Date	Place and Hotel ♨=onsen	Activity	B	L	D
Dec. 2 (Tue.)		Depart Honolulu to Kansai airport.
3 (Wed.)	KANSAI AIRPORT HOTEL NIKKO	After arriving at Kansai airport, go to hotel that's connected to the airport terminal. There is a convenience store and some eating place nearby.
4 (Thu.)	HIMEJI HOTEL NIKKO	From Kansai Airport train station, take a limited express Haruka and Super Hakuto to Himeji Station. Lunch is Unique ekiben Kani meshi (Crab rice) and Sukiyaki Bento. Pulling the string attached to the side of the ekiben, it heats the contents. After arriving at Himeji Station, we go to see Himeji Castle, a World Heritage Site, and Kokoen, a Japanese garden with beautiful autumn leaves in Himeji Park. Then we go to the hotel near the Himeji station. We can enjoy shopping and gourmet food in the shopping streets and station buildings near Himeji Station. Also, at this time of year, Christmas illuminations are usually held around the station.	×	×
5 (Fri.)	HIMEJI HOTEL NIKKO	Sightseeing within Himeji area by car (van or bus). From the hotel we go to the factory of Yamasa Kamaboko Co., Ltd., which is famous for crab sticks. We can see the production of crab sticks and kamaboko. Then we go to ride the Mt. Shosa Ropeway up the mountain to Engyo-ji, a famous temple and you can enjoy the beautiful autumn leaves. It was the filming location of the movie “The Last Samurai.” After lunch we go strawberry picking. We can enjoy up to 8 types of strawberries with all-you-can-eat for 30 minutes. Then we go back to the same hotel.	×	×
6 (Sat.)	TOTTORI NEW OTANI	From Himeji station we ride a limited express Super Hakuto and go to Kurasyoshi station. (Dep. 8:36 Arr. 10:43) After arrive the Station we visit Shirakabe Storehouses (White Wall District). The area has been designated one of the most important traditional architectures preservation districts in the country. These white-walled storehouses along the Tamagawa River retain the ambience of their origins in the Edo and Meiji periods. After lunch we visit the Kurayoshi Figure Museum. The oldest round school building in Japan has been transformed into the newest mecca of figures in Japan. Today, the building is filled with many figures of dinosaurs, animals, anime heroes and popular characters instead of children. Then we go to see the Tottori Sand Dunes, those that want to can ride the camel. One of 31 Japan’s most beautiful places selected by CNN. Next go to see the Sand Museum (The exhibition theme for 2025 is Japan.) displaying sand sculptures. After that we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
7 (Sun.)	MATSUE HOTEL ICHIHATA♨	From Tottori station ride a resort train “Ametsuchi" and go to Yonago station. (9:05 Dep. 11:14 Arr.) This is a resort train designed to create a journey where we can discover old and new Japan. After arrive Yonago station, we go to the Sakaiminato Marine Products Direct Sales Center for lunch. Enjoy fresh fish from the Sea of Japan. After lunch we go to Miho Shrine, is the head shrine of more than 3,000 Ebisu shrines nationwide. Because Ebisu loved music, people have left offerings of musical instruments at the shrine. On the seventh of every month, the treasure house opens and a selection are put on public display. And rare amulets are also sold for a limited time on the 7th of every month. If you are interested, please apply for the lottery. After observing the shrine maiden dance, a ritual that is held every morning and evening, 365 days a year, we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
8 (Mon.)	MATSUE HOTEL ICHIHATA♨	From the hotel visit the Adachi Art Museum, is best known for its award　winning garden. It has been named the best garden in Japan annually since 2003 by the "Journal of Japanese Gardening". The garden can be enjoyed at anytime of the year and shows a different character depending on the season. One of 31 Japan’s most beautiful places selected by CNN. Lunch is Taimeshi, which has a history of 130 years. Please enjoy the Taimeshi that the lord of Matsue loved too. After lunch we ride Horikawa Castle Moat Sightseeing Boat. The boat ride will take you around Matsue's canal system, letting you admire the beautiful scenery that changes with the seasons. Next visit the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum and Lafcadio Hearn’s Former Residence. Koizumi Yakumo (Lafcadio Hearn), a British man with Irish and Greek parents, came to Japan in 1890. He is best known with his book Kaidan. This museum houses more than 1,000 collections such as Hearn’s handwritten drafts, his belongings and the handmade English vocabulary book that Setsu, Hearn’s wife, made etc. Then we go back to the same hotel.	×	×	×
9 (Tue.)	KURASHIKI KOKUSAI HOTEL	From Matsue station we ride a limited express Yakumo and go to Kurashiki station. (Dep.10:11 Arr.12:36) Lunch will be "Moguri Sushi", an ekiben made with Shimane Prefecture's specialty red snow crab and freshwater clam. After arrive Kurashiki station we go to Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter. The townscape created by traditional buildings and the retro-modern scenery along the Kurashiki River continue to fascinate people from all over the world. Then we go to the hotel. The hotel is close to the Bikan Historical Quarter, so you can enjoy a stroll through the Bikan Historical Quarter or go shopping at Ario Shoping Mall or the local shopping street.	×	×	×
10 (Wed.)	KURASHIKI KOKUSAI HOTEL	From the Uno port ride the ferry and go to Naoshima Island known as Japan's Art Island. (Dep.9:22 Arr.9:42) We visit the Art House Project. In this project, artists take empty houses scattered about residential areas and turn the spaces themselves into works of art, weaving in history and memories of the period when the buildings were lived in and used. After lunch we visit the Chichu Art Museum, was constructed in 2004 as a site rethinking the relationship between nature and people. The museum was built mostly underground to avoid affecting the beautiful natural scenery of the Seto Inland Sea. After sightseeing in Naoshima Island, take the ferry back to Uno Port. (Dep.14:55 Arr.15:15) Then we go back Same hotel.	×	×
11 (Thu.)	SHODOSHIMA BAY RESORT HOTEL♨	From the Okayama port ride the ferry and go to Shodoshima. (Dep.10:10 Arr.11:20) Then we go to see the Angel Road. A mysterious sand road that appears mysteriously in the middle of the ocean. The sand road appears and disappears with the high and low tides. After lunch we visit the Monkey Park. Two troupes of roughly 500 Japanese macaques live on the mountain and roam freely around the decaying structures of the spacious park alonside a few peacocks. Then we go to ride Kankakei ropeway. Kankakei is one of Japan's three major canyon beauty, a symbol of Setonaikai National Park. After lunch we go the Olive Garden, Shodoshima is the birthplace of olive cultivation in Japan.　Next visit Yamaroku Soy Sauce, it’s made the old-fashion way with high quality, all natural ingredients and a long fermentation period. After a short tour of the shoyu factory, you can try their shoyu pudding. After that we go to hotel.	×	×	×
12 (Fri.)	KOBE CROWN PALAIS HOTEL	From the hotel visit Twenty-Four Eyes Movie Village, the scenery of the early Showa period is waiting for you. Take a step into the village, and slip back into the nostalgic Showa era. Then we go to the Shodoshima port catch a ferry and go to Himeji (Dep.11:40 Arr.13:20). Lunch is Shodoshima bento on the ferry. After arrived Himeji Port we go to the hotel. After check-in to the hotel then you can enjoy shopping, places like Aeon, Daiso, Uniqlo, etc. near to the hotel.	×	×
13 (Sat.)		Leaving the hotel at 11:00. We go to the Kobe steak restaurant for lunch. After lunch visit the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum. The museum introduces Japan’s culture of wood and craftmanship and the specialized tools used in traditional architecture. Anyone with even a casual interest in Japanese architecture and woodworking traditions will find this museum fascinating. Next, enjoy shopping at LaLaport and Costco. Then we go to Kansai airport for your departure flight to Honolulu.	×	×