9 Days Stunning Japan With Shirakawa-Go (3 Star Hotels)

*Make sure to book Kansai International Airport (code: KIX) as your arrival gateway* Upon arrival, our tour guide will be waiting for you at the Starbucks located near domestic arrival. He/She can provide guidance for you to get to the hotel.  Overnight in Osaka. *Please note the check-in time in japan is always after 3 pm. Overnight Hotel: Hatago Inn Kansai Airport (or Similar)

This morning, you will drive to the nearby city of Nara and enjoy a half-day sightseeing tour. Visit Nara Park and enjoy time to explore Todaiji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site which was constructed over 1200 years ago as the head of all provincial Buddhist temples in Japan. The main hall houses one of the largest statues of Buddha, which is 15m tall. Nara Park is also home to hundreds of free-roaming deer - you can feed them deer senbei (crackers), which can be purchased at stalls throughout the park for 150 yen a pack. If you bow to the deer with the deer senbei in hand, they will bow back to you. Afterward, continue onwards to Kasuga Taisha, Nara’s most celebrated shrine. It was established at the same time as the capital and is dedicated to the deity responsible for the protection of the city. Kasuga Taisha was also the tutelary shrine of the Fujiwara, Japan’s most powerful family clan during most of the Nara and Heian Periods. In the afternoon, travel back to Osaka, check into the new hotel and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure. Overnight in Osaka. Meal(s): Breakfast Overnight Hotel: Osaka Castle Hotel (or Similar)

Today, enjoy a free day to explore Osaka at your own pace. Alternatively, take part in an optional tour to Hiroshima on Japan’s famous Shinkansen bullet train , known in English as a bullet train. Hiroshima Optional tour (Door to Door with bullet train round-trip) 8:30: Picked up at the hotel and transfer to Shin-Osaka Station with your tour guide. 10:30: Arrive at Hiroshima Station 11:30-13:30: Visit Itsukushima Shrine and Miyajima Island 15:30-16:30: Atomics Dome, Grand Zero 16:30-18:00: Peace memorial park Return to the train station for the exhilarating return journey to Osaka on the bullet train, where the tour concludes. *The schedule is subject to change due to weather or traffic conditions. Optional tours: Hiroshima on Shinkansen Optional Tour- must be paid on site 36,000yen (approx. 335USD) per adult/ 30,000yen (approx. 278USD) per child below 6years Meal(s): Breakfast Overnight Hotel: Osaka Castle Hotel (or Similar)