-Day 1
Day 2 Konnichiwa Tokyo
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Day 3 Tokyo
Breakfast
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation visit
The National Museum of Nature and Science visit
Details: The Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park visit
In the event of a large-scale disaster, such as an earthquake centered below Tokyo, The Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park acts as a central base of operations for disaster prevention in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area that houses emergency response facilities including local disaster management headquarters, as well as institutions that compile disaster-related information and coordinate emergency disaster measures.
Day 4 Tokyo
Breakfast
Shabu-Shabu dinner
Details: Tsukuba excursion
Located an hour north of Tokyo, Tsukuba is knows as "Japan's Science City". It is home to Tsukuba Science City and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Details: Tsukuba Space Centre visit
Take a guided tour of the Space Centre. The areas visited are subject to change based on daily operations, but the tour typically includes a visit of the astronaut training area, a tour of the Kibo operation control room and a screening of an introductory video to the Tsukuba Space Center.
Details: Cyberdyne Studios visit
Guided tour to introduce you to Cyberdine Inc. and HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) technology.
Details: Science Square TSUKUBA visit
How will science and technology shape our future? Explore answers on this visit to the Science Square showroom of industrial technology, where research is conducted to improve daily lives using environmentally-conscious science.
Day 5 Tokyo
Breakfast
Details: Chiba and Saitama excursion
Brimming with beautiful nature and interesting tourist destinations, Chiba and Saitama are home to fascinating local attractions.
Details: Free Time in Harajuku and Omotesando
Explore Harajuku and Omotesando. Harajuku's Takeshita Dori (Street) is where Tokyo's trendy teens come to shop the fashion botiques and crepe stands. Nearby Omotesando is affectionately referred to as Tokyo's Champs Elysees, focused on the adults desire for name brand fashions and lovely restaurants.
Day 6 Tokyo--Kyoto
Breakfast
Travel to Otsuki
Travel from Mishima station to Kyoto by Shinkansen (Japanese Bullet Train)
Details: Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center visit
The center was opened in 2014, alongside the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line, a 42.8 km length of track where Maglev train test runs are taking place in preparation for commercial use. It is the only place in Japan where visitors can see a Maglev train up-close running at a speed of 500 km/hour. Yes, 500 km per hour!
Day 7 Kyoto
Breakfast
Nijo Castle visit
Kyoto International Manga Museum visit
Fushimi Inari Shrine visit
Details: Kyoto International Manga Museum workshop
Museum staff will carefully guide you through an introduction of manga, its drawing techniques, and tips on how to draw characters, explanations of manga 'manpu' (symbols and signs) which express characters' feelings.
Day 8 Kyoto
Breakfast
Kinkaku-ji temple (Golden Pavilion) visit
Tenryu-ji Temple visit
Details: Japanese Taiko drum lesson
Enjoy a hands-on cultural experience with local musicians that will refresh your body and mind. Learn about the history and basic structure of the taiko drumming technique with a simple traditional song.
Details: Gion District city walk
Visit the historical area of Gion which is most know for its Geisha culture.
Day 9 Flight home from Osaka (from Kyoto)
Breakfast
Travel by bus to Osaka
Day 9 Start extension to Hiroshima and Miyajima
Breakfast
Travel to Hiroshima via Bullet train
Details: Hiroshima guided sightseeing tour
Tour the extraordinary city that suffered an unimaginable destruction and incredible rebirth to become the thriving city it is today. At Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, see the Peace Memorial Museum and the Atomic Bomb Dome, the skeletal remains of a pre-blast building, for an idea of the catastrophic effects the Atomic bomb had on the city. The park, museum, and Atomic Bomb Dome act as a symbol of peace and as a memorial for those who died.
Details: Atomic Dome visit
The Atomic Bomb Dome, formerly the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, was destroyed by the world's first atomic bomb dropping. It was called the "Atomic Bomb Dome" for its distinctive domed steel frame and was included in UNESCO's World Heritage List in December 1996 as a symbol of the devastation caused by the first atomic bomb in the history of humankind. It represents the importance of the abolition of nuclear weapons and lasting world peace.
Details: Peace Memorial Park visit
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, located in the center of Hiroshima City was built in its current location near the hypocenter of the atomic bombing during WWII on August 6, 1945. The park is home to many memorials and monuments, including the Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims.
Day 10 Miyajima
Miyajima excursionItsukushima Shrine visit, Senjokaku Pagoda visit, Shopping on Omotesando Street
Details: Miyajima excursion
Glide through the tranquil waters, past the iconic red Torii gate and into the realm of the sacred at the Itsukushima Shrine. As you step off the ferry you will be greeted by the “messengers of the deities”, or the tame Miyajima deer, that are always found wandering around the shrine. After visiting this impressive structure browse through the many craft stores, bakeries and street-food carts on Omotesando Street - see if you’re brave enough to sample a traditional dish of conger eel.
Tour Includes:
- Round-trip airfare
- 7 overnight stays (9 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms
- Breakfast daily
- Dinner daily
- Full-time services of a professional tour director
- Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
- Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
- Tour Diary™
- Local Guide and Local Bus Driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
- Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
- Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.
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