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Upon arrival at Narita Airport, clear customs and immiguration befor boading the Airport Limousine Bus to your accommodation in Tokyo for 3 nights. |
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Full day free, to explore Tokyo.
# Suggested optional tours are :
- Dynamic Tokyo Tour
- Cityrama Tokyo Morning Tour
* This afternoon is a good opportunity to go to a JR (Japan Railway) Ticket Office (Midori no madoguchi) to exchange your voucher for the Japan Railpass.
You will start to use JR pass from day 4. |
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Full day free, to explore Tokyo.
# Suggested optional tour are:
- Mt. Fuji – Hakone 1 day Tour
- Nikko & Kegon Waterfall - Wold Heritage Tour -
- Kamakura Walking Tour
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Travel by Shinkansen to Nagoya and change trains to the JR Limited Express for Takayama.
Points of interest include Takayama Jinya (National Historic Relic, The Takayama Local Agency of the Tokugawa), San-machi Traditional Building Preservation Area, Hida Folklore Village, Hida Takayama Matsurino Mori (Art & Festa Forest ).
Accommodation in Takayama for 1 night. |
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Morning free, to explore Takayama.
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In the afternoon travel to Kanazawa by JR Limited Express train. Accommodation in Kanazawa for 1 night. |
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Morning free, to explore Kanazawa.
Points of interest include Higashi Chayagai, Kenroku Garden, Nagamachi Buke Yashiki, Omicho Market. |
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In the afternoon travel to Kyoto by JR Limited Express. Accommodation in Kyoto for 2 nights. |
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Full day free, to explore Kyoto.
# Suggested optional tours are :
- Kyoto 1 day Tour
- Kyoto & Nara 1 day Tour
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In the morning depart for Hiroshima stopping at Himeji by Shinkansen.
Points of interest in Himeji include Himeji Castle (World-Heritage listed), Koko-en Garden. |
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Continue by Shinkansen to Hiroshima. Accommodation in Hiroshima for 2 nights. |
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Full day free to explore Hiroshima.
Points of interest include Miyajima Island and the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome (both World Heritage listed) and the Peace Memorial Museum. |
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Depart Hiroshima at leisure and travel by Shinkansen to Osaka. Points of interest include Osaka Castle, Osaka Museum of History, Shitenno-ji Temple, Namba area.
Accommodation in Osaka for 1 night. |
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Tour concludes this morning after breakfast. |
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