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JAPAN WORLD HERITAGE EXPLORIENT - 10 days / 9 nights (JPW)

Tokyo / Nikko / Hakone / Takayama / Kanazawa / Kyoto

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This inspiring Japan program takes you on a time journey to retrace the remarkable Japanese civilization with visits to the Kingdom's revered UNESCO World Heritage Sites across seven alluring cities. Your introduction to Japan begins by touching down at the world's most modern city - Tokyo. Its contrasts between the old and the new, the traditional and modern makes Tokyo an exciting place for travelers to visit the world over. There, our guests will enjoy Tokyo's city sights and a fascinating excursion to Nikko, a sacred, World Heritage Site famous for its architectural and decorative masterpieces as well as its history of Takugawa Shoguns.

Your Japan voyage continues on to Hakone, where the majestic Mt. Fuji warmly welcomes the visitor with its unsurpassed charm and stunning beauty; followed by an spectacular visit to Takayama, a castle town of old wooden houses standing side by side. Its lineal beauty, highlighted by projecting lattice and eaves of uniform height, instantly captivates the visitor. Next, we bring you to two enchanting World Heritage villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama as you journey toward Kanazawa, home to one of Japan's three most beautiful traditional gardens. Finally, your tour concludes in one of Japan's ancient capitals, Kyoto, where you'll enjoy inspiring visits to the Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, Kyoto Imperial Palace Todaiji Temple and the Kasuga Shrine. 

From Tokyo's bustling Ginza shopping district to Shirakawa-go's rustic wooden villages, Mt. Fuji's breathtaking panorama to Hakone's soothing hot-springs,  Kyoto's ancient imperial architectures to Kanazawa's Nagamachi Samurai Houses -- this is a journey that goes beyond the imagination.

TOUR INCLUDES:

• All ground transportation within Japan per itinerary

• 9 nights hotel accommodations per itinerary 

• Extensive Sightseeing with services of English-speaking guides

• 3 Japanese Lunches per itinerary

• Airport transfers upon arrival and departure 

TOKYO (3 nights)

• 3 nights at Grand Prince Takanawa (Superior) OR Grand Pacific Le Daiba | Hyatt Regency (Deluxe)

• Half-day Tokyo city sightseeing tour to Tokyo Tower Observatory, Imperial Palace Plaza, Asakusa Kannon Temple and Tasaki Pearl Museum.

• Full-day excursion to Nikko, UNESCO World Heritage Site (1999)

• Airport transfers by private taxi upon arrival

HAKONE (1 night)

• 1 night at Yumoto Fujiya Hotel¹

• Extensive sightseeing including a Mt. Fuji excursion and Lake Ashi Cruise

TAKAYAMA (1 night)

• 1 night at Hida Plaza Takayama Hotel¹

• Extensive sightseeing per itinerary

KANAZAWA (1 night)

• 1 night at Hotel Nikko Kanazawa¹

• Sightseeing to World Heritage villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (1995).

KYOTO (3 nights)

• 3 nights at Tokyu Hotel | Hotel Monterey (Superior) OR Hotel Okura Kyoto (Deluxe)

• Full day sightseeing to World Heritage Site of Kyoto & Nara (1994)

• Departure transfers to Kansai or Itami Airport in Osaka by shared mini-van

¹ Deluxe option features Japanese Room at Yumoto Fujiya, deluxe rooms at Hida Plaza Takayama and Hotel Nikko Kanazawa, respectively.

Mt Fuji, Hakone

Golden Pavilion, Kyoto

Shirakawa-go Village, Takayama