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Arashiyama Bamboo Grove,
Kyoto, Japan
Japan’s Cultural Treasures
Japan: Tokyo, Hakone, Kanazawa, Kyoto
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15 days from $5695
including international airfare A colorful Shinto festival winds its way past neon lights and Tokyo skyscrapers … a modern bullet train speeds
Single Supplement: FREE past a farmer tending his rice paddy … a well-dressed businessman stops in a Buddhist temple to light incense
… majestic MountFuji provides an iconic backdrop for Hakone, where locals relax involcanic hotsprings. Joinus
Save a FULL 10%, up to $670, with our to explore more than 2,000 years of Japanese history and culture, from ultra-modern Tokyo through the former
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Valid for Apr-Dec 2023 departures
WHATTOEXPECT DAY • Tokyo • Meet former sumo wrestler DAY •Hakone• A Day in the Life of
• Shinjuku Minamiashigara Village
Visitarestaurantownedbyaformersumo TraveltoHakone,stoppingfor ADayintheLife of
wrestler, and enjoy an interactive demonstration aMinamiashigaraVillage.Visitacommunity
View all physical requirements at ofthisiconicsport.Then,engageinaconversation farmbeforejoiningalocalfamilyforlunch.
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ITINERARY experiencewithus—anexclusiveO.A.T.feature. demonstrationfromakaratemaster.Then,visita
local children’s nursery.
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DAY •DepartU.S. DAY • Tokyo • Taiko drumming experience B,L,D—TKP Hotel & Resort Rekutore Hakone Gora or similar
DeparttheU.S.onyourovernightflightto • Asakusa • Controversial Topic: Female DAY •Hakone •Meetlocalfisherman
Tokyo, Japan.
sushi chefs at Lake Ashi • Wood workshop • Visit
DAY • Tokyo Takethesubwaytovisita taiko (traditional geisha house
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youattheairportandassistwiththetransfer instrumentswithadrummaster.Then,travelto importanceofthisindustryinHakone.Then,visit
toyourhotel.There,meetyourTripExperience theAsakusaarea,andstrolldownstreetslined awoodcraftshoptoseeintricate,woodeninlaid
Leaderandfellowtravelers,includingthose withshops.After,enjoylunchatawomen-owned piecesandlearnhowthey’reproduced.Afterward,
whotooktheoptional Tokyo:Ancient&Modern andoperatedsushirestaurantandlearnaboutthe eatlunchatageishahouseandwatchatraditional
Traditions pre-trip extension. Controversial Topic ofgenderdiscriminationin geisha performance.
Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho or similar theworldofsushichefs. B,L,D—TKP Hotel & Resort Rekutore Hakone Gora or similar
B,L,D—Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho or similar
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