Japan Popular Tour (15Days 14Nights)

Day1. Arrival at NRT airport, transfer to SYO Airport, Hotel check in

-Arrival at Narita Airport
-Meet Tour Guide & Transfer to Hotel
Overnight in Tokyo
Hired car/ English speaking Driver Guide

You arrive at Narita Airport and English-speaking Tour Guide meets and picks you up. The guide helps you exchange your money and passes the data sim cards and help you install it in your phone to be used for online supports. He/ She will escort you to hotel by hired car and help you check in the hotel.
Online Support guides are the Unique Selling Proposition. When the guide is not accompanying you, you can reach out to the guide online by calling or messaging them, whenever you need any help, or you have any question by using the data Sim cards delivered on the day of your arrival in Japan.

Day2.Tokyo１day Tour
-Tokyo Tower
-Tea ceremony
-Japanese Style Lunch
-Sumida River Cruising
-Asakusa Downtown
-Sensouji Temple
Overnight in Tokyo
Bus Tour / English Speaking Guide

You will visit the top Tokyo spots, experience Japanese culture and taste Japanese cuisine.
First visit is at Tokyo Tower, one of the symbols of Tokyo with a beautiful view to city and Mt. Fuji too if the weather permits. After that, you will experience a tea ceremony in a beautiful Japanese style garden. What you appreciate in Tea ceremony is not only about drinking tea but also about hospitality, relaxation and simple joy. After that you will enjoy Japanese style BBQ in Hotel Chinzanso. Next stop will be the Imperial Palace, primary residence of the Emperor of Japan. East Gardens of the Imperial Palace are opened to the public and also famously photogenic Nijubashi Bridge. Then, you will enjoy boarding a cruise over Sumida River and reach to Asakusa the old town of Tokyo (Kaminarimon, Nakamise, Sensouji etc.) and then get back through Ginza or Hamamatsucho station.

Day 3: World Heritage Mt. FUJI, Lake Kawaguchi Tour

-Mt.Fuji 5th station
-Panoramic ropeway
-Oishi Park
-Cute scenic village Oshino Hakkai
Overnight in Tokyo
Bus Tour/ English Speaking Guide

You will meet your tour leader at Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal. You will get in the bus and have a Full-day tour to enjoy the World Heritage Mount Fuji. Visit Oishi Park overlooking Lake Kawaguchi, Mt. Fuji Panorama Ropeway and Hotel Regina Kawaguchiko. Oishi Park is a public park located on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi. From the park you can enjoy a beautiful view of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi. You will see Lake Kawaguchi where Mt. Fuji reflects itself and capture the breathtaking atmosphere. Then depending the weather, you will go till Fuji 5th Station. At the end you visit Oshino Hakkai the cute scenic village with eight ponds surrounded by traditional houses and Japanese town beautification craft in its best. At the end you go back to Shinjuku station.

Day 4: Free day

You have a free day. Please enjoy at your own. You can get information or some advice from our online support guide about any place you want to visit by your own and He/she will support you.
Overnight in Tokyo

Day 5: Odaiba 1 Day Tour

-Toyota City show Case
-Statue of Liberty
-Statue of Gundam
-Shopping mall
Overnight in Tokyo
Taxi/English speaking guide

In the morning you go to Mega web Toyota City Showcase. It is the car theme park to ‘Look’, ‘Ride’ and ‘Feel’ automobile. In Megaweb Toyota City Showcase, you wander through Toyota city car showcase and inspect the latest display models. Please don’t miss the chance to test-drive your favorite TOYOTA car, For a more immersive experience. You will be driving a 1.3km long course. Then you have a choice to go to Digital Arts Museum Team Lab Borderless, a place to visit and experience the magic brought to you by light and shade, with the miracle use of reflection, color and music, get into what it calls ‘borderless’. It might take you some time to get in as mostly there is a long line you need to queue in. It may take 3~4 hours to discover this place. After that you enjoy the fascinating atmosphere of Odaiba by watching Gundam statute and the statue of liberty and go shopping in luxury Shopping malls. At first glance, one might think that the world-renowned Statue of Liberty has been moved to Japan, but it’s really just a smaller-sized replica in Odaiba, Tokyo. The Odaiba Statue of Liberty is made to seem much larger than it is in photos due to its proximity to a walkway, and with a suspension bridge in the background, it’s easy for the average person to assume they’re looking at a picture of New York.
Odaiba’s much-loved full-scale replica Gundam is even bigger and better than before. The visual display continues into the night as after the sun sets, the statue lights up, with the Destroyer mode’s panels glowing like beacons in the night.

– Option: Team-lab borderless (Per person ＄30)

Day 6: Transfer to Nagoya by bullet train (Ticket Included)
Nagoya Half-day Online Support Tour

– SCMaglev Museum & Railway Park (Japan bullet train museum)
– Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
-Osu Shopping District
-Transfer to Osaka by Bullet train (ticket included)
Overnight in Nagoya
Transfer and admission tickets self-paid/Online support guide

In the morning time, you will reach Nagoya and you have a half day to visit Nagoya. You have the chance of visiting 2 great museums in Nagoya. SC Maglev Museum & Railway Park is a museum that introduces the advances in high speed railway through rolling stock displays, which include the Superconducting Magnetically Levitated Vehicle which is called “Maglev”, moreover historic railway rolling stock. This park makes a place to learn how the railway has impacted Japan’s society, economy, culture and lifestyle. People of all generations can enjoy learning through the numerous models and simulators.
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology is the second choice for car lovers. It is a huge space including, Reading Room, Leaflets, Recommended Route, Textile Machinery, Pavilion, Toyoda & Co. Office Building, Automobile Pavilion, Museum Shop, Creative Workshop, Restaurant, Techno land, Museum Café, Steam Engine, Garden of Motive Power, Toyota Group Pavilion, The prototype plant at the establishment of Toyota etc.
The last place is Osu Shopping district with the history of 400 years. It is a traditional entertainment and culture
Center where visitors from abroad can enjoy shopping with security and assurance.

Day 7: World Heritage Shirakawa-go and Takayama 1 Day Tour

-Meet at Bus Center in Nagoya Station
-Arrive at Takayama, free time (90 minutes)
-Buffet lunch in Takayama Hotel
-Transfer to Shirakawa-go by bus, free time (90 minutes)
-Back to Bus Center in Nagoya Station
Overnight in Nagoya
Public Bus Tour/English speaking attendant

You will get together at Nagoya station at about 8:00 a.m. and get in the bus. You visit Takayama first. Takayama is an old city which is called “Little Kyoto″ in Hida. Its quaint streets lined with old houses attract numerous tourists from all over the world. You can stroll for about 90 minutes and have a buffet lunch in a restaurant.
After lunch, you move to visit the historic village of Shirakawago, one of the most scenic and historic villages of Japan. It was registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 and it is popular for the Gassho-zukuri traditional farmhouses. You can take a walk around the farmhouses and enjoy the eye-catching scenery of the village. You will return to Nagoya station at around 19:30. There is a Japanese speaking Tour guide but English-speaking staff will accompany you during the tour giving you basic information. English tourist information handout will be also provided.

Day 8: Kamikochi, Japan Alps 1 Day Tour

-Meet at Bus Center in Nagoya Station
-Bento Lunch on the bus
-Chubu Sangaku National Park KAMIKOCHI
-Back to Bus Center in Nagoya Station
Public Bus Tour/English speaking attendant
Overnight in Nagoya

You will get together at Nagoya station at about 8:00 a.m. and get in the bus. You visit Takayama first. Takayama is an old city which is called “Little Kyoto″ in Hida. Its quaint streets lined with old houses attract numerous tourists from all over the world. You can stroll for about 90 minutes and have a buffet lunch in a restaurant.
After lunch, you move to visit the historic village of Shirakawago, one of the most scenic and historic villages of Japan. It was registered as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 and it is popular for the Gassho-zukuri traditional farmhouses. You can take a walk around the farmhouses and enjoy the eye-catching scenery of the village. You will return to Nagoya station at around 19:30. There is a Japanese speaking Tour guide but English-speaking staff will accompany you during the tour giving you basic information. English tourist information handout will be also provided.

Day 8: Kamikochi, Japan Alps 1 Day Tour

-Meet at Bus Center in Nagoya Station
-Bento Lunch on the bus
-Chubu Sangaku National Park KAMIKOCHI
-Back to Bus Center in Nagoya Station
Public Bus Tour/English speaking attendant
Overnight in Nagoya

In the morning you check out your hotel after the breakfast and go to Nagoya station to take your train to Hiroshima. You ride in the bullet train, the most high-speed train in the world and will get support from the online support guide if you need help for finding the platform etc. and go to Hiroshima. You will have free time after reaching Hiroshima.You can check in your hotel and get our online support advice for spending your time.

Day 10: Hiroshima 1 Day Tour

-Meet Tour Guide at Hiroshima station
-Miyajima, Itsukushima shrine
-Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park / Museum
-Atomic Bomb Dome
Overnight in Hiroshima
Local train/English speaking guide

In the morning you check out your hotel after the breakfast and go to Nagoya station to take your train to Hiroshima. You ride in the bullet train, the most high-speed train in the world and will get support from the online support guide if you need help for finding the platform etc. and go to Hiroshima. You will have free time after reaching Hiroshima.You can check in your hotel and get our online support advice for spending your time.

Day 10: Hiroshima 1 Day Tour

-Meet Tour Guide at Hiroshima station
-Miyajima, Itsukushima shrine
-Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park / Museum
-Atomic Bomb Dome
Overnight in Hiroshima
Local train/English speaking guide

In the morning you will check out the hotel and leave your suitcases there. You will ride in an Electric bicycle and go around Hiroshima and enjoy Cycling freely in the town and nature such as mountains and by the river for almost 3 hours. You can set your destination according to your interests. The Guides are very knowledgeable and good fun. You will experience making your lunch Japanese food “Okonomiyaki” which is like Japanese style pizza. It is a pan-fried dish that consists of batter and cabbage. Selected toppings such as meat and seafood to wasabi and cheese can be added. After the tour you get back your suitcases and go to Hiroshima station to get in the bullet train head to Osaka.

Day 12: Kyoto 1 Day Tour

-Golden Pavilion
-Nishijin Textile center, KIMONO show
-Arashiyama
-Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
-Kiyomizudera Temple
Overnight in Osaka
English Speaking Guide/Local Train/Walk

Granvia Osaka and reach to Kyoto station by bus or train. The whole day tour will be conducted by Bus. First you visit kinkakuji Temple, Gold Pavilion. The image of the temple richly adorned in gold leaf reflects beautifully in the water of Kyokochi, the mirror pond. It is perhaps the most widely recognized image of Kyoto.Then you will visit Nishijin Textile Center. Every aspect of the beauty and elegance of the kimono is introduced through their daily Kimono Shows, historical archives, and presentations exhibited by Nishijin. In addition, you can experience of watching demonstrations on traditional crafting. You will have Japanese style lunch and move to Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine. It is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network of trails behind its main buildings. After visiting that for about 30 minutes you go to see Kiyomizudera Temple with over 1200 years of history. It is one of the signature World Heritage sites in Kyoto. The tour finishes at about 6:00 pm and the bust takes your first to Kyoto station and then Osaka station would be terminal.

Day 13: Nara 1 Day Tour

-Todaiji Temple
-Japanese garden, Nara park
-Kasuga Taisha Shrine
-Naramachi (Complicated Alleys and Traditional Townhouses)
Overnight in Osaka
English Speaking Guide/Local Train/Taxi

You will get together at Hotel Granvia Osaka and move to Kyoto station by bus or train. The whole day tour will be conducted by Bus afterward. You will be headed to Nara by bus. Nara is located less than one hour from Kyoto and Osaka. Due to its past as the first permanent capital, the city remains full of historic treasures, including some of Japan’s oldest and largest temples. You will vist Todaiji one of Japan’s most famous and historically significant temples and a landmark of Nara and one of Japan’s largest bronze statues of Buddha. The 15 meters tall, seated Buddha represents Vajrayana and is flanked by two Bodhisattvas. Then you go to Nara Park a large park in central Nara. It is the location of many of Nara’s main attractions including Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha, Kofukuji and the Nara National Museum. It is also home to hundreds of freely roaming deer. After that you will visit Kasuga Taisha Shrine. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name of “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara and stands in Nara Park, with the ancient Kasugayama Forest at its back. You can watch this place for about 40 minutes and will visit Nara-Machi complicated alleys and traditional townhouses.
This is the end of half day Nara tour and you will be back to Kyoto and then Osaka.

Day 14: Osaka 1 Day Tour

-Osaka Castle
-Osaka floating Garden
-Aqua liner Cruising
-Takoyaki making experience & Lunch buffet
-Dotonbori strolling
Overnight in Osaka
English speaking guide/Local train/Taxi

After your breakfast you go to Osaka castle. The castle was intended the to become the center of a new, unified Japan under Toyotomi rule. It was the largest castle at the time. The entire Osaka Castle Park covers about 2 kilometers with lots of green space, sport facilities, a multi-purpose arena and a shrine dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The park is one of Osaka’s most popular spots during the cherry blossom season.
Then you go to Umeda Sky Building one of the landmarks of Umeda, Osaka. It is a pair of skyscrapers connected in midair. The names of the two are the “Tower East” and “Tower West” which both are 173 meters tall with 40 floors. The building, located in Shin-Umeda City, is a landmark of Osaka and on the top is the Floating Garden Observatory, where Osaka’s cityscape can be viewed from a height of 170 meters. At the end you will go for aqua liner ride and experience the view of Osaka from river bus. For lunch you will experience making Takoyaki, a ball-shaped Japanese snack or appetizer made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. It is filled with minced or diced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger and green onion. The last spot is Dotonbori scrolling. It is renowned for its gaudy neon lights, extravagant signage, and the enormous variety of restaurants and bars.

Day 15: Transfer to KIX Airport

-Breakfast at hotel
-Check out the hotel
-Get in the shuttle bus to the airport
Airport limousine bus/Online support guide

You will have your breakfast and get ready to leave the hotel. You will go to the nearest station by the help of our online support guides and then take the limousine bus to Kansai airport.

Attention:

Included
・Accommodation
・Hotel Breakfast
・Day 2,3,7,8,11,14 Lunch
・Transfers in case of guided tours
・Site-seeing entrance fee excluding Day 6
・Bullet Train tickets
・Data Sim-card
・Tax

Excluded
・International flight tickets
・Insurance fee
・Optional Tours
・Some local transfers (refer to remarks)
・Online support tour’s transfers

Remarks

• The price is estimated at the present time. It may change due to the departure date or reservation time
• 1 dollar is calculated as 　$1＝107 yen
• Sightseeing sites can be changed. please contact us if you intend to do so, as the prices may change.
• If the flight arrival time is late night or early morning, there will be an additional charge
• Hotels are not reserved yet. Same rank hotels will be reserved in case the hotels mentioned in the itinerary are not available
• Online guide Support: On free days, when the guide is not accompanying you, you can access the guides online,
• by calling or messaging them in case you need any help, or you have any questions using the sim cards delivered at the arrival day.
• In public tours, the transfer from hotel to Meetings spot and finishing places of the tour to hotel is self-paid.
• 1 day transportation fee by train in Tokyo is estimated about 25 USD per person
• Cost of meals
  Lunch: about 5~15 USD per person
  Dinner : about 9~25 USD per person