CAPITALS OF JAPAN WITH MOUNT FUJI
Day1 Tokyo arrival
Welcome to Japan! After completing customs procedures, a guide (usually Spanish-speaking, though occasionally in English-speaking) will be waiting for you.
You’ll then be transferred to your hotel by shared shuttle bus.
The rest of the day is yours to enjoy at leisure.
In the afternoon, you’ll receive details about the start of your tour.
Day2 Tokyo
Five-hour city tour.( the Zojoji Temple, the junction of Shibuya, The Meiji Temple, Omotesando,
Nijubashi Bridge, Akihabara, Kokugikan, the Buddhist temple of Sensoji, Asakusa)
Lunch included in a local restaurant. Return to hotel.
Free time in the afternoon.
Late in the afternoon, we will pay a visit to this fascinating country by taking a trip on the metro (tickets included) to the Shinjuku district.Dinner included and return to hotel by metro with our guide.
Day3 Tokyo - Hiroshima - Itsukushima - Hiroshima
Departure by Bullet Train to Hiroshima.
Arrival and visit of the Peace Memorial.
By ferry we go to Miyajima Island to see the Itsukushima Shrine partially built on the sea.
Return to our hotel in Hiroshima.
Dinner included.
Day4 Hiroshima - Matsuyama
Departure by ferry to Shikoku Island.
In Matsuyama, we´ll take a cable car up to the castle.
We will visit Ishiteji, a place of pilgrimage.
Lunch included.
In the late afternoon, We will include entrance to Dogo Onsen, a traditional Japanese bath.
Day5 Matsuyama - Kotohira - Takamatsu - Naruto - Kobe
Departure to Kotohira Shrine.
In Takamatsu we will visit Ritsurin, one of the most beautiful gardens in Japan.
Lunch included.
Stunning bridge over the Naruto Sea. Between beautiful landscapes we arrive in Kobe.
Day6 Kobe - Osaka - Mount Koya
In Kobe, we visited the Earthquake Memorial Museum.
Continue to the sacred mountain of Koya, a place of pilgrimage with important temples and monasteries.
Accommodation in a Buddhist monastery. Zen meditation practice and dinner included (vegetarian).
Day7 Mount Koya - Kyoto
Japanese breakfast at the temple.
We will leave for Kyoto, visit the main spots of the city.(Shinto Shrine of Fushimi Inari, the Imperial Palace , Kinkakuji temple)
Night transfer to Gion, the traditional Geisha neighborhood.
Free time.
Day8 Kyoto - Tsumago - Matsumoto.-Nagano
Beautiful landscapes in the Japanese Alps Region.
Visit of the village of Tsumago, with its wooden houses.
Lunch included.
Arrival in Matsumoto with its impressive castle.
Arrival in Nagano in the late afternoon.
Day9 Nagano - Monkey Park - Kusatsu - Ikaho Onsen
We'll visit Zenko-ji, a pilgrimage site with Japan's first Buddhist image, and experience the Gomakuyo ceremony for good luck.
Visit of Jigokudani Monkey Park.
Lunch included.
Afterwards, we arrive in Kusatsu, a hot spring town.
We continue to Ikaho, where we will stay in a Ryokan.
Traditional Japanese dinner included.
Day10 Ikaho - Nikko - Tokyo
Departure to Nikko, a peaceful place with its impressive temples.
Visit Nikko-Toshogu Temple and the Taiyuinbyo mausoleum.
Departure to Tokyo. Arrival around 6.30 pm.
Day11 Tokyo- Kamakura- Enoshima- Odawara
Departure to Kamakura.
We will visit the Zen temple of Hokoku-ji, Sugimoto-dera and the Great Buddha.
Our journey will continue along a scenic route by the Pacific Ocean to Enoshima.
We’ll then proceed to Odawara, where we’ll visit the impressive Odawara Castle.
Overnight stay in Odawara.
Day12 Odawara - Owakudani - Oshino Hakkai - Kawaguchiko - Mount Fuji - Tokyo
We’ll begin the day by ascending Owakudani, the “Valley of Hel".
Visit Oshino Hakkai, a charming village with eight ponds and picturesque views of Mount Fuji.
Arrival in Kawaguchiko, an idyllic lakeside town and boat ride.
Ascent to Mount Fuji by bus.
Return to Tokyo at the end of the day.