SPRING FESTIVAL TOUR OF INAKA WITH FLOWERS
Apr. 8 ~ 19 (10 nights, 12 days)

This is a sightseeing tour to see Inaka (countryside) small to big festivals. Festivals and flowers that show it’s spring makes people smile. It is a recommended tour for people that like Japan’s natural scenery, spring flowers and countryside.

Date	Place and Hotel ♨=onsen	Activity	B	L	D
Apr. 8 (Tue)		Depart Honolulu to Narita.
9 (Wed.)	NARITA VIEW HOTEL	Arrive at Narita airport, then go to hotel not far from the hotel. After check in you can ride the hotel shuttle bus and go to Aeon Mall for shopping and eating.
10 (Thu.)	KAWAGUCHI HOTEL REGINA♨	From the hotel we go to Fuji Kawaguchiko Sakura Festival, is on a grand scale in the Fuji Five Lakes area in recent years, and it is one of the biggest events in Kawaguchiko. After lunch we visit the Ichiku Kubota art Museum, is three Michelin star art museum exhibits the kimono of textile artist Itchiku Kubota. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
11 (Fri.)	KOFU SHIRO NO HOTEL♨	From the hotel we visit the Arakurayama Sengen Park, is one of the world-famous viewing spots of Mount Fuji. If the weather is nice, you can see a wonderful view of Mt. Fuji, cherry blossoms and the five-storied pagoda. Then we visit Iyashi no Sato, stands on the site of a former farming village on the western shores of Lake Saiko. The village was destroyed by a landslide during a typhoon in 1966. Forty years later the village's traditional thatched roofed houses were reconstructed. After lunch we go to the Fuji Fugaku Wind Cave. It is surrounded by the abundant greenery of the Aokigahara Jukai forest, the course of a 15 minutes sightseeing tour, one can see lava shelves, rope-like lava, and ice pillars that do not melt even in summer. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
12 (Sat.)	SUWA ROUTE INN♨	From the hotel we go to see the Takeda 24 samurai parade. Takeda clan used to have many great vassals known as Takeda’s 24 commanders. Please enjoy the parade by the strongest warriors of the Sengoku era (1467~1615), Takeda Shingen and his warlords. Then we visit Enzan Togenkyo Hina Doll & Peach Blossom Festival. See a large display of antique doll sets from the Meiji and Showa eras. They also have special hanging Hina decorations, also enjoy the peach blossoms in bloom where the area is famous for. After lunch we visit Yamanashi's famous Shingen Mochi Factory. On the factory tour you can see how 100,000 pieces of Kikyo Shingen Mochi a day are packed meticulously by hand. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
13 (Sun.)	MATSUMOTO RICH MOND HOTEL	From hotel we visit Takato Castle Ruins Park, is one of three best locations to see cherry blossoms in Japan, along with Hirosaki castle and Yoshinoyama. There are about 1500 pinkish Kohigan cherry trees. After lunch we visit Daio Wasabi Farm, it is recognized as the largest wasabi farm in Japan. They sell varieties of wasabi-related products, and you can even try the wasabi ice cream. Then we visit Japan Ukiyo-e Museum, it holds the largest private collection of Ukiyo-e (woodblock prints), painting screens and old books in the world. Next visit Matsumoto Castle, it is a national treasure as the oldest castle keep of it’s kind in Japan. It’s contrasting black and white structure against the shining Japan Alps makes a splendid scenery. (One of 31 Japan’s most beautiful places selected by CNN). Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
14 (Mon.)	KANAZAWA MANTEN HOTEL♨	From hotel we go to see Takayama Spring Festival, a float festival that has been held for 350 years with old mechanical dolls that give performances. Lunch is Hida beef sukiyaki, pot is set per person. After lunch we go to Shirakawago, a small traditional village famous for a building style known as gassho-zukuri. It is one of UNESCO'S World Heritage Sites. And we go to Gokayama village (One of 31 Japan’s most beautiful places selected by CNN). It is also famous for the gassho-zukuri houses on a small scale compared to Shirakawa-go but with less tourists you can enjoy the country-side sceneries leisurely. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
15 (Tue.)	TONAMI MERCURE HOTEL♨	From the hotel we visit the Ninja-dera (Myoryuji temple), a temple equipped with secret doors and traps built by Maeda lords during the Edo period. Then we visit the Kenrokuen, one of three Japan’s most beautiful landscape gardens besides Kairakuen in Mito and Korakuen in Okayama. Next visit the Omicho Market, a fresh food market since the Edo period with stalls & shops for food, fresh fish & seafoods, fruits, etc. It is often called the “Kanazawa Kitchen”. Enjoy your favorite meal. After lunch visit the Higashi Chaya District, a traditional neighborhood with teahouse where geisha performed & with shops selling gold-leaf crafts and souvenirs. Next we visit the Nomura Samurai Residence, is an historic residence and garden in Nagamachi, a very well preserved district to the west of Kanazawa Castle. Then we go to the hotel.	×		×
16 (Wed.)	SHIOJIRI ROUTE INN	From the hotel we go to the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route. it is one of the world’s leading mountain sightseeing routes that runs through the Northern Alps, which is traversed by various means of transportation including cable cars, trolley buses and a ropeway. The main attraction of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is the magnificent scenery of the Tateyama Mountain Range, part of the Chubu Sangaku National Park. On the way we view the 60 ft, high snow walls at Murodo. And we visit the Kurobe Dam, is at 610 ft, in height, it is the tallest dam in Japan.  Then we go to hotel.	×	×	×
17 (Thu.)	NAGAHAMA MERCURE HOTEL♨	From the hotel we go to the Nakasendo Trail. It is the old route that connected Tokyo and Kyoto during the Edo (1603 ~ 1868) period. We visit the Narai Post Town, is midpoint between Kyoto and Tokyo at the Nakasendo Trail. It was the lively post town, and was sometimes referred to as "Narai of a Thousand Houses". And we visit the Tsumago Post Town. It is known today as one of the best preserve post towns in Japan. We can feel like you slipped back in time to the Edo period. After lunch we go to Achi village to see Hanamomo Blossoms. Enjoy the three-colored Hanamomo Blossoms, which has three-colored flowers blooming from one branch. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
18 (Fri.)	KASHIHARA MERCURE HOTEL♨	From the hotel we go to the Osaka Maishima Seaside Park to visit Nemophila Festival. We can see one million nemophila flowers that look like a blue carpet. After lunch we visit Noda Wisteria Festival. This Noda Wisteria was planted over 40 years ago by the late Mr. Kajimoto, dubbed the Heisei Flower Man, and has grown into a magnificent specimen with over 40,000 flower clusters. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
19 (Sat.)		From the hotel we go to Takami no Sato. There are many famous spots for cherry blossoms all over Japan, but 1000 weeping cherry blossoms are very rare. Then we go to Aeon Mall for lunch and shopping before going to Kansai airport for your departure flight to Honolulu.	×

 HOTELS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO SAME OR BETTER CLASS
DUE TO THE WEATHER SITUATION THE TOUR COURSE MAY CHANGE
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