ALA WORLD TRAVEL
Gion & Tenjin Matsuris July 15 - 26, 2010
| Day 1 - Thr July 15 |
Honolulu - Narita |
| dp HNL ANA NH1052 |
| Cross the International date line. |
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| Day 2 - Fri July 16 |
Narita - Kyoto |
| arr NRT, go through immigration/customs procedures; transfer to ANA NH2177; arr Itami, transfer to hotel. |
| (Aranvert Hotel Kyoto) |
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| Day 3 - Sat July 17 |
Kyoto - Yuzawa |
| (breakfast) Full day of sight-seeing to include: reserved seats to watch the internationally famed Gion |
| Matsui Parade, Nishijin-kaikan kimono factory to enjoy a kimono fashion show. Experience the making of |
| Kyoto's original sweets "Yatsuhashi". Transfer back to hotel. |
| (Aranvert Hotel Kyoto) |
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| Day 4 - Sun July 18 |
Kyoto |
| (breakfast) Board coach for full day of sightseeing: stroll through the Nishiki-koji Food Market and check |
| out the unique produce offered; decorate your own Japanese folding fan; visit Kiyomizu Temple which is |
| rich in Kyoto customs and traditions; stroll through Ninen-zaka & Sannen-zaka. Return to hotel to freshen |
| up before catching cabs to enjoy a kaiseki ryori dinner/show in Ganko Takasegawa Nijo-en with Maiko Show. |
| (Aranvert Hotel Kyoto) |
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| Day 5 - Mon July 19 |
Kyoto - Miyazu |
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| (breakfast) Board coach for full day sightseeing tour of Obama town! Experience Japanese cooking at the |
| Obama Mermaid Plaza where you will cook your own lunch. Check out the many President "Obama" goods for |
| omiyage. |
| (Miyazu Royal Hotel)
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| Day 6 - Tue July 20 |
Miyazu - Toyooka |
| (breakfast) Board coach for full day of sightseeing to Amanohashidate and Toyooka: Ine Bay Cruise to see |
| "Funa-ya" or standard boat garages where each family returns home on the waterway; Amanohashidate Cable car |
| ride to Kasamatsu Park. Experience rolling your own soba noodles for your lunch. Transfer to hotel. |
| (Blue Ridge Hotel) |
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| Day 7 - Wed July 21 |
Toyooka - Tottori |
| (breakfast) Board coach for full day of sightseeing to Tottori and Hawai (NOT our Hawaii): see the vast Tottori |
| Sand Dunes where "Woman of the Dunes" was filmed; visit Karo-ichiba Fish Market and continue on to Hawaii |
| Onsen Beach. Transfer to hotel. |
| (Hotel New Otani Tottori) |
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| Day 8 - Thr July 22 |
Tottori - Kobe |
| (breakfast) Board coach for full day of sightseeing to Himeji and Kobe: experience making "washi" Japanese |
| traditional paper. As Himeji Castle is under major renovation you will, instead, ride ropeway up to Mt. Shoshayama |
| Enkyo-ji Temple where "The Last Samurai" was filmed. Transfer to hotel. |
| (Crowne Plaza Kobe) |
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| Day 9 - Fri July 23 |
Kobe - Osaka |
| (breakfast) Board coach for full day of sightseeing to Kobe Birds & Flowers Park and feed the tame fowl; and Kobe |
| China Town. Afternoon enjoy the extravaganza "Takarazuka Revue", an all-female cast. |
| (Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka |
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| Day 10 - Sat July 24 |
Osaka |
| (breakfast) Board coach for a full day of sightseeing to the Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium, world-famous for its state- |
| of-the-art tank which is home to a huge whale shark. Transfer to hotel. |
| (Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka) |
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| Day 11 - Sun July 25 |
Osaka |
| (breakfast) Board coach for a full day of sightseeing to the Sakai Japanese Knife Museum. Experience making |
| Japanese candies. On reserved seates, witness the highlight of the Tenjin Matsuri with fireworks. Transfer to hotel. |
| (Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka) |
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| Day 12 - Mon July 25 |
Osaka - Narita - Honolulu |
| (breakfast) Board coach to visit the Osaka Museum of Housing and Living. Have lunch on your own at the AEON |
| Mall Itami Terrace on route to Itami Airport for ANA NH2175 to Narita, transfer to ANA NH1052 to Honolulu, |
| arrive same day. |
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This itinerary is tentative and subject to change without notice. |
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