Asia Brochure

120 Japan

121 Japan

ESCORTED TOUR

EXPLORE

CITY

Essentials Duration: 10 days and 9 nights Highlights: • Spend three days exploring the past and present of Japan’s megacity capital • Stand in the shadow of Mount Fuji, the nation’s instantly recognisable icon • Explore ancient traditions and rituals in Kyoto, known as the 1,000-year capital Includes: • 3 nights’ accommodation in Tokyo • 1 night’s accommodation in Mishima • 2 nights’ accommodation in Kyoto • 2 nights’ accommodation in Hiroshima • 1 night’s accommodation in Osaka • 9 breakfasts, 8 lunches, and 9 dinners • Tour in an air-conditioned coach with English-speaking and award-winning guides • Entrance fees

10-DAY JEWELS OF JAPAN

Tokyo | Mishima | Kyoto | Hiroshima | Osaka

Experience authentic Japan on a 10-day Wendy Wu tour of Honshu. Uncover the contrasts of Tokyo, from the calm of the Imperial Palace East Garden to the cloud-scraping 634-metre Skytree observation deck. Pass the Shibuya Crossing and enjoy a dinner cruise under the city lights on Tokyo Bay. Wind around Fuji Five Lakes to Mount Fuji’s 5th Station and gaze at Japan’s iconic snow-capped volcano. Then race at almost 200mph on the bullet train to Kyoto. Japan’s capital for 1,000 years, this enchanting city welcomes you to 17th century Buddhist temples, sacred tea ceremonies, and the ancient art of origami. After walking among the 10,000 red torii gates of the Fushimi Inari Shrine and the zen garden of Ryoanji Temple, a second bullet train carries you to Hiroshima. Pay respects at the Peace Memorial Park, or climb Mount Misen on the Miyajima Ropeway, for views across the reenergised city. Travel to Osaka for your onward flight, calling at Himeji Castle for the final photos of your trip.

South Korea Nagasaki

JAPAN

FUKUOKA

KUMAMOTO

NAGASAKI

KUJU ONSEN MOUNT ASO KIRISHIMA HILLS

KAGOSHIMA

MT SAKURAJIMA

• All transfers and train tickets • Return international flights

Traditional ryokan

Essentials Duration: 10 days and 9 nights Highlights: • Stay at an authentic ryokan and soak in a hot spring onsen • Enjoy traditional drumming high above Aso Kuju National Park • See the 100,000-year-old basalt cliffs of Takachiho Gorge • Sail to Mount Sakurajima, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes Includes: • 3 nights’ accommodation in Fukuoka • 2 nights’ accommodation in Nagasaki • 2 nights’ accommodation in Kuju Onsen • 2 nights’ accommodation in Kirishima Hills • 9 breakfasts, 5 lunches, and 7 dinners • Shinkansen bullet train tickets with reserved seats • Tour in an air-conditioned coach with English speaking and award-winning guides • Entrance fees • All transfers and return international flights

10- DAY HIDDEN JAPAN ESCORTED TOUR CULTURE EXPLORE Fukuoka | Nagasaki | Kumamoto | Kuju Onsen | Mount Aso | Kirishima Hills | Kagoshima | Mount Sakurajima Get off the beaten track and dig deeper into Japanese culture on this experience-packed Wendy Wu tour of Kyushu. Explore the country’s southernmost main island by coach, train, and boat. Taste local wine and traditional yatai street food in Fukuoka. Visit castles, pottery towns, and tea farms. See the reborn city of Nagasaki, the target of WWII’s second atomic bomb. Stay at an authentic ryokan with tatami mat floors and bathe in the naturally heated water of a spring onsen. Meditate with Buddhist monks, wander among vast flower parks, and witness soul-stirring drum displays at a 3,000-foot-high ‘theatre in the sky’. Peer into ancient volcanic gorges. Learn to cook Takachiho-style, where bamboo is both an ingredient and the pot. Discover stories of kamikaze pilots who fought the Battle of Okinawa. Try shochu liquor and Kurozo vinegar. And ride at just under 200 miles an hour on the bullet train. This escorted tour for up to 18 guests goes beyond the ordinary to share tales from every era of this intriguing island.

HONG KONG

Lake Saiko and Mount Fuji

KYOTO

HIROSHIMA

South Korea

JAPAN

TOKYO

MISHIMA

PHILIPPINES

OSAKA

Kokoen Gardens

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