Under exceptional circumstances (breakdowns, delays due to traffic problems, weather problems, strikes, sports and religious events, congresses, sanitary precautions and protocols or other complex situations), Europamundo reserves the right to modify the sites visited, the order of the visits on certain days or the stages of the itineraries.
What is included in the tour
- Accomodation in 3 Star Hotel
- Private Guide
- Insurance
- Meal
- Transport
What is NOT included in the tour
- Flights
- Service Tax
- Entrance Fees(if any)
- Explore the Historical Culture of KURASHIKI
- Ferry to Shikoku Island
- Visit ISHITEJI, a beautiful Buddhist temple
- Tour to Earthquake Memorial Museum
Day 1: Osaka
Arrival. Welcome to Japan! Transfer to the hotel and free time. You will receive information about the start of the circuit during the afternoon.
Day 2: Osaka, Engyo-ji, Himeji, Okayama
We leave for HIMEJI, where we will include entry to its immense complex that shows us the architecture of Japanese castles. Lunch is included in a local restaurant. We go on to OKAYAMA, where we will visit Korakuen, one of the most beautiful gardens in Japan, with its lakes, waterfalls and traditional teahouses. Next, we head towards the Shinto shrine of Kibitsu-Jinja where the God Kibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto is venerated, which is the origin of the legend of Momotaro, a symbol of Okayama Prefecture. We find a unique architecture with a corridor of 360 meters long. After the visit, free time in the city, the active provincial capital of just over 700,000 inhabitants.
Day 3: Okayama, Kurashiki, Itsukushima, Hiroshima
We leave for KURASHIKI, a city with a very well-preserved historical centre. Time for a stroll in this charming place with its atmosphere from the past. We continue on our way to HIROSHIMA, a city sadly known for the atomic bomb that fell on it in 1945 and which levelled the city. We will stroll around the Peace Memorial, the Dome of the Bomb and we will visit the impressive Museum of Peace. After the war, we will seek peace by embarking on a ferry to the island “where men and gods live together”, with the sanctuary of ITSUKUSHIMA dedicated to the guardian of the seas, built partially over the sea. Time to visit the temple, stroll around its pretty centre and have lunch. Return to our hotel in Hiroshima. Dinner included. Note: The order of the visits in Hiroshima may vary without affecting their content.
Day 4: Hiroshima, Matsuyama
Today we will take a ferry to Shikoku Island, on a pleasant crossing that lasts two hours and a half and see the many islands that makeup Japan. In MATSUYAMA we will take the cable car up to its impressive castle. Afterwards, we will visit ISHITEJI, a beautiful Buddhist temple and a place of pilgrimage. Lunch included. In the late afternoon, we will visit DOGO ONSEN (admission included), a traditional Japanese bath facility built in the 19th century
Day 5: Matsuyama, Kotohira, Takamatsu, Naruto, Kobe
We depart for KOTOHIRA, a Shinto shrine dedicated to the God of sailors and a place of pilgrimage. The shrine stands on Mount Zosu and is reached by climbing 785 steps. Afterwards in TAKAMATSU, we will visit RITSURIN, one of the prettiest gardens in Japan. Lunch included. Then, in NARUTO, we cross an impressive bridge over the sea, stopping on the way to admire the construction and walk on its glass floor with the sea 45 metres below us. Our road is surrounded by beautiful scenery and then crosses long bridges between islands over the sea. Arrival in KOBE, accommodation.
Day 6: Kobe, Osaka
In Kobe, we visited the Earthquake Memorial Museum, a place to remind the tragic seism that devastated the city in 1995 and its perfect reconstruction. We go on to OSAKA, arriving at noon. Note: On some dates, the Earthquake Museum may be changed for the Sake Museum or a climb up Kobe Tower.
