Japan Cherry Blossom Special

Cities Covered:

• Tokyo             :  2 Nights
• Hiroshima      :  1 Night
• Kyoto             :  2 Nights
• Osaka            :  2 Nights

Highlights:

Tokyo:

• Tokyo City Tour
• Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
• Asakusa Tempoe & Nakamise Street
• Sumida River Cruise & Odaiba Statue of Liberty
• The Tokyo Tower
• Excursion to Mt. Fuji 5^th Station
• Lake Ashi Cruise & Hakone Owakudani Ropeway

Hiroshima:

• Bullet Train Journey from Odawara to Hiroshima
• Hiroshima & Miyajima Sightseeing with Itsukushima Shrine
• Peace Memorial Park & Atomic Bomb Dome

Kyoto:

• Bullet Train Journey from Hiroshima to Kyoto
• Kyoto City Tour with Kinkakuji Temple
• Arashiyama Bamboo Grooves
• Nijo Castle & Fushi Inara Shrine
• Maruyama Park & Kiyomizudera Temple

Nara:

• Todaiji Temple
• Kasuga Taisha Shrine

Osaka:

• Osaka City Tour with Guide
• Osaka Castle & Nishinomaru Garden
• Umeda Sky Building
• Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
• Free Time at Shinsaibashi Market

Meals:

• 07 Breakfast at Hotel
• 06 Lunches at Indian Restaurant
• 07 Dinner at Indian Restaurant
• 2 x 500ml Water Bottle Per Person Per Day

Guide:

• English Speaking Local Guide
• Experienced Tour Manager

Extra Toppings:

• Indian Snacks Bag with Tea Sachets (Will be handed over in Pre Departure GetTogether)
• 1 Backpack per family with Travel Adaptor
• Traditional Sushi Tasting
• 02 Journeys with Bullet Train Experience

Day 1:- Arrive Tokyo. Evening Free for Leisure.

(Dinner)

Welcome to Tokyo, Japan.

Arrive Narita International Airport & clear immigration. Meet representative and proceed to the hotel.

Tokyo is Japan’s capital and the world’s most populous metropolis cosmopolitan city with a blend of High tech & culture. Tokyo dazzles with its traditional culture and passion for everything. You cannot visit the same Tokyo twice. The city is always changing in fun, unpredictable ways and creates new styles by mixing modernity and tradition more than any one sight.

Arrive Tokyo hotel and Check-in. (Check-in from 3 PM onwards)

Rest of the evening is free at leisure.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, transfer back to hotel.

Day 2:- Full Day Tokyo City Tour. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Asakusa Temple. Sumida River Cruise, Odaiba Statue of Liberty & Tokyo Tower.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast at hotel, we will proceed for full day sightseeing of Tokyo.

Full Day Tokyo City Tour with Guide will cover all important landmarks of Tokyo.

Our first stop will be at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.

Visit to Asakusa Temple where you can marvel at the thousands-year-old temple of Senso-ji, backdropped by the science-fiction-style Tokyo Skytree.

Enjoy some free time at Nakamise Shopping Street which is one of Japan’s oldest shopping streets. There are About 90 stalls selling souvenirs, traditional goods and snacks line the street in Asakusa.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Post lunch, we will continue with our Tokyo City Tour.

Enjoy a relaxing cruise on the Sumida River.

Head to Odaiba, drive by Rainbow Bridge. Enjoy a visit to Odaiba Statue of liberty – a symbol of the Japan-France friendship. Though it’s positioning in front of the nearby Rainbow Bridge gives off the impression that this recreation is to scale, in reality, it’s about 1/7th of the size of the New York original.

We can’t finish our day in Tokyo without visit to Tokyo Tower.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, back to hotel.

Day 3:- Depart Tokyo. Visit Mt. Fuji 5^th Station. Lake Ashi Cruise. Hakone Owakudani Ropeway. Bullet Train Experience to Hiroshima (4hrs Ride).  Arrive Hiroshima.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Today after breakfast, checkout from hotel and proceed to Mt Fuji & Hakone.

We first start with visit to Mt. Fuji (Fujisan) which stand at 3776 meters, is Japan’s highest mountain. Out of 8 station, only till 5^th station Tourist Bus can go and we will see Mt. Fuji from there only.

Mt. Fuji’s exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped for about five months of the year is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and photography. It’s surprising that the nearly perfectly shaped volcano has been worshipped as a sacred mountain and experienced big popularity among artists and common people.

After visit of Mt. Fuji, proceed for Lunch.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

After Lunch, visit to Lake Ashi.

Enjoy Owakudani Ropeway to experience one of the greatest expanses of natural scenery in Japan! Traveling from Sounzan to Owakudani, passengers can see the bottom of the valley below, and, when on route to Togendai, they can enjoy views of Mt. Fuji and Lake Ashi.

Later we will board Bullet Train to Hiroshima.

Arrive Hiroshima and proceed for dinner.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, arrive at Hotel and Check-in.

Day 4:- Visit Hiroshima & Miyajima Island. Visit Itsukushima Shrine. Atomic Dome. Depart Hiroshima / Bullet Train Experience to Kyoto (1h40m Ride). Arrive Kyoto.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast at hotel, checkout and get ready for full day trip to Hiroshima and Miyajima Island.

Our trip to Japan cannot be complete without visit to the World War II atomic bombing site of Hiroshima. Today this place is more of tourist attraction to peak into the past.

Visit Miyajima Island.

Since ancient times, the island itself has been regarded as a God within the Japanese natural religion Shinto, and for centuries it was home to only wild animals and the occasional high priest. Miyajima is worth visiting for its beautiful landscapes, historic shrines, and wealth of history and culture.

The island’s most famous attraction is the 800-year-old Itsukushima Shrine.

It is most famous for its dramatic gate, or torii on the outskirts of the shrine, the sacred peaks of Mount Misen, extensive forests, and its ocean view. The View of Itsukushima Shrine Torii is stunning.

Later proceed for Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

We will then continue with our Hiroshima Sightseeing.

Visit Peace Memorial Park which is defined both as a place for prayer for the atomic bomb victims as well as for permanent world peace.

Visit The Atomic Bomb Dome which is having distinctive domed steel frame and was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List in December 1996 as a symbol of the devastation caused by the first atomic bomb in the history of humankind. It represents the importance of the abolition of nuclear weapons for ever lasting world peace.

Some free time and later we will board Bullet train to Kyoto.

Arrive Kyoto and proceed for dinner.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner arrive at Hotel and Check-in.

Day 5:- Full Day Kyoto City Tour. Visit Kinkakuji Temple – The Golden Pavillion. Arashiyama Bamboo Grooves. Nijo Castle & Fushi Inari Shrine.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast at hotel, we will proceed for Full Day Tour of Kyoto.

Kyoto is the home of renowned World Heritage sites such as Kinkakuji Temple.

Kinkakuji Temple is famous for its spectacular architecture that uniquely harmonizes the culture and prevailing design of court nobles, samurai, and Buddhism.

Later proceed for Arashiyama Bamboo Grooves.

We will then proceed for Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Post lunch, we will continue with visit to Nijo Castle.

Later visit Fushi Inara Shrine.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner back to hotel.

Day 6:- Visit Maruyama Park & Kiyomizudera Temple. Depart Kyoto / Arrive Nara (Approx 1hr Drive). Nara Sightseeing  Depart Nara / Arrive Osaka (Approx 45m Drive). 

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After Breakfast at hotel, check-out and proceed for sightseeing of Kyoto.

We will transfer to Maruyama Park. This park has a variety of cherry trees with different beautiful colours, besides, there is a river passing through the park with nice waterfalls.

Proceed for Kiyomizu Temple which offers a commanding view of the city. The temple’s stage, supported by massive pillars, is one of the most famous images of Japan.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Later transfer to Nara.

Arrive Nara after 1 hour drive and proceed for local sightseeing of Nara.

We will visit Todaiji Temple – one of Japan’s most famous and historically significant temples and a landmark of Nara. The temple was constructed in 752 CE as the head temple of all provincial Buddhist temples of Japan and grew so powerful that the capital was moved from Nara to Nagaoka in 784 in order to lower the temple’s influence on government affairs.

Then we will visit Kasuga Taisha shrine. It is famous for Japan’s largest number of lanterns, with 2,000 stone lanterns and 1,000 hanging lanterns within the shrine premises.

Later transfer to Osaka.

After around 45minutes drive, arrive Osaka and proceed for dinner.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Post dinner, arrive at hotel and Check-in.

Day 7:- Full Day Osaka City Tour with Guide. Visit Osaka Castle, Nishinomaru Garden. Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan. Umeda Sky Building & Free time at Shinsaibashi Market.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

After breakfast at hotel, we will proceed for Full Day Tour of Osaka with Guide.

We will start with Osaka Castle – one of the most famous landmarks in Japan.

Osaka Castle is known for its rich history and stunning architecture. Built in the 16th century, the castle offers a glimpse into Japan’s feudal past.

Later, visit to Nishinomaru Garden – Picturesque city park known for its manicured lawns, sculpted topiary & cherry blossoms. A lush garden offers a view of the castle tower across the moat. In spring, some 600 cherry trees in full bloom attract many viewers.

Later visit Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan – the second aquarium in the world after Okinawa Ocean Expo Aquarium to start keeping whale sharks. Kaiyukan has successfully captivity or breeding 47 species of sharks, 37 species of rays, and 1 species of ghost shark, for a total of 85 species.

Lunch at Indian Restaurant.

Post Lunch, have a panoramic view of the Osaka metropolis from the ultramodern Umeda Sky Building which is a landmark of Osaka’s Kita Ward. It sprouted up at the end of Japan’s economic bubble in 1993. Head to the uniquely designed observation deck for a picture-perfect view of the expansive cityscape.

In the evening, enjoy some free time at Shinsaibashi – one of the most famous shopping streets in Osaka and Japan.

Dinner at Indian Restaurant.

Day 8:- Depart Osaka / Arrive Home.       .

(Breakfast)

Today after breakfast checkout from your hotel and transfer to Osaka International Airport for your flight back home, collecting all of those wonderful memories and souvenirs gathered from Japan Holidays.

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