A Taste of Japan
Tokyo – Mount Fuji - Hakone – Nikko – 
Kamakura –Hase - Kyoto

Day 1 Depart for Japan. The Japanese call their country Nippon, which means source of the sun. Cross the international date line and lose a day!! March through May are great months to visit as plum trees and cherry trees are in full bloom. June may be quite rainy but the remainder of the summer sees warm weather.

Day 2 Arrive to Narita Airport and transfer to hotel in fast paced Tokyo.

Day 3 Our morning motor coach tour will show us the Imperial East Garden, Imperial Palace Plaza, Meiji Shrine  (its red gate is built of cypress wood over 1,700 years old), Asakusa Kannon Temple, and Ginza Street, renowned worldwide for amazing shopping opportunities.

Day 4 Depart for snow capped Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain. Visit the Peace Pagoda and the Golden Buddha. Hakone is a famous hotsprings area and 1300 year old shrine. We set sail on a cruise of Lake Ashi. An aerial cableway delivers us up to Mount Komagatake for breathtaking views. Return to Tokyo.

Day 5 Enjoy a free day to wander through the streets of Tokyo (great views are available from the Tokyo Tower). Shop the Akihabara district where you can find electronic gadgets not available anywhere else in the world. It is an education all its own!

Day 6 Travel North to the natural gem that is Nikko (2 hours by rail from Tokyo). Here our guide will lead us through the magnificent Toshogu Shrine with its famous Gate of Sunlight. A 16 kilometer winding road leads to beautiful Kegon Falls which spills 100m from Lake Chuzenji.

Day 7 Depart by train for seaside Kamakura (1 hour from Tokyo) and walk through the Second and Third Torri to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. It is here that the Yabusame event occurs each September with mounted archers compete for prizes. Visit Hase and take a walking tour of the Great Bronze Buddha and Hase Kannon Temple. Return, by train, to Tokyo. Trains, and other modes of transportation in Japan, are an incomparable learning experience on their own.

Day 8 Kyoto is a must see in Japan. It was the capital city from the 794 until 1860, over a thousand years! Travel by Bullet Train. Upon arrival check into our hotel then visit Nijo Castle, the Golden Pavilion, Heian Shrine, Ryoanji Temple and the Imperial Palace.

Day 9 We have time for exploring and shopping before returning to Tokyo in the afternoon. We can see the Tokyo Tower on our last walking tour in Japan.

Day 10 Transfers to Narita Airport, by air or train, are included for connection to onward flight home. Crossing the international date line our flight arrives home the same day.

For groups seeking a less structured and more affordable tour there are many Day-Tours that we can arrange from Tokyo city.  By arranging these tours we can shorten the tour and introduce students to specific sights of interest!  
These tours are great for teachers who are familiar with Japan.