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YOUR OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS
Tokyo: Ancient & Modern Traditions
PRE-TRIP: 3 nights from $1095 Only $365 per night
DAY • Bullet train • Express train importantculturalcentertoday,andhasbeen
to Kanazawa designatedaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.
Ride the shinkansen (bullet train), boarding in B,L,D — Aranvert Hotel or similar Hiroshima: City of Peace
Odawaraforthefirstlegofthejourney.At200 DAY • Kyoto • Arashiyama Bamboo Grove POST-TRIP: 3 nights from $1595 Only $532 per night
mph,itremainsamongthefastesttrainsin
theworld.Later,takealimitedexpresstrainto • Kinkakuji • Controversial Topic: Ethnic Toviewyouroptionalextensionsindetail,
Kanazawa,enjoyingaviewofJapan’srolling Korean discrimination visit www.oattravel.com/jpn
countryside and modern cityscapes. ExploretheArashiyamaBambooGrovebeforewe
B,D — Hotel Kanazawa or similar visitKinkakuji,theTempleoftheGoldenPavilion. We recommend that you
Then,venturetotheoutskirtsofKyotofora Arrive Early, Stay Later
DAY • Kanazawa • Kenrokuen Garden • Controversial Topic about the discrimination
Controversial Topic: Nuclear energy • Gold facedbyethnicminorityKoreanslivinginJapan. Westrongly recommend you takeadvantage
of this extra timeto relax or exploremorein
leaf factory • Omicho Market B,L — Aranvert Hotel or similar depth before or after your trip. Prices shown
VisitthebeautifulKenrokuenGarden,thenmeet include accommodations,dailybreakfast,and
withaFukushimaevacueefora Controversial DAY • Kyoto • Nara • Matcha tea private airport transfer.
Topic abouttheirexperienceofthe2011nuclear experience
disaster.After,walktheHigashiChayaDistrict, ExploreNara,visitingTodaijiTempleandKasuga • Arrive early in Tokyo before your Tokyo pre-trip
knownforitsteahouses.Finally,visitalocalgold Shrine,bothUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.Then, extension or your main trip for $200 per person,
leafcompanyforahands-onlessonbeforewevisit visitalocalateacompany foramatchatea-making per night
the300-year-oldOmichoMarket. demonstration and a hands-on experience of • Conclude your main trip with more time in
B,L — Hotel Kanazawa or similar grindingyourowngreenteausingamillstone. Kyoto for $175 per person, per night
B,L — Aranvert Hotel or similar
DAY •Kanazawa•OptionalGokayamatour •Remain in Hiroshima after your Hiroshima
post-trip extension for $200 per person, per
EnjoyfreetimetoexploreKanazawaonyour DAY • Kyoto • Buddhist Temple • Sushi- night
own,orjoinafull-dayoptionalexcursionto making in Kameoka
Gokayama—aUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.This HeadtoSenkojiTemple.TryZenmeditationand
villageintheremoteChubuMountains isrenowned haveateaceremony.Then,embarkonaboatride offerscommunityservicestomeettheneedsof
for its distinctive gassho-zukuri-stylehomeswith toTogetsuBridge,followedbyavisittoHeki-tei, women,children,andforeignresidentsinJapan.
steeplypitchedthatchedroofs. ahousewheresamuraioncelivedandtrained,to Here,learnaboutthe Controversial Topic of the
B — Hotel Kanazawa or similar learntomakesushi. increaseddivorcerateinJapanandit’simpacton
B,L — Aranvert Hotel or similar single mothers.
DAY • Kanazawa • Home-Hosted Visit: Tea B,D — Aranvert Hotel or similar
with a local family • Train to Kyoto DAY • Kyoto • Ninja martial arts studio
Enjoy a Home-Hosted Visit withalocalfamily, • GCF visit: Kyoto’s YWCA • Controversial DAY • Return to U.S.
sittingdownforteaandafirsthandglimpseof Topic:Empowering singlemothers TransfertotheairportinOsakaforyourflight
Japaneselife.After,ridetherailstoKyoto,Japan’s Visitalocalninjamartialartsstudio,andsitinon home.Travelerstakingouroptional Hiroshima:
ancient imperial capital. This city remains an thestudents’practice.Then,visitKyoto’sYWCA City of Peace post-tripextensionwilltransferto
(Young Women’s Christian Association)—a Hiroshimabybullettraintoday.
NEWGrandCircleFoundation site—which B
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