Affordable Luxury — Small Group Tour Exclusives
- Limited to 24 Pampered Tour Members
- A More Relaxed Pace of Touring
- Upgraded Hotels & Meals
- Minimum 2 Nights at Each Hotel
- Sake, Beer & Soft Drinks with All Included Dinners
- “Green Car” Seats on the Shinkansen Bullet Train
2027 Niigata Sake no Jin Annual Sake Festival
Plus Sado Island, Shibata City & Tokyo
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 “Sakura Lounge – Hale” for Business class.
- 13 Nights / 15 Days
- 32 Meals (13 Breakfasts, 9 Lunches, 10 Dinners)
- Escorted from Honolulu
- Includes an English Speaking Local Guide
Tour Date & Manager:
March 10 – 24, 2027
Tour Manager: Kim Mc Cumsey
Niigata Sake No Jin — One of Japan’s Biggest Sake Celebrations!
The Niigata Sake No Jin festival was originally held in 2004 as a 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Niigata Sake Brewers Association. They studied the biggest beer festival, the Oktoberfest of Germany, and used it as a reference. Their goal is for people of Niigata prefecture and people from outside of Niigata and abroad to enjoy Niigata sake and local foods. Held over two days, the Niigata Sake No Jin, is one of Japan’s biggest celebrations of sake. Although attendance is limited to just four sessions (three hours each) during this two-day event, the festival still attracts thousands of visitors each year. Attendees can sample over 500 varieties of sake from about 90 brewers, along with a wide selection of local cuisine that pairs perfectly with each tasting. As the home to more breweries than any other prefecture in Japan, it’s easy to see why Niigata is known as the “Kingdom of Sake.”
Visit:
Tokyo, Niigata, Nagaoka, Sado Island & Shibata City
Tour Highlights:
Hama-rikyu Garden, Tokyo Skytree, Shinkansen Bullet Train Ride, Niigata Furusato Village, Niigata Sake No Jin, Northern Culture Museum, Jet Foil Ride to Sado Island, Sado Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Center, Sado Nishimikawa Gold Park, Tarai-bune Boat Ride, Shukunegi, Kirarium Sado, Kitazawa Flotation Plant (Drive By) & Jet Foil Ride to Niigata
Shopping Highlights:
Ginza Area, AEON MALL, Miso Factory, Shoyu Factory, Michi-no-Eki Nagaoka Hanabikan, Local Supermarket, Knife Factory at Tsubame-sanjo, Tonton Ichiba, Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai & Ameyoko
Sake Brewery Highlights:
Asahi Shuzo Sake Brewery, Obata Sake Brewery & Aumont Sake Brewery
Meal Highlights:
A5 Wagyu Steak Dinner, Hagama Set Lunch, Dinner with an Authentic Geiko, Dinner with an Oni Daiko Performance, Lunch at Cave D’occi Winery, Dinner at Zoshunkaku & Kaiseki Dinners
Hands-On Experiences:
Fruit Picking, Senbei (Rice Cracker) Making, Mochi Pounding, Soba Noodle Making, Koban Making, Oni Daiko Drum Lesson, Kite Making, Edo Kiriko Edging & Cooking Class
Hotel Accommodations:
KEIO PLAZA HOTEL TOKYO (Tokyo — 2 Nights + 2 Nights = 4 Nights Total): The Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo is at the perfect location to explore the delights of the city of Tokyo. Just outside the Tochomae Station and only a five-minute walk from Shinjuku Station, the most popular shopping and entertainment spots, this luxury hotel provides stunning experiences which will linger with guests for a long time. Stay in a Premier Grand Room (located on the 35th to 41st floors), with stunning views of the city, where you will have access to the Club Lounge on the 45th floor.
HOTEL NIKKO NIIGATA (Niigata — 4 Nights): Conveniently connected to the TOKI MESSE: Niigata Convention Center (the location of the Niigata Sake No Jin festival), the comfortable accommodations of Hotel Nikko Niigata are perfectly suited for travelers. The hotel and surrounding structure resembles a luxury liner floating on the Shinano River, with skillfully designed state-of-the-art hotel rooms, restaurants where you can enjoy the beautiful views of the Shinano River, as well as complete banquet services at the Sky Banquet located on the top floor of the hotel.
HOTEL AZUMA (Sado Island — 2 Nights): Offering traditional Japanese-style rooms with beautiful ocean sunset views, Hotel Azuma is right on Sado Island’s rugged western coast. Your room at Hotel Azuma will have tatami floors and its own private open-air onsen hot spring bath. Feel like you are a part of nature in the privacy of your own room.
SHIRATAMA NO YU KAHOU (Shibata City — 3 Nights): Relax in your Japanese-style room that includes a wide veranda. The hotel’s large public bath is equipped with an indoor bath, large sauna, cold water bath, circular cypress open-air bath, large rock bath, lying bath, and a sitting bath. The outdoor open-air bath and cooling space are equipped with infinity chairs. After getting out of the bath, you can enjoy the hotel’s special shrimp miso soup and various drinks in the spacious rest area, and at the back of the large bath, there is the dedicated beauty salon and scrubbing space. It’s no wonder the facilities are considered the #1 best onsen hot spring in ALL of Japan.
Non-Stop Travel Niigata, Sado Island & Shibata City Exclusives!
Kaiseki Dinner — With Geiko (Geisha) Performance!
Oni Daiko — Demon Drums Performance & Drum Lesson!
Zoshunkaku — Guest House in Shibata City!
COMPLETE PACKAGES!
Includes Roundtrip Airfare from Honolulu, 13 Nights Hotel, 32 Meals, Tips for Local Tour Guides and Motorcoach Drivers & All Taxes and Fees
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JAL ECONOMY CLASS
$10,988*
JAL PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS
$11,988*
HURRY! Only 6 Seats Available at this Price!!
JAL BUSINESS CLASS
$13,988*
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