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Platinum East Asia’s Sun “Japan” (NRT-KIX) with THY: 5 nights Tokyo (2) – Mount Fuji - Hakone – Osaka (3) – Kyoto – Nara | All tours and entrance fees included
Tour Detail
Platinum East Asia’s Sun “Japan” (NRT-KIX) with THY
Tokyo (2 nights) – Mount Fuji – Hakone – Osaka (3 nights) – Kyoto – Kobe – Nara
5 nights 7 days | All tours and entrance fees included
Day 1 | Istanbul – Tokyo
Meeting at Istanbul Airport international departures terminal in front of the Turkish Airlines counter at 12:25. After ticket, baggage and passport procedures, departure to Tokyo at 15:25 with Turkish Airlines flight TK0050. Overnight on board.
Day 2 | Tokyo
Landing at Tokyo Narita Airport at 08:40 local time. After passport and baggage procedures, we start our Tokyo tour from the airport by our vehicle. Our first stop will be the Asakusa Temple, or Senso-Ji Temple, a Buddhist temple considered one of Tokyo’s oldest and most colorful temples. Also called Santa-jama (Temple of Three Gods), this temple attracts great interest from both tourists and locals. It is one of the few temples in Tokyo that survived the bombings in the last year of World War II, and therefore its original structure has remained intact. Built in 1649, the temple is said to have been constructed to honor the three brothers who were deified after they found a statue of the goddess Kannon in a river. We will also see the shopping street called Nakamise in the area. After free time for lunch, we will visit Meiji Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to the spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken. After that, we will tour Shibuya, one of Tokyo’s busiest districts. One of the city’s most important places for young people, Shibuya stands out with its modern structure, cafes and world-famous stores. After the tour, transfer to our hotel, complete the check-in procedures and settle into our rooms. Overnight at our 3* Villa Fontaine Tokyo Kayabacho (or similar) hotel in Tokyo.
Day 3 | Tokyo – Mount Fuji – Hakone – Tokyo | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, departure for the Mount Fuji and Hakone tour. We will start our tour with Mount Fuji, about 2.5 hours away. In 2013, Mount Fuji earned a place on UNESCO’s World Heritage List and is regarded as Japan’s highest mountain and the country’s sacred symbol. Although Mount Fuji is generally thought of as a single mountain, it actually consists of three separate volcanoes. Located on Honshu Island, on the border between Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures, Mount Fuji is only 100 kilometers from Tokyo and can even be seen from tall buildings in Tokyo on a cloudless day. After the breathtaking view of Mount Fuji, we will head toward Hakone town. We begin our Hakone tour with Owakudani Valley, a volcanic formation. Owakudani is a valley surrounding a crater formed about 3,000 years ago during the last eruption of Hakone Mountain. Today, much of the area is an active volcanic zone with sulfurous smoke, hot springs and hot rivers. Taking the cable car up from Togendai, we will enjoy the view of this magnificently beautiful valley. After free time for lunch, we will go to Ashi Lake. After a pleasant approximately 30-minute boat ride on the lake with a wooden pirate ship, we will return to Tokyo and our hotel by vehicle. Overnight at our 3* Villa Fontaine Tokyo Kayabacho (or similar) hotel in Tokyo.
Note: This morning, when leaving the hotel for the tour, we must leave a small overnight bag in our room. The large suitcases we leave at the hotel will be transferred to our hotel in Osaka before us and will reach us the next day.
Day 4 | Tokyo – Osaka | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, we complete check-out and continue with the Tokyo tour. The first place we will see on our tour will be the Tokyo Imperial Palace, which includes many buildings such as the Main Palace, the private residences of the Imperial family, archives, a museum and administrative offices. Tokyo Imperial Palace was built on the site of an old castle where the Shogun resided in the 15th century. In the 19th century, when Emperor Meiji moved the royal household from Kyoto to Tokyo, this place also became property of the royal family. Since most of the buildings were destroyed in World War II, the oldest remaining items in the palace today are only 50 years old. We then continue our tour with a visit to Akihabara, one of Tokyo’s world-famous districts. Akihabara is an extremely crowded shopping area known for its various electronics stores, from small street stalls to huge shopping centers. After our tour in Akihabara, also known as the electronics city, we give free time for lunch. After the free time, we continue our tour in the Ginza district, one of the city’s most popular shopping areas filled with luxury boutiques as well as first-class cocktail and sushi bars. At the end of our tour, transfer to Tokyo Shinagawa train station. With Shinkansen, the world’s first high-speed train, we arrive at Shin-Osaka train station after an approximately 3-hour journey. From there, transfer to our hotel by vehicle. We complete the check-in procedures and settle into our rooms. Overnight at our 4* Dorsett by Agora Osaka Sakai (or similar) hotel in Osaka.
Day 5 | Osaka – Kyoto – Osaka | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, departure for the Kyoto tour. After about a 1-hour journey, our first stop will be the Kinkakuji Temple, also known as the Golden Pavilion. Covered in gold leaf, this three-story pavilion is one of the most famous and recognized historic structures in Kyoto and is widely regarded as a perfect example of Kitayama garden art. Thanks to these features, it was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1994 as an important cultural asset of the former capital Kyoto. We will continue our tour with the Kiyomizu-dera Temple, a Buddhist temple also known as the Pure Water Monastery. The temple offers beautiful views of the distant city of Kyoto, as well as numerous cherry trees and maples that burst into a colorful sea in spring and autumn. Built without nails along with its stage, the main hall houses the temple’s main object of worship, a small statue of Kannon with eleven faces and a thousand arms. After free time for lunch, we will walk along Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka streets leading up to Kiyomizu-dera Temple. Sannenzaka is a stone-paved pedestrian path and a tourist attraction. Surrounded by traditional buildings and shops, the path is usually used together with a similar street, Ninenzaka. Sannenzaka is a narrow sloping road filled with about 60 shops and restaurants selling Kyoto’s traditional products and foods. There are also important shops where visitors can closely experience Japanese culture, including Ochaya (tea houses) where tea ceremonies are held, Geiko (the name given to geishas in Kyoto) and Maiko (Geiko apprentices) makeup. In the last part of the tour, we will visit Gion, Kyoto’s famous geisha district. At the end of the tour, return to Osaka and our hotel. Overnight at our 4* Dorsett by Agora Osaka Sakai (or similar) hotel in Osaka.
Day 6 | Osaka – Kobe – Nara – Osaka | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, departure for the Kobe tour and Nara tour. On our Kobe tour, our first stop will be the Kiku-Masamune Sake Museum (subject to being open). At Kiku-Masamune, which has maintained the tradition of producing only dry sake since the Edo Period, we will both see the stages of sake production and taste it. Almost all of the equipment in the museum is classified as a “national tangible folk cultural property,” allowing visitors to learn more about the lives and work of sake producers. Then we continue our tour with the Kobe Nunobiki Botanical Garden, the largest botanical garden in Japan with seasonal flowers and magnificent mountain views. After the park, we will go to the Kobe Harborland Umie shopping center, where we will give free time for lunch. After lunch, departure for Nara. We begin our Nara tour with a visit to Nara Park. Nara Park is a public park located at the foot of Mount Wakakusa. Established in 1880, it is one of Japan’s oldest parks. There are more than 1,200 wild Sika deer roaming freely in the park. Because of these deer, it is also called Deer Park of Nara. After the park, we continue with Todai-ji Temple. Todaiji not only is the world’s largest wooden structure, but also houses the world’s largest Buddha statue, called Daibutsu in Japanese. At the end of our tour, return to Osaka and our hotel. Overnight at our 4* Dorsett by Agora Osaka Sakai (or similar) hotel in Osaka.
Day 7 | Osaka – Istanbul | [B]
After breakfast at our hotel, we complete check-out procedures and continue with the Osaka tour . Our first stop will be the Osaka Castle, built in the 16th century and which played an important role in unifying the Japanese nation. The castle is located in a park that covers an area of about two square kilometers in total and includes plenty of green space, sports facilities, a multi-purpose arena (Osakajo Hall) and a shrine dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The park often becomes one of Osaka’s most popular spots during cherry blossom season, which usually takes place in early April. After the free time we will give for lunch, we will see Dotonbori, which has become Osaka’s entertainment center. After visiting Dotonbori and the city’s main shopping district Shinsaibashi, transfer to Osaka Kansai Airport. After ticket, baggage and passport procedures, departure to Istanbul at 22:45 with Turkish Airlines flight TK0087. Overnight on board.
Day 8 | Osaka – Istanbul
Landing at Istanbul Airport at 05:50 local time and the end of our tour. We say goodbye until we meet again on our next distinguished and enjoyable trip.
Abbreviations: [B] = Breakfast, [L] = Lunch, [D] = Dinner
What's Included
- Round-trip economy class flight ticket on Turkish Airlines scheduled flights on the IST-NRT and KIX-IST routes
- Airport taxes
- Economy class bullet train ticket between Tokyo and Osaka
- 2 nights in Tokyo with bed and breakfast accommodation at a 3* hotel
- 3 nights in Osaka with bed and breakfast accommodation at a 4* hotel
- All airport – hotel – airport transfers
- All tours and entrance fees specified in the program
- Turkish guide service
- Professional liability insurance (pursuant to Law No. 1618)
Not Included
- Outbound departure tax
- All museum and archaeological site entrance fees not stated as included
- Meals and drinks with meals not stated as included
- Tours stated as optional
- Personal expenses
- Tour guarantee and travel health insurance
- All services not explicitly stated as included in the tour program
- Tips for local guides, hotel staff, and drivers (Optional 5 EUR per person per day will be collected by the guide)