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TOUR DETAILS

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Tour Dates

The next available tour will run from

14 February—27 February 2025.

Please visit Upcoming Tours for future dates.

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TOUR ESCORT

  • Tour Escort, John, will accompany you on every day of the tour

  • Private Limousine Bus, including Tour Escort, John, and English-speaking Japanese Guide for a tour of Nijo Castle, Ryoanji Temple and Rock Garden, and Kinkakuji Temple (The Golden Pavilion)

  • Private Limousine Bus, including Tour Escort, John, and an English-speaking Japanese Guide for a full-day tour of Nara, including attractions such as Nara Park and Todai-ji Temple, The Hall of the Great Buddha and Isuien Garden

  • Tour Escort, John, and English-speaking Japanese Guide for tour of Gion

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FREE ENTRANCES INCLUDED

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TOUR COST

Single room per person: $7950 pp

Twin room per person: $7400 pp

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EXPERIENCES INCLUDED

  • Traditional Kyoto Tea Ceremony

  • Tour of Kyoto Tower

  • Sekka Shibori scaff and silk handkerchief class

  • Sushi making class

  • ​Kyoto Sweet Making class

  • Return Miyajima Ropeway tickets

  • English-speaking guide at Kiyomizu-dera with coach return in the evening to hotel

  • Private Limousine Bus and English-speaking guide to tour Nijo Castle, Ryoanji Rock Garden and Kinkaku-ji Temple

  • Gion Evening Tour with English-speaking guide, followed by traditional Japanese dinner

  • Private Limousine Bus and English-speaking guide for included full-day Nara tour

  • Return boat transfer from Miyajima Island to Hiroshima Peace Park

  • Sagano Scenic Railway to Kameoka Station, with return to Arishiyama Station

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MEALS

Family Trip

GROUP SIZE

The maximum group size is 20, to allow for a more personalised experience during your tour

Shrine

ENTRANCES INCLUDED

Entrance Fees to the following Temples, Shrines, and Temples included in the Tour:

  • Heian-jingu Shrine and Gardens

  • Kiyomizu-dera

  • Sanjusangendo Temple

  • Ryoan-ji Rock Garden and Temple

  • Nijo Castle

  • Kinkaku-ji – The Golden Pavilion

  • Himeji Castle

  • Osaka Castle

  • Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

  • Tenryuji Temple

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ACCOMMODATION

Included in your Tour with free entry:

  • Nishiki Market tour

  • Heian-Jingu Shrine Torii Gate

  • Chionin Temple Gate and Temple

  • Fushimi Inara-Taisha Shrine

  • Arishiyama Kimono Forest

  • Arishiyama Bamboo Grove

  • Togetsukyo Bridge and Katsura River

  • Gion historical and shopping district

  • Arishiyama Iwatayama Monkey Park (Optional paid, 600jpy.)

  • Hiroshima Peace Park and Hiroshima Atomic Dome

  • Miyajima Island, including the giant floating Torii Gate, Gojunoto the Five-Storied Pagoda, the Omotesando Shopping Arcade and the world’s largest rice paddle

  • The Dotonbori precinct, including unique shopping as well as eye-catching signage and billboards, such as the giant pufferfish, octopus, and Kani Douraku crab, as well as the famous Running Man, Dotonbori Glico sign

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TRANSPORT

Your tour includes the following included meals:

  • Breakfast: x 12

  • Lunch: x 2

  • Dinner: x 9, including 2 traditional Japanese dinners and one dinner at a Japanese Fishing Restaurant

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FLIGHTS

Your tour includes the following included accommodation:

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  • 8 nights accommodation in a 4 Star hotel, Kyoto, located next to the Kyoto train station

  • 2 nights in a 4 Star Hiroshima Bay hotel

  • 2 nights in a 4 Star hotel, Osaka

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SPECIALISED SERVICE

Your tour includes the following including transportation:

  • Return economy airfares Brisbane – Japan with Jetstar, including meals and entertainment

  • Chartered coach on arrival at Kansai International Airport to transfer to your Kyoto hotel

  • 5-day Kansai-Hiroshima Area Rail Pass

  • Suica Card (Japanese Go Card) pre-loaded with Japanese Yen for local, fully escorted, rail travel

  • Takkyubin large suitcase transfer from Kyoto to Osaka

Your tour includes the following flights:

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14 Feb, 2025

Brisbane – Kansai, Osaka

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27 Feb, 2025

Kansai, Osaka – Brisbane ​

Prior to departure, you will be offered the following personalized service:

  • Orientation meeting to allow you to meet your Tour Escort, John, discuss the programme and ask questions

  • Ongoing meetings prior to departure for Tour Escort, John, to provide you with information on Japanese customs, culture and information of interest and to totally prepare you for your Japanese experience

  • Email information sheets sent prior to departure with tour-specific information and general Japanese customs and cultural information

  • Maintenance of personal contact between booking, departure and every day of the tour

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Safety

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Our Tour Partners are fully accredited members of ATAS, Australian Federation of Travel Agents and a partner with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Charter for Safe Travel which ensures your money is safe and secure.

Easy Tours Japan, along with our travel partners provide the following complimentary services:

  • Personal contact maintained between booking and departure

  • Emergency backup assistance available in Japan

  • Offer of discounted travel insurance not included in the tour cost

  • Full tour programme provided prior to booking

Shinto Path

DAY 1 TO 8 - KYOTO

Day 1.

  • Welcome to Japan at Kansai International Airport by your Tour Escort, John

  • Travel to your hotel with Tour Escort, John, on your private Limousine Bus

  • Included dinner on arrival at your hotel

Day 2.

  • Included breakfast

  • Tour Escort, John, will lead you to Heian-jingu Shrine and Gardens, Heian-jingu Shrine Grand Torii Gate, Chionin Temple Gate, Kiyomizu-dera Temple and Teapot Lane

  • All temple and shrine entries included in your tour.

  • Travel will be via the Kyoto subway, using your included Suica Card

  • English-speaking guide at Kiyomizu-dera with coach return in the evening to hotel

  • Included dinner at your hotel

  • After dinner tour of Kyoto Station

Day 3.

  • Included breakfast

  • Tour Escort, John, will lead you to Fushimi Inara-Taisha Shrine and Sanjusangendo (Rengeo-in) Temple

  • Travel will be via the Kyoto subway, using your included Suica Card

  • Kyoto traditional Tea Ceremony

  • Included dinner at your hotel

  • Shopping in local shopping area following dinner

Day 4.

  • Included breakfast

  • Tour Escort, John, will lead you to the beautiful tourist district of Arishiyama, visiting the Kimono Forest, the enchanted Arishiyama Bamboo Grove, Tenryuji Temple and Garden and the Togetsukyo Bridge over the Katsura River.

  • Return travel to and from Arishiyama on the Sagano Scenic Rail, known as the Romantic Train

  • Travel to and from Arishiyama will be via the Kyoto local train, using your included Suica Card

  • Option, self-guided tour to the Arishiyama Iwatayama Monkey Park

 

Day 5.

  • Included breakfast

  • Private Limousine Bus with your Tour Escort, John, and an English-speaking Japanese Guide, including entries to, Nijo Castle, Ryoanji Temple and Rock Garden, and Kinkakuji Temple (The Golden Pavilion)

  • Included lunch

  • Private Limousine Bus travel to Gion

  • Private escorted tour of Gion, including English-speaking Japanese guide.

  • Included traditional Japanese meal

  • Escorted return to hotel via Kyoto subway using your included Suica Card

 

Day 6.

  • Included breakfast

  • Tour Escort, John, will lead you to Nishiki Markets, the “Kitchen of Kyoto”

  • Private Sake Museum and included Sake Tasting experience, including plum wine

  • Escorted return to hotel via Kyoto subway using your included Suica Card

  • Travel will be via the Kyoto subway, using your included Suica Card

 

 

Day 7.

  • Included breakfast

  • Private Limousine Bus travel to and from Nara with Tour Escort, John, and English-speaking Japanese guide

  • Private guided full-day tour of Nara, led by Tour Escort, John, and an English-speaking Japanese guide. You will tour attractions such as Nara Park and Todai-ji Temple, The Hall of the Great Buddha and Isuien Garden

Day 8.

  • Included breakfast

  • Travel will be via the Kyoto subway, using your included Suica Card

  • Private Sekka Shibori Scaff class and Sekka Shibori Scaff Museum tour

  • Private Kyoto Guesthouse sushi-making class

  • Included lunch of self-made sushi

  • Escorted return to hotel via Kyoto subway using your included Suica Card

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DAY 9 TO 10 - HIROSHIMA / MIYAJIMA ISLAND

Day 9.

  • Included breakfast

  • Takkyubin large suitcase transfer from Kyoto to Osaka

  • Shinkansen (Bullet Train) transfer from Kyoto to Hiroshima

  • Hiroshima Peace Park, Atomic Dome and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

  • Travel the World Heritage Sea Route to Miyajima Island

  • Included dinner at a seaside hotel

  • Evening walk along the Miyajima shoreline to view illuminated Japanese lanterns

 

Day 10.

  • Included breakfast

  • Included Miyajima Ropeway tickets

  • Included traditional Japanese dinner

  • Self-tour of Miyajima Island, including points of interest such as the Itsukushima Shrine, the giant floating Torii Gate, Gojunoto the Five-Storied Pagoda, the Omotesando Shopping Arcade and the world’s largest rice paddle

  • You may choose to have a peaceful stroll on the beach or enjoy the rejuvenating waters of the hotel’s ofuro bath

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DAY 11 TO 13 - HIMEJI/ OSAKA/ BRISBANE

Day 11.

  • Included breakfast

  • Return trip to Hiroshima Peace Park via the World Heritage Sea Route

  • Shinkansen (Bullet Train) transfer from Hiroshima to Hemeji

  • Tour Escort, John, will lead you through beautiful Himeji Castle (The White Heron)

  • Shinkansen (Bullet Train) transfer from Himeji to Osaka

  • Tour Escort, John, leads you on a guided walk through the Dotonbori precinct, including viewing the eye-catching signage and billboards, with a giant pufferfish, octopus, and Kani Douraku crab, as well as the famous Running Man, Dotonbori Glico sign

  • On arrival at your Osaka hotel you will be reunited with your main suitcase.

Day 12.

  • Included breakfast

  • Tour Escort, John, will lead you through beautiful Osaka Castle

  • Entry to Umeda Sky Building and Floating Deck

  • Included evening dinner at Zauo Fishing Restaurant

  • Travel in Osaka will be via subway using subway using your included Suica Card

Day 13.

  • Included breakfast

  • Free morning shopping and exploring Dotonbori

  • Travel to Kansai International Airport in preparation for flight home

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