2024 Cherry Blossoms Northern Kyushu, Iwakuni & Osaka Gourmet Tour

2024 Cherry Blossoms Northern Kyushu, Iwakuni & Osaka Gourmet Tour

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

TOUR DATE & MANAGER:

March 24 – April 03, 2024 • Tour Managers: Delbert & Gale Nakaoka

VISIT:

Fukuoka • Sasebo • Huis Ten Bosch • Nagasaki • Unzen • Shimabara • Kumamoto Beppu • Shimonoseki • Yamaguchi • Iwakuni • Suo Oshima • Hiroshima • Osaka

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

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

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES:

Kimono Dress-up • Okonomiyaki (Savory Pancake) Making

GOURMET HIGHLIGHTS:

Seasonal Multi-Course Kaiseki Dinners Umegae Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting • Horse Meat Teishoku Lunch Jigoku-Mushi (Geothermal Steam Cooking) Lunch • Fugu (Puffer Fish) Special Dinner Okonomiyaki (Savory Pancake) Lunch • Kobe Beef Shabu Shabu Dinner

ONSEN HOT SPRINGS:

• Suginoi Hotel Sora-Kan (Beppu): The hotel has an open-air hot spring bath Tanayu with stunning views of the city and sunrise as well as a variety of entertainment including fountain shows.

• Iwakuni Kokusai Kanko Hotel: Located right in front of Kintaikyo Bridge, enjoy Japanese-style rooms and public indoor/outdoor hot-spring baths.