Date	Place and Hotel ♨=onsen	Activity	B	L	D
Mar. 19 (Wed.)		Depart Honolulu to Kansai airport.
20 (Thu.)	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.
21 (Fri.)	OSAKA RICHMOND HOTEL	From Kansai Airport Station, take the limited express train Rapit to Namba Station. Once we go to the hotel, we decide on a meeting time for sumo and go to Dotonbori, Shinsai-bashi, Doguya-suji, and Kuromon Market. If you are not interested in shopping, go to Koshien Stadium to watch National High School Baseball Tournament.It is a tournament that decides the best high school baseball club in Japan selected from 47 prefectures. The players of the losing team put the soil of this stadium in their bags and make it a lifelong treasure. We will meet at the hotel around 3 o'clock and go to see Sumo, the March Sumo Tournament (seat reserved). Then we go back to the same hotel.	×	×
22 (Sat.)	SHODOSHIMA BAY RESORT HOTEL♨	From the hotel we go Himeji castle, it is both a national treasure and a world heritage site. Unlike many other Japanese castles, it was never destroyed by war, earthquake or fire and survives to this day as one of the country's twelve original castles. After lunch we go to Himeji Port to ride ferry to Shodo Island. (Dep.13:35 Arr.15:15) Enjoy a 1.5 hours cruise on the Seto Inland Sea.	×	×	×
23 (Sun.)	SHODOSHIMA BAY RESORT HOTEL♨	Full day sightseeing of Shodo island. We 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. Next, we ride Kankakei Ropeway. Kankakei is one of Japan's three major canyon beauty, a symbol of Setonaikai National Park. Lunch is Shodo Island Ramen. After lunch go to see the Angel Road which you can see and walk across at low tide. Then we visit the Olive Garden, Shodo Island is the birthplace of olive cultivation in Japan. Next, we 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 sightseeing we go back to the same hotel.	×	×	×
24 (Mon.)	OKAYAMA MARINE HOTEL♨	From Shodo Island ride a ferry and go to Teshima Island, which is famous for its art islands. (Dep.8:40 Arr.9:10) We visit the Teshima Art Museum was created among terraced rice fields restored together with local residents. The museum is developing art-related activities, seeking to become a place where people can deeply consider true abundance through artworks. After lunch we ride a ferry from Teshima Island and go to Uno Port. (Dep.13:40 Arr.14:39). Then we go to the Hotel.	×	×	×
25 (Tue.)	OKAYAMA MARINE 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.	×	×	×
26 (Wed.)	TAKAMATSU DAIWA ROYNET	From the hotel, we visit Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, this townscape is known for the characteristically Japanese white walls of its residences and the willow trees lining the banks of the Kurashiki River, has earned recognition as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Then we go to the Washuzan Observatory, a great viewing of the Seto Ohashi bridge and it’s surrounding. After lunch we cross over the Seto Ohashi bridge that connects Shikoku. We visit Ritsurin Park, is a daimyo (feudal lord) garden, which was completed in 1745 over a period of one hundred years. While strolling you can enjoy the changing landscape, therefore it is said that the variety of scenery has the attraction of "ippo ikkei" or a change in scenery with every step. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×
27 (Thu.)	KYOTO MIYAKO HOTEL	From the hotel we go to see the Naruto Whirlpools, they are tidal whirlpools in the Naruto strait, a channel between Naruto and Awaji Island. Enjoy the viewing cruise of the Naruto Whirlpools. This day is a day of high tide, so we can see larger whirlpools than usual. After lunch we visit the Tako Senbei no Sato (Rice cracker factory and shop). We can enjoy shopping about 40 kinds of rice crackers. Then we go to the hotel near to Aeon Shopping Mall. Enjoy shopping or take a rest in your room. After sunset, we go to see the illuminations of the cherry blossoms at the Toji Temple.	×	×
28 (Fri.)	KYOTO MIYAKO HOTEL	From the hotel we visit Keage Incline, a disused cargo railway track that's lined with many Sakura trees. Then we visit Heian Shrine, it is a very popular cherry blossom viewing spot and large numbers of weeping cherry trees are planted in the garden of the shrine. Next, we visit Maruyama Park, it is Kyoto’s most popular park for cherry blossom viewing. Many people visit the park to see the iconic weeping cherry tree which is 12m high and 88 years old. Please eat lunch at a food stall in Maruyama Park. There are stalls selling salt-grilled sweet fish, Oden, Yakitori, Yakisoba, and Takoyaki. Let’s enjoy Ohanami. After lunch we visit the Philosopher’s Path. Let’s enjoy HoloHolo with many Sakura. Then we go back to the same hotel.	×
29 (Sat.)		From the hotel we will visit the Arashiyama District. Enjoy riding the rickshaw which will take you through their famous bamboo grove and nearby area. Then we go to the Costco for shopping before going to Kansai airport for your departure.	×

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DUE TO THE WEATHER SITUATION THE TOUR COURSE MAY CHANGE
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