- Airport Limousine bus coupon
- 7 Day Japan Rail Pass
JPY 1,500 Pasmo Card for use on the non-JR trains - Full Day Tokyo Guided Tour
- Kyoto Guided Morning Tour
- 3 nights of accommodation at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel - Tokyo
- 1 night of accommodation at the Hotel Granvia Osaka
- 2 nights of accommodation along the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route - inc. dinner, breakfast and lunchbox
- 3 nights of accommodation at the Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo - Kyoto
This 10 day tour features the highlights of Japan's most popular destinations as well as an introduction to the World Heritage listed Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage route, with 2 days of short walks around the highlights; Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine, Kumano Nachi Shrine complex, and the Nachi Waterfalls. Enjoy staying in local "minshuku" - Japanese-style accommodation in the hot spring villages of Kawayu Onsen and Katsuura Onsen.
*inclusions shown in the bullet points - package does not include airfares
Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
Deer in Nara Park
Todaiji Temple, Nara
Buddha at Todaiji Temple
Continue your exploration of Kyoto by boarding a JR Nara Line train from Kyoto Station to Inari Station. (5 mins)
From Inari Station visit the Fushimi Inari Shrine which was featured in the film Memoirs of a Geisha. It is one of the oldest Shinto Shrines in Kyoto which is famous for its thousand red torii gates which lead up the mountain.
Return to Inari Station and board the JR Nara Line to Tofukuji Station. (2 mins) Tofukuji Temple is a 10 minute walk from the station and is home to the Hojo Gardens, one of the great Zen gardens of Japan. (08:30-16:00 - JPY400)
In the late morning, from Tofukuji Station board a JR Nara Line Rapid Service train to Nara Station. (50 min)
Upon your arrival at Nara Station, walk to the picturesque Nara Park where tame deer roam. At end of the park is the World Heritage listed Todaiji Temple, the world's largest wooden architecture housing the giant bronze Buddha that soars 16 metres in height (JPY600/8:00am-4:30pm).
On the way back to Nara Station, stroll through the Nara Machi (town centre) an old precinct full of traditional houses, shops and tearooms.
Return to Kyoto in the late afternoon.
Stay: Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo - 3/3
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