MIKATOUR JAPAN

Arrival at Osaka/Kansai (or Itami) International Airport on your flight.

After immigration and customs procedures, you will be greeted by a Spanish-speaking assistant.

Transfer to the hotel in a regular service with an assistant.

Arrival at the hotel and free time for personal activities.

Check-in at the hotel in Osaka is from 3:00 PM.

If early check-in is desired, it is necessary to request an additional night before the tour, although availability cannot be guaranteed.

Accommodation at the hotel in Osaka for 1 night.

Approx. 08:30 - 09:00 AM: Breakfast at the hotel.

Meet in the lobby and start the city tour with a Spanish-speaking guide to visit Osaka Castle ().

After the visit, depart for Nara to visit Todaiji Temple with its enormous Buddha statue () and the Sacred Deer Park.

Lunch at a restaurant.

In the afternoon, depart for Kyoto.

On the way, visit the Fushimi Inari Shinto Shrine.

After the visit, transfer to your hotel.

Approx. 06:00 PM: Arrival at the hotel in Kyoto for 3 nights.

Approx. 08:00 - 08:30 AM: Breakfast at the hotel.

Meet in the lobby and start the tour of the ancient capital Kyoto with a Spanish-speaking guide to visit Nijo Castle (), Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) (), and Heian Shinto Shrine (without entry to the garden).

1:30 PM: Lunch at a restaurant.

The tour ends at the restaurant after lunch, and the return to the hotel is on your own.

Free afternoon for personal activities.

Accommodation at the hotel in Kyoto

Breakfast at the hotel.

Free day for your personal activities.

**** OPTIONAL TOUR TO HIROSHIMA AND MIYAJIMA ****

Meeting in the lobby and start the tour to Hiroshima and Miyajima with an English-speaking guide.

Transfer to Kyoto Station on foot with a guide.

Departure from Kyoto to Hiroshima on the JR “Nozomi” bullet train (shinkansen), tourist class.

Arrival in Hiroshima and start the tour with an English-speaking guide to see the Peace Memorial Park and its museum(*) and the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima and the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine(*) in Miyajima.

Lunch at a restaurant.

After the tour, return to Hiroshima Station.

Departure from Hiroshima to Kyoto on the JR “Nozomi” bullet train (shinkansen), tourist class.

Arrival in Kyoto and the tour ends at Kyoto Station.

Transfer to your hotel on your own.

Night at hotel in Kyoto.

Notes:

-The means of transportation for this tour depends on the number of participants. We will use private coach/mini-bus, train, local bus.

***Your luggage will be transferred directly to the hotel in Tokyo. Please prepare your hand luggage for 2 nights without luggage in Takayama and Hakone.***

Approx 07:20 – 07:40 Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting in the lobby and transfer to Kyoto Station.

Departure from Kyoto to Nagoya by JR “Nozomi” bullet train (shinkansen).

Approx 08:15 Arrival in Nagoya and visit the post towns, Magome and Tsumago, on the old Nakasendo road. We will take a walk in Magome. Departure to Tsumago where we will visit “Waki Honjin” (Old Samurai Inn)

Approx 08:50

Lunch NOT included

Departure from Tsumago to Takayama by road.

Arrival in Takayama where the city tour begins to see the street of

Kami-sannomachi. Approx 18:00 After the visit, transfer to your hotel.

<Deluxe & Superior> Traditional Japanese dinner and 1 night hotel accommodation in Takayama.

<Standard>　Dinner and 1 night hotel accommodation in Takayama.

Approx. 07:45 - 08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting in the lobby and departure to Shirakawago with an English-speaking guide.

Arrival in Shirakawago and start the visit to the village (declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO), to see one of the traditional houses of “Gassho-zukuri”.

After the visit, transfer to Nagoya station.

Lunch at a restaurant.

Approx. 15:20 Departure from Nagoya to Odawara by JR bullet train (shinkansen).

Approx. 16:30 Arrival in Odawara and transfer to your hotel (superior and standard categories) or ryokan (luxury category) in Hakone.

<Luxury> Dinner and accommodation for 1 night in Hakone.

<Superior / Standard> Dinner and accommodation for 1 night in Hakone.

Approx 08:20 - 09:20 Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting in the lobby and start the visit to Hakone National Park with a Spanish-speaking guide to see Lake Ashi on a mini-cruise and the cable car to enjoy the panoramic view of Hakone and Mount Fuji.

Lunch at a restaurant.

After the visit, departure from Hakone to Tokyo.

Arrival in Tokyo and start the visit to Tokyo Tower(*)

After the visit, transfer to your hotel.

Approx 17:30 Accommodation at the hotel in Tokyo for 3 nights.

*Notes:

- Depending on the weather conditions, visits may be replaced by others such as museums and/or temples. Regarding the panoramic view of Mount Fuji, it will also depend on the weather.

It is very difficult to see Mount Fuji at any time of the year and especially in summer because it is usually foggy.

Approx 08:00 - 08:30 Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting in the lobby and start the tour of Tokyo with a Spanish-speaking guide to see the Asakusa Kannon Temple with its Nakamise shopping arcade and the Meiji Shrine and the Ginza district.

Approx 13:30 Lunch at a restaurant.

The tour ends at the restaurant and the return to the hotel is on your own. Free afternoon for your personal activities.

Accommodation at the hotel in Tokyo.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Free day for your personal activities.

**** OPTIONAL EXCURSION TO NIKKO ****

Approx. 07:30-08:00 hours Meeting in the lobby and start the excursion to Nikko with an English-speaking guide.

In Nikko, we will visit the Shinto Shrine of Toshogu and the Kegon Waterfall going up the zig-zag road “I-Ro-Ha”

Lunch at a restaurant.

Approx. 19:00 -19:30 hours After the visit, return to your hotel in Tokyo.

*Note:

(1) The means of transport for this excursion depends on the number of participants. We will use a private coach/mini-bus, train, local bus, taxi.

(2) In high season the visits may be replaced depending on traffic conditions.

(3) In the high season of the Golden Week we will use train + taxi or private bus. It is not possible to get train tickets to Nikko for these dates without sufficient advance notice.

Hotel accommodation in Tokyo

Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting in the lobby and transfer to Narita (or Haneda) International Airport on a regular basis with a Spanish-speaking assistant.

Departure from Narita (or Haneda) on your flight.

The hotel room in Tokyo is available until 10:00 a.m.

If you wish to check out late, it is necessary to request an extra night post-tour, although availability cannot be guaranteed.