2023 Fall Northern Kyushu, Iwakuni & Osaka Gourmet Tour

2023 Fall Northern Kyushu, Iwakuni & Osaka Gourmet Tour

• 10 Nights / 12 Days
• 25 Meals (10 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches, 7 Dinners)
• Escorted from Honolulu
• English-Speaking Local Guide

TOUR DATES AND MANAGERS:

September 22 – October 03, 2023 • Tour Manager: Pat Oshiro

VISIT:

Fukuoka • Sasebo • Nagasaki • Unzen • Shimabara • Kumamoto Beppu • Oita • Shimonoseki • Iwakuni • Yamaguchi • Hiroshima • Osaka

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Uminonakamichi Seaside Park • Mentaiko Factory • Museum Haku Haku Tochoji Temple • Fukuoka Tower • Kujukushima National Park Scenic Cruise • Umegae Sake Brewery Huis Ten Bosch Theme Park • Glover Garden • Stroll Around Chinatown • Dejima Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum • Nagasaki Peace Memorial Park • Unzen Jigoku • Unzen Ropeway Shimeiso Garden • Shimabara Bukeyashiki (Samurai Residences) • Ferry Ride to Kumamoto Sakura no Baba • Kumamoto Castle • Suizenji Park • Umi and Chinoike Jigoku – The Hot Spring Hells TOTO Museum • Akama Shrine • Museum of Japanese Emigration to Hawaii • Kintaikyo Bridge Orizuru Tower • Shinkansen Bullet Train Ride • Kuromon Ichiba Market • Dotonbori Shopping Shinsaibashi Shopping • AEON Mall

GOURMET HIGHLIGHTS:

Seasonal Multi-Course Kaiseki Dinners Teishoku Lunch with Horse Meat sashimi • Jigoku-Mushi (Geothermal Steam Cooking) Lunch Fugu (Puffer Fish) Special Dinner • Okonomiyaki (Savory Pancake) Lunch Kobe Beef Shabu Shabu Dinner

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES:

Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting • Kimono Dress-up

ONSEN HOT SPRINGS:

HOTEL & RESORTS BEPPUWAN: Beppuwan is one of Japan’s most famous hot spring towns. The open-air rock bath in Hotel & Resorts Beppuwan is sourced by the Nisshutsu Onsen. It is a sodium chloride hot spring with a fountain in the premises. You can enjoy the view of Beppu Bay while soaking yourself in the hot water. For the ladies’ onsen, a special rose bath is also available. There are also Japanese-style bathhouses available, equipped with a sauna, and key lockers for your convenience.

IWAKUNI KOKUSAI KANKO HOTEL: Located right in front of Kintaikyo Bridge, enjoy Japanese-style rooms and public indoor/outdoor hot-spring baths.