JAPAN
Japan (Honshu) Hong Kong Delight
Tokyo/Yokohama/Mt. Fuji/Hakone/Toyohashi/Kyoto/Nara/Kobe/Osaka/Hong Kong
10 Days Tour $1,549 + tax ($75)

Surcharge:
For Apr/May/Aug/Sep/Oct/Nov is $100 & Jun/Jul/Dec is $200

Day 1
USA TOKYO
Our tour guide will meet you at the Japan Airlines group check in counter. Depart from Los Angeles/San Francisco via Japan Airline transpacific flight for Tokyo.

Day 2
TOKYO/NARITA (D)
Hotel Accomm: Narita Centraza hotel or same class
Upon arrival, transfer to dinner. Enjoy the Japanese style BBQ buffet dinner. After dinner transfer to Hotel.

Day 3
TOKYO/MEIJI SHRINE/ASAKUSA KANNON TEMPLE/GINZA/SHINJUKU(B, L, D)
Hotel Accomm: Ginza Dai Ichi Hotel
Full day Tokyo city tour includes: Meiji Shrine. This most popular and impressive shrine is dedicated to Emperor Meiji, who is often called the " Father of Modern Japan". Asakusa Kannon Temple, Nakamise Shopping street, and Diet Building, After Lunch by Yurikamome to Tasaki Pearl Gallery and Ginza Shopping district. Enjoy the Japanese Style "Shabu Shabu" dinner. After dinner transfer to Shinjuku area.

Day 4
TOKYO/YURIKAMOME MONORALL/SEGA/YOKOHAMA/RAMEN MUSEUM/CHINA TOWN/MT. FUJI (B,D)
Hotel Accomm: World Plaza
After breakfast at hotel, enjoy a ride of Yurikamome Monorail, pass by Rainbow Bridge, view the Fuji Radio broadcasting Center, enjoy shopping in Decks Shopping Mall and spend your leisure time in Sega Joypolls. Then proceed to Yokohama. Tour includes visit to the Ramen Museum, and Yamashita Park, where you will view the Yokohama Bay Bridge and China Town. After lunch, proceed to Mt. Fuji and Crystal Factory. Japanese style steamboat dinner at hotel.

Day 5
HAKONE/OWAKUDANI VOLCANO VALLEY/(Cruise)LAKE ASHI/(Bullet Train) TOYOHASHI (B, L, D)
Hotel Accomm: Holiday Inn Crown Plaza.
Overland to Izu-Hakone-Mt Fuji National Park area, visit Owakudani Volcano Valley, Cruise at Lake Ashi and view the famous Mt. Fuji. After having a Japanese style lunch, proceed to Peace Pagoda and Golden Buddha's, visit Shiraito Waterfalls. Taking the famous Japan Bullet Train from Hamamatsu to Toyohashi, Enroute, view the Hamana Lake, well known for its breeding of eels. Check in and dinner at hotel.

Day 6
TOYOYASHI/KYOTO/NARA/OSAKA (B,L,D)
Hotel Accomm: Osaka Granvia Hotel or same class
After breakfast, start an overland tour to Kyoto by motor coach; we travel back in time as we capture the sights of Kyoto, an ancient capital of Japan for more than 10 centuries where customs and traditions of Japan are preserved at their best. Highlights of Kyoto include visiting Kiyomizudera; a temple established 1200 years ago, which was built without any nails! Continue to see the serenity and gentleness of Heian Jingu, a shinto shrine built to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of the foundation of Kyoto. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch, proceed to another ancient city of Japan: Nara, which served as the capital of Japan in AD710 for 74 years. We'll also visit Todaiji, headquarters of the Kegon sect, housing the biggest bronze status of Buddha in Japan along with a stroll at the Nara's Deer Park. Transfer to Osaka Dinner at the local restaurant.

Day 7
OSAKA/KOBE/OSAKA (B,L,D)
Hotel Accomm: Osaka Granvia Hotel or same class
After the breakfast, proceed to Kobe, which has a 108-meter high Kobe Tower and visit "Sake" Factory, Ijin. Bento (Lunch Box) and Mini Steamboat lunch. Then continue our journey to Osaka with a brief city tour, which includes the marvelous, and mystifying architecture of Osaka castle, the most beautiful castle of Japan. Buffet Chinese dinner at the local restaurant. Enjoy your leisure as you shop along the longest shopping arcade of Osaka-Shinsaibashi.

Day 8
OSAKA/HONG KONG
Hotel: Kimberley Hotel or same class
Breakfast in Hotel, then transfer to Osaka Airport to Hong Kong. Upon arrival, transfer to Hotel. Activity free day for visiting and shopping.

Day 9
HONG KONG CITY TOUR
Hotel: Kimberley Hotel or same class
Routes vary but generally include a coach to Victoria Peak to view Victoria Harbour and the South China Sea, followed by a scenic coach tour, which may include visits to Stanley, Aberdeen and Repulse Bay. Late afternoon, transit to Hotel.

Day 10
HONG KONG/USA
Board Japan Airline flights and return to the USA arriving the same day to end your most wonderful and memorable vacation. (Option to stay in Hong Kong continually)
*Not included meals and all transfer in Hong Kong

Day 1
USA TOKYO
Our tour guide will meet you at the Japan Airlines group check in counter.

Day 2
NARITA/GINZA SHOPPING AREA (D)
Hotel: Ginza Dai Ici Hotel or same class
Arrive at the Tokyo Narita Airport, immediate transfer to Restaurant - enjoy the Japanese style BBQ buffet dinner. After dinner, will go to Ginza shopping district for night tour.

Day 3
TOKYO/MEIJI SHINTO SHRINE/GOVERNMENT BUILDING/MT. FUJI (B,L,D)
Hotel: World Plaza Hotel or same class
After breakfast, visit Meiji Shinto Shrine that is set in extensive, naturally wooded grounds. This most popular and impressive shrine is dedicated to Emperor Meiji, who is often, called the "Father of Modern Japan". Then pass by the Shinjuku Metropolitan Government Building. After lunch, proceed to Mt. Fuji, Shiraito Falls, Crystal Factory and Fuji Museum. While dinning at the hotel enjoy a gourmet dish and Japanese Style Hot Spring Bath.

Day 4
MT. FUJI/HAKONE/PEACE PARK/OWAKUDANI VOLCANO VALLEY/LAKE ASHI/ASAKUSA KANNON TEMPLE/NARITA (B,L,D)
Hotel: Narita Centraza
After breakfast, proceed overland to Izu-Hakone-Mt. Fuji National Park area and Owakudani Volcano Valley. Visit Peace Pagoda & Golden Buddha. Lunch at Lake Ashi. Return to Tokyo for tour of Asakusa Kannon Temple where incense fills the air and tiny picturesque stalls of local vendors delight both visitors and worshippers alike. A menstruation of cultured pearl processing will complete your tour. Enjoy the Japanese style "Shabu Shabu dinner". After dinner transfer to Shinjuku.

Day 5
TOKYO/BEIJING/TEMPLE OF HEAVEN ( B,D)
Hotel: Xinqiao
Breakfast at hotel, fly from Narita Airport to China's capital-Beijing. Upon arrival you will tour the Temple of Heaven, where emperors in the Ming and Qing Dynasties prayed for good harvest.
The Temple of Heaven is the largest complex of temple buildings. It is composed of the Circular Mound Alter, the Imperial Vault of Heaven and The Hall of Prayer for good harvest. After dinner, walk around the local food market just outside the Forbidden City to enjoy the local snacks. (There are 9,999 rooms in the Forbidden City.)

Day 6
TIANMEN SQUARE/CHAIRMAN MAO MEMORIAL HALL/IMPERIAL PALACE/SUMMER PALACE (B, L, D)
Hotel: Xinqiao
After Breakfast, morning tour to the Ti'anmen Square, the Monument of the People's Heroes, the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall and the Great Hall of the People. Afternoon tour of the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is the largest Imperial Palace in the world and there is a huge storage of historical treasures in this place. From 1420 to 1911 the Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties lived in the palace where they held grand ceremonies, and ruled the Great China. Later, visit the Summer Palace, the summer resort for the imperial family with a huge man-made lake and man-made hill.

Day 7
GREAT WALL/MING TOMBS/13 MING EMPERORS (B, L, D)
Hotel: Xinqiao
Breakfast at hotel, morning tour of the world-famous Great Wall and afternoon tour to the Ming tombs where 13 of Ming dynasty emperors were buried. Enjoy the local delicacy- dumplings.

Day 8
BUDDHIST TEMPLE/BIEHAI PARK/BEIJING DUCK DINNER (B, L, D)
Hotel: Xinqiao Hotel or same class
After breakfast, visit the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple- Lama Temple. After lunch, visit the Beihai Park, and enjoy a Beijing Duck for dinner.

Day 9
BEIJING/NARITA
Hotel: Nikko Hotel
Breakfast at hotel. After breakfast, proceed to Beijing airport to fly to Japan (Narita). (Option to stay in Beijing continually)

Day 10
NARITA/USA (B)
Breakfast at hotel, free for activities. Afternoon, board Japan Airline and return to USA to complete your wonderful and memorable journey.

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