
Board the Shinkansen for Kyoto.
This night, enjoy special dinner at the local temple.
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Accommodation in Kyoto for 3 nights.
# Japan Rail Pass 2/7, 2/14 |
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Full day sightseeing in Kyoto today. Visiting Nijo Castle, the Golden Pavilion , Heian Shrine, Sanjusangendo and Kiyomizu Temple.
Lunch included. |
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# Japan Rail Pass 3/7, 3/14 |
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# Optional sightseeing with tour escort: Arashiyama and Sagano area (Bamboo Grove) etc.
# Japan Rail Pass 4/7, 4/14 |
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Depart for Nagoya by JR Shinkansen.
# Optional sightseeing with tour escort: Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology etc.
In the afternoon depart Nagoya for Takayama. |
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Accommodation in Takayama for 2 nights
# Japan Rail Pass 5/7, 5/14 |
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# Optional sightseeing with tour escort: Visit some famous spots
in Takayama. These may include Hida Folklore Village, Matsurino Mori, San-machi the traditional Japanese building area and Takayama Jinya.
# Japan Rail Pass 6/7, 6/14 |
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Depart for Nagoya by JR Limited Express train and continue travel to Hakone by Shinkansen.
Dinner provided at the hotel.
Accommodation in Hakone for 1 night.
# Japan Rail Pass 7/7, 7/14 |
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Schedule includes Hakone and Lake Ashi sightseeing tour.
This tour include Mt Fuji viewing spots, Lake Ashi, Owakudani Valley, Mt Komagatake and the Hakone ropeway.
In the afternoon depart for Tokyo.
Accommodation in Tokyo for 2 nights.
# Japan Rail Pass 7/14
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Today one day sighrseeing tour. This tour includes Tokyo Tower Observatory, Tea Ceremony at Happoen Gardens, lunch, Asakusa Kannon Temple and Nakamise Shopping Arcade, and a Sumida River Cruise.
# Japan Rail Pass 9/14 (21 Day Tour Participants) |
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* Participants for 21 Days tour :
This morning depart Tokyo for Nagano by Shinkansen and then by local train to Yudanaka. After arrival visit Jigokudani Yaen Koen to see Snow Monkeys and Japanese Sake Brewery.
On arrival at hotel experience Soba noodle making. Enjoy Onsen (Natural Hot Springs) and Japanese style Ryokan accommodation. Dinner provided at the hotel tonight. Accommodation in Yudanaka for 1 night.
# Japan Rail Pass 9/14 |
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* Participants for 15 Days tour :
Your Tour finished today after breakfast. |
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* Participants for 15 Days tour :
Arrive New Zealand. |
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* Participants for 21 Days tour :
In the morning depart Yudanaka for Nagano by local train, then board a Shinkansen for Sendai.
# Optional sightseeing with tour escort: Site of Sendai Castle.
Accommodation in Sendai for 1 night.
# Japan Rail Pass 11/14 |
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# Optional sightseeing with tour escort in the morning: Matsushima Bay cruise, Zuiganji Temple.
In the afternoon depart for Hakodate by Shinkansen to Hachinohe and then by JR Limited Express via Seikan tunnel (53.85km) crossing under the Tsugaru Strait.
# Optional sightseeing with tour escort in the evening: Hakodate Mountain.
Accommodation in Hakodate for 1 night.
# Japan Rail Pass 12/14 |
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# Optional sightseeing with tour escort in the morning: Visit
some famous places in Hakodate. Waterfront Warehouses, Old churches of Hakodate, and Daisanzaka Slope etc.
Board a Limited Express train for Toya.
Enjoy Japanese style ryokan accommodation for 1 night in Toya Hot Spring. Dinner at the ryokan.
# Japan Rail Pass 13/14 |
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Depart hotel in the morning, schedule includes full day sightseeing by charted bus. Visit Lake Toya, Mt. Usu Ropeway, Cape Chikyu and Ainu Museum on the way to Sapporo.
Accommodation in Sapporo for 1 night.
# Japan Rail Pass 14/14 |
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# Optional sightseeing with tour escort in the morning: Visit some famous spots in Sapporo. Odori Avenue Park, Sapporo TV Tower, and Old Hokkaido Government building.
In the afternoon transfer to Shin Chitose airport by train for your domestic flight to Tokyo.
Accommodation in Tokyo for 1 night. |
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Your tour finishes today after breakfast. |
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* Flight and train schedule subject to change. Flight and transfer-point restrictions apply.
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