2024 Summer Grand Niigata, Sado Island Plus Tokyo Shopping

2024 Summer Grand Niigata, Sado Island Plus Tokyo Shopping

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

• 9 Nights / 11 Days
• 20 Meals (9 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 7 Dinners)
• Escorted from Honolulu
• Includes English-Speaking Local Guide

TOUR DATE & MANAGER:

June 18 – 28, 2024 • Tour Manager: Lee Ann LaFortune

HIDDEN GEMS OF JAPAN:

There’s more to Japan than the well-known destinations of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. After all, with over 43 prefectures, there are surely TONS of other hidden gems out there that will be worth your while! In fact, there is one stunning place that’s yet to be discovered by foreign tourists, and that’s a visit to Niigata Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan.

VISIT:

Omiya • Niigata • Sado Island • Tokyo

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

JR Super Express Train Ride • Teradomari Fish Market • Michi-no-Eki Knife Factory Tour • Yahiko Park • Yahiko Shrine • Yahiko Ropeway • Shirone Grape Garden Jet Foil Ride to Sado Island • Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Centre • Obata Sake Brewery Oni-Daiko (Demon Drums) Performance • Sado Gold Mine • Tarai-Bune (Bathtub) Boat Ride Shukunegi • Jet Foil Ride to Niigata • Pier Bandai • Imayo Tsukasa Sake Brewery Geiko Dinner • Niigata Saito Villa • Northern Culture Museum • Ameyoko Shopping Asakusa Sensoji Temple • Nakamise Shopping Street

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

HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES:

Strawberry Picking • Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting Soba Noodle Making • Mochi Pounding • Senbei (Rice Cracker) Making • Sushi Making