Japan's Cultural Treasures (2009)

14 days from only $3145 (plus government taxes and fees)

Tokyo • Hakone • Kanazawa • Kyoto

Including roundtrip airfare from Los Angeles or Seattle

Small Groups: Never more than 10-16 passengers — guaranteed!

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Tokyo — Pre-trip: 3 nights from only $795

Hiroshima — Post-trip:

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A colorful Shinto festival winds its way past neon lights and Tokyo skyscrapers ... a modern bullet train speeds past a farmer tending his rice paddy ... well-dressed businessmen stop in a Buddhist temple to light incense ... majestic Mt. Fuji provides a beautiful backdrop for Hakone, where locals and travelers alike relax in volcanic onsen (hot springs). Join us as we explore more than 2,000 years of Japanese history and culture, from ultra-modern Tokyo through the former imperial capital of Kyoto, and all the way back to Kanazawa's unique samurai architecture. Along the way, we'll stay in a Japanese-style ryokan inn in Hakone ... taste regional specialties like sushi and sake ... and travel by rail just as the Japanese do. Welcome to Japan—OAT style.

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Day

1 Fly to Tokyo
2 Arrive in Tokyo : Hotel Mets Shibuya
3 Tour Tokyo : Hotel Mets Shibuya
Meals: 1B, 1D
4 Overland to Hakone : Gora Asahi Hotel or Hotel Nanpuso
Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
5 Explore Hakone Region : Gora Asahi Hotel or Hotel Nanpuso
Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
6 Train to Kanazawa/Explore Kanazawa : Kanazawa New Grand Hotel or similar
Meals: 1B, 1D
7 Kanazawa : Kanazawa New Grand Hotel or similar
Meals: 1B, 1L
8 Day at leisure/Optional Shirakawa-go & Gokayama excursion : Kanazawa New Grand Hotel
Meals: 1B
9 Train to Kyoto : Hotel Hokke Club or Mitsui Garden Hotel or Hearton Hotel
Meals: 1B, 1D
10 Tour Kyoto : Hotel Hokke Club or Mitsui Garden Hotel or Hearton Hotel
Meals: 1B, 1L
11 Explore Kyoto/Optional Nara & Fushimi excursion : Hotel Hokke Club or Mitsui Garden Hotel or Hearton Hotel
Meals: 1B
12 Explore Kyoto : Hotel Hokke Club or Mitsui Garden Hotel or Hearton Hotel
Meals: 1B, 1L
13 Explore Kyoto/Optional Arashiyama excursion : Hotel Hokke Club or Mitsui Garden Hotel or Hearton Hotel
Meals: 1B, 1D
14 Depart for U.S. or begin your optional post-trip extension to Hiroshima
Meals: 1B