✈️ JAPAN CULTURAL & HISTORICAL TOUR
🗓️ May 30 – June 11
📍 Round-trip from Honolulu, Hawaii
✈️ Tohoku Travel Services – Your trusted travel companion from start to finish.
👨💼 Guided by Yokohama Travel, Inc.
📅 ITINERARY OVERVIEW
🛫 May 30 (Sat) – HONOLULU ✈️
Leave Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
🍱 Meals, 🎥 Free Movies, 🍹 Drinks aboard Japan Airlines
🛏️ Overnight on plane
🏨 Stay: Hotel Nikko Nara (2 Nights)
🛬 Arrive Kansai Airport → Transfer to Nara
🛍️ Hotel connected to Nara Station for easy shopping
🐟 June 1 (Mon) – NARA SIGHTSEEING
📍 Heijo Palace Historical Park (UNESCO Site)
🚪 See reconstructed Suzakumon Gate
🏛️ Learn at Heijokyo Izanai-Kan Center
🐠 Visit the artistic Goldfish Museum
🧘 Optional: Visit Todaiji Temple & see the 50-ft Big Buddha
🚶 ~2,000 ft walk
🍵 June 2 (Tue) – UJI & NAGOYA
🏨 Stay: ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Grand Court Nagoya (2 Nights)
🫖 Taste Uji Green Tea at Soen Koyuan Yantan
🎎 Tour Tokugawa Art Museum – Samurai armor, swords, tea utensils
🌳 Stroll through the Tokugawaen Garden
🛍️ Free time to shop near the hotel
⚔️ June 3 (Wed) – SAMURAI BATTLEFIELDS
📍 Sekigahara Battlefield Memorial Museum
🎥 Movies, weapons exhibit, Ground Vision Theater
🏯 Waju Museum – Daimyo residence, levee history
📚 Learn about Tokugawa’s flood defense
🏞️ June 4 (Thu) – LAKE HAMANA & FLOWERS
🏨 Stay: Grand Mercure Lake Hamana Resort & Spa (Onsen)
🏯 Visit Okazaki Castle – Birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu
🎽 Mikawa Bushi & Ieyasu Museum – Armor, weapons
🌸 Explore Hamamatsu Flower Park – Iris & Hydrangea
🛀 Enjoy an Onsen Bath with lake views
🎏 June 5 (Fri) – IZU HATAKE ONSEN
🏨 Stay: Daisenya Onsen Hotel
🎺 Visit the Hamamatsu Festival Museum
🦐 Seafood shopping at Yaizu Sakana Center
🚠 Ride Nihondaira Ropeway
⛩️ Visit Kunozan Toshogu Shrine – Tokugawa's tomb
🍱 Enjoy Kaiseki Dinner
🛀 Relax in Onsen Hot Springs
🗻 June 6 (Sat) – MT. FUJI / LAKE YAMANAKA
🏨 Stay: Hotel Mt. Fuji (Onsen)
🏯 Visit Hakone Checkpoint (Historic Edo road post)
🖼️ Tour the Okada Museum of Art
🏞️ Walk in scenic Oshino Hakkai Village
🌄 Evening soak with Mt. Fuji View
🏘️ June 7 (Sun) – KAWAGOE (LITTLE EDO)
🏨 Stay: Kawagoe Tobu Hotel
🛍️ Michi no Eki – Local snacks & spring water
🍠 Visit Candy Alley (Kashiya Yokocho)
🏮 Kawagoe Festival Museum
🏬 Hotel part of a shopping mall for easy access
⛏️ June 8 (Mon) – NIKKO & KINUGAWA
🏨 Stay: Hotel Nikko Kinugawa Mikazuki (Onsen)
🚋 Ride into Ashio Copper Mine
🪙 Learn about 400+ years of mining history
🌲 Explore World Heritage Nikko Toshogu Shrine – Lavish carvings
🛀 Soak in Riverside Onsen Baths
🌍 June 9 (Tue) – TOBU WORLD SQUARE & TOKYO
🏨 Stay: Hotel Metropolitan, Ikebukuro (2 Nights)
🗺️ Visit Tobu World Square – Miniature world landmarks
🌸 Tour Ashikaga Flower Park – Hydrangea & Iris in full bloom
🛍️ Free time to explore the Ikebukuro shopping district
🏙️ June 10 (Wed) – TOKYO CITY TOUR
🛕 Visit Zojoji Temple – Tokugawa family site
🗼 Take postcard-perfect photos with Tokyo Tower
🍣 Explore Senkyaku Banrai in Toyosu – Edo-style shopping village
🍽️ Meals at own expense
🛫 June 11 (Thu) – RETURN TO HONOLULU
🧳 Agents assist with luggage before checkout
✈️ Depart Haneda Airport → Arrive Honolulu same day
🍴 Meals at own expense
✅ INCLUDED:
🚌 All land transportation
🏨 Hotels & luggage transfers
🍽️ Most meals
🎟️ Sightseeing admissions
📸 Souvenir group photo
Passport / Visa / Travel insurance
Meals noted as “at own expense”
Premium class upgrades (available upon request)
✈️ Land Tour Payment & Cancellation Policy
💳 Land Tour Payment Policy
💰 Full Payment Due: 90 days before the tour start date
💱 Exchange Rate Locks In: At 90 days before the tour
🧾 Deposit Policy
💵 Deposit Amount: $250.00 per person
🗓️ Due: Once the itinerary is posted on the Tohoku Travel website
📌 Terms:
❌ Non-refundable
🔄 Non-transferable
✅ Applied toward final payment
⚠️ Cancellation Fees (Per Person)
⏳ Time Before Tour
💸 Fee
90 to 30 days $1,500.00*
29 to 1 day $2,500.00*
* Deducted from total paid; remaining balance may be refunded.
🚫 NO REFUNDS once the tour starts
📎 Additional Notes
🏨 Hotel and ticket cancellations (🎟️ Miyako Odori, 🎢 Tokyo Disney Sea, 🚄 Shinkansen) may incur additional charges.
💱 If YEN has already been purchased, refunds may vary based on exchange rates at the time of return to USD.
📞 Contact Information
Tohoku Travel Services
📞 808-492-1122 | 📞 808-492-1123
📧 tohoku.travel.hi@gmail.com
Japan Tour Arranged & Guided By:
Yokohama Travel, Inc.
🏢 ITO BLDG. #502, 2-22-3 Tsuruya-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-0835, Japan
📞 +81-45-311-1011 | 📠 +81-45-311-1013