ALA WORLD TRAVEL
Japan Spring Tour March 20 - April 1, 2010
| Day 1 - Sat Mar 20 |
Honolulu - Narita |
| 7 am check-in ANA lobby for 10:15 am departure on NH 1051 to Narita. |
| Cross the International date line. |
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| Day 2 - Sun Mar 21 |
Narita - Itami - Kyoto |
| Arr Narita 2:30 pm, go through immigration/customs procedures; re-check luggage in for domestic 5:15 pm ANA |
| NH 2179 flight to Itami Airport. Eat early dinner/snack on your own at Narita Airport Terminal. 7:15 pm arr at Itami |
| Airport, transfer on motor coach to Kyoto. |
| (New Miyako Hotel) |
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| Day 3 - Mon Mar 22 |
Kyoto |
| (breakfast) Board coach for a full day of sightseeing of historically and culturally enriched Kyoto to experience the |
| making of Japanese confectionary wagashi which is traditionally served in the formal tea ceremonies to balance the |
| bitterness of the green tea; to visit Nijo Castle and walk on the famed "Nightingale Floors" leading into the Ooku |
| or inner palace - once the residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu (the first Tokugawa Shogun); and to sit in reserved seats at |
| the Takarazuka Theater and enjoy the spectacular all-female extravaganza sponsored by the Hankyu Railroad Co. |
| (New Miyako Hotel)
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| Day 4 - Tue Mar 23 |
Kyoto - Hiroshima |
| (breakfast) Pack an over-night bag for 2 nights as the main luggage will be transported by truck and will skip |
| Hiroshima and Atami and will await your arrival at the Tokyo Hotel. Walk to the Kyoto JR Station across the street |
| with the over-night bags and ride the JR super express (Shinkansen) train to Hiroshima. After arrival at Hiroshima, |
| board motor coach for sight seeing to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Peace Memorial Museum, then board a ferry |
| for a short ride to Miyajima (island) to visit Itsukushima Shrine with its "floating torii" which is one of Japan's |
| 3 most famous and recognizable photos. You may wish to purchase the well-known maple leaf-shaped manju sweets |
| for omiyage or to purchase wafers to feed the tame deer wandering around the island. Upon returning to Hiroshima, |
| enjoy dinner at one of the many restaurants in the Hiroshima train station - just 5-minutes' walk from the hotel. Crepes |
| for dessert at Bearded Papa concession in the train station is highly recommended. |
| (Hotel Granvia Hiroshima) |
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| Day 5 - Wed Mar 24 |
Hiroshima - Izu |
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| (breakfast) Walk to the Hiroshima JR train station, depart Hiroshima via Nagoya on JR super express train |
| (Shinkansen). Arrive at Mishima station, board motor coach for sight seeing of Izu and experience all-you-can-eat |
| strawberry picking. (Group dinner) |
| (Atami Korakuen Hotel Misaki Kan - onsen available)
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| Day 6 - Thu Mar 25 |
Izu - Tokyo |
| (breakfast, dinner) Board motor coach to visit Mt. Fuji Visitor Center and, weather-permitting, the 5th station of |
| Mt. Fuji. Transfer to hotel in Tokyo. Remainder of day is free leisure time for shopping at Tobu or at Seibu department |
| stores, walking to "Sunshine City", relaxing, exploring all the many konbini in the hotel neighborhood. |
| (Metropolitan Tokyo) |
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| Day 7 - Fri Mar 26 |
Tokyo |
| (breakfast) Board motor coach for transfer to Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu City - all day pass. |
| (Metropolitan Hotel) |
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| Day 8 - Sat Mar 27 |
Tokyo - Ebina |
| (breakfast) Pack an over-night bag for 3-nights in Ebina while main luggage remains in Tokyo. |
| (Okura Frontier Hotel Ebina)
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| Day 9 - Sun Mar 28 |
Ebina |
| (breakfast) All day at leisure ? hotel is walking distance to Ebina train station if you wish to visit Kamakura's |
| Daibatsu or Chinatown in Yokohama. There is a HUGE 100-yen store next door to hotel in addition to many |
| restaurants in neighborhood. There is a SATY dept store that has a food court, grocery department along with |
| many household goods just 3-minutes' walk from hotel. |
| (Okura Frontier Hotel Ebina)
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| Day 10 - Mon Mar 29 |
Ebina |
| (breakfast) Day to relax or join an optional tour to Hakkeijima (which is like Sea World) in Yokohama and offers |
| a "Dr. Fish" activity. This is a unique experience where you sit on the pool side with your bare feet dangling in the |
| water for about 10 minutes in a pool of little guppy-like fish imported from Turkey. These little fish will nibble the |
| dead skin cells off your feet! |
| (Okura Frontier Hotel Ebina)
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| Day 11 - Tue Mar 30 |
Ebina - Tokyo |
| (breakfast) Depart Ebina on motor coach and return to Tokyo for a half day of sight seeing to Akihabara or Akiba |
| the electronic town, Ameya or Ameyoko to bargain shop for tasty local snacks such as seasoned scallops and |
| tiramisu candy. Return to hotel where the main luggage awaits you in your rooms. |
| (Metropolitan Hotel)
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| Day 12 - Wed Mar 31 |
Tokyo |
| (breakfast) All day is at leisure to explore Tokyo on your own. Ride the train to go to Odaiba for some serious |
| shopping, kappa bashi for unusual and interesting kitchen wares, Tokyo Dome complex to eat ramen, Shibuya, |
| Harajuku, and many other places of your choice. Escort is available to assist you. |
| (Metropolitan Hotel)
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Day 13 - Thu Apr 1 |
Tokyo - Narita - Honolulu |
| (breakfast) Baggage will be transported separately by truck from hotel to Narita International Airport. Board motor |
| coach for a full day of sight-seeing and crafting. Experience decorating and painting a glass Wind Bell (furin) to |
| take home and remember this wonderful trip whenever you hear the chimes as a gentle breeze passes. Visit Asakusa Kannon |
| Temple & Nakamise Shopping Arcade and experience cooking "kaminari okoshi" the Japanese puff rice specialty |
| of Asakusa and take home what you make along with an omiyage kit that enables you to make okoshi back in Hawaii. |
| Transfer to Narita, check-in, do some last-minute shopping and have early dinner at the terminal before 8:55 pm dp on ANA NH 1052. |
| Arrive HNL 9:15 am same day. |
(Metropolitan Hotel)
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This itinerary is tentative and subject to change without notice. |
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