Japan Deluxe with Shirakawa Tour Package ( 8 Nights / 9 Days)

This morning, you will drive to the nearby city of Nara and enjoy a half-day sightseeing tour.
Visit Nara Park and enjoy time to explore Todaiji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site which was constructed over 1200 years ago as the head of all provincial Buddhist temples in Japan. The main hall houses one of the largest statues of Buddha, which is 15m tall. Nara Park is also home to hundreds of free-roaming deer - you can feed them deer senbei (crackers), which can be purchased at stalls throughout the park for 150 yen a pack. If you bow to the deer with the deer senbei in hand, they will bow back to you.
Afterward, continue onwards to Kasuga Taisha, Nara’s most celebrated shrine. It was established at the same time as the capital and is dedicated to the deity responsible for the protection of the city. Kasuga Taisha was also the tutelary shrine of the Fujiwara, Japan’s most powerful family clan during most of the Nara and Heian Periods.
In the afternoon, travel back to Osaka, check into the new hotel and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.
Overnight in Osaka.
Meal(s): Breakfast

Today, enjoy a free day to explore Osaka at your own pace.
Alternatively, take part in an optional tour to Hiroshima on Japan’s famous Shinkansen bullet train , known in English as a bullet train.
Hiroshima Optional tour (Door to Door with bullet train round-trip)
8:30: Picked up at the hotel and transfer to Shin-Osaka Station with your tour guide.
10:30: Arrive at Hiroshima Station
11:30-13:30: Visit Itsukushima Shrine and Miyajima Island
15:30-16:30: Atomics Dome, Grand Zero
16:30-18:00: Peace memorial park
Return to the train station for the exhilarating return journey to Osaka on the bullet train, where the tour concludes.
*The schedule is subject to change due to weather or traffic conditions.
Optional tours: Hiroshima on Shinkansen Optional Tour- must be paid on site
(335USD) per adult/ (278USD) per child below 6years
Meal(s): Breakfast
Overnight Hotel: Art hotel Osaka Bay tower (or Similar)

 
 
 
In and around Gifu

This morning, depart Osaka for Kyoto. Upon arrival, enjoy some free time to explore the historic town.
The bus will depart from downtown Kyoto at 4:00 pm to travel onwards to Gifu.
Or you can take the opportunity to join an optional tour of Kyoto
9:30-11:00 Fushimi Inari Shrine
11:30-12:30 Kimono Show at the Nishijin Textile (Enjoy the traditional beauty of Japan)
13:00-14:30 Free time for your lunch
15:00-16:00 Kinkakuji-Temple (golden pavillion)
*The schedule is subject to change due to weather or traffic conditions.
Optional tours: Kyoto Optional Tour-must be paid on site
80USD per person
Meal(s): Breakfast
Overnight Hotel: Gifu Miyako hotel Nagaragawa (or Similar)

This morning you will visit the historic villages of Shirakawa-Go, UNESCO World Heritage sites. Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from therest of the world for a long period of time, these villages, with their Gassho-style houses, survived on the cultivation of mulberry trees and the rearing of silkworms. Enjoy a walk among the incredible houses.
Afterwards travel to Takayama Jinya, a former government outpost established to bring the Hida Province under the control of the Edo Bakufu.
Next, travel to the hotel in Matsumoto or Suwa Area.
Meal(s): Breakfast
Overnight Hotel: Hotel Matsumoto Kagetsu (or Similar)

After breakfast, drive to Mt Fuji’s 5th Station. Located 2300m above sea level, it offers a vantage point for Mt Fuji and the surrounding lakes (weather permitting). The 5th Station also features shrines, torii gates, and souvenir shops.
Afterwards continue onwards to Lake Kawaguchi to admire the scenery as you enjoy a short cruise across the lake. The waters are overlooked by surrounding mountains, including Mt Fuji.
Then transfer to Tokyo and the last stop is Nakamise shopping street, a brightly colored thoroughfare of food vendors and souvenir stores that leads to Asakusa Kannon Temple(Senso-Ji), one of the Japan's most important Buddhist sites
Meal(s): Breakfast
Overnight Hotel:Metropolitan ikenukuro (or Similar)

Enjoy a free day at leisure in Tokyo.
Overnight in Tokyo.
Alternatively attend our Tokyo One Day Optional Tour.
10:00am-11:00am Imperial Palace
11:30am-12:30pmA secret Japanese traditional rock garden
13:00pm-14:30pm Odaiba City(view of Gumdam) and lunch
15:00pm-16:00pm Shibuya Scramble crossing road
16:30pm-17:30pmTokyo Tower
Drive through Shinjuku Kabukicho
*The schedule is subject to change due to weather or traffic conditions.
Optional tours: Tokyo Optional Tour - must be paid on site
92USD per person
Meal(s): Breakfast
Overnight Hotel: Metropolitan ikenukuro (or Similar)

Enjoy a free day at leisure in Tokyo.
Overnight in Tokyo.
Overnight Hotel: Metropolitan ikenukuro (or Similar)

Today, passengers will take own transfer to the NRT or HND Airport. The Train (or Bus) schedules will be provided by the tour guide in advance.

​Your amazing Japan trip ends.