2023 Summer Kyoto Gion Festival with Iwaso Inn

2023 Summer Kyoto Gion Festival with Iwaso Inn

Experience One of the Oldest and Greatest Festivals in Japan!

• 9 Nights / 11 Days
• 19 Meals (9 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 4 Dinners)
• Escorted from Honolulu
• Includes English-Speaking Local Guide

TOUR DATES AND MANAGERS:

July 08 – 18, 2023 • Tour Manager: Jackie Wehrfritz

OVERVIEW:

Kyoto Gion Matsuri (festival) is one of the oldest festivals in Japan and one of the greatest. Traditional rituals and events related to this amazing festival are held throughout the month of July in Kyoto. Experience the Gion Festival and taste the wonders of Kyoto’s history, craft and music traditions. The Gion Festival is considered one of Japan’s top three festivals to feature floats. The others being Takayama Festival and the Chichibu Night Festival.

VISIT:

Himeji • Kurashiki • Okayama • Hiroshima • Miyajima • Kyoto • Arashiyama • Kameoka • Nara

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Himeji Castle • Kurashiki Bikan Area • AEON Mall Okayama • Korakuen Garden Peace Memorial Park • A-Bomb Museum • A-Bomb Dome • Children’s Memorial Ferry Ride to Miyajima • Miyajima Ropeway • Shinkansen Bullet Train Ride Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) • Nijo Castle • Heian Jingu Shrine • Kiyomizu Temple Sagano Torokko Train Ride • Hozu River Downstream Cruise • Arashiyama Bamboo Forest Gion Festival • Fushimi Inari Shrine • Todaiji Temple • Nara Park

HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES:

Kimono Dress-Up • Calligraphy Writing Class Yuzen Table Mat Dyeing • Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES:

Himeji Castle • A-Bomb Dome • Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) Nijo Castle • Kiyomizu Temple • Todaiji Temple