Sakura Tours "Christmas in Japan" Tour

If you prefer to celebrate the New Year at home, but are ready to embark on new experiences in its first days, welcome to Japan! You will see Japanese people rushing to buy arrows of happiness in Shinto and Buddhist temples. Get acquainted with Tokyo and its surroundings, celebrate Christmas on board the cruise liner "Symphony". All this will make the first days of the new year bright and unforgettable, which will undoubtedly set the mood for the whole coming year. Japan is waiting for you!

Tentative tour dates: January 4-10

Detailed program

Day 1 (January 4). Arrival in Japan and evening tour of Tokyo

In the morning arrive at Tokyo Haneda Airport, meet your Russian-speaking guide, transfer to Tokyo by private vehicle (distance 20 km, travel time 30 min). On the way the car will drive over the Rainbow Bridge over Tokyo Bay, which offers one of the most beautiful views of Tokyo.

15:00 Hotel accommodation, rest. In Japanese hotels the check-in time is rather late, so, having left your things there, you can walk along the streets of the capital and have lunch in the restaurant you like.

16:00-20:00 Tokyo Evening Tour

Popular Odaiba district on the bulk islands in Tokyo Bay.
Japanese Statue of Liberty - an exact replica of its American relative.
Observation deck on the 52nd floor of the tower Mori Tower - Roppongi Hills, a fashionable residential and shopping complex, where you can admire the fantastically beautiful scenery of central evening Tokyo.
Nocturnal Ginza - Tokyo's storefront.

20:00 - return to the hotel. Rest. Dinner - on your own.

Day 2 (January 5). Tokyo

Breakfast at the hotel.

10:00-18:00 - Tokyo tour with a guide on transportation.

Day 3 (January 6). Kamakura

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with Russian-speaking guide in the hotel lobby, transfer to Kamakura by private transportation (52 km, 1-1,5 hours).

09:00-18:00 - Kamakura tour and the Enoshima Peninsula.

18:00 - return to the hotel in Tokyo.

In the evening. festive Christmas dinner in a restaurant (on your own). Independent return to the hotel by cab.

Day 4 (January 7). Fuji Hakone

Breakfast at the hotel. Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

10:00-18:00 - Fuji Hakone tour with a guide on transportation (distance 84 km, travel time 1-1,5 h).

Return to Tokyo in the evening.

Day 5 (January 8). Free day

Breakfast at the hotel. Free time.

Day 6 (January 9). Free day

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day.

On a free day, you can take an excursion of your choice at an additional cost:

1) Excursion to YokohamaJapan's largest port city.

You'll visit the highest in Japan Landmark Tower skyscraper (296 meters), located in Minato Mirai XXI, the city of the future. The 69th floor of the circular observation deck offers a marvelous view of the Yokohama Bay and the bridge over it.
Exotic ChinatownThe area of compact residence of Chinese people, where you can taste Chinese cuisine.
Visit to a landscaped Japanese garden Sankei-enIn the territory of which original old buildings are collected.

2) Instead of this tour, you can visit Nikko town. In Nikko you will see:

Of unique beauty Toshogu Shrine Complex.
The tomb of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of Tokyo.
Picturesque Kagon Falls almost 100 meters high, Chuzenji-ko volcanic lake.
In the cozy family restaurant you can enjoy home-cooked rainbow trout on its shores.

3) Kyoto tour, "to the city of a thousand temples."

From the open veranda of a cliffside establishment Kiyomizu-dera Pure Water Temple overlooking the entire city.
Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji.
Shrine Ryoanji with a true wonder of the world - A rock garden.
Residence of the Tokugawa shoguns. Nijo Castlewhich was famous for its extremely beautiful interiors and "nightingale" floors.

Optionally, instead of Nijo-jo Castle at an additional cost ($50/person.) you can visit tea ceremony in a traditional Tondai tea house, which is a heritage site in Japan.

In the evening, return by train to Tokyo.