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Traditional Handcraft Tours
Journey of Japanese Tradition

Hakone, Kyoto, Koyasan
(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, etc.
 

 

Overnight stay in Tokyo

 

Day 3

 

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

 

Overnight stay in Tokyo

 

Day 4

 

JR: Tokyo Station
 

Tokaido Shinkansen: Hikari (35min.）
 

JR: Odawara Station

 

Transfer
 

Hakone Tozan Railway: Odawara Station

 

Hakone Tozan Line (15min.)
 

Hakone Tozan Railway: Hakone-Yumoto Station

 
 
 
 

Sightseeing Hakone-Yumoto Onsen etc.
 
 
 
 

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

 

 

Overnight stay in Kyoto

 

Day 5

 

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

 

Overnight stay in Kyoto

 

Day 6

 

JR: Kyoto Station
 

Nara Line, Kansai MainLine (50min.)

 

JR: Nara Station
 

 
 
 

Sightseeing in Nara: UNESCO World Heritage tour
(Todaiji Temple, Yakushiji Temple, Toshodaiji Temple etc.)
 

 
 

 

JR: Nara Station
 

Kansai Main Line, Nara Line (50min.)

 

JR: Kyoto Station
 

 

Overnight stay in Kyoto

 

Day 7

09:03

JR: Kyoto Station

 

Tokaido Shinkansen: Nozomi (13min.）

09:16

JR: Shin-Osaka Station
 

Transfer

09:27

Subway: Shin-Osaka Station
 
Midosuji Line (16min.)

09:43

Subway: Namba Station
 
Transfer

10:00

Nankai: Namba Station

 
Nankai Koya Line: Limited Express Koya ( 86min.)

11:26

Nankai: Gokurakubashi Station

 
Transfer

11:29

Nankai: Gokurakubashi Station
 

Cable Car ( 5min.)

11:34

Nankai: Koyasan Station
 

Transfer

11:39
 

Nankai Rinkan Bus (10min.)

11:49

Bus:Senjyuin-bashi Bus Stop
 
 
 
 

Lunch (at restaurant in Koyasan)
 
 
 

13:00

Stroll in Danjo Garan
(Kompon Daito Pagoda, Kondo, etc.)

image: Danjo Garan District
 
 
 

14:00

Stroll in Kongobuji Temple

image: Kongobuji Head Temple District
 
 
 

15:00

image: Okunoin District
 
 
 

17:00

Arrive at Koyasan Shukubo (pilgrims' lodging)

image: Shukubo

 
 
 

18:00

Dinner at Koyasan Shukubo
（shojin ryori [vegetarian Buddhist cuisine]）

image: Shojin ryori

 
 
 

19:00
image: Sutra copying sesssion
 
 
 
20:00
 

 

Overnight stay at Koyasan Shukubo

 

Day 8

06:30

Morning devotions at Koyasan Shukubo (30min.)
image: Morning devotions at Koyasan Shukubo
 
 
 
 

Breakfast at Koyasan Shukubo
（shojin ryori [vegetarian Buddhist cuisine]）

image: shojin ryori
 
 
 
09:00

Leave Koyasan Shukubo
image: Shukubo
 
 
 
 

Shopping in Koyasan (approx. 60min.)
 
 
 
10:00

Bus: Senjyuin-bashi Bus stop (or nearby Bus Stop)

 

Nankai Rinkan Bus (10min.)
10:10
 
Transfer
10:44

Nankai: Koyasan Station
 
Cable Car ( 5min.)
10:59

Nankai: Gokurakubashi Station
 
Nankai Koya Line: Limited Express Koya ( 83min.)
12:22

Nankai: Namba Station

 
 
 
 

Sightseeing in Osaka: Osaka Castle, Tsutenkaku Tower, Shinsekai, etc.
 

 

Overnight stay in Osaka

 

Day 9

 

Nankai: Namba Station

 

Nankai Main Line: Rapi:t (37min.)
 

Nankai: 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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