2026 Cherry Blossoms Gourmet Onsen Meguri (Discovery)

Exciting Tour! Enjoy the best Japan has to offer. Gourmet seasonal multi-course Kaiseki Dinners at Japan’s most famous onsen hot springs locales.

• 9 Nights / 11 Days
• 21 Meals (9 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 7 Dinners)
• Escorted from Honolulu
• Includes an English-Speaking Professional Local Guide

TOUR DATE & MANAGER:

April 04 – 14, 2026
Tour Manager: Pat Oshiro

VISIT:

Kansai, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Izumo, Tamatsukuri, Matsue, Tottori, Kinosaki, Ine, Amanohashidate, Kyoto, Nara & Osaka

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Shinkansen Bullet Train Ride, A-Bomb Dome, Peace Memorial Park, Peace Memorial Museum, Peace Bell, Ferry Ride to Miyajima, Itsukushima Shrine, Michi-no-Eki, Izumo-Taisha, Hori River Cruise, Matsue Castle, AEON MALL, Adachi Museum of Art, Tottori Sand Dunes, Amanohashidate Ropeway (Cable Car), Kasamatsu Park Observatory, Bay of Ine, Michi-no-Eki Observatory, Ryoanji Temple, Uzumasa Movie Village, Nishiki Market, Ginkakuji Temple (Silver Pavilion), Todaiji Temple, Nara Deer Park & AEON MALL Rinku Sennan

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES:

Momiji Manju Making, Kimono Dress-Up, Tea Ceremony & Yatsuhashi Making

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE:

A-Bomb Dome, Itsukushima Shrine, Ginkakuji Temple & Todaiji Temple

ONSEN HOT SPRINGS:

• Miyajima — Iwaso Inn (2 Nights): Located on the World Heritage Miyajima Island, Iwaso Inn features Japanese-style accommodations with beautiful surrounding views. Guests can relax in the indoor and outdoor onsen hot spring baths. Traditional multi-course Kaiseki Dinners featuring seafood and local ingredients are served at the dining room. A Japanese or Western breakfast is served at Momiji Restaurant. Iwaso Inn is a five-minute walk from Itsukushima Shrine and Momijidani Park.

• Tamatsukuri – Hotel Gyokusen (2 Nights): Tamatsukuri Onsen is one of the premier onsen resorts in Shimane, widely known for its beautifying effects on skin. Eighteen hotels and ryokans (traditional Japanese inns) are built along both sides of the Tamayu River. Some of them offer a day spa, and public foot spas can also be enjoyed free of charge. The area also has spiritual locations, high-quality souvenir shops, and cafes for visitors. Rejuvenate in Hotel Gyokusen’s lobby lounge, overlooking a traditional Japanese garden, bringing out the best in the natural beauty of the pine trees and the rock garden.

• Kinosaki – Nishimuraya Shogetsutei (2 Nights): Kinosaki is the quintessential onsen town, with seven public baths and dozens of onsen ryokan, this is the place to sample the onsen ryokan experience. Enjoy a stroll along the willow lined river. The cuisine of Nishimuraya Shogetsutei features only the freshest, local ingredients, including crab (available early Nov to late March) from the Sea of Japan and the famous Tajima Beef (the stock cattle of the world famous Kobe Beef).