Day 1: Tokyo
Arrival, reception by a Spanish-speaking assistant who will help you take the shared regular service bus*. Rest of the day free. Accommodation.
Day 2: Tokyo
Breakfast. Half-day tour of Tokyo, including: Imperial Palace Plaza, residence of the Japanese imperial family (exterior view); the Meiji Shinto shrine, the Senso-ji Buddhist temple, which is reached via the lively "Nakamise" shopping street. Walk through the Ginza district. Free time. We suggest a tea ceremony activity (consult for activity description and price). Transfer to the hotel on your own. Accommodation.
Day 3: Tokyo / Hakone (Half board)
Visit to Hakone National Park, from where, weather permitting, we'll take a mini-cruise on Lake Ashi and visit the Owakudani Valley, also known as Hell Valley. Continue with a visit to the Hakone Open-Air Museum. Transfer to Tokyo. Accommodation.
Day 4: Tokyo / Kyoto / Nara / Kyoto
Transfer to Tokyo station to take the Nozomi bullet train to Kyoto, arrival at Kyoto station. Departure to Nara, where we'll visit the Todaiji temple with the Great Buddha "Daibutsu" and the Sacred Deer Park. We continue visiting the Fushimi Inari Shrine on the way to Kyoto. Arrival at the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 5: Kyoto (Half board)
Breakfast. Visit to Tenryuji Temple, bamboo forest in Arashiyama, and Kinkakuji temple, also called "Golden Pavilion". Visit to Sanjusagendo temple. We'll end the day with a walk through the streets of Gion, famous for being the Geisha district. Return to the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 6: Kyoto
Breakfast. Free day. We suggest an optional excursion to Hiroshima and Miyajima (consult for visit itinerary and price). Accommodation.
Day 7: Kyoto / Kanazawa
Breakfast. Road transfer to Kanazawa, arrival. We begin the visit at Omicho Market, Higashichaya district, Kenrokuen Garden. Free time at the Market to have lunch on your own. In the afternoon, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 8: Kanazawa / Shirakawago / Takayama / Gero (Full board)
Breakfast. Departure to Shirakawago, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lunch. Continue to Takayama, where we'll visit Kami-Sannomachi street. We'll end the day with a visit to Yatai Kaikan, an exhibition hall of the floats used in traditional festivities. Transfer to the Gero hotel and free time to enjoy the hotel's onsen. Japanese dinner. Accommodation.
Day 9: Gero / Nagoya / Osaka
Breakfast. Transfer to Gero station on foot, take the express train to Nagoya. There we take the Nozomi bullet train to Osaka. Upon arrival, we'll tour the city, including the lively Dotombori district full of restaurants and Osaka Castle. Return to the hotel. Accommodation.
Day 10: Osaka
Breakfast. At the scheduled time, transfer to the airport (without assistance).
OBSERVATIONS
On day 5, the main luggage is sent directly from Tokyo to Kyoto (one suitcase per person), so you will only have access to it once you arrive at the Kyoto hotel. On day 8, the main luggage is sent directly from Kyoto to the Osaka or Tokyo hotel (depending on the departure airport), so you should prepare a travel bag with necessities for the nights in Kanazawa and Gero (one suitcase per person).
VERY IMPORTANT
The scheduled flights arrive at Narita Airport (NRT). If the arrival airport is Haneda (HND), we use a taxi instead of the Airport Limousine Bus. If the departure time from the Sheraton Miyako Osaka hotel or the New Otani hotel is very early, you will not be able to have breakfast at the hotel. Although you miss breakfast on the last day, there will be no discount/refund. There are no regular transfers for flights departing from Osaka (Itami/Kansai) to Spain before 06:30, so if the flight departure time is before 08:30, this transfer will have to be made by taxi with a supplement.
