Certified English-speaking guide and/or assistant service is provided at point of transfer on Day 1 and Day 3. (except during onboard Shinkansen.)
Baggage
One Way Trip Course (L200-O) Your baggage will be transported by land from Tokyo to Kyoto with allowance of one piece per person. For the overnight stay in Takayama and Kanazawa, we recommend you to carry a light overnight bag with you. For extra baggage, 2,200yen will be charged per piece. Round Trip Course (L200-R) Please carry your baggage on your own. However, trains do not have areas for storings large pieces of baggage. We recommend leaving large pieces of baggage at your hotel in Tokyo while you travel by train.
*Single Supplement fee will change dependindg on season and other conditional circumstances.
You can choose a hotel among below:
Grade
Hotel (Takayama)
Hotel (Kanazawa)
A
HidaHotelPlaza (Standard room)
Kanazawa Miyako Hotel (*)
C
HidaHotelPlaza (Deluxe room)
Hotel Nikko Kanazawa
*Kanazawa Excel Hotel Tokyu may be used instead of Kanazawa Miyako Hotel.
*When booking with WOW Tokyo or WOW Tokyo & Kyoto: - Please check with JTB staff for price reduction details. - For amounts to be deducted from other packages, please inquire at the time of booking.
Day 1 : TOKYO - TAKAYAMA
Board a Shinkansen for Nagoya. Transfer to a limited-express for Takayama, an ancient, tranquil city called "Little Kyoto". Afternoon, stroll through Takayama, visiting Yatai Kaikan Hall, where colorfully decorated traditional festival floats are displayed; Kusakabe Folkcraft Museum, formerly the residence of powerful merchants under goverment patronage; and the streets of Kami Sannomachi, which preserve traditional Japanese wooden houses. Accommodation at Hida Hotel Plaza.
Day 2 : TAKAYAMA - SHIRAKAWAGO - KANAZAWA Visit the famous morning market of Takayama. Scenic drive by Lake Miboro and along Shokawa River to Shirakawago, designated in 1995 as part of the World Heritage. Its highlights are unique structures called Gassho-Zukuri, or joined-hands farm houses. Then visit Gokayama, another World Heritage village, where you can experience making Gokayama Washi, traditional Japanese paper. Continue to Kanazawa. You can choose hotel from the hotel list above.
One Way Course (L200-O)
Day 3 : KANAZAWA - KYOTO Morning sightseeing in Kanazawa, visiting Kenroku-en Garden, Kutaniyaki Pottery Kiln, Higashi-chaya Street and Former Guest House "Shima". Afternoon, back to Kyoto by a limited-express. Drop-off service to hotel in Kyoto between 16:30-17:30.
Round Trip Course (L200-R)
Day 3 : KANAZAWA - TOKYO Morning sightseeing in Kanazawa, visiting Kenroku-en Garden, Kutaniyaki Pottery Kiln, Higashi-chaya Street and Former Guest House "Shima". Afternoon, back to Tokyo by a limited-express and Shinkansen. Drop-off service to hotel in Tokyo between 19:30-20:30.
Remarks
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We recommend you to prepare casual clothes and comfortable shoes suitable for walking, and also to bring an overcoat or any warm clothes for winter season from October, chilly month; to February, snowy month.
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This tour is offered for travelers from overseas only.
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When "Former Toyama Family Residence" is closed, or when snow is heavy in winter, visit "Gassho-zukuri Folklore Park" instead.
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Lake Miboro may be skipped due to heavy snow in winter.
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Depends on traffic/weather condition, or other operational reasons, motorcoach may be used for transfer from Nagoya Station to Takayama Station.
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At Hida Hotel Plaza (Deluxe room for C category), Japanese-Western style room will be offered for booking 3 persons in 1 room.
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The Tour will visit Kusakabe Folk Museum in the morning on Day 2 if the museum is closed on Day 1.
