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Standard Tours
Experience Japanese History and Culture Tour

Kamakura, Kyoto, Wakayama, Yuasa, Minabe, Shirahama
(9 days and 8 nights)

Day 1

 

Narita International Airport
 

 

Overnight stay in Tokyo

 

Day 2

 

Sightseeing in Tokyo: Tokyo Tower, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Imperial Palace, Ginza, etc.
 

 

Overnight stay in Tokyo

 

Day 3

 

Sightseeing in Tokyo: Tsukiji Market, Ginza, Asakusa, Akihabara, etc.
 
 
 
 

JR: Tokyo Station
 

Yokosuka Line (58min.）
 

JR: Kamakura Station
 
 
 
 

Sightseeing in Kamakura: Kamakura City, etc
 
 

 

Overnight stay in Kamakura

 

 

Day 4

 

Sightseeing in Kamakura: Hase Temple, The Great Buddha and Kotoku-in,
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shrine, Experiences of Buddhism, etc.
 
 
 
 

JR: Kamakura Station
 

Yokosuka Line (9min.）
 

JR: Ofuna Station
 
Transfer
 

JR: Ofuna Station
 
Tokaido Main Line (42min.）
 

JR: Odawara Station
 
Transfer
 

Hakone Tozan Railway: Odawara Station

 

Hakone Tozan Line (15min.)
 

Hakone Tozan Railway: Hakone-Yumoto Station

 
 
 
 

Sightseeing Hakone-Yumoto Onsen etc.

 

 

Overnight stay in Hakone

 

Day 5

 

Hakone Tozan Railway: Hakone-Yumoto Station

 
Hakone Tozan Line (15min.)
 

Hakone Tozan Railway: Odawara Station

 
Transfer
 

JR: Odawara Station
 

Tokaido Shinkansen: Hikari (126min.）
 

JR: Kyoto Station
 
 
 
 

Sightseeing in Kyoto: UNESCO World Heritage tour
(Nijo Castle, Kiyomizudera Temple, Honganji Temple, Kinkakuji Temple etc.)

 

 

Overnight stay in Kyoto

 

Day 6

 

Sightseeing in Kyoto: Experience of making Japanese Sweets, Maiko Style Experience etc.
 

 

Overnight stay in Kyoto

 

Day 7

08:36

JR: Kyoto Station
 

Tokaido Main Line, Hanwa Line: Limited Express Super Kuroshio (88min.）
10:04
 

Transfer
10:40
 
Wakayma Bus (33min.)
11:13

Bus: Marina City Bus Stop
 
  
 
 

image: Porto Europa

image: Kuroshio Market

image: Kuroshio Onsen
 
Taxi （10min.）
14:10

Kishu Lacquer Ware Traditional Craft Center
(Lacquerware Makie Experience)
image: Lacquerware Makie Experience)
 
Walking (5min.)
15:10

Onko Densyokan (visit the Brewing Museum)
 
 
Walking (10min.)
17:12

Bus: Kuroe Bus Stop
 
Wakayama Bus (38min.)
17:50

 
 

 

Overnight stay in Wakayama City

 

Day 8

09:15
 
Kisei Main Line (42min.)　
09:57

JR: Yuasa Station
 
Walking (13min.)
10:10

Kadocho (visit Soy sauce warehouse)　
*Appointments are necessary for any weekday
image: Soy sauce warehouse
 
 
 
11:00

Stroll in Yuasa Area

image: Yuasa Area
 
 
 
12:00

Lunch (at restaurant or caffe in Yuasa Town)
 
 
 
13:31

JR: Yuasa Station
 
Kisei Main Line: Limited Express Kuroshio (34min.)　
14:05
JR: Minabe Station
 
Taxi （10min.）
14:15
Plumkoubou （Experience of making Umeboshi (Pickled Japanese apricot-Umeboshi), Shopping）
image: Experience of making Umeboshi
 
Taxi （10min.）
16:05
JR: Minabe Station
 
Kisei Main Line: Limited Express Kuroshio (18min.)
16:23
JR: Shirahama Station
 
 
 
17:00
Shirahama Onsen (Dinner)
image: Shirahma Onsen
 
 
 
20:00
Ashiyu (hot springs foot bath) Alley
(Stroll in Shirahama Onsen, Ashiyu Experience)
image: Ashiyu Alley
 

 

Overnight stay in Shirahama

 

Day 9

08:35

JR Shirahama Bus Center Bus Stop (or nearby Bus Stop)
 
Meiko Bus (5min.)
08:40

Bus: Fujishima Bus Stop
 
Walking (5min.)
08:45

Toretore Market (Shopping)
image: Toretore Market
 
Walking (1min.)
09:32

Bus: Toretore Market-mae Bus Stop
 
Meiko Bus (5min.)
09:37
 
Transfer
10:33
 
Kisei Main Line: Limited Express Super Kuroshio (95min.)
12:08

JR: Hineno Station　
 
Transfer
12:19

JR: Hineno Station
 
Kansai-airport Line (10min.)
12:29

JR: Kansai Airport Station

 
 
 
 

Kansai International Airport

 

 

Return to home country

 

The above tour is our recommend tour course.

The above times are just a reference guide. The Train and/or Bus timetables may be subjected to change without prior notice.
Please check to confirm the timetable before you visit.

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