Golden Route plus Hiroshima 9 Days
Tour Schedule:
DAY 1
Narita Airport
JTB staff will meet participants at the airport and assist in boarding a pre-reserved taxi.
Remarks: Haneda Airport is also available. Please indicate your preference at the time of booking.Hotel in Tokyo
Remarks: Western-style roomFree time in Tokyo
DAY 2
Pick-up Service
Gather at designated locations and board bus to Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal.
09:00 Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal
The tour departs Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal to begin sightseeing around Tokyo.
Tokyo Tower (40 min)
Get a spectacular view of Metropolitan Tokyo from the observation deck
Imperial Palace Plaza (10 min)
Admire the view of Nijubashi Bridge and the surrounding sceneryat this National Garden that was formerly a private garden of the Royal Family
Asakusa Kannon & Shopping at Nakamise (40 min)
Akihabara via Ueno (drive by)
Enjoy a pleasant drive through Ueno, where Tokyo’s first coffee shop once stood,to Akihabara which is home to the famous Electric Town.
Akihabara
Participants who wish may get off the bus at Akihabara. All other participantswill get a view of Akihabara from the windows and continue to Tokyo Station by bus.
12:20 Tour ends at Tokyo Station (Marunouchi South Exit)
The tour will end at Tokyo Station. Please head to your next destination on your own.
DAY 3
07:30 – 08:30 Pick-up Service
Pick-up is available from locations including major hotels in Tokyo.
09:00 Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal
Depart from Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal and head to Kamakura by bus.
(Metropolitan Expressway, Yokohama-Yokosuka Road)
Kotoku-in Temple and the Great Buddha (30 min)
Hase Temple (40 min)
Lunch
Sankeien Garden (60 min)
Yokohama Chinatown (30 min)
Walk through the largest Chinatown in Japan.
Yokohama Bay Bridge
View from the window
17:00 – 18:00 Drop-off at Ginza
Tour on this day ends upon arrival at Sukiyabashi Intersection in Ginza or Shinjuku Station West Exit.
*Please head to your next destination on your own.
17:40 – 18:40 Drop-off at Shinjuku
Tour on this day ends upon arrival at Sukiyabashi Intersection in Ginza or Shinjuku Station West Exit.
*Please head to your next destination on your own.
DAY 4
07:30 – 09:00 Pick-up Service
Pick-up is available from locations including major hotels in Tokyo.
09:00 Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal (120 min)
Fuji Visitor Center (20 min)
Mt. Fuji 5th Station (30 min)
Start the ascent up Mt. Fuji via the Fuji Subaru Line. Climb 2,300 meters (7,546 ft)above sea level for breathtaking views from above the clouds.
Lunch
Enjoy a Japanese-style lunch.
Lake Ashi Cruise (15 min)
Mt. Komagatake Ropeway (50 min)
Spend a total of 50 minutes including a 7-minute cableway ride up to the peak from Hakone-en.
Peak of Mt. Komagatake
Take a cableway ride up to the spiritual Hakone Shrine Mototsumiya(original shrine) that nestles at the mountaintop.
Hakone-en
Arrive at Yumoto Fujiya Hotel
DAY 5
08:00 – 09:30 Depart from Yumoto Fujiya Hotel
Go to Odawara Station by taxi or bus
Odawara Station
From Shin-Yokohama Station to Kyoto Station
Take a Nozomi Shinkansen to Kyoto
Trip time: Approx. 120 minutes
Lunch (Western food)
Enjoy lunch at the hotel
13:40 New Miyako Hotel
This tour follows the same itinerary as the Nara Afternoon Tour
Nara Park & Todai-ji Temple (Great Buddha) (60 min)
Kasuga Taisha Shrine (40 min)
Nara Nagomikan (20 min)
18:30 – 19:30 Hotels in Kyoto City
DAY 6
07:45 – 08:35 Pick-up Service
Participants are picked up by bus and taken to New Miyako Hotel08:35 New Miyako Hotel
This tour follows the same itinerary as the 1-Day Kyoto Tour.Nijo Castle (50 min)
Kinkaku-ji Temple (45 min)
Kyoto Imperial Palace (from Mondays to Fridays) (40 min)
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) (40 min)
Remarks: On Jan. 25, Apr. 25, Jul. 25 and Oct. 25, Nishi Hongan-ji Temple will be visited instead of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine.
Lunch (50 min)
Heian Jingu Shrine (25 min)
Sanjusangen-do Temple (30 min)
Kiyomizu-dera Temple (70 min)
17:30 – 18:30 Hotels in Kyoto City
DAY 7
07:20 – 08:00 Hotels in Kyoto City
Pick-up service from hotels to Kyoto Station
Kyoto Station (125 min)
From Kyoto Station go to Hiroshima Station
(Nozomi or Hikari Shinkansen, reserved seat)
Hiroshima Station
Walk to Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
10:30 Hotel Granvia Hiroshima
From Miyajimaguchi go to Miyajima Port (5 min)
Take the ferry to Miyajima
Miyajima, Itsukushima Shrine (Please eat lunch on your own) (120 min)
From Miyajima Port go to Miyajimaguchi (5 min)
Go to Miyajimaguchi by ferry
Miyajimaguchi (30 min)
Take the bus to Peace Memorial Park
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park & Museum (100 min)
Atomic Bomb Dome
17:30 – 18:00 Hiroshima Station (125 min)
20:20 – 21:00 Hotels in Kyoto City
Participants will be taken to their hotels by taxi
DAY 8
Free day
DAY 9
Hotel
Free time until departure.
The departure time will be contacted to your hotel by the day before departure.
Kansai Airport