Benny’s Royal Tours Japan tour begins. Immerse yourself on an incredible journey covering fascinating destinations. This is the best time to visit Japan, a particularly pleasant time of year to visit Japan. Assemble @ Kochi International airport @ 19.30 hrs. Singapore Airline Flight SQ 535 departs to Singapore at 22: 55 hrs
Day 2
SINGAPORE- TOKYO
Welcome to Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun. Arrive at Singapore International Airport at 06.10 hrs. Later connects Singapore Airline Flight SQ 012 at 09.25 hrs and arrives at Narita International Airport, Tokyo at 17.30 hrs. Welcome to Japan, the land of the rising sun. Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, the Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Marco Polo, the Italian trader, and explorer introduced this beautiful country to the Western world during the 13th century. It is formed from about 6,852 islands. The country has the highest literacy rate in the world and the people of Japan are best known for maintaining a better and healthier lifestyle. Japan has mostly covered by forest area and there are more than 100 active volcanoes. Tokyo is the capital of this beautiful country and the busiest capital, which mixes the ultramodern and the traditional, from neon-lit skyscrapers to historic temples. On arrival, you will proceed to the hotel. Free for leisure.
Overnight stay : Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba or similar in Tokyo
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch and Dinner.
Day 3
TOKYO TOUR
Historic temple to the goddess of mercy
Tokyo, Japan’s busy capital, mixes the ultramodern and the traditional, from neon-lit skyscrapers to historic temples. After buffet breakfast at the hotel and soak in the sights of this magnificent Tokyo city on a guided city tour. The sightseeing will start from Sensoji, the historic temple to the goddess of mercy, a very popular Buddhist temple, built in the 7th century. It features Tokyo’s biggest souvenir market, as well as perhaps the gaudiest rendezvous pointits Kaminarimon Gate with the huge red chochin lantern. Adjacent to the temple is a five-story pagoda, a Shinto shrine, the Asakusa Shrine, and here we can see many women in Kimono.
Landmark of Tokyo
Later vist Tokyo Skytree, the landmark of Tokyo is a huge television broadcasting tower and World’s tallest freestanding broadcasting tower with an observation deck boasting 360-degree views. It is the centerpiece of the Tokyo Sky Tree Town in the Sumida City Ward with a height of 634 meters. It is the tallest structure in Japan and the second tallest in the world at the time of its completion. You will get a chance to get a birds-eye view of Tokyo city from Tokyo Skytree.
Tokyo Tower
Later see the Tokyo Tower(Photo stop only) Standing 333 meters high in the center of Tokyo, Tokyo Tower is the world’s tallest, self-supported steel tower and 13 meters taller than its model, the Eiffel Tower. It is the second-tallest structure in Japan.
Visit the world’s First Digital Art Museum in Tokyo.
After lunch, we visit World’s First Digital Art Museum in Tokyo . MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: teamLab Borderless, in Tokyo’s Odaiba district, combines science, art, technology, design, and images of the natural world with simulations generated by 520 computers and 470 high-tech projectors. With over 107,000 square feet of space, the museum has 50 interactive displays that blend into one another over five different zones. The exhibit’s “borderless” name encourages breaking down barriers – barriers between one piece of art and another, art and its visitors, and one person and another. There’s no set course for enjoying this digital art museum, so just let your curiosity and imagination wander, and pick any path to start. There are five connected zones in the museum. “Borderless World,” the first zone, is an interactive digital landscape where visitors are encouraged to create their own path. People walk through digitized waterfalls, “touch” luminescent birds and saunter through computer-generated forests and fields. If time permits free time for shopping at the Odaiba area. Later transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Tokyo.
Overnight stay : Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba or similar in Tokyo
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch and Dinner.
Day 4
MT.FUJI TOUR
Enjoy the scenic view of Mt. Fuji from 5th station After breakfast we take you to Mt.Fuji 5th station in for scenic view of Mt. Fuji. The Fujinomiya 5th Station is the second most popular stations on Mount Fuji. At 2400 meters above sea level, the Fujinomiya 5th Station is the highest motorable road of Mount Fuji. Enjoy the ease of comfortable transportation and a knowledgeable guide, who will accompany you to the revered Mt Fuji’s 5th Station. From here you will get a panoramic view of the mountain. Mt. Fuji attracts hikers and climbers from the world over, and most of them start their ascents at the 5th station, halfway up the mountain. Gaze out at beautiful Mount Fuji while being surrounded by autumn leaves. The volcanic mountain stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding reds and oranges during autumn. Mount Fuji is one of the most famous landmarks of Japan, and seeing it during the fall season makes it seem that much more majestic. (Subject to weather condition)
Hakone Lake Ashi | Tranquilizing Boat Cruise
Cruise on Lake Ashi provides a beautiful view of Lake Ashi, a lake formed in the caldera of Mount Hakone after the volcano’s last eruption 3,000 years ago. Today, Lake Ashi is often pictured with Mount Fuji in the background as a symbol of Hakone. The best views of the lake in combination with Mt. Fuji can be enjoyed from Moto-Hakone, Hakone Detached Palace Garden, and from sightseeing boats cruising the lake. Note however, that clouds and poor visibility often block the view of Mt. Fuji, and you must consider yourself very lucky if you get a clear view of the mountain.
Hakone Ropeway to Owakudani Valley
Hakone Ropeway offers breathtaking views of ‘Owakudani’, Hakone’s most famous tourist spot. Desolate mountainside covered by plumes of smoke produce a distinct scene so fitting the area’s former name of Hell Valley.Now, the Hakone Ropeway rising above Owakudani. There are also many scenic spots to be seen from the ropeway. Registered by the World Cultural Heritage, Japan’s tallest mountain Mt. Fuji is a foremost tourist site in Japan. On a clear, fine day, the grand, beautiful mountain can be seen from Owakudani and the ropeway.
Owakudani Valley- Active Volcanic Zone
Owakudani is the area around a crater created during the last eruption of Mount Hakone some 3000 years ago. Today, much of the area is an active volcanic zone where sulfurous fumes. Eggs cooked in Owakudani’s hot spring pools with their shells blackened by the sulfur are on sale at shops in the area, and eating one is said to prolong one’s life by seven years.Evening proceed to Hotel at Yatsugatake
Overnight stay : Grand Merucure Yatsugatake or similar
Meals : Breakfast , Lunch and Dinner.
Day 5
KUROBE ALPINE ROUTE
Alpine Kurobe Tour
After buffet breakfast at hotel, check out and drive to Shinano Omachi to experience the world famous Tateyama Kurobe Alphine route in Japan. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is known as the “Roof of Japan”. The route passes through the dynamic scenery of Mt. Tateyama in the Japan Alps. It is the heaven on earth and a unique and spectacular route through the Northern Japan Alps which is traversed by various means of transportation including variety of cablecars, trolley buses to explore the beauty of the place. Completed in 1971, the route connects Toyama City in Toyama Prefecture with Omachi Town in Nagano Prefecture.
Alphine Route Map
The full Tateyama Kurobe Alphine route will be the prime attraction of the Scenic Japan Tour and you will get the chance to explore the beauty of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. On arrival in Shinano Omachi we head to Ougisawa Station by Coach. The main attraction of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is the magnificent scenery of the Tateyama Mountain Range, part of the Chubu Sangaku National Park. Visitors can enjoy varying vistas during different seasons of the year. At 2450 meters above sea, Murodo is the highest point along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, offering fantastic views of the Tateyama Mountain Range. The other highlights along the route are the single-span Tateyama Ropeway that provides great panoramic bird’s eye views of the surrounding mountain scenery. We visit the beautiful mountain of Tateyama in different ropeways, cable cars trolly bus like Tateyama Ropeway, Tateyama trolly bus, tateyama Cable car. The Tateyama, is a mountain located in the southeastern area of Japan is one of the tallest mountains in the Hida Mountains at 3,015 m (9,892 ft) and, along with Mount Fuji and Mount Haku, it is one of Japan’s “Three Holy Mountains”.
After lunch we take Ougisawa-Kurobe dam by Tunnel trolly bus and visit Kurobe Dam. Kurobe Dam and lake is the prime attraction of the route with a height of 186 meters, is Japan’s tallest dam and which is especially spectacular when it discharges water. Later we transfer to Bijodaira in Daikan bou-Murodo by trolly bus,Muurodo-Bijodaira by highland local bus, Bijodaira-Tateyama by cable cars. Later we meet a charter coach at Tateyama station and transfer to Toyoma. Later you transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight stay in a hotel in Toyama.
Overnight stay : ANA Crown Plaza Hotel Toyama or similar in Toyama
Meals : Breakfast, lunch, and Dinner.
Day 6
JAPAN VILLAGE TOUR ROUTE
Shirakawago, the world's most beautiful village in Japan.
After buffet breakfast at hotel, check out and drive to Shirakawago village in Japan. Shirakawago is a small and very beautiful village located in Ōno District, Japan. It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō, a small, traditional village showcasing a building style known as gasshō-zukuri and it is one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. Upon arrival in Shirakawa Go We we hiked up to the viewpoint, strolled around the quaint little streets and along the small rice fields of Shirakawa-go village. You will get a chance to visit one more than 250 years old house in the village, Wada House. The Wada house is said to have been built in the mid-Edo period (1603-1868) and it also serves as a residence now. The lacquer ware and sericulture tools, manuscripts, etc. that were used in the Wada house are on display.The fireplace that is lit all year round is a great photo opportunity point, and you can also relax there. Here most of the farmhouses are separated from one another by plots of cultivated land and mostly constructed between the end of the Edo period and the end of the Meiji period. i.e. early 19th to early 20th century. All the ridges of these Gassho-style houses are aligned parallel to the Sho River, thus creating a unified and attractive village scene. Later we will transfer to Nagoya.
Visit Toyota Automobile Factory Museum Tour
Nagoya is the city of Toyota, the leading automobile company has its headquarters and many of its domestic production plants in the region around Nagoya. After lunch we will visit the Toyota Kaikan Museum next to the headquarters. Kaikan Museum displays its new models and technologies to the public and periodically holds robot shows. Visitors can learn about Toyota’s latest vehicles and its philosophy of “producing happiness for all.” New models are displayed in the showroom and information is available on CSR activities and the company’s latest safety and environmental technologies. The Toyota Automobile Museum contains a large number of models from the Toyota catalog. Besides that you will also find a selection of European and American cars that the company has collected over the years. The region around Nagoya is industrially dominated by Toyota. At the Toyota Kaikan Museum you can participate in a factory tour. If you are interested in the history of the car brand, the Toyota Automobile Museum is the destination par excellence. In this museum you will get to know Toyota as a small textile maker that grew into the largest car manufacturer in the world.
Nabana no Sato
One of the greatest winter illuminations in Japan can be found not far from Nagoya and it runs for more than half a year, giving you ample opportunity to enjoy this spectacle of lights during your visit to Japan. From October to May each year, Nabana no Sato turns on the lights! Nabana no Sato is a flower park in Kuwana, the park invites with beautiful seasonal flowers from plum and cherry blossoms, tulips, and roses. Every season has its highlights and they also sell delicious flower-flavored ice cream. Later transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel in Nagoya.
Overnight stay : Nagoya Prince Sky Tower or similar in Nagoya
Meals : Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
Day 7
NAGOYA - KYOTO – HIROSHIMA
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is one of Japan’s most incredible sights.
After continental breakfast, proceed to Kyoto, another historical city in Japan. On the way we visit Arashiyama, a pleasant, touristy district in the western outskirts of Kyoto. The area has been a popular destination since the Heian Period (794-1185), when nobles would enjoy its natural setting. Arashiyama is particularly popular during the fall color season. Here we visit the Arashiyama Bamboo forest. Located about 7 km west of downtown Kyoto, Arashiyama is one of Kyoto’s most popular sightseeing districts. The heart of the district is the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, a mesmerizing grove of thousands of tall bamboo plants. A paved walkway runs through the middle of both sections, forming the famous “Bamboo Alley,” one of Kyoto’s most photographed sights. The combined length is about 500 meters, and the grove is about 140 meters wide. Many people wonder about the meaning or purpose of the bamboo grove. As a matter of fact, it’s merely decorative. Arashiyama has been a favorite location of imperial and noble villas and temples from the days of classical Japan.
Visit Togetsukyo Bridge
Later transfer to the Arashiyama region, where cherry trees turn the eponymous mountain a patchwork of pink and green. This view, with the Togetsukyo bridge in the foreground, is one of the most famous vistas in Japan. Cherry trees also line the Katsuragawa river and more can be found in Nakanoshima Park on the western riverbank. Consider stopping in at the nearby Tenryu-ji Temple, a World Heritage site famous for its beautiful garden, which includes about 200 cherry trees. The Togetsukyo Bridge is Arashiyama’s most iconic landmark. Built over Kyoto’s former commerce center along the Oi River– which literally translates to “Moon-Crossing Bridge” – is Arashiyama’s scenic landmark straight from a ukiyo-e painting. The poetic name was in fact inspired by Emperor Kameyama, who witnessed a luminous moon rising above the upper reaches of the river, appearing as though the moon itself was crossing the bridge.
After lunch, Transfer to Kyoto station to catch the bullet train to Hiroshima station .Upon arrival transfer to Hiroshima, a modern city on Japan’s Honshu Island, was largely destroyed by an atomic bomb during World War II.
We proceed to Hiroshima Peace Park and Atomic Bomb Dome and feel emotionally stirred by the magnificent Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum, in which intriguing exhibitions speak eloquently of the atomic bomb dropped on the city in 1945. This building, which was once an exhibition hall, is the only structure near the explosion’s center that survived in any capacity. The surviving skeleton has been maintained as it was left by the bombing, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. This close to ground zero, it is miraculous that anything survived a blast that was equivalent to dropping 15,000 tons of TNT. The blast disintegrated everything within a one mile radius of its center, and caused destruction in a five mile area – essentially 2/3 of the city. The ruin of the hall serves as a memorial to the people who were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. Over 70,000 people were killed instantly, and another 70,000 suffered fatal injuries from the radiation and we will see Genbaku Dome, one of the few buildings that was left standing near ground zero. Her we also visit the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park. Before the war, this area was described as the lively shopping and entertainment center of Hiroshima. The park has many memorials, monuments and sculptures, but the centerpiece is the monument that covers a cenotaph inscribed with the names of all those that died from the nuclear bombing. Behind the cenotaph memorial is the Peace Flame which has burned continuously since 1964 and will not be extinguished until all threats of nuclear bombing have been eliminated.
Visit Children’s Peace Monument & paper crane
Later we visit the Children’s Peace Monument. It was built with the contributions from 3200 Japanese schools and nine countries. At its base is a plaque that reads: “This is our cry, this is our prayer: for building peace in this world”. The monument is dedicated to all the children that died as a result of the bombing. The story behind the design of the Children’s Peace Monument is even more touching. The sculpture is that of a girl holding a crane and is based on the real life story of Sadako Sasaki. Sadako was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima and lived a little over one mile from ground zero. She and her parents survived the blast, but at the age of 12, she developed leukemia as a result of the radiation from the atomic bomb. In the hospital Sadako learned of the Japanese legend that promised that a wish would be granted to anyone that folded 1000 paper origami cranes. Her wish was for a world without nuclear weapons. One version of the story says that she only managed to make 644 paper cranes before she died on Oct. 12, 1955. The story goes on to say that her classmates went on to make 1000 paper cranes which were buried with her. Today, many come to this monument to donate paper cranes as a continuing symbol for the desire for peace. Later transfer to a hotel in Hiroshima.
Overnight stay : Grand Prince hotel or similar in Hiroshima
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and Dinner.
Day 8
HIROSHIMA –MIYAJIMA – OSAKA
After breakfast ,We will visit the historical highlights of Hiroshima on a comprehensive half -day tour, led by a knowledgeable guide Explore Miyajima, widely regarded as one of the most scenic destinations in Japan! After lunch we transfer to MiyajimaGuchi Pier Pier to take ferry to Miyajima Island. On arrival in Miyajima Island visit Itsukushima Shrine and floating red Torii. Miyajima Island, one of the most scenic spots in Japan, has long been regarded as an Island of Gods on the beautiful Seto Inland Sea. It is a romantic and historical island where Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage site, is located, along with the Virgin Forest of Mt. Misen, and numerous preserved shrines, temples and historical monuments. This place is famous for red Torii (red shrine gateway standing in the sea), one of the features that make this one of the three most scenic spots in Japan in any season. It is most famous, which at high tide seems to float on the water. The sight is ranked as one of Japan’s three best views. People strongly believe that it’s “home of God” Besides the iconic “floating” torii, Miyajima, as the island is more popularly known, has numerous attractions to see. Explore UNESCO World Heritage Itsukushima shrine and admire the five-story pagoda. Later we will return back to the mainland by ferry.
Later transfer to Hiroshima station to catch the bullet train to Shin Osaka.
Visit Osaka Castle
Later visit Osaka Castle ( Photo Stop) and Park, the popular tourist destination for both domestic and international travelers. The Osaka Castle Park is just one of the many places in Japan that offers a venue perfect for viewing picnics during the spring season. Osaka Castle, completed in 1586, was built by famed Japanese warrior and politician Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was, at the time, the largest castle in Japan. Highlights include the five-story, 42-meter-tall main tower containing a great museum with exhibits related to the history of the castle and the city and it also offers superb views over Osaka from its upper floors. Here we visit a municipal park which stands near the Osaka Castle. A beautiful cherry blossom passage that has been a spring tradition in this park for over 100 years, since the Meiji period.
Visit Dotonbori, the Time Square in Japan
Later we will transfer to Osaka. On arrival you will get a chance to visit Dotonbori, Time Square in Japan. The lively entertainment area of Dotonbori is Osaka’s most famous tourist destination and is renowned for its gaudy neon lights, extravagant signage, and enormous variety of restaurants and bars. The name “Dotonbori” generally refers both to the Dotonbori Canal and to Dotonbori Street which runs parallel to the canal’s southern bank. It is one of the most colorful areas in Osaka and an absolute must-visit location when we visit Osaka city. Later we will transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel in Kansai Airport.
Overnight stay : Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport or similar
Meals : Breakfast at the hotel Dinner and lunch in the restaurant.
Day 9
BACK HOME
After continental breakfast check out the hotel and transfer to Kansai International airport on your way back home. Singapore Airline Flight SQ 619 departs at 11.00 hrs and arrives at Singapore International airport at 16.55 hrs. Later connects Singapore Airlines Flight SQ 534 at 20.20 hrs and arrives at Kochi International airport at 22.15 hrs with sweet memories of Benny’s Royal Tours Japan Tour.
