Japan Highlights: Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima

Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrival, Osaka

  Upon your arrival in Osaka, your airport assistant, holding a welcome board with your name, will greet you at the airport and guide you to take the airport shuttle bus to your hotel. Private transfer is available at your request.

  • Osaka

• Day 2: Osaka - Kobe - Osaka, by Train

  Meet your tour guide at the hotel lobby and have a day excursion to Kobe by train.

  Stroll around the Nada district – the top sake-producing region in Japan - and visit Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum. Good exhibits with life-sized replicas plus English pamphlets and video clips will give you a deep intuitive feeling of the sake brewing process in traditional ways. Kill the time at the popular shopping and entertainment district of Kobe Harborland before returning to Osaka.

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  • Osaka

• Day 3: Osaka, Day at Leisure

  Today is yours to spend at your leisure. Relax at the hotel or venture out to explore Osaka further. Osaka offers too many things from exquisite cuisine and great shopping areas to some of the finest museums for you to choose from.

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  • Osaka

• Day 4: Osaka - Hiroshima, by Train

  Have some time free until boarding the train to Hiroshima. Upon arrival, make your way to the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

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  • Hiroshima

• Day 5: Hiroshima - Miyajima - Hiroshima

  This morning, a 45-minute boat will take you to Miyajima Island directly. Here you'll visit the centuries-old Itsukushima Shrine with its iconic "floating" torii gate. Later, go back to Hiroshima by boat and visit Peace Memorial Park. Inside, make sure to explore what happened when the atomic bomb exploded in this area at the Peace Memorial Museum and see the Atomic Bomb Dome - one of the few buildings to remain standing after the bomb exploded.

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• Day 6: Hiroshima - Kyoto, by Train

  Get to Hiroshima Station and take a train to Kyoto by yourself. On arrival, meet your local guide in Kyoto and enjoy half-day sightseeing by public transportation. You'll visit the historic Nijo Castle, built in 1603 as the residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Period. It is recommended to drop off at Gion, the famous geisha district with many traditional wooden townhouses called Machiya. Apart from its numerous restaurants and shops, you can wander around with good chances to encounter beautiful geisha.

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  • Kyoto

• Day 7: Kyoto, A Taste of Ancient Japanese

  Begin your full-day discovery at Kinkaku-ji Temple, capturing the wonderful images when the temple with the gold top two floors reflecting beautifully in the mirror pond. Continue to Kiyomizu-dera Temple and take in the stunning panoramic views from its wooden stage out from its main hall. After a short visit to Sanjusangen-do Temple, spend the rest of the day exploring Fushimi Inari-Taisha Shrine. You can walk along the trails lined with thousands of vermilion torii gates up to the Yotsutsuji intersection on halfway of the mountain and enjoy some nice views over Kyoto.

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  • Kyoto

• Day 8: Kyoto - Tokyo, by Train

  Get your way to the railway station for a train to Tokyo. Upon arrival, go to your hotel by yourself and have the rest of the day to relax at the hotel or go out for a short exploration at your own pace.

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  • Tokyo

• Day 9: Tokyo Highlights

  Today is dedicated to discovering the highlights of Tokyo with a private guide by public transportation.

  The first stop is the Meiji Shrine, where you can get an insight into Japan's indigenous religion of Shinto through some typical Shinto activities here. Head to the East Garden of the Imperial Palace for a leisure stroll, followed by an art tea ceremony in a tea house. Afterward, visit Senso-ji Temple, the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo. The Nakamise Shopping Street in the temple, lined with shops selling traditional souvenirs, snacks, and sweets, is a great place to have fun.

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• Day 10: Tokyo - Mt. Fuji - Tokyo, by Private Car

  Spend a whole day enjoying the beauty of Mt. Fuji with your English-speaking driving guide. After arrival at Mu. Fuji 5th Station about 3 hours later, you can walk around the paths to catch an amazing of the Fuji Five Lakes below. Then, keep your camera at the ready to snap Mt. Fuji with a perfectly shaped peak from a nice natural surrounding as you sail on Lake Kawaguchi. Afterward, stop by Iyashi no Sato, a historic village located near the lake, and then head back to Tokyo.

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  • Tokyo

• Day 11: Tokyo, Departure

  Free in the day before taking a shuttle bus to the airport on your own for your flight back home.

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