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most beautiful in Japan. Then, we’ll meet with a DAY 11 • Kyoto • Arashiyama Bamboo Please note: This day includes an uphill walk of 200

Fukushima evacuee for a Controversial Topic about Grove • Kinkakuji • Controversial Topic: steps to reach Senkoji Temple. Travelers do not have to
their firsthand account of the 2011 nuclear disaster. Discrimination of ethnic Koreans in Japan participate in this walk.
After, we’ll walk around the Higashi Chaya District, This morning, we’ll explore the Arashiyama Bamboo B,L — Hotel Elcient Kyoto or similar
known for its teahouses where geishas perform. Then, Grove before we visit Kinkakuji, the Temple of

we’ll visit a local company famous for its gold leaf the Golden Pavilion. Then, we’ll venture to the DAY 14 • Kyoto • Visit to ninja martial arts
production for an introduction to this intricate craft outskirts of Kyoto for a Controversial Topic about studio • Grand Circle Foundation visit:
and a hands-on lesson before we visit the 300-year- the discrimination faced by ethnic minority Koreans Kyoto’s YWCA • Controversial Topic:
old Omicho Market. living in Japan. Then the rest of the day is free for you Empowering single mothers in a male-
B,L — Kanazawa New Grand Hotel or similar to make your own discoveries. dominated society
B,L — Hotel Elcient Kyoto or similar Today, we’ll visit a local ninja martial arts studio,

DAY 9 • Kanazawa • Optional Gokayama tour where we’ll have the opportunity to sit in on the
After breakfast, enjoy free time to explore Kanazawa DAY 12 • Kyoto • Nara • Matcha tea students’ practice. Then, we’ll visit Kyoto’s YWCA

on your own or you can join us for a full-day optional experience (Young Women’s Christian Association)—a
excursion to Gokayama—a UNESCO World Heritage Today we’ll explore Nara, visiting Todaiji Temple NEW Grand Circle Foundation site—which
Site. This village, located in the remote Chubu and Kasuga Shrine, both UNESCO World Heritage offers community services to meet the needs
Mountains, is renowned for its distinctive gassho- Sites. At Todaiji Temple, the largest wooden building of women, children, and foreign residents in Japan.
zukuri-style homes, which feature steeply pitched in the world, we’ll view its 52-foot bronze Buddha; Here, we’ll learn about the Controversial Topic of the
thatched roofs. in the temple’s park, we may spot its free-roaming increased divorce rate in Japan and the impact it has
B — Kanazawa New Grand Hotel or similar deer. Then, we’ll visit a local a tea company for a had on the lives—and independence—of single
matcha tea-making demonstration and a hands-on mothers. You have the rest of the afternoon on your
DAY 10 • Kanazawa • Home-Hosted Visit: experience of grinding our own green tea using a own to make independent discoveries. Tonight, we’ll

Tea with a local family • Train to Kyoto mill stone. celebrate our Japan adventure during a Farewell
This morning, we have a Home-Hosted Visit with B,L — Hotel Elcient Kyoto or similar Dinner at a local restaurant.
a local family, sitting down for tea and to get a B,D — Hotel Elcient Kyoto or similar
firsthand glimpse of Japanese life. Following this DAY 13 • Kyoto • Visit Buddhist Temple •

opportunity, we ride the rails to Kyoto, Japan’s Sushi-making in Kameoka DAY 15 • Return to U.S.
imperial capital from the eighth to 19th centuries. We head to Senkoji Temple. We’ll try Zen meditation Today, transfer to the airport in Osaka for your flight
This city remains an important cultural center today, and have a tea ceremony. Then, we’ll embark on a boat home, or to Kagoshima to begin your New! Kyushu
and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage ride to Togetsu Bridge, followed by a visit to Heki-tei, Island: Ancient Temples & Castles in a Subtropical Oasis
Site. Later, we’ll enjoy an orientation walk around the a house where samurai once lived and trained. Here, post-trip extension. Travelers taking our optional
neighborhood. we’ll learn to make sushi. Then the rest of the day is Hiroshima: City of Peace post-trip extension will
B,L,D — Hotel Elcient Kyoto or similar free for you to make your own discoveries. transfer to Hiroshima by bullet train today.
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Unique Accommodations

TKP Hotel & Resort Rekutore Hakone Gora
Hakone

Surrounded by nature’s greenery, this hotel
features a dining hall, lounge, communal
bathhouse with hot spring water, and two private
pools. Typical room amenities include wireless
Internet, flat-screen TV, and mini-fridge.
Witness the splendor of the Golden Pavilion at Kinkakuji Temple on Day 11.

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