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2011 / JAPAN TOUR PACKAGE: Japan's Golden Route & Old Post Towns 8-Day Tour of Tokyo, Mt. Fuji ,Tsumago, Magome, & Kyoto

Imperial Palace Nijubashi Bridge
Imperial Palace Nijubashi Bridge

Bullet train passing Mt. Fuji
Bullet train passing Mt. Fuji

(c) Kyoto Photo Guide
(c) Kyoto Photo Guide


Explore Japan's Golden Route on this exciting tour including stops at Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Tsumago, Magome, and Kyoto!
The Japan Golden Route is our most highly recommended sightseeing course of Japan, involving visits to Mt. Fuji and Hakone from Tokyo before taking the Tokaido Shinkansen to Kyoto. This particular course allows you a chance to explore this route while also taking a look at Magome and Tsumago, two post towns on the old Nakasendo Highway, which used to run to Edo from Kyoto. (One-way)

PRICING

  • Adult: (12 years and older):  From JPY 175,300
  • Child: ( 6 - 11 years old ):  From JPY 162,950
  • Extra charge for single occupancy:  From JPY 42,300

**Remarks: For some tours, other tour fare will apply according to different age group for child.
Please read price list or remarks of each tour for your clarification.

Price List of This Tour


Departure Narita Airport/ 2011
Jan. 8 - Feb. 26, Dec. 3 - 10: Sat. (except Feb. 19, 26)
Feb.28 - Nov. 28: Mon., Sat. (except Apr. 30, May. 2, Aug. 8, 13, Sep. 19)
Meals Breakfast 0
Lunch 4
Dinner 1
Pick-up / Drop off Assembly Point: Narita Airport
Guide English-speaking guide service (except while on board the bullet train) on Day 2-6 and English assistant service at the point of transfer on Day 1, 4, 5, and 7 (and Day 8 for the round trip plan) is included.
Baggage Your baggage will be transported from Hakone to Kyoto on Day 4. Each person will be allowed one piece of baggage. For the overnight stay in Nagoya and Kisoji, we recommend that you carry a light overnight bag. Additional baggage will require an extra fee of JPY 2,200 per item.
Each person will be allowed one piece of baggage for the seat sharing van from Kyoto to Kansai Airport.
Additional baggage will require an extra fee of JPY 1,000 per item.

ITINERARY

Day 1: Arrive in Tokyo

Narita Airport Hotel in Tokyo.
(JTB staff will meet you at the exit of customs and assist you in boarding a reserved taxi.)

Day 2: Tokyo

7:55-8:45 a.m. Hotel Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal Tokyo Tower Observatory (30 mins.) Imperial Palace Plaza (10 mins.) Asakusa Kannon Temple & Nakamise Shopping Arcade (40mins)

12:00-12:20pm
This tour will disband upon arrival at Akihabara or Tokyo Station. (Tour guide will tell you how to return to your hotel.)
Afternoon free at leisure.

Day 3: Tokyo - Mt. Fuji - Hakone

8:00-8:45 a.m.
Hotel Keio Plaza Hotel (120 mins) Fuji Visitor Center (20 mins.)   Mt. Fuji 5th Station (30 mins.)

Lunch
Japanese-style lunch.

Togendai Hakone Ropeway (20 mins.) Owakudani Valley (30 mins.) Togendai Pirate Boat on Lake Ashi (30 mins.) Hakone-machi
5:00-6:00 p.m
Hotel in Hakone. Stay at Hakone Hotel Kowakien.

Day 4: Hakone - Nagoya

8:00-9:00am
Hotel Odawara Station (Kodama/140 mins)
Lunch
Nagoya Castle (80mins) Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology (60 mins)

4:00-4:30pm
Hotel in Nagoya. Stay at the Nagoya Marriot Associa Hotel.

Day 5: Nagoya - Magome/Tsumago

8:00-8:30am
Hotel Nagoya Station (Limited Express Shinano/60 mins) Nakatsugawa Station Magome-juku Walk (60 mins) (Hotel Bus)
Lunch
Japanese-style lunch
Kisojikan (chopstick making) (40 mins) Waki-honjin Tsumago Juku Walk (120 min) (Hotel Bus) Hotel
5:30-6:00pm
Stay at Hotel Kisoji (Japanese-style room)
Dinner
Japanese-style dinner at hotel.

Day 6: Magome/Tsumago - Kyoto

8:00-8:45am
Hotel (Hotel Bus) Nakatsugawa Station (Limited Express Shinano/ 60 mins) Nagoya Station (Nozomi/35 mins) Kyoto Station
Lunch
Buffet-style lunch
Heian Jingu Shrine (35 mins) Sanjusangendo (30 mins) Kiyomizudera Shrine (60 mins)
6:45-8:00pm Hotel in Tokyo

Day 7: Kyoto

Free at leisure.

Day 8: Kyoto - Kansai Airport

Free at leisure until departure. (Departure time is announced to your hotel on the day before departure.) (A taxi driver will meet you at your hotel and take you to the airport.)
Your Hotel (Shared seat van) Kansai Airport.


REMARKS

1. The JAPAN TOUR PACKAGE is a combination of several tours offered by SUNRISE TOURS. The structure of each component tour is mentioned on the tour page.
2.Participants will be taken care of by the English-speaking guide or assistant assigned to each tour from the point of assembly to the disbanding point. Please
note that the accompanying guide or assistant may change on a daily basis and that they are not staying at the hotel with the tour group.
3.As the departure flight leaves Kansai Airport at midnight, participants may have to wait several hours at the airport after arriving in a bench-seated van.
4. Extending your length of stay during the tour is not possible. Please ask your SUNRISE CENTER for an extension if you plan to extend your stay in either Tokyo or Kyoto.

Other Remarks
1. Please dress casually and wear shoes comfortable for walking on Day 5.
2. The departure station on the morning of Day 4 may be changed from Nakatsugawa Station to Nagiso Station. Transportation to the station may be made by taxi instead of bus.
3.On the day of the Jidai Matsuri festival (October 22), the tour will visit Chishaku-in Temple instead of Heian Jingu Shrine.
4. The bus between Tsumago and Magome is not operated during the winter, so a taxi or small bus will be used instead.
5. If the Toyota Commemorative Museum is closed, you will visit the Tokugawa Art Museum, Koshoji Temple, Noritake no Mori, or Atsuta Jingu Shrine instead.
6. On Day 6, the Limited Express to Nagoya Station may be changed to a local train.
7. Vegetarian menu options are also available.
8. This tour is offered to travelers from overseas only.

Remarks for Mt. Fuji-Hakone Tour
1.Multilingual audio guides are available in Korean, Chinese, German and Spanish. They will be provided free of charge. We recommend that you make requests in advance to enjoy this special service. Units may not be available if your request is made at the last minute. One unit or more will be provided per group. (Depending on the conditions at the time your request is made, it may not be possible to provide one unit per person.)
2. The Mt. Komagatake Ropeway is skipped on the following days due to traffic conditions: May 2, 5, July 18, 23, 24, 30, 31, August 6, 7, 20, 21, 27, 28, September 3, 10, 19, 25, October 1, 10, 15, 22, 29, 30, November 5, 12, 19, and December 30.
3.When the Fuji Visitor Center is closed or if the tour is behind schedule due to traffic conditions, the Fuji Visitor Center may be skipped.
4.The road to Mt. Fuji 5th station is sometimes closed due to heavy snows in the winter and the early spring. If this is the case, or if the tour is behind schedule, you will go to the highest possible point.
5.We recommend you to bring an overcoat or other warm clothing during autumn and winter.
6.The tour will not be cancelled nor refunded if you are unable to see the full view of Mt. Fuji due to weather conditions.
7.Although the Komagatake Ropeway, Hakone Ropeway or the cruise on Lake Ashi may be omitted or substituted for as a result of traffic and weather conditions or other operational reasons, the tour will not be canceled nor will the tour fee be refunded. In the case that one or both of the destinations are omitted, you will enjoy one of the following alternatives: Narukawa Art Museum in Hakone, Hakone Check Point, Cruise on Lake Kawaguchi, Lake Kawaguchi Ropeway, Hakone-en Aquarium, Hakone Shrine and Hakone Ropeway (Owaku-dani Valley). Your tour guide will finalize alternatives based upon careful consideration of tour logistics and other conditions.
8. Your tour guide may not accompany you back to Tokyo after Odawara Station for operational reasons. In this case, your guide will tell you how to go back to your hotel from Tokyo Station (Return by shinkansen), or from Shinjuku/Ginza (The entire tour is by motorcoach.)
9. Vegetarian menu options are also available.



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