TEMPTATIONS OF JAPAN + OSAKA

Arrival at Narita or Haneda International Airport.

• NARITA (NRT): After immigration and customs clearance, you will be greeted by an English-speaking attendant who will assist you in boarding the Airport Limousine Bus (a regular shared service to the hotel) to the hotel. *The attendant will not board the bus with you and will not escort you to the hotel.

*Depending on the flight arrival time, there will not be a direct Airport Limousine Bus to the hotel. In this case, you will take a bus to Tokyo Station, from where you will take a taxi. (The attendant will provide passengers with sufficient cash for taxi fare.) *In the event that the Airport Limousine Bus is not operating, we will provide an alternative transfer (train + taxi, etc.).

• HANEDA (HND): After immigration and customs clearance, you will be greeted in the arrivals hall by an English-speaking attendant. Transfer to the hotel by taxi. *The attendant will not board the taxi with you and will not escort you to the hotel.

*You will not be allowed into your room until check-in time (3:00 PM). *On the first day of the program (Tuesday or Friday), an English-speaking guide will be present at the hotel from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM to provide information to passengers.

Note: In the event of a significant flight delay in Japan, we may not be able to re-arrange your arrival transfer. In this case, we will ask that passengers make their own way to the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. At 8:20 a.m., meeting in the lobby on the ground floor/1st floor of The Main Tower. Half-day group tour of Tokyo with an English-speaking guide.

WE WILL SEE:

• The Meiji Shrine (dedicated to former Emperor Mtsuhito)
• Imperial Palace Plaza (You will not enter the palace grounds)
• Senso-ji Temple & Nakamise Street with its rows of souvenir shops.

Around 1:00 p.m., the tour concludes in Ginza. The rest of the afternoon is free. Return to the hotel on your own (the guide will explain how to get back to the hotel).

OPTIONAL TEA CEREMONY ACTIVITY IN ASAKUSA (NET USD 85 PER PERSON)

At 12:30 p.m., after visiting Senso-ji Temple and Nakamise Street in Asakusa, meet with a English-speaking guide. (The guide will indicate the meeting point during the Senso-ji Temple tour.)

Transfer to the tea ceremony venue on foot with the assistant.

At 1:00 PM Tea ceremony begins

- Tea ceremony explanation

- Tea ceremony demonstration by a teacher

- Dessert and matcha tea drink

- Souvenir photo taking

At 2:00 PM The activity ends at Asakusa Subway Station. (The assistant will explain how to return to the hotel or take the subway to Ginza, but will not escort them.) *Lunch is NOT included. If you are hungry, you should eat a light meal during free time on Nakamise Street in Asakusa.

Notes: *Participants in this optional activity will not travel to Ginza with the group by bus. They must bring socks to participate in the tea ceremony. This optional activity will not be sold at the destination. Passengers must reserve this ticket three weeks before traveling to Japan. Depending on availability, we may not be able to confirm.

Breakfast at the hotel. At 7:50 a.m., meeting in the lobby and departure for a full-day group excursion to Hakone with an English-speaking guide.

WE WILL SEE:

• Lake Ashi (boat ride)
• Hakone-jinja Shrine (a beautiful Shinto shrine famous for its torii gate built on the shores of Lake Ashi)
• Hakone Open-Air Museum

At 5:00 p.m., return to the hotel. Lunch at a restaurant is included that day.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event the boat is unable to operate due to heavy rain and wind, we will visit Hakone Sekishoato (a reconstruction of a medieval road checkpoint) as an alternative.

Breakfast at the hotel. *One suitcase per person will be transported separately by bus from the hotel in Tokyo to the hotel in Kyoto.

• At 8:00 a.m., meet in the lobby and transfer to Tokyo Station with an English-speaking assistant.
• At 9:21 a.m., depart from Tokyo to Kyoto on the Nozomi Shinkansen #227.
• At 11:32 a.m., arrive at Kyoto Station where a English-speaking guide will greet you.

Please note: Train schedule is subject to change.

Start of the group tour to Nara. Nara is located one hour from Kyoto.

IN NARA, WE WILL SEE:

• Todai-ji Temple (colossal Buddha statue)
• Nara Park (with many deer)

At 6:00-6:30 p.m., arrive at the hotel in Kyoto and check in.

*Lunch is NOT included. We will have free time for lunch.

One suitcase per person will be transported separately by truck from the hotel in Tokyo to the hotel in Kyoto.

*When there are more than 40 passengers on a departure, we charter a private truck to transport the suitcases from the hotel in Tokyo to the hotel in Kyoto, and in this case, the suitcases arrive at the hotel in Kyoto in the afternoon of the same day.

During the off-season, when there are not enough passengers, we do not charter a truck and use a regular delivery service. In this case, the suitcases arrive at the hotel in Kyoto the following day. Therefore, passengers need to bring a backpack or small suitcase with clothing and other essentials for an overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel. At 8:20 a.m., meeting in the lobby and departure for a full-day group tour of Kyoto with an English-speaking guide.

WE WILL SEE:

• Sanjusangendo Temple (with a thousand statues of Kannon, the god of mercy)
• Fushimi Inari Shrine (with thousands of torii gates)
• Kinkaku-Ji Golden Temple
• Tenry-Ji Temple (with a beautiful Japanese garden)
• Sagano Bamboo Grove in Arashiyama.

Around 5:30 p.m., return to the hotel. Lunch at a restaurant is included that day. Overnight stay.

For those who wish to visit Gion (the geisha district), we will continue immediately to this district by bus. The tour of the Gion district and the return trip to the hotel from there will be at the passengers' own expense.

Breakfast at the hotel. The entire day is free for personal activities.

OPTIONAL TOUR TO HIROSHIMA & MIYAJIMA (NET USD 500.00 PER PERSON):

At 7:30 a.m., meet with your English-speaking guide in the hotel lobby and transfer to Kyoto Station.

At 8:26 a.m., depart from Kyoto on the Nozomi Shinkansen #3 and arrive in Hiroshima around 10:01 a.m., where the tour begins. (If there are fewer than 10 passengers, we will operate the tour using public transportation; if there are 10 or more passengers, we will operate the optional tour by private bus.)

WE WILL SEE:

• Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island,
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum,
• The Atomic Bomb Dome,

At the end of the tour, transfer to Hiroshima Station and depart around 5:57 PM for Kyoto on the Nozomi Shinkansen #52. The tour ends upon arrival at Kyoto Station around 7:37 PM. Transfer from the station to the hotel is at the passengers' own expense, via the hotel shuttle bus or taxi. Lunch is NOT included. Accommodation is available.

Please note: Train schedules are subject to change.

In principle, we will not be selling this optional tour at the destination. Passengers must book the tour three weeks prior to their trip to Japan. Depending on availability, we may not be able to confirm.

Breakfast at the hotel. 9:00 AM Meeting in the lobby with an English-speaking guide. Transfer to Osaka.

YOU WILL SEE:

• Osaka Castle (We do not enter the Tenshukaku keep. We only visit the castle park.)
• Kuromon Market (A lively market selling fish, seafood, vegetables, and fruits. There are also many street food stalls.)
• Dotonbori (a very lively neighborhood with many restaurants with extravagant facades, for example, one with a giant crab figure)

At 4:00 PM, transfer to the hotel in Osaka and check-in.

*Lunch is NOT included.

You will have free time for lunch in Dotonbori.

Breakfast at the hotel.

*If the hotel check-out time is early and passengers cannot have breakfast at the hotel, the hotel will provide a simple packed breakfast.

Transfer to Kansai Airport (KIX) or Itami Airport (ITM) by Airport Limousine Bus without assistance.

*If the departure airport is Kansai (KIX), the guide will give passengers their bus tickets the day before.

*If the departure airport is Itami (ITM), passengers will receive their bus tickets upon checkout. *The Airport Limousine Bus departs from the bus terminal located next to the Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka for Kansai Airport (KIX) and Itami Airport (ITM).

Kansai Airport (KIX) is a 50-minute bus ride from the bus terminal, while Itami Airport (ITM) is a 40-minute bus ride away.

*You must vacate your room before the hotel check-out time (12:00).

IMPORTANT: The first Airport Limousine Bus arrives at Kansai Airport (KIX) or Itami Airport (ITM) at 6:30 a.m. If your flight departure time is at or before 8:30 a.m., transfers will be provided by reserved taxi without assistance, and a surcharge of 15,000 JPY per passenger will apply. (For a single passenger, the surcharge will be 30,000 JPY.)