2024 Summer Northern Japan Alps Tour #1

2024 Summer Northern Japan Alps Tour #1

Featuring the Spectacular Snow Walls of Mt. Norikura with Takayama, Sado Island & Niigata Tour #1

• 9 Nights / 11 Days
• 22 Meals (9 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 8 Dinners)
• Escorted from Honolulu
• English-Speaking Local Guide

TOUR DATES AND MANAGERS:

June 07 – 17, 2024 • Tour Manager: Brenda Fischer

OVERVIEW:

Experience the spectacular snow walls of Mt. Norikura in the middle of summer. Explore one of Japan’s largest islands, Sado Island. It’s culture can be seen in its unique traditional arts and entertainment. The Takayama Festival is rated as one of Japan’s three most beautiful festivals alongside Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri and the Chichibu Yomatsuri. It is held twice a year in spring and autumn in the old town of Takayama, and attracts large numbers of spectators. From delightful hot spring onsens to specially prepared, kaiseki dinners, this tour has something for everyone! Join us!

VISIT:

Tokyo • Minakami • Matsumoto • Mt. Norikura Takayama • Shirakawago • Toyama • Sado Island • Niigata

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Takumi no Sato • Tsukiyono Vidro Park • Firefly Viewing Tanigawadake Ropeway • Tanigawadake Lift • Kawaba Denen Plaza Matsumoto City Museum of Art • Daio Wasabi Nojo • Matsumoto Castle Snow Walls of Mt. Norikura • Takayama Morning Market • Kami-Sannomachi Street Takayama Jinya • Wada House • Shirakawago • Kittokito Fish Market • Nadachi Tanihama S.A. Ferry Ride to Sado Island • Oni-Daiko (Demon Drums) Performance • Tarai-bune Boat Ride Shukunegi • Sado Gold Mine • Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Centre Northern Culture Museum • AEON Mall Niigata Minami • Dinner with a Geiko Imayotsukasa Sake Brewery • Niigata Furusato Village • Shinkansen Bullet Train Ride

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES:

Soba Noodle Making • Sand Blasting • Yukata Dress-up Senbei (Rice Cracker) Making • Chinkin (Gold Inlaid Lacquerware) • Mochi Pounding Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES:

Shirakawago