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    Japan
  • TRIP STYLE:

    cultural explore
  • ALTITUDE:

    800m
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D1,   D1KL/CD-Tokyo's Narita airport -- Nagano hot springs town  KL/CD

Start from international airport and take a luxury passengerplane flying to the Japanese capital, Tokyo, get out of the airport under theguidance of the guide.Tokyo is a city located at the eastern part of Honshu.Japan formed into a capital circle with Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, which is theworld's largest giant metropolitan area so far. It is also known as the mostimportant world class city in Asian region.  It has been the capital ofJapan since the Meiji Restoration. It is the political, economic, culture andtransportation center in Japan.Check in Nagano spa town. You can fully enjoythe hot spring, washing away the body fatigue, release the pressure in yourmind. And enjoy abundant hotel buffet or the welcome dinner.

 

D2, The holy Mountain in Japan( Mt. Fuji 5thStation)  --  Fuji Sengen Shrine  --  Lake Kawaguchi  -- Oshino Hakkai  —SpaTown in Fuji

Fuji Mountain is one of the three famous mountains inJapan. It is listed on the world cultural heritage as the source of art andfaith. The area that is over 1500meters above is considered as the the mostimportant area. It is also the one of the symbols of Japan. Fuji 5th Station islocated at the middle of the mountain with the altitude of 2305 meters whereyou can have a different view of Fuji Mountain. Special instruction: Sometimeswe can’t make it to arrive at the 5th Station due to the snowing, frosting, and raining. For safety, we’lladjust our plan to the 4th, 3r or 1st Station. Fuji. Sengen Shrine has ahistory of 1900 years which is one of the sets of the Fuji World CulturalHeritage.  Lake Kawaguchi, one of the five lakes in Japan, is located atthe Fuji river in Yamanashi Prefecture. Its location makes it charming allseasons, for example, there is Sakura in spring, lavender in summer red maplein autumn and snow In winter. Oshino Hakkai is located at the hot spring groupsin Oshino in Yamanashi Prefecture. The snow water from F uji Mountain spring upafter eighty years’ filtration.

 

D3,Spa town in Fuji -- Matsumoto city--  Sannocho Old Town--TakayamaJinya--Shirakawa-Village

 Matsumoto town is a symbol of Japan's ShinShu area, located inNagano Matsumoto in the middle of the city.It is famous for climbing up thegate to the north of the Alps.It is one of Japan's oldest five parts six floorwooden pavilion , the precious architectural style of the Peach Mountain era.It is designated as a national treasure. Matsumoto city, state Himeji city andmountain city are classified as three vertical flat mountain city, which wasused to defend and lived in  by TakedaShingen. It takes threeminutes' walk from Jin'ya to  a "small Kyoto hida mountains"named Sannocho Old Town. There are ancient traditional stores streets, bridges,hotels, etc. Under the aegis of the nature and history, the appearance of eachstore and display inside preserves a strong sense of ancient style since theEdo period. The age of the house are more than six hundred years, mostly arerare and precious ancient building groups. Takayama Jinya old traces: they are Jpannese government office in old times , the historical monumentsduring Shogunate days. . Sirakawagou is located in Gifu prefecture baishanfoothills, Shirakawa-Village has the name because the shape ofthe roof looks like joined palms. The UNECO particularly list the ShirakawaVillage and other groups as well as the nearby mountain area, etc as the worldcultural heritage. Strolling on the street in winter you have a  feelingof  wandering in a fairy tale world of  Gingerbread House, which willbe your beautifull memory in your whole life.


D4,   Hotel--Tate Mountain groups(cablecar)--Bijodaira(Highland Bus)--Murodo(the main peak)--(electric tram)--Daikanbo(cabelcar)--Kurobedaira(undergroud cable car)--Kurobeko(treking)--Kurobe Dam(electrictram)—Ogizawa 

Today is the Highlight of ourjourney. We'll drive to Tate National Park after breakfast.Passing Toyama, we'll arrive at Tateyama kurobe which is reputed asJapanese Alps. It is 9km distance where you can enjoy the beautiful scenenryand take breath of the clean air. After arriving at Tate, it takes 7 minutes toup to Bijodaira bus station by tram and then transfer highland bus to headto Murodo which is the sightseeing center of Alps area. Here you can walk inthe snow Vally from 16th, Apr to 22ed Jun. You can also have a try to thefamous Tate water. Then take the tram to Daikanbo,passing through over 3000meter's mountain. Later, it takes 7 minutes' cable car to go to Kurobedaira.After that, we'll take the undergroud Cable car to Kurobe Vally which is 5minutes'  undergroud cable car from Kurobeko. After arriving there , youcan enjoy the of the most beautiful view in Japan--The Kurobe Dam. Afterenjoying the magnificence of Kurobe Dam, we'll take the tram for 6.1km. Passingthe first Cave tunnel in Japan, we'll finish our trip to Kurobe.

Special Instruction:

We’ll stay 2hours at the area of3000meters above sea level. So please take cottonwadded jacket, gloves and scarf with you.

Open time of Murodo2016.4.16-6.22. You can join in the snow valley walking which will open from6.3-6.22, enjoy skiing on the slope for free.

To protect the natural environmentin Kurobe Tate, people limit the transportation of food. So the meal on themountain will be simple.

If it is peak season, we’ll moveto the foot of the mountain to have lunch or have the package lunch.

Transportation from Tate to Murodomaybe changed to Temporary green bus.

 

D5,   ShiraitoFalls--Karuizawa(The emperor's resort)--Rainbow Bridge--DFS--Odaiba--GaintSteel Statue. 

Reputed as the mystery of Karuizawa, Shiraito Falls is 70meters’ wide and 3 meter's high. The water flows down like hundredsof tiffanies. The most representative summer resort,Karuizawa, located at highland town , 1000 meters above sea level. It isdiscovered by a Canada missionary during Meiji Period. Because the UpperJapanese like it so much, it gain a good reputation and become the mostrepresentative summer resort in Japan. Moreover, it is also called theSmall Switzerland. There is St Paul's Cathedral which was designed bythe architectural Master Anthony Raymond  as well asKaruizawa Ginza avenue on 600meter's street. The handicraft is anotherhighlight there. The Rainbow Bridge is a suspension bridge cross the northof Tokyo Bay with a length of 798m. It has two floors. The first floor is theexpressway, while the second floor is the tram way. Odaiba is a new resort inJapan. There are all kinds of worldwide brand and the delicious food store witha 18meter's steel statue standing on the  square.

 

D6, Tsukiji Fish market—Meiji Palace—Ruins in Edo Period—Double Bridge inTokyo Imperial Palace-- AsakusaKannon Temple, Nakamise Street--Tokyo Sky tree(do not go to the platform),Skyshopping street. 

Tsukijifish market is the biggest seafood market in Japan where you can find all kindof fresh seafood. So we can enjoy the seafood lunch there. Meiji Palace wasfinished during the Meiji Period. There are 170 thousand tree in the 712thousand square meters. Tokyo Imperial Palace is a residence for the Japanroyal family in Meiji period. Asakusa Kannon Temple was constructed in 628AD.It is the must see place in Tokyo. The Tokyo sky tree is the highest selfsupporting tower of 634meters in the world which was open in May 2012 andrepute as the highest tower in the world by Guinness World Records.

 

D7, The secondlargest Buddha statue in Japan(National treasure kamakura Buddha )  —  Special arrangement    EnoshimaElectric Railway, take ancient style  trolley bus  --  Tokyo Haneda International Airport

National treasure Kamakura Buddha belongs to Pure Land Buddhism. Kamakura Buddha is13.35meters high and its weight is 121 ton. It is the second biggest Budda inJapan. It is Gautama Buddha with 2.35meters’ ear. It is constructed by wood in 1243but later it is destroyed by the storm and in 1252 it is rebuilt by bronze.Special arrangement: EnoshimaElectric Railway is start from 35th years in Meiji period. With itsancient style, it is favored by many people from all over the world. You canenjoy the culture and custom here. After that ,we’ll drive to Tokyo HanedaInternational Airport.

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