Traditional and Modern Japan

Traditional and Modern Japan

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Get ready to discover both the traditional and modern faces of Japan. After the neon lights and advanced technology of Tokyo, you will find peace in the natural beauty of Hakone. Follow the deep traces of history in Hiroshima and Miyajima, while the dynamic life of Osaka and the elegant temples of Kyoto will fascinate you. Nara's ancient buildings will crown this fascinating journey.

Included

  • All excursions and visits specified in the program
  • All transportation and transfers specified in the program with private comfortable vehicles
  • All museum and archaeological site entrance fees
  • Local English guide service during excursions

Tour Plan

Day 1: Tokyo

After arriving at Tokyo Narita Airport, we will be welcomed at the airport and move to the hotel where we will stay. Overnight at our hotel.

Day 2: Tokyo

After breakfast at the hotel, we will get to know Tokyo, the largest city in the world and the capital of Japan. Tokyo Imperial Palace Museum, which is the most important art museum in Japan and exhibits Japan's art heritage, Tokyo Tower, 333 meters high and weighing 4,000 tons, Asakusa, Sensoji Temple and Nakamise Street, where we will experience traditional Tokyo, are some of the places we will see during our tour. We will have lunch at a local restaurant during the tour. After our excursions, we return to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

Day 3: Tokyo

Free time all day in Tokyo to enjoy the city.

Day 4: Tokyo - Hakone - Hiroshima

After breakfast at the hotel, we move to the train station. We will go to Sacred Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan with a height of 3,766 meters. After visiting this majestic mountain, we will arrive in Hakone, 1.5 hours away, and have lunch. Then we will take a boat trip on Lake Ashi, which will take about 45 minutes, and then visit Owakudani Crater, which was formed 3000 years ago during the last eruption of Mount Hakone and is now famous for its sulfurous smoke, hot springs and hot rivers. Then we will take the bullet train to Hiroshima. We will have lunch at a local restaurant during the tour. Overnight at our hotel.

Day 5: Hiroshima - Miyajima

After breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the Peace Memorial Park and Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site dedicated to Hiroshima, the first city to be nuked. We will have lunch at a local restaurant during the tour. After our sightseeing, we will go to a ryokan, a traditional Japanese hotel inspired by traditional wooden Japanese houses, usually with one or two floors, to have dinner and stay. Overnight in traditional Japanese style rooms.

Day 6: Miyajima - Hiroshima - Osaka - Kyoto

After breakfast at the ryokan, we will arrive at Hiroshima Station. From here we will depart to Osaka by Bullet Train. Built in the 17th century and one of the most beautiful examples of Japanese architecture, we will visit Osaka Castle and Umeda Sky Skyscraper consisting of two towers. After free time in Dotonbori District, we will depart to the train station for Kyoto. Overnight at our hotel in Kyoto.

Day 7: Kyoto

After breakfast at the hotel, we will get to know Kyoto, the capital of Imperial Japan until 1868, a beautiful and spiritual city where Japan is most committed to its traditions. We will visit the Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site internationally recognized as a perfect representative of the Kitayama Culture architecture and the art of gardening. Then we will visit Kiyomizu Shrine, one of the historical monuments of ancient Tokyo and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We will have lunch at a local restaurant during the tour. Then we will visit Nijo Castle, Handicraft Center and Gion District. Overnight at our hotel.

Day 8: Kyoto - Nara-Kyoto

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Nara, the city of temples. We will visit Horyu-Ji, known as the oldest temple in Japan dating back to the 7th century and the majestic Pavilion of Dreams, one of the oldest buildings in the world, the five-story Kofuku-Ji Pagoda and gardens, which has become the symbol of Nara, Todai-Ji and Kasuga Taisha Shrine, which houses a huge Buddha statue made of golden bronze. We will have lunch at a local restaurant during the tour. Then we depart to the train station and drive back to Kyoto. Overnight at our hotel.

Day 9: Kyoto

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Kyoto Kansai Airport for our return flight.

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