- 14 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
- 4 nights at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel - Tokyo
- 2 nights at the Hotel Mystays Premier Kanazawa - Kanazawa
- 2 nights at the JR Clement Inn Takamatsu - Takamatsu
- 2 nights at the Matsue Excel Hotel Tokyu - Matsue
- 3 nights at the Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo - Kyoto
Discover some of Japan's finest gardens and popular art destinations including Naoshima Island, home to the Benesse Art Site, and the Adachi Museum of Art whose gardens are said to be a "living Japanese painting".
*inclusions shown in the bullet points - package does not include airfares
1000 torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto
Traditional streets of Gion
Check-out of the Matsue Excel Hotel Tokyu and from Matsue Station board a Limited Express Yakumo to Okayama Station. (155 mins) Make your way to the bullet train lines and board a Hikari bullet train to Kyoto. (90 mins)
Your accommodation at the Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo is a two minute walk from the Hachijo Exit of the station.
After check-in, board 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.
Next return to Tofukuji Station and board a Keihan Main line train to Gion-Shijo Station. (5 mins)
Walk towards Gion, Kyoto's famous entertainment district which is open until late at night. Gion is the one place in Japan where you may see Maiko or Geisha scampering between appointments. As darkness falls, watch the traditional lanterns gradually come to life as you wander down tiny alleys housing a variety of restaurants offering tempting cuisine.
Stay: Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo - 1/3
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