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JAPAN<br />
GOLDEN<br />
ROUTE<br />
11 days<br />
highlights<br />
• Visit Kiyomizu-dera Temple<br />
• Feed the sika deer at Nara Park<br />
• Race to Mount Fuji on a highspeed<br />
Shinkansen bullet train<br />
• Explore Tokyo’s vibrant nightlife<br />
and street food<br />
Day 1. Australia – Osaka<br />
Day 2. Osaka arrival<br />
Your tour guide will be waiting to<br />
transfer you to the airport hotel.<br />
Day 3. Osaka – Nara – Osaka<br />
Visit Todaiji Temple and the<br />
world’s largest bronze statue of<br />
the Buddha Vairocana, then<br />
wander through Nara Park with<br />
wild sika deer. Return to Osaka<br />
and visit Osaka Castle, before<br />
being dropped off at Dōtonbori<br />
to sample Osaka’s vibrant street<br />
food culture.<br />
Day 4. Osaka – Kyoto<br />
Visit Nijo Castle, the Kyoto<br />
residence of the Tokugawa<br />
Shogunate, and Kinkakuji, the<br />
heritage-listed Golden Pavilion,<br />
a UNESCO World Heritage Site,<br />
two floors of which are covered<br />
entirely in thin layers of pure<br />
gold. Cap off your day at<br />
Kiyomizu-dera Temple and drink<br />
to your fortune from the streams<br />
of the Otowa Waterfall.<br />
Day 5. Kyoto – Mount Fuji<br />
See Togetsu Bridge in the city’s<br />
Arashiyama district, and explore<br />
the Sagano Bamboo Forest with<br />
its towering green stalks that sway<br />
gently in the wind. After lunch,<br />
travel to Mount Fuji by bullet train<br />
at 320 kilometres per hour ($180).<br />
Day 6. Mount Fuji – Hakone<br />
– Atami<br />
Known as the Springs of Mount<br />
Fuji, the eight ponds of Oshino<br />
Hakkai are fed by melting snow<br />
filtering down through porous<br />
lava. Later, visit Gotemba Peace<br />
Park for a breathtaking view of<br />
Mount Fuji, then take a cruise on<br />
Lake Ashi. Next it’s on to<br />
Owakudani Valley, an active<br />
volcanic zone with hot springs,<br />
and a visit to the Hakone Shrine,<br />
hidden in forest.<br />
Day 7. Atami – Tokyo<br />
Sample one of Japan’s most<br />
popular beers at the Asahi Beer<br />
Factory, before visiting Odawara<br />
Castle. You’ll also travel to<br />
Kamakura to see Daibutsu,<br />
Japan’s second-tallest bronze<br />
Buddha statue.<br />
Day 8. Tokyo<br />
Spend today at your leisure. Visit<br />
Tokyo Disneyland or DisneySea<br />
(admission $120), join a Nikko<br />
day tour ($250), or take up one of<br />
our optional programs (see right,<br />
these programs are not guided and<br />
transportation is self-arranged).<br />
Day 9. Tokyo<br />
This morning, visit Meiji Shrine,<br />
dedicated to the deified spirits of<br />
Emperor Meiji and his consort,<br />
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