2024 Fall Ultimate Tokaido Road with Miyajima & Hiroshima

2024 Fall Ultimate Tokaido Road with Miyajima & Hiroshima

Luxury onsen hot spring experiences in Hakone & Miyajima! Travel to Tokyo & return from Osaka!

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

TOUR DATE & MANAGER:

Tour #1: September 11 – 21, 2024 • Tour Manager: Laureen Chu
Tour #2: November 11 – 21, 2024 • Tour Manager: Annette Nishikawa

OVERVIEW:

The Tokaido (“East Sea Road”) was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period – connecting Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily traveled Nakasendo, the Tokaido traveled along the sea coast of eastern Honshu, hence the route’s name.

VISIT:

Tokyo • Mt. Fuji • Hakone • Miyajima • Hiroshima Okayama • Kurashiki • Himeji • Kyoto • Nara

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Harajuku Shopping • Asakusa Sensoji Temple • Nakamise Shopping • Ameyoko Shopping • Mt. Fuji • Owakudani • Hakone Ropeway • Lake Ashi Cruise • JR Super Express Train Ride • Ferry Ride to Miyajima Island • Itsukushima Shrine • Peace Memorial Park • A-Bomb Museum • A-Bomb Dome • Children’s Memorial • Super AEON Shopping Mall • Kurashiki Bikan Area • Himeji Castle • Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) • Heian Jingu Shrine • Ninenzaka • Kiyomizu Temple • Fushimi Inari Shrine • Todaiji Temple • Nara Park

HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES:

Sushi Making • Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony • Surikomi Yuzen Dyeing (Brush Dyed Yuzen)

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES:

Mt. Fuji • Itsukushima Shrine • A-Bomb Dome • Himeji Castle • Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) • Kiyomizu Temple • Todaiji Temple