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HEALTH

Is This Adventure Right for You?
Please review the information below prior to departing on this adventure. We reserve the
right for our Trip Leaders to modify participation, or in some circumstances send travelers
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or of other travelers.

PACING
• 4 locations in 14 days with 3 train rides and one overland drive of 4.5 hours

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Not appropriate for travelers using wheelchairs, walkers, or other mobility aids

• You must be able to walk up to 5 miles unassisted each day and walk up and down stairs
(sometimes as many as 60 at a time)

• Day 13 includes an uphill walk with 200 steps to reach Senkoji Temple

• Luggage porters are unavailable at hotels and on trains—you must be able to carry
your own bags

• We reserve the right for Trip Leaders to restrict participation, or in some circumstances
send travelers home, if their limitations impact the group’s experience

CLIMATE
• Daytime temperatures are typically between 50-60°F in early spring, 85-100°F in
summer, and 50-70°F in fall

TERRAIN & TRANSPORTATION
• Walk over city streets, through gardens and markets, and within temples and shrines in
which the ground may be uneven and stairways may lack handrails
• Travel by 24-passenger air-conditioned minibus (no toilet on board), shinkansen (bullet
train), subway, local train, and 250-passenger boat

• Public transportation is used on the trip extensions in Tokyo and Hiroshima, often at
subway stations with no escalators or elevators

ACCOMMODATIONS & FACILITIES
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simple amenities. Single rooms are especially small (161-193 sq. ft.), and often do not
include closets.

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