Discover Iron Chef -
Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto (9 days / 8 nights)
Departing Brisbane / Sydney / Gold Coast

 
Golden Temple at Kyoto
 
Osaka Castle
 
Traditional 8 Couses Dinner
 
Mt Fuji
 
Sushi
 
Bullet Train
 
Hot Springs
 
Japanese Chef
 
Maiko in traditional costume
Enjoy the ultimate introduction to Japan! Visit Tokyo, Japan’s capital and eat at the famous Iron Chef Sakai restaurant - superb French cuisine. Travel on the bullet train to Hakone, staying in the hot springs area in traditional Japanese style accommodation. View the the famous and majestic Mt. Fuji. Experience Japanese culture and enjoy the beautiful cuisine in Kyoto, famous worldwide for its temples and shrines. Then travel onto Osaka, for sightseeing and shopping.
 
Includes:
  • Return airfares 
  • Transfers in Japan (Train / Bus / Boat)
  • Full nights 4 or 5 star accommodation
  • Breakfast daily
  • 5 Lunches
  • 3 Dinners
  • BONUS English Speaker Guide
  • BONUS  1 of 3 is 8 course dinner
  • BONUS Free Tea ceremony challenge
  • 1 night of Japanese style accommodation
  • Experience the Japanese Kimono
 

From $6000* p.p

*Optional tour extra cost,
see our terms & conditions
 
 
Day 1: Brisbane - Sydney - Tokyo
 

Meet English guide. Travel to hotel

 
Day 2: Tokyo
 

Breakfast at hotel.

Full day tour in Tokyo.

Visit the impressive Tokyo Tower in the morning, the symbol of Tokyo, then a traditional tea ceremony in a Japanese garden. After having Teppanyaki barbecue lunch at Chinzanso, we visit the beautiful park around the Imperial Palace Plaza. Enjoy sightseeing by boat (Sumidagawa Line) up the Sumidagawa River and visit the Sensoji Temple (Asakusa Kannon).

Dinner at the Iron Chef, a renowned French Sakai restaurant.

 
Day 3: Tokyo
 
Breakfast at hotel
Your choice of free time.
or
Shopping Tour with our English Guide
Akihabara electronic city and 100-yen shops
More than 250 electrical appliance and electronic shops of all sizes are located in a small area centered around Chuo-dori Street, a wonderland for the electronic and computer buffs. Also the $1 shops,you will be amazed at what $1 will buy!!
or
Full day Edo-Tokyo tour Tsukiji Fish Market - A center of Japanese cuisine. The world's best fish market - it never sleeps! And Hama-Rikyu Garden - The landscape garden park is surrounded by a seawater moat filled by Tokyo Bay. The garden has an atmosphere of utter tranquility where visitors can forget the passage of time. Then move onto the Edo museum – an old traditional Japanese museum.
 
Day 4: Tokyo – Hakone, Mt.Fuji
 
Breakfast at hotel

Move to Mt. Fuji & Hakone

Catch the bullet train to the resort town of Hakone, and enjoy accommodation in the hot springs area at a luxury traditional Japanese hotel. You will be able to see the famous Mt Fuji, and experience a tour of the volcanic area of Hakone. Dinner is a spectacular 8 courses of gourmet Japanese cuisine.
 
Day 5: Hakone – Kyoto
 
Traditional Japanese breakfast in Hakone then catch the bullet train to the city of kyoto former capital of Japan, famous worldwide for its temples and shrines.

Visit an authentic Samurai Village, learn about life in Japan before contact with western cultures. You can also dress in traditional costume to enhance the experience.
 
Day 6: Kyoto
 
Breakfast at hotel

Morning free time

Sightseeing in Kyoto

Afternoon sightseeing of the city, you will visit Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion), Kiyomizu temple, and then troll from Kodai-ji temple to Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka.

Walk around Shozan Garden and have a Japanese style Kaiseki Cuisine after dinner, enjoy watching traditional Japanese dance at Gion corner.
 
Day 7: Kyoto
 

Breakfast at hotel
Free time

 
Day 8: KyotoOsaka
 

Breakfast at hotel

We visit Osaka castle -  the castle contains a lawn-covered park with waterways and beautiful gardens. You can choose to visit the museum if you wish. Lunch will be Japanese “pancakes“ – Okonomiyaki. And then you will visit a Japanese department store, follwed by Umeda underground mall. Travel to Kansai Airport and fly back to Australia.
 
Day 9: Brisbane - Sydney
 
 
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* Airfare related taxes, charges and fees of $655 (Ex: SYD) per person are not included in the price below. (Tax) = Surcharges, Fees and Taxes are correct as at 01 Jul 08, but may fluctuate depending on departure and arrival points. Minimum number required for tour to operate: 8 persons.
Airline and accomodation are subject to change
 
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