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13 Day Cherry Blossom Dreams 2012         
Tue. 27th March ~ Sun 8th April 2012
ex. Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney       Tour code: 13D270312

Fully escorted tour by professionally licensed staff. Small group tours of a maximum of around 18 people

Economy class Twin Share $5,630.00 + taxes and charges, per person from Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne,
Single supplement $ 810.00
Land Only $4,830.00 Twin Share per person

Welcome aboard a JANESCO Tour of Japan. This Cherry Blossom Dreams Tour has been designed for our customers to catch the cherry blossoms at their best. You will visit Tokyo, Mt. Fuji & Hakone, Takayama, Shirakawago/Ogimachi, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima and Miyajima, and  Tsumago & Magome in the Kiso Valley.

Soak up the atmosphere of rustic villages plus the experience of walking through majestic castles and beautiful temples. See Japanese handicrafts and local shopping areas and experience a 350 year old farm village. Stay in comfortable hotels and travel by bullet train to explore Kyoto, the traditional capital, and bustling Tokyo. Tour includes strolls through exotic locations, streets of Geisha houses in Kyoto familiar to many travellers from movies such as “Memoirs of a Geisha”.

We are confident that we have created a most interesting and memorable holiday in Japan for you.

DAY 1  SYDNEY / NARITA          Tue 27 MAR
Day flight to Narita Airport and transfer to Tokyo hotel.                                                                                                                                    _ _S


DAY 2  TOKYO                             Wed 28 MAR
Morning tour to Tokyo Tower observatory, Asakusa Temple and stroll down the colourful Nakamise shopping street, Ueno and Ginza.
Dinner at hotel.                                          B L D

DAY 3 TOKYO - MT. FUJI & HAKONE
                                                         Thu 29 MAR
Morning, leave by motor coach for a full day tour of Hakone National Park, visit the famous Mt. Fuji and enjoy picturesque Hakone including a Lake Ashi ferry trip. Lunch included. Enjoy Hakone Onsen hot spring bath at resort.                                                                                                       B L D 

DAY 4 HAKONE -TAKAYAMA       Fri 30 MAR

Travel by bullet train to Nagoya and then on to Takayama, whose isolation has allowed Edo period streets, lined with tiny shops, museums and eating places, to survive to this day.                                                                                                                                     B _ D

DAY 5 TAKAYAMA - SHIRAKAWAGO -                        KANAZAWA                        Sat 31 MAR

Enjoy Takayama’s morning market. Travel to Shirakawago Ogimachi, a small world heritage listed  village, nestled in the mountains beside a pristine mountain river. After soaking up the atmosphere, travel to a Japanese rice paper workshop by motorcoach and learn how traditional paper is made. Upon arrival at Kanazawa visit the local bustling Omichi Market. Check-in at hotel.                                                             B _ D

DAY 6   KANAZAWA                      Sun 01 APR

Visit Kanazawa’s old geisha district Higashiyama, Gold Leaf craft work shop, Kutani pottery work shop, Kenrokuen garden, one of Japan’s most famous gardens and samurai residential area. Afternoon free at leisure.
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DAY 7 KANAZAWA - KYOTO      Mon 02 APR

Morning travel to Kyoto by JR trains. After checking in at hotel, visit Kiyomizu temple overlooking the city. Part of the fun of visiting kiyomizu temple is the approach to the temple along the steep and busy lanes of the atmospheric Higashiyama district.                                                                       B _ _

DAY 8 KYOTO & NARA            Tue 03 APR

Full day sightseeing tour of Kyoto & Nara,  visiting Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, Handicraft Centre. After lunch at the Kyoto handicraft centre, travel to Nara visiting Todaiji-temple, deer park and Kasuga shrine. Return to Kyoto                                                                                                           B L D  

DAY 9 KYOTO - HIROSHIMA / MIYAJIMA -
             KYOTO                              Wed 04 APR                                                          
Early morning, catch a Bullet train to visit Miyajima Island and the famous floating Itsukushima Shrine and world famous Torii gate.
Then travel to Hiroshima to view the Peace park (Atomic Bomb Museum). Late afternoon return to Kyoto.                                                                                                 B _ D

DAY 10  KYOTO-KISO VALLEY (MAGOME  &                TSUMAGO) – TOKYO   Thu 05 APR                                              
Travel to Tsumago, a town seldom visited by group tours, where cars are banned and signs of modernity such as power lines are hidden to maintain the old style ambience. After strolling along the old streets and soaking up the atmosphere, travel  on to Tokyo.
Farewell Dinner                                          B _ D                                           

DAY 11 TOKYO                               Fri  06 APR

Day at leisure. Perhaps visit Nikko or go to Tokyo Disneyland, or to Ginza and Roppongi for window shopping, or to the electrical town of Akihabara.  Your tour coordinator will help organise  your activity.
■Optional tours available with English speaking guides:.
1.Nikko Kegon Waterfall Tour full day with Lunch — ¥14,000/person
2.Kamakura Tour full day  with Lunch —¥10,000/person . 
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DAY 12 TOKYO - AUSTRALIA     Sat 07 APR

Enjoy your last day in Japan with some last minute souvenir hunting or some optional half day activity. Or follow your tour coordinator to Meiji shrine and fascinating Omotesando promenade of Harajuku district where Tokyo’s old & new cultures meet. Late afternoon, leave for Narita from hotel by coach. Depart for Australia.
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DAY 13 AUSTRALIA                      Sun 08 APR

Morning Arrival. Interstate passengers' connecting flight.
 

13 Day Cherry Blossom Dreams Tour Package includes:

  • Economy class return airfares

  • High quality Deluxe  accommodation with private facilities

  • 7 day Japan Rail pass.

  • Meals included —Breakfast (11), Lunches (4)-for Day 2, 3, 8 & 12, Dinners (9), Supper(1)

  • Baggage porterage-one piece.

  • All transfers and admissions for sightseeing as specified.

  • All sightseeing tours as stated.

  • Full day Mt. Fuji & Hakone sightseeing tour.

  • Takayama sightseeing including Takayama’s famous morning market.

  • Enjoy “Hakone Onsen” (Hot Spring Resort).

  • Magome & Tsumago villages (Kiso Valley of Nagano) sightseeing

  • Sightseeing tour to Gifu Shirakawago (World Heritage listed), including sightseeing in Ogimachi village.

  • Kanazawa sightseeing tour to Kenrokuen Garden,  Higashiyama, Kutani pottery  workshop  and Omichi Market tour.

  • Kyoto sightseeing tour including Golden Pavilion, Nijo castle, Kiyomizu Temple.

  • Nara sightseeing tour to Todaiji Temple, Kasuga Shrine and deer park.

  • Day trip to Hiroshima & Miyajima Island, Itsukushima Shrine.                                                                                                      

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