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Number of overnight stays in parentheses. This tour may also be reversed. Program Fee includes: • Round-trip airfare • Comfortable motorcoach; Bullet train with extension • 7 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms (9 with extension) • Breakfast and dinner daily DAY 1: Fly overnight to Japan DAY 2: Tokyo Arrive in Tokyo DAY 3: Tokyo Take a guided tour of Tokyo: – Harajuku shopping district – Imperial Palace Plaza Visit the Meiji Shinto Shrine Visit Asakusa Kannon Temple Enjoy a tempura dinner DAY 4: Tokyo Optional: Nikko: – Toshugo Shrine – Kegon Waterfall – Lake Chuzenji eftours.com/jpn • 800.637.8222 • Full-time EF Tour Director • 2 sightseeing tours led by licensed local guides (3 with extension) Optional: Nikko Nara DAY 5: Kamakura • Hakone Travel to Kamakura See the Great Image of Buddha Continue on to Hakone Spend the night in a traditional Japanese ryokan DAY 6: Hakone • Kyoto Tour Hakone National Park Take a cruise on Lake Hakone Ride a cable car up Mount Komagatake 2-DAY TOUR EXTENSION DAY 9: Osaka • Hiroshima Take a bullet train from Osaka to Hiroshima Take an excursion to Miyajima Park Visit Istukushima Shrine Take a guided tour of Hiroshima Visit the Peace Memorial Museum Top things to see on tour: DAY 7: Kyoto Take a guided tour of Kyoto Visit Nijo Castle Visit Kiyomizu Temple Visit the Gold Pavilion Optional: Nara – Todaiji Temple – Deer Park – Kasuga Shrine DAY 8: Kyoto • Osaka Enjoy free time Travel to Osaka Visit Osaka Castle DAY 9: Depart for home DAY 10: Osaka Visit Himeji Castle Return to Osaka DAY 11: Depart for home Meiji Shinto Shrine Asakusa Kannon Temple Lake Hakone cruise Ryokan Gold Pavilion
Kyoto Kyoto conjures up images of sunlit walks around tiered pagodas and quiet lakes lined with cherry blossom trees—experience this scenery fi rsthand on your visit to the tranquil Gold Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple painted in delicate gold leaf. As the national capital for over a millennium, Kyoto offers you a unique glimpse into the history of Imperial Japan. Cross under the burnt orange torii (gate) at the entrance of the Heian Shrine. Dedicated to Emperors Kanmu and Komei, the Shrine replicates the former Imperial Palace. On your visit to Nijo castle, wander through the Japanese cypress halls that the powerful Tokugawa shogunate called home. Hakone Explore the majestic beauty of Japan at the national park of Hakone. Boasting botanical gardens, an open-air museum and spectacular views of Mt. Fuji (Bring your camera!), Hakone welcomes tens of millions of visitors every year. Your tour includes a boat cruise on the sparkling Lake Ashi and a cable car ride up Mount Komagatake. Experience true Japanese hospitality when you spend the night in a traditional inn, or ryokan. During your stay, enjoy the simplicity of your surroundings and sleep on a futon atop tatami-matted fl oors—remember to remove your shoes before you enter! eftours.com/jpn • 800.637.8222 Overlooking downtown Tokyo, Japan Buddhist temple Kyoto, Japan Tokyo Welcome to Tokyo, city of contrasts. Encounter the Imperial Palace’s stately grandeur close to stories-tall jumbotrons, bound to wow even the most seasoned city-dwellers. See Harajuku’s young denizens blaze a path for fashion lovers everywhere in this inimitable shopping district. Counteract the bustle of Tokyo’s streets with a visit to the Meiji Shinto Shrine. Quiet and stillness reign inside the elaborate Inner Garden, a wooded oasis in the middle of the city. Make your way to the largest Buddhist temple, Asakusa Kannon. Here, restaurants, theaters and cinemas surround a fi ve-story pagoda—a perfect symbol of Tokyo’s enduring past and ultramodern future. Torii gate Lake Hakone, Japan
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