14 Days Japan Tokyo, Nikko, Mt. Fuji, Ise/Toba, Kyoto, Nara, Takayama, Shirakawa-go & Kanazawa Tour

Tour Code: JP142 Departure Date: You Choice! Custom Days: ..10..,16,19... Days
Tour Route: Tokyo-Nikko-Mt-Fuji-Ise-Toba-Kyoto-Nara-Takayama-Shirakawa-Kanazawa-Tokyo (Could Customize)

Day 1: Narita Airport - Tokyo

Narita Airport
We will meet you as you exit customs at Narita Airport and escort you to a reserved taxi that will take you to your hotel. Please note that the staff will not accompany you to your hotel. Please be sure to provide accurate information about your flight when booking as the staff will be waiting outside customs and arrange your taxi in accordance with this information.

Accommodations: Hotel in Tokyo
After arriving at your hotel (list of available hotels below), please check in. The rest of Day 1 is free time.

Day 2: Tokyo

7:55 - 8:45 a.m.
You will be picked up from your hotel. Take a morning tour of Tokyo by motorcoach and visit Tokyo Tower (40 min.), Imperial Palace Plaza (15 min.), and Sensoji Temple and Nakamise shopping arcade in Asakusa (40 min.).

12:00 - 12:20 p.m.
Following a drive through Ueno, the tour will disband in Akihabara or at Tokyo Station around noon, leaving you free to explore Tokyo on your own in the afternoon.

Accommodations: Hotel in Tokyo
Same Tokyo hotel as previous night.

Day 3: Tokyo

9:00 a.m.
You will be picked up from your hotel to attend a Japanese tea ceremony (75 min.) near Tokyo Station.

11:00 a.m.
After the tea ceremony experience ends around 11:00 a.m., you will be free to enjoy Tokyo on your own. The guide can tell you how to return to your hotel.

Accommodations: Hotel in Tokyo
Same Tokyo hotel as previous night.

Day 4: Tokyo - Kamakura - Tokyo

7:55 - 8:45 a.m.
You will be picked up from your hotel between to join a tour to Kamakura. In the morning, travel to Kamakura by train (60 min.) and visit Hasedera Temple (60 min.) and the Great Buddha (30 min.).

Lunch
Enjoy a Japanese-style lunch. After lunch, visit Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine (60 min.) and Komachi shopping street (30 min.).

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Return to Tokyo by local train (60 min.). The guide will tell you how to return to your hotel.

Accommodations: Hotel in Tokyo
Same Tokyo hotel as previous night.

Day 5: Tokyo - Nikko - Tokyo

7:55 - 8:45 a.m.
You will be picked up from your hotel to join a one day tour to Nikko. In the morning, travel to Nikko by motorcoach (160 min.) and visit Nikko Toshogu Shrine (100 min.).

Lunch

Enjoy a Japanese-style lunch. After lunch, visit Tamozawa Imperial Villa (60 min.) and Kirifuri Falls (30 min.) before returning to Tokyo. Note: On Tuesdays and other days that the Tamozawa Imperial Villa is closed, Rinnoji Temple Treasure Hall (60 min.) and Shoyo-en Garden (30 min.) will be visited instead.

7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
After returning to Tokyo by motorcoach (160 min.), the tour will disband in Ginza or Shinjuku. The guide will tell you how to return to your hotel.

Accommodations: Hotel in Tokyo
Same Tokyo hotel as previous night.

Day 6: Tokyo - Mt. Fuji - Hakone

8:00 - 8:45 a.m.
You will be picked up from your hotel to join a day tour to Mt. Fuji and Hakone. In the morning, travel to Mt. Fuji by motorcoach (120 min.), visit Fuji Visitor Center (20 min.), and drive up to Mt. Fuji's 5th station (30 min.) before continuing to Hakone.

Lunch
Enjoy a Japanese-style lunch in Hakone. After lunch, ride the Hakone Ropeway (20 min.), visit Owakudani (30 min.), and take a cruise on Lake Ashi (30 min.).

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Check in at the Yumoto Fujiya Hotel.
Accommodations: Hotel in Hakone
Stay overnight at the Yumoto Fujiya Hotel in Hakone.

Day 7: Hakone - Nagoya

8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Take a Kodama Shinkansen (bullet train) to Nagoya from Odawara Station (140 min.).

Lunch

After arriving in Nagoya, proceed to the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel for a buffet lunch. After lunch, visit Nagoya Castle (80 min.) and the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology (60 min.).

4:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Check in at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel.
Accommodations: Hotel in Nagoya
Stay at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel.

Day 8: Nagoya - Ise/Toba - Kyoto

8:30 a.m.
Walk from the hotel to Kintetsu Nagoya Station and take a limited express train to Ise (90 min.). Take a local bus from the station and visit Ise Jingu Shrine and Okage Yokocho (90 min.). Continue by local bus to visit Mikimoto Pearl Island (120 min.).

Lunch
Enjoy a Japanese-style lunch. After lunch, take a limited express train from Toba Station to Kyoto (150 min.).

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Check in at your hotel in Kyoto.
Accommodations: Hotel in Kyoto
Stay overnight at your hotel in Kyoto (list of available hotels linked below).

Day 9: Kyoto - Nara - Kyoto

7:50 - 8:45 a.m.
You will be picked up from your hotel to join a day tour of Kyoto and Nara. In the morning, visit Nijo Castle (50 min.), Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) (45 min.), and Kyoto Imperial Palace (40 min.).

Lunch

Enjoy a Japanese-style set lunch at Kyoto Nagomikan. (Depending on the tour date, lunch may be a Japanese-style buffet instead of a set.) After lunch, continue to Nara and visit Todaiji Temple and Nara Park (60 min.), Kasuga Grand Shrine (40 min.), and Nara Nagomikan (20 min.). After Nara sightseeing is completed in the afternoon/evening, you will be dropped off at your hotel in Kyoto.

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Return to your hotel in Kyoto.
Accommodations: Hotel in Kyoto
Same Kyoto hotel as previous night.

Day 10: Kyoto

Free Time in Kyoto
All of Day 10 is free time.
Accommodations: Hotel in Kyoto
Same Kyoto hotel as previous night.

Day 11: Kyoto - Takayama

9:10 - 10:00 a.m.
You will be picked up from your hotel to join a tour to Takayama. Board a Kodama Shinkansen to Nagoya (50 min.). At Nagoya Station, transfer to a limited express Hida for Takayama (150 min.). After arriving in Takayama, visit Yatai Kaikan Hall (30 min.), Kusakabe Folk Museum (20 min.), and Kami Sannomachi Street (30 min.).

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Check in at Hida Hotel Plaza.
Accommodations: Hotel in Takayama
Stay overnight at Hida Hotel Plaza.

Day 12: Takayama - Shirakawa-go - Kanazawa

8:30 a.m.
Depart the hotel to go sightseeing in Takayama and Shirakawa-go before traveling to Kanazawa. In the morning, visit Takayama's morning market (30 min.), then continue to Shirakawa-go by local bus to visit the Gassho-zukuri Folk Village and Wada Residence (180 min.). After sightseeing in Shirakawa-go, travel to Kanazawa by local bus (75 min.).

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Check in at Hotel Nikko Kanazawa.
Accommodations: Hotel in Kanazawa
Stay overnight at Hotel Nikko Kanazawa.

Day 13: Kanazawa - Tokyo

8:30 a.m.
Depart the hotel to go sightseeing in Kanazawa before traveling back to Tokyo. Visit Kenrokuen Garden (60 min.), Kutaniyaki Pottery Kiln (30 min.), and Nomura Residence (an old samurai residence) (30 min.). At Kanazawa Station, board a limited express Shirasagi train to Nagoya (180 min.). At Nagoya Station, transfer to a Nozomi Shinkansen and continue to Tokyo (100 min.).

9:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Check in at your hotel in Tokyo.
Accommodations: Hotel in Tokyo
Same hotel as previous Tokyo portion of tour.

Day 14: Tokyo - Narita Airport

Free Time in Tokyo
Free time until arranged departure time from hotel by reserved taxi.
Narita Airport
A taxi will pick you up at your hotel at the arranged time to take you back to Narita Airport. Package tour ends on arrival at Narita Airport.