2024 Fall Northern Kyushu, Iwakuni & Osaka Gourmet Tour

2024 Fall Northern Kyushu, Iwakuni & Osaka Gourmet Tour

Enjoy your choice of Japan Airlines’ “Economy” or the affordable luxury of ”Business” class service. Business class customers will begin their journey with a relaxing visit to JAL’s brand new “Sakura Lounge — Hale” for Business class.

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

TOUR DATE AND MANAGER:

November 11 – 22, 2024 • Tour Manager: Susan Hamada Yee

VISIT:

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

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Uminonakamichi Seaside Park • Mentaiko Factory • Tochoji Temple • Fukuoka Tower • Kujuku Shima National Park Scenic Cruise • 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 • Suizenji Park • Kumamoto Castle • Sakura no Baba • Umi Jigoku • Chinoike Jigoku • Mekari Parking Area • 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 Dinner • Umegae Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting • 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: On the top floor of Sorakan, Sorayu has been created, where you can enjoy a bath with a breathtaking view filled with a sense of freedom from a height of approximately 250m above sea level. At Tanayu, a large-view open-air bath with a five-tiered bath spread out like rice terraces, you can enjoy the night view of Beppu Bay and the city, and on clear days, as far as Cape Sada in Shikoku. You can enjoy it. Aqua Garden, an outdoor hot spring that uses hot spring water and allows you to enter in a swimsuit, is also popular.

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