2023 Fall Gourmet Onsen Meguri (Discovery)

2023 Fall Gourmet Onsen Meguri (Discovery)

Exciting tour! Enjoy the best Japan has to offer. Gourmet seasonal, multi-course kaiseki dinners at Japan’s most famous hot spring locales!

• 9 Nights / 11 Days
• 21 Meals (9 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 7 Dinners)
• Escorted from Honolulu
• English-Speaking Local Guide

TOUR DATE AND MANAGER:

November 29 – December 09, 2023 • Tour Manager: Lisa McKee

VISIT:

Kansai • Hiroshima • Miyajimaguchi • Miyajima • Izumo • Tamatsukuri Matsue • Tottori • Kinosaki • Amanohashidate • Kyoto • Nara

ONSEN HOT SPRINGS:

MIYAJIMAGUCHI — GRANDVRIO HOTEL MIYAJIMA WAKURA (2 NIGHTS): Located at Miyajimaguchi, across the Seto Inland Sea from Miyajima Island, Grandvrio Hotel Miyajima Wakura features a natural hot spring public bath, a sauna, and an open-air bath. Feel both rejuvenated (and relaxed at the same time), after spending time at the hot spring facilities. The healing waters are said to help you recover from fatigue, along with added benefits for dry skin, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, and other ailments.

TAMATSUKURI — HOTEL GYOKUSEN (2 NIGHTS): Tamatsukuri Onsen is one of the premier onsen resorts in Shimane, widely known for its beautifying effects on skin. Eighteen hotels and Japanese-style ryokan inns are built along both sides of the Tamayu River. Some of them offer a day spa; and public foot spas can also be enjoyed free of charge. The area also has spiritual locations, high-quality souvenir shops, and cafes for visitors. Rejuvenate in Hotel Gyokusen’s lobby lounge, overlooking a traditional Japanese garden, bringing out the best in the natural beauty of the pine trees and the rock garden.

KINOSAKI — NISHIMURAYA SHOGETSU-TEI (1 NIGHT): Kinosaki is the quintessential onsen town, with seven public baths and dozens of onsen ryokan, this is the place to sample the onsen ryokan experience. Enjoy a stroll along the willow lined river. The cuisine of Shogetsutei features only the freshest, local ingredients, including crab (available early Nov to late March) from the Sea of Japan, and the famous Tajima Beef (the stock cattle of the world famous Kobe Beef).

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES:

A-Bomb Dome • Itsukushima Shrine Ginkakuji Temple (Silver Pavilion) • Todaiji Temple