Optional Pre- and Post-Tours
| Tour Fare: | 82,600 Yen |
| Accommodations: | 14,300 Yen (single room extra) |
| Meals: | One lunch provided |
Day 1: 12 May (Wednesday) Tokyo
You will stay at the Tokyo Hotel Grand Palace, with your baggage to be
transferred to Kyoto by truck on the 2nd day.
You will travel by deluxe motor coach to the foot of Mt. Fuji on Day 2, then driving halfway up Japan's highest mountain to enjoy a spectacular view from a height of 2,300 meters. You will lunch at the Hotel Highland Resort. That afternoon you will visit Hakone for a cruise on Lake Ashi and ride on the Mt. Komagatake Aerial cableway.
You will drive to Odawara to catch the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Kyoto, where you will be transferred to your hotel in Kyoto.
| Tour Fare: | 135,000 Yen |
| Accommodations: | 4,900 Yen (single room extra) |
| Meals: | No meals provided |
Take a Shinkansen for Nagoya. Transfer to a limited-express for Takayama, an ancient, tranquil city called "Little Kyoto." In the afternoon, stroll through Takayama, visiting Yatai Kaikan Hall, where colorfully decorated traditional festival floats are displayed; Kusakabe Folkcraft Museum, formerly the residence of powerful merchants under government patronage; and the streets of Kami Sannomachi, which preserve traditional Japanese wooden houses. Accommodation at Hida Hotel Plaza.
Visit the famous morning market of Takayama. Scenic drive by Lake Miboro and along Shokawa River to Shirakawago, designated in 1995 as part of the World Heritage. Its highlights are unique structures called Gassho-Zukuri, or joined-hands farmhouses. Then visit Gokayama, another World Heritage village, where you can experience making Gokayama Washi, traditional Japanese paper. Continue to Kanazawa. Accommodation at Holiday Inn Kanazawa.
Morning sightseeing in Kanazawa, visiting Kenroku-en Garden, one of Japan's three most beautiful traditional gardens; Kutaniyaki Pottery kiln; and a stroll through the Nagamachi Samurai house district. Afternoon, limited-express and Shinkansen to Tokyo. Transfer to major hotels in Tokyo, arriving around 19:45.