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Classic Japan 2020
24 March – 4 April 2020
An unforgettable tour which coincides with Japan’s famous cherry blossom season.
Experience the ancient temples and exquisite landscape of Japan, a moving visit to
Hiroshima, the lovely island of Miyajima and a stay near beautiful Mt Fuji before heading
to the bright lights of Tokyo.
Classic Japan 2020
The Itinerary
24-25 March: UK / Japan
Depart from London Heathrow on the
evening of 24 March and arrive at Kansai
International Airport (Osaka) the next day
(with a change of plane en route). You will
be met on arrival and transferred to your
comfortable, centrally-located 4* Kyoto
hotel for 5 nights.
26 March: Guided sightseeing in
Kyoto
Enjoy a full day visiting the sights of
Kyoto by private air-conditioned coach,
beginning with the beautiful temples
and blossoming gardens of Kinkaku-ji,
the Golden Pavilion. Next, we will visit 28 March: Day excursion to your Tokyo hotel. The cost of sending one
Heian Shrine, built to commemorate standard-sized suitcase is included in our
Hiroshima, Miyajima
the capital’s foundation in Kyoto. We tour price. Additional baggage will cost extra.
will visit the garden which is famous Today we will make an early start and board
for its many beautiful weeping cherry the world-famous Bullet Train to the moving 30 March: Kyoto to Hakone
blossom trees. Following a bento box city of Hiroshima. We first visit the Atomic Today we say goodbye to Kyoto and
lunch at Kyoto Handicraft Centre, we will Bomb Dome, Peace Memorial Park and board the Bullet Train bound for Hakone,
visit Sanjusangendo, a famous temple Peace Memorial Museum. We will then stop a peaceful mountain resort in the foothills
in eastern Kyoto renowned for its 1001 for a delicious lunch before taking a short of Mt Fuji. We check into a lovely 4* hotel
statues of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. ferry ride to the beautiful island of Miyajima, for the night. You are free to spend the
Enjoy a Welcome Dinner. (Breakfast, Lunch once considered so sacred that commoners afternoon strolling through the mountain
were forbidden. We return to Kyoto this paths and relaxing in your hotel’s soothing
& Dinner included).
evening. (Breakfast & Lunch included). private indoor and outdoor hot spring
27 March: Nara bath. Enjoy a delicious dinner tonight.
29 March: Kyoto
Today we will take a coach to the sleepy (Breakfast & Dinner included).
Today is yours to enjoy at leisure. In the
town of Nara, Japan’s first permanent
capital with eight UNESCO World Heritage
evening we will enjoy a walk in the famous 31 March: Hakone to Tokyo
Geisha district of Gion followed by a light
Sites. The highlight of the day is a visit Following breakfast, we will explore the
dinner in company of a Maiko (apprentice
to Todai-ji Temple, the largest wooden landscape of Hakone by private coach, ride
Geisha) who will delight us with dances and
building in the world and home to the in a cable car for a 360 degree panorama
Oshaku (pouring drinks). Afterwards, we
Great Buddha. Nara Park is a lovely place of the surrounding mountains and
will have the opportunity to take pictures
to stroll, relax and feed the deer. On the volcanic valleys of Owakudani, and enjoy
and talk with the maiko. (Breakfast & Dinner
way back to Kyoto we will make a brief a wonderful cruise across Lake Ashi. Before
included).
stop in Uji which is famous for the most departing for Tokyo we will briefly visit
delicious green tea. We will visit a lovely N.B. In order to make your journey to Tokyo Odawara Castle to see the beautiful cherry
tea shop that has provided tea to the more comfortable, we recommend that you blossoms in the castle grounds. Later this
Shoguns and Imperial family and you pack a small overnight bag for your night’s afternoon the Bullet Train will speed you
will have the opportunity to learn how to stay in Hakone as the remainder of your to Tokyo, a city which must be seen to be
prepare green tea. (Breakfast included). luggage will be sent ahead separately to believed. Your 4* hotel is located in central
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Tokyo, an ideal place to experience modern,
urban Japan. (Breakfast included). Price Includes:
1 April: Guided sightseeing in Tokyo • Economy class scheduled international flights (with a change of plane en route)
• 10 nights’ accommodation at centrally located hotels in Kyoto, Hakone and Tokyo
Enjoy a full-day city tour by private with breakfast daily
coach beginning with a visit to the lovely • Services of a knowledgeable Japan Journeys Tour Manager throughout
Koishikawa Korakuen garden. We will • Airport Transfers in Japan for those passengers arriving and/or departing with the
then visit bustling Senso-ji Temple in main group (pre and post extension passengers will need to arrange their own
the downtown area of Asakusa, before airport transfers)
ending the day by ascending Tocho (the • Welcome and Farewell Dinners on 26 March and 3 April and also Dinner on 30
Tokyo Municipal Government Building) March
for a panoramic view of Tokyo. (Breakfast • Lunches on 26 & 28 March
included). • Dinner with a Maiko in Kyoto’s Gion district on 29 March
• 7-day Japan Rail Pass allowing you unlimited travel on the entire Japan Rail
2 April: Tokyo
network including Shinkansen (Bullet Train) services
Today you are free to explore more of • Entrance fees and transportation fares to all attractions mentioned above
Tokyo’s attractions. We recommend serene • All Japanese sales taxes and service charge
Meiji Shrine and the trendy nearby district • Full financial protection via Japan Journeys’ membership of the Travel Trust
of Harajuku and the electronics district of Association through which your monies are held in a Trust Account until you
Akihabara. There are also some lovely parks return home
for cherry blossom viewing. Alternatively,
you might like to join a 1-day optional
tour to Kamakura (the political centre of Not Included In Price:
medieval Japan) and Enoshima Bay, or a 1- • Travel Insurance
day optional tour to Nikko, a superb temple • Any journeys made by you on your free days.
town in the mountains north of Tokyo. • Other meals not mentioned above.
Lunch is included on both optional tours. • Entrance to any attractions not named above.
(Breakfast included).
Optional Tours Price:
3 April: Tokyo 1-Day Nikko World Heritage £150.00 per person
This morning we head to the Sumida 1-Day Kamakura & Enoshima Bay Tour £125.00 per person
Hokusai Museum where you can browse
the fantastic exhibits on show. Then we All prices estimates are based on a minimum of 20 persons travelling in March/April 2020. All
will learn some of Tokyo’s interesting price estimates are based on current rates of exchange.
history during the Edo period at Edo-Tokyo
PRICE: LAND-ONLY PRICE: SINGLE ROOM
Museum. The afternoon is yours to enjoy at SUPPLEMENT:
leisure. You may wish to visit the wonderful
museum complexes in Ueno. Ueno Park is £4,525.00 £3,775.00 £495.00
one of the most famous places for cherry per person on a twin/double per person on a twin/double
blossom viewing in Japan. We will have a room shared basis room shared basis
fantastic Farewell Dinner in the evening.
(not including flights. non-UK
(Breakfast & Dinner included). passengers only)
4 April: Japan to UK To confirm a place on the trip, a deposit of 10% per person must be paid. The balance of the price of the trip
Depart from Narita International Airport must be made 12 weeks prior to departure.
(Tokyo) to London Heathrow. If you wish to extend your trip pre tour in Kyoto, you can do so for an additional £150.00 per person per
night for a Twin room or £170.00 per person per night for a Single room. You can extend your trip post tour
in Tokyo for an additional £145.00 per person per night for a Twin room or £179.00 per person per night for
a Single room.
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Cameo House, 11 Bear Street, London, WC2H 7AS
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7766 5267 Email: info@japanjourneys.co.uk
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