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CLASSIC CHERRY BLOSSOM TOUR2025
Sat 22nd March - Fri 4th April 2025
From $11,200 Per Person Twin ShareTOUR DESCRIPTION

13 Nights / 14 Days

$11,200pp - Twin ShareBegins: Saturday 22 March 2025 in Tokyo
Ends: Friday 4th April 2025 in Kyoto(Single Supplement - $2,500)

Inclusions
Daily Breakfast, 8 Lunches& 4 Dinners

13 nights inquality accommodations

Private Tour Leader& guides in Japan

Transfers, trains, tours and entrance
Forwarding of one
fees listed on the tour
item of luggage on 2 occasions
Exclusions: International or domestic airfares / Entrance fees, meals & beverages not shown in itinerary

Highlights
Enjoy Tokyo'sHighlight!
outstanding sites
against a stunning backdropof Mt. Fuji

Spend a day inHighlight!
Kyoto - renowned
for its Nishiki food market,
malls and temples andshrines
Explore several
Highlight!
UNESCO World
Heritage sites

Highlight!

Gaze upon Mt Fuji
from your Ryokan room in
Hakone and experience a
traditional kaiseki dinner

Experience theHighlight!
speed and efficiencyof Japan's shinkansen as you
reach far-flung destinations inmere hoursHighlight! Learn about eacharea with our expert
local guides who were bornand raised in the areas they
guide you.

Kanazawa

Takayama

Kyoto
Kurashiki

TokyoHakoneYour Japan Holidays Tour Leader - Mrs Juliane Suzuki
Juliane spent almost 20 years living and working in Japan as an interpreter before
moving back to Australia in 2015 and joining the Japan Holidays team. Travelling
extensively throughout Japan and living in difference regions of the country with her
Japanese husband and bi-cultural children has given Juliane a really unique insight
into this culture and lifestyle that few foreigners get to experience. Juliane loves
being able to utilise her language skills and share her knowledge of Japan withclients to ensure they have the best possible experience during their time in Japan.

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CherryBlossom
Tour2025
Classic
CherryBlossom
Tour2024

ITINERARYITINERARY
20th March - 2nd April 2024
22nd March - 4th April 2025

1 TOKYO Arrival
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Accommodation: Ryokan Ryuguden, Lake Ashi Hakone
HAKONE

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Kaiseki Cuisine
Kaiseki CuisineWe say goodbye to Hakone this morning and some wonderful
memories of Mt Fuji. Two high-speed bullet trains will have us in
Kanazawa by early afternoon, where we have 3 nights.
Accommodation: My Stays Premier, Kanazawa (3 nights)

Classic Cherry Blossom Tour 2025

7 HAKONE to KANAZAWA

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Our private guide will take us on a tour of the must see sights in
Kanazawa via chartered bus. Enjoy a relaxing day exploring historicalKanazawa Castle, the enchanting Kenrokuen Garden, Higashichaya Geisha district and the Samurai houses. One of the finest
landscape gardens in Japan, Kenrokuen will be bursting with Cherry
Blossoms for spectacular photos!
Note: Suitcases will be forwarded to Kyoto this evening.

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9 SHIRAKAWA-GO & TAKAYAMAThis morning we travel via chartered bus to Takayama first for some
shopping in the morning markets before walking through the oldpreserved streets of Sanmachi. We then take the scenic route to theWorld Heritage Listed village of Shirakawa-go, famous for its unique
Gassho-zukuri styled farmhouses. After lunch, we'll visit a sakebrewery and try our hands at traditional paper 'washi' making before
heading back to Kanazawa.

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10 KANAZAWA to KYOTO

We depart for Kyoto mid-morning, taking a bullet train and then thefamous thunderbird train to Kyoto. The afternoon is yours to relax
and explore on your own or you may wish to do some extra activities
such as a tea ceremony or cooking class.

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Accommodation: Hotel Intergate Shijo Shinmachi (4 nights)-11 KYOTO

Our Day Tour of Kyoto by private bus includes all the must-see
locations in Kyoto from the iconic temples of Kiyomizudera and theGolden pavilion of Kinkakuji to the beautifully preserved streetsaround Ninenzaka and the tranquil rock garden of Ryoanji. All
surrounded by magnificent cherry blossoms, it’s truly a beautiful day!!

12 KURASHIKI & OKAYAMA

Travelling south via bullet train today, we visit Kurashiki and Okayama.
Known for its historical quarter with centuries-old buildings andbeautiful canals, Kurashiki is where we will spend the morning,
followed by an afternoon in nearby Okayama at the famous Korakuen
gardens and Okayama Castle.

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Kurashiki & Okayama-13 SHIGARAKIWe escape the crowds today via chartered bus into the countryside toShigaraki, which is japan’s oldest pottery producing area and thebirthplace of the tea ceremony in Japan. We visit a tea plantation andlearn how Japan’s first organic green tea plantation was born. A visit tothe Miho museum followed by the unique kilns of Shigaraki and someessential shopping time before heading back to Kyoto for our Farewell
Dinner.

14 KYOTO - Departure Day

Departure day - After breakfast, Juliane will assist you with yourtransfers for further travel in Japan or your flight home.

End of Tour....

Sayonara!

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Contact us
Call: + 61 2 6674 4185
Email: info@japanholidays.com.au
Website: www.japanholidays.com.au
Address: P.O. Box 1175, Kingscliff NSW 2487 Australia