- 21 Day Japan Rail Pass
- JPY 1,500 Pasmo Card for use on the non JR trains
- Bus transfer from Matsumoto to Takayama
- Full Day Tokyo Guided Tour
- Ainokura & Shirakawago Tour
- Kyoto Guided Morning Tour
- 3 nights at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel - Tokyo
- 2 nights at the Komanoyu Ryokan - Kiso Valley
- 2 nights at the Hotel Buena Vista - Matsumoto
- 2 nights at the Hida Hotel Plaza inc b/fast - Takayama
- 3 nights at the Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo - Kyoto
- 4 nights along the Kumano Kodo inc. dinner, breakfast, lunchboxes and luggage
transfers - 2 nights at the Hotel Granvia - Hiroshima
- 2 nights at the Hakone Hotel - Hakone
Most popular! Enjoy three weeks exploring Japan, including two gorgeous, low-impact walking trails - the Nakasendo Way and the Kumano Kodo.
*inclusions shown in the bullet points - package does not include airfares
Deer in Nara Park
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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