JULY 08, 2009(WED)/ #12 NEW SUMMER BOCHA BOCHA TOUR 13D-TOUR
Similar to previous year's tour #12**NEW
All meals are included.Except for last tour day and return flight day/ only breakfast on these days
limit to one bus
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JULY 08, 2009(WED)
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| Tour Guide
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ROSS TERANISHI
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| Air
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Japan Airlines
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TOUR GET-TOGETHER LUNCHEON
DATE: JUNE 07, 2009(SUN) at 12 Noon
PLACE: Hawaii Tokai International College Cafeteria
2241 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii
COST: NO COST TO TOUR MEMBERS
ATTIRE: INFORMAL-MUUMUU, ALOHA SHIRT
(LUNCHEON TAKES ABOUT 1 1/2HOURS)
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Itinerary
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JULY 08(WED) HONOLULU
Leave Honolulu on Japan airlines.
JULY 09(THU)NARITA NARITA EXCEL HOTEL
Arrive Narita International airport and after entry, proceed by bus to the hotel. Free time to rest or meet relatives.
JULY 10 9FRI) SAWARA/ KAMOGAWA KAMOGAWA HOTEL MIKAZUKI/ONSEN
Proceed to Sawara City. We will see One of the Three Big Dashi-Matsuri
Festivals in the Kanto Area. Approximately 10 gorgeous floats parade in
the town. Then proceed to Kominato, which faces the Pacific Ocean.
Enjoy your first Onsen of this tour. This hotel has a big bath with a
beautiful ocean view, and a “Special Pure Gold Bath” etc. Dinner will
be a buffet with seafood, steak, etc. and an “Open Kitchen”.
JULY 11(SAT) SHIRAHAMA / KISARAZU/HACHIOJI KEIO PLAZA HOTEL HACHIOJI
By bus to Shirahama to enjoy a glass-bottom boat ride. Get a under the
ocean view of Nojimasaki Cape. Then visit Shirahama Flower Park. Later
proceed to Kisarazu and cross Tokyo Bay via the Umihotaru Ocean Bridge
under ocean tunnel to Kawasaki. Then go to Hachi-oji. In the evening go
Holo Holo and shopping near the hotel.
JULY 12 (SUN) MT. FUJI / ISAWA ONSEN HOTEL FUJI (ONSEN)
Head to Lake Kawaguchi located at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Visit the Herb
Festival at the side of the lake. You can see Lavender blooming with
Mt. Fuji for a background (Weather Permitting). Then go to Lake Shoji
and down to Isawa Onsen. Stay at the biggest hotel in Isawa. You will
also get a chance to experience sleeping on the “Tatami” floor with
typical Japanese bedding. Enjoy a Big Rock Bath, Bubble Bath and Open
Air Bath. Dinner is Yamanashi’s Special Buffet. {No Western Rooms
Available
JULY 13 (MON) KOFU / LAKE SUWA ONSEN HOTEL BENIYA (ONSEN)
In the morning, visit the Monde Winery to enjoy a winery tour and taste
the wine. Then, go to the Kikyoya Factory to visit the place that makes
the famous Shingen Mochi. Also enjoy shopping at the factory outlet
store. Next proceed to Kofu, the capital of Yamanashi. Visit colorful
Kofu Zenkoji Temple, founded by Takeda Shingen and Jibasanbyokan
(display of all the Yamanashi products). Later proceed to Lake Suwa,
Nagano Prefecture. After hotel check-in, walk around the Lake Suwa
seaside park and see intermittent hot springs. In the evening enjoy
Soaking in the Onsen Bath (Annex Building has an Open Air Bath).
JULY 14 (TUE) KOMORO / MT. SHIRANE / KUSATSU KUSATSU NOW RESORT HOTEL (ONSEN)
By bus, drive up to Lake Shirakaba and Kurumayama Plateau, then down to
Komoro. We will enjoy “Blueberry Picking”, which can be done only
during this time of the season. Taste the “Made In Japan” blueberry.
Then visit the famous Kaikoen Castle Park. Lunch will be “Saku’s
Special Kamameshi”. In the afternoon, proceed to Karuizawa and drive up
to Mt. Shirane. Then down to Kusatsu Town, famous for the Kusatsu Bushi
Song. Enjoy the Onsen in the evening.
JULY 15 (WED) NIKKO / KINUGAWA ONSEN ASAYA HOTEL (ONSEN)
Proceed to Nikko, and visit Yudake and Kegon Waterfalls, and Lake
Chuzenji, located at the center of Nikko National Park. Drive through
the 48 hairpin curves (called Iroha-zaka), to Nikko Town and visit the
colorful and gorgeous “World Heritage” “Toshogu Shrine”. Then to
Kinugawa via the famous street lined with cedar trees. Enjoy the Onsen
with an Open Air Bath and a Buffet Dinner.
JULY 16 (THU) OUCHIJYUKU / AIZU / URA BANDAI ONSEN URA BANDAI NEKOMA HOTEL (ONSEN)
In the morning, visit “Tobu World Square”, a theme park that has 1:25
scale models of the most famous UNESCO-designated “World Cultural and
Heritage Sites”. Next visit Toge no Hetsuri, rocks in the river shaped
through erosion that creates a very curious view. Then proceed to
Ouchi-jyuku, an old stage town during the Edo Period. Later, head to
Aizu Wakamatsu City and on to the Ura-Bandai Plateau. Hotel is located
in a place of natural beauty with Lake Hibara. Enjoy the Onsen and Open
Air Bath.
JULY 17 (FRI) LAKE INAWASHIRO / NASU PLATEAU ONSEN HOTEL SUN VALLEY (ONSEN)
In the morning, visit the colorful pond of five colors, Goshikinuma.
Then, go to Lake Inawashiro via the Bandaisan Gold Line. Next to Nasu
Heights and visit the beautiful Begonia Flower Park and Okashi no Shiro
(Sweets Castle). Later proceed tot the hotel, one of the big resort
hotels at Nasu Plateau. Enjoy your last Onsen! The Open Air Bath of the
building we will stay in uses two different sources of Onsen Hot
Spring. Another Onsen building is located close by (within a couple
minutes walk). There is a Hinoki (Japanese Cypress) Bath, Yomogi
(Mugwort) Bath etc. Enjoy a buffet with Western, Japanese and Chinese
foods also.
JULY 18 (SAT) TOKYO CROWNE PLAZA METROPOLITAN HOTEL
Proceed to Tokyo. Upon arrival, stop at the Ameyoko Wholesale District
for Shopping. After enjoying shopping, proceed to our hotel located
near Ikebukuro Station. After hotel check-in, we will take you to the
Tobu Department Store where food items are sold at the basement level.
JULY 19 (SUN) TOKYO CROWNE PLAZA METROPOLITAN HOTEL
In the morning, proceed by bus to the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art
Museum. This museum is housed in a classic Art Deco Style Structure,
and connected to a small park with Japanese and Western Gardens and
outdoor sculptures. Then, proceed to the Currency Museum of the Bank of
Japan, which provides the History of Japanese Currency from ancient to
modern times. Next visit Asakusa Temple with its Nakamise Shopping
Arcade. Then back to the hotel. UPON ARRIVAL, FREE TIME TO FINISH
SHOPPING, PACKING, ETC. Your rooms are paid for, but meals
(LUNCH/DINNER) will be at your own expense to let you eat your favorite
foods before returning home. We will give everyone a carton box for
packing his or her gifts. (2 Pieces Per Person Baggage Allowance. Any
excess, will be paid for by the member).
JULY 20(MON) HONOLULU
At checkout time our agents
will come around to tape and tie up the boxes and take the baggage’s to
be checked-in down. In the afternoon, proceed to Narita Int’l Airport
to catch Japan Airlines flight in the evening to Honolulu, arriving the
same morning, JULY 20, 2009 (MONDAY). After clearing U.S. Customs,
proceed home. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING OUR TOHOKU TRAVEL’S NEW
SUMMER BOCHA-BOCHA TOUR #12! Clients remaining back will be assisted in
obtaining train, plane and hotel reservation. Members may return to
Honolulu individually, but no later than 3 months from day of
departure. Weekend returns will cost more per person. Yokohama Travel,
Inc. will charge you if you need their assistance in returning home
individually, around $90.00 per person from Yokohama. Please call our
office if you are extending you stay. MAHALO!
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Destnations
KAMOGAWA, HACHIOJI, SUWA, KUSATSU, KINUGAWA, URA BANDAI, NASU, TOKYO |
Cost
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COST OF TOUR (13 DAYS): $5,249.00*
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT, PLEASE ADD: $785.00*
AIR (VALUE FARE):$ 1,569.00 ESTIMATED
LAND: $3,905.00
AIR SURCHARGE: $225.00
*Price may subject to current currency exchange rate. Two persons sharing a twin-bedded room.
All tours as per itinerary and subject to changes.
$ 50.00 DEPOSIT REQUIRED AT TIME OF RESERVATION
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