Day 1 SYDNEY/NARITA
Day flight to Narita airport and on arrival transfer to a 5 star hotel, The Imperial Hotel Tokyo, and check-in for 2 nights. A light supper will be served in your room.

Accomodaton: Imperial Hotel Kyoto

Day 2 TOKYO
Morning sightseeing tour of Tokyo by chartered coach. Visit Tokyo Tower and Asakusa temple and stroll down the colourful Nakamise shopping street. Visit Akihabara and Ueno. Lunch at local restaurant. Remainder of the day is free. elcome cocktail with light dinner

Accomodaton: Imperial Hotel Kyoto

Day 3 TOKYO - HIMEJI - KYOTO
Transfer to Tokyo station and catch Bullet train for Himeji, to visit the famous & beautiful Himeji Castle which is the best preserved castle in all of Japan. Late afternoon travel to Kyoto the old capital of Japan, rich in beauty and tradition. Check in at Ryokan for 1 night. Before dinner stroll to the bustling Nishiki food arcade, Kyoto’s restaurant providores’ street. Formal Kaiseki Style dinner at Ryokan.

Accomodation: Kyoto Ryokan

Day 4 KYOTO
Full day sightseeing tour of Kyoto. This Morning, you will visit the Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, Heian Shrine. Early afternoon, check in to a 5 star hotel, the Westin Miyako Kyoto for 3 nights. After enjoying High Tea service at the hotel, enjoy the philosopher’s walk (Tetsugaku no Michi), a stone path following the cherry tree lined canal through the northern part of Kyoto’s Higashiyama district to Nanzenji Temple.

Accommodation: The Kyoto Hotel Okura

Day 5 KYOTO
Early morning, catch a Bullet train to visit Miyajima Island, famous floating Itsukushima Shrine and world famous Torii gate. Travel then to Hiroshima to the Peace park (Atomic Bomb Museum). Late afternoon return to Kyoto. Dinner at local gourmet restaurant.

Accomodation: The Kyoto Hotel Okura

Day 6 KYOTO
Free at leisure. Afternoon tea at hotel at your leisure.Optional tours available with English speaking guides for additional fee: Miho Museum ½ day trip, Nara Afternoon Tour ½ day. Special dinner at traditional Japanese Restaurant, accompanied by Geisha. Enjoy chatting with Geisha and a special traditional dance performance. After dinner, stroll to the Gion Geisha district, familiar to many travelers from movies such as “Memoirs of a Geisha”.

Accomodation: The Kyoto Hotel Okura

Day 7 KYOTO - OSAKA
This morning, 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 Kyoto’s old atmospheric Higashiyama district. Lunch at hotel. Afternoon, transfer to Osaka. Check in at a 5 star hotel, Imperial Hotel Osaka for 2 nights. This afternoon, visit The Osaka Mint Garden for
Cherry Blossom viewing.

Accomodation: Osaka Imperial Hotel

DAY 8 - OSAKA
A day trip to Mt. Koya. Visit Kongobuji temple and see Banryu-tei, the largest rock garden in Japan. Visit Okuno-in where it is believed that Kobo-taishi is still in eternal meditation after almost 1,200 years. Return to Osaka and take a night time stroll through the colourful streets of Dotonbori. Dinner at local restaurant

Accomodation: Osaka Imperial Hotel

DAY 9 - OSAKA- KANAZAWA
Mid morning, travel to Kanazawa by express train. Upon arrival check in at the luxury Hotel Nikko Kanazawa for 2 nights. Enjoy lunch at hotel. Remainder of the day is free at leisure. Your tour coordinator will assist you to organise your activity.

Accomodation: Hotel Nikko Kanazawa

DAY 10 - KANAZAWA
Morning sightseeing tour of Kanazawa includes the old district of Higashiyama; a Geisha house; Kutani pottery workshops where you can see a demonstration by a master potter; the former samurai residential area and the Kenrokuen garden which is one of Japan’s most famous gardens. Lunch at hotel. In the afternoon experience a proper tea ceremony at a private garden. Dinner at local restaurant.

Accomodation: Hotel Nikko Kanazawa

DAY 11 - KANAZAWA - TAKAYAMA
This morning, travel to Shirakawago, a small world heritage listed village, nestled in the mountains beside a pristine mountain river. After strolling around the village, visit a Japanese traditional rice paper work shop. Travel on to Takayama, whose isolation has allowed Edo period streets, lined with tiny shops, museums and eating places, to survive to this day. Stay at mountain resort. If you wish, enjoy a dip in the Onsen before dinner.

Accomodation: Associa Takayama Resort

DAY 12 - TAKAYAMA - TSUMAGO
Visit Takayama’s Morning market before traveling on to Matsumoto Castle and the old post towns of Magome & Tsumago in the Kiso valley, where cars are banned and signs of modernity such as power lines are hidden to maintain the old style ambiance. Stroll along the old streets and soak up the atmosphere. Stay at a historic Inn at Oh-tsumago. Enjoy a traditional organic dinner and breakfast, during your stay overnight in a centuries old thatched roof house, including sleeping Japanese style on futon.

Accomodation: Old Country Inn - Ohtsumago

DAY13 OHTSUMAGO - HAKONE
Travel to Mt. Fuji by chartered deluxe coach and enjoy picturesque Hakone including a Lake Ashi cruise and ropeway ride. Visit the Hakone open-air Art Museum, the first such museum in Japan. Exhibits approx. 120 works by well-known ,odern and contemporary sculptors. Lunch at the museum. Stay at hotel by the lake. Dinner at hotel.

Accomodation: The Prince Hotel Hakone

DAY14 TOKYO
Travel back to Tokyo arriving mid afternoon from Mt. Fuji resort. Upon arrival in Tokyo transfer to the 5 star Imperial Hotel Tokyo and check in for 1 night. Remainder of the day is free. Your tour coordinator will help you organise your activities. Farewell dinner at one of the famous Iron Chef restaurants in Ginza.

Accomodation: The Imperial Hotel Tokyo