Today, begin your beautiful journey of Japan with Airtours Holidays. Arrive at Narita Airport where you will be met by your Tour Manager at the arrival area after clearing immigration and customs. Kindly make your own arrangement if you are unable to meet the Tour Manager at the designated time. Then check-in to the hotel. (Standard check-in time is 1500 hrs.)
Tonight enjoy an Indian dinner
Overnight in Tokyo
After buffet breakfast, proceed on a guided tour of Tokyo. Start with a cruise on River Sumida and enjoy the landscape of Tokyo from the river. Then, visit the 7th Century Buddhist Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa District. Also walk through the Nakamise Shopping Street, which has been in existence since the 17th century, where you can buy local Japanese souvenirs. Enjoy local lunch. Visit Shinjuku Gyoen, that has been around since the Edo Period (1603-1868) as a feudal lord’s Tokyo residence. Later it was converted into a botanical garden and in 1949 it was dedicated to the citizens of Japan as a public park. Later, visit Tokyo Tower, that was constructed in 1958, and is an enduring icon of Japan, to get a bird’s eye view of Tokyo from the Main Observation Deck at 150 metres.
Tonight enjoy an Indian dinner
Overnight in Tokyo
After buffet breakfast, drive to Hakone and take the Hakone Scenic Ropeway. Thereafter, embark on a cruise on tranquil Lake Ashi. Enjoy local lunch. Later, drive to experience the majestic Mt Fuji, Japan’s most famous symbol! Take in the amazing view of the valley below from Mt Fuji 3rd/4th/5th Station (weather conditions permitting). Return to Tokyo.
Tonight enjoy an Indian dinner
Overnight in Tokyo
After buffet breakfast, check out and proceed to Tokyo station to embark on a thrilling train ride on the super-express train for Kanazawa (please prepare 01 small bag for 02 overnights, 01 big bag will be transferred to Osaka), a delightful, small town nestled in the majestic Japanese Alps. Over the next few days you will travel back in time as you explore rural Japan where traditional architecture, ancient culture and fascinating customs have been proudly preserved. Enjoy local lunch. Head to Nomura Samurai House, a historic home with landscaped inner gardens and pond in Nagamachi. You can walk through the different levels of the house to see the living quarters and gardens that are well-preserved even to this day. Proceed to the beautiful Kenrokuen Garden, one of the most fascinating gardens in Japan and marvel at the waterfalls, ponds and charming tea-houses.
Tonight enjoy an Indian dinner
Overnight in Kanazawa
After buffet breakfast, check out and enjoy a scenic drive through the picturesque valley to the village of Gokayama, a UNESCO World Heritage site and enjoy a demonstration of traditional Japanese paper making techniques, where you will make your very own postcard. Then head to the village of Shirakawa-go, another UNESCO World Heritage site where you will discover fascinating architecture of old steep thatched-roof Gassho houses that have been around since the 11th century. This unique architectural style, harmonized into the magnificent mountain landscape, was developed to help the inhabitants to survive the extremely harsh winter. Walk around the village to experience daily life in this remote area. Enjoy local lunch. Thereafter, drive to Nagoya Station. Board the Bullet train to Shin-Osaka Station.
Tonight enjoy an Indian dinner
Overnight in Osaka
After buffet breakfast, drive to Kyoto and visit the Kiyomizu-dera temple complex, a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto. Later, head to the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, one of Kyoto’s top sights. Standing amidst these soaring stalks of bamboo is like being in another world. Enjoy local lunch. Later drive to Golden Pavilion to see the Kinkakuji Temple. Then visit Nijo Castle. Return to Osaka.
Tonight enjoy an Indian dinner
Overnight in Osaka
After buffet breakfast, transfer to Hiroshima by bullet train. Drive to Miyajima Ferry Pier to embark on a short ferry ride which will bring you to Miyajima Island. See the floating Torii Gates – the second most photographed monument in Japan and see the Itsukushima Jinja Shrine. Take the ferry back to the mainland. Enjoy local lunch. Drive to Hiroshima – the city where time stood still when it was devastated during World War II by the Atom bomb. See the Cenotaph which is a tribute to all those people who died due to the bombing. See the Atom Bomb Dome – the only building that remained after the bombing which has now become the symbol of Hiroshima. Visit the Peace Memorial Museum. Later transfer to Osaka by bullet train.
Tonight enjoy an Indian dinner
Overnight in Osaka
After buffet breakfast proceed to Nara, the first capital of Japan, dating back to the 8th century. Visit the Nara Deer Park which is home to nearly 1200 deer. The deer are designated as a national treasure and have become a symbol of the city. Also visit the Todaiji Temple which has the largest bronze statue of Buddha in Japan, also called the Great Daibutsu. Enjoy local lunch. Later, visit Umeda Sky Tower, one of Osaka’s most recognizable landmarks. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost levels with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center. Enjoy a bird’s eye view of Osaka from the observation deck. Later free time for shopping in the vibrant and bustling Dotonbori Area.
Tonight enjoy an Indian dinner
Overnight in Osaka
After buffet/boxed breakfast, check out and proceed to the airport for your flight back home. Return home with wonderful memories of your Japan Tour.
