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ESCORTED TOURS POOL MATCHES TM © RWCL 2015 The most comprehensive way to attend Rugby World Cup 2019™, Japan Selecting an escorted tour with Kingdom Match Tickets Sports Group will deliver you memories Hotel that will last forever. Japan will deliver an Breakfast incredible tournament and we have some of the most comprehensive and Transport inclusive packages available. KSG Guide Merchandise Follow your team around Japan and catch every pool match or select a Tours and Experiences shorter escorted tour. Every match Welcome Reception includes chartered transfers to and from the venue. Sit back and experience rugby in Japan like no other agent can offer. FOR BOOKING TOURS & PACKAGES GO TO www.kingdomsg.com OR EMAIL US AT [email protected] ESCORTED TOURS TM © RWCL 2015 Follow your team - Australia Code: FYT19-AUS-T1 Matches : 6 Dates : 20 Sept - 12 Oct 2019 Duration : 22 nights, 23 days Location start : Sapporo Location end : Tokyo City inclusions : Sapporo, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kyoto, Hamamatsu MATCHES INCLUDED Sat Sept 21 Australia v Fiji Sapporo Dome Sapporo City Sun Sept 22 England v Tonga Sapporo Dome Sapporo City Sun Sept 29 Australia v Wales Tokyo Stadium Tokyo Metropolitan Sat Oct 5 Australia v Uruguay Oita Stadium Oita Prefecture Tue Oct 8 South Africa v Repechage winner Kobe Misaki Stadium Kobe City Fri Oct 11 Australia v Georgia Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa Shizuoka Prefecture Optional 2 night Tokyo add-on (ADD-YOK2) Sat Oct 12 England v France International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama City Sun Oct 13 Japan v Scotland International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama City TOUR OVERVIEW 3 nights in Fukuoka 5 nights in Sapporo 3/10/19 - Arrive in Fukuoka 20/09/19 - Arrive Sapporo, transfer to hotel 4/10/19 - Fukuoka Free Day 21/09/19 - Sapporo Dome, Australia v Fiji 5/10/19 - Oita Stadium, Australia v Uruguay 22/09/19 - Sapporo Dome, England v Tonga 6/10/19 - Depart Fukuoka. Fast train to Kyoto 23/09/19 - Sapporo Tour 24/09/19 - Free Day 25/09/19 - Depart Sapporo 4 nights in Kyoto 6/10/19 - Arrive Kyoto 5 nights in Tokyo 7/10/19 - Kyoto Tour 25/09/19 - Flight from Sapporo to Tokyo 8/10/19 - Kobe Misaki Stadium, South Africa v 26/09/19 - Free Day Repêchage Winner 27/09/19 - Tokyo Tour 9/10/19 - Kyoto Tour 28/09/19 - Tokyo Tour 10/10/19 - Depart Kyoto for Hamamatsu 29/09/19 - Tokyo Stadium, Australia v Wales 30/09/19 - Depart Tokyo 2 nights in Hamamatsu 10/10/19 - Arrive Hamamatsu 3 nights in Hiroshima 11/10/19 - Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Australia v 30/09/19 - Fast train from Tokyo to Hiroshima Georgia 1/10/19 - Hiroshima Tour 2/10/19 - Free Day 12/10/19 - Depart Hamamatsu 3/10/19 - Depart Hiroshima TOUR DETAIL 20/09/19 - Yokoso! Welcome to Japan 23/09/19 - Sapporo Tour Your Japan adventure begins with your arrival into Sappo- Make the rounds of central Sapporo, including Shiroi Koibito ro, where KSG staff will meet you after you’ve cleared Park and chocolate factory and Odori Park, actually the huge customs and immigration. We’ll transfer you to your hotel, median strip of the main east-west avenue running through and then you’re free to explore the local sights and town spanning 1.5 + kilometres. Stop at the Clock Tower, a flavours after check-in. Try Hokkaido’s famous ‘Genghis Boston import dating from 1878, symbol of Sapporo and its Khan’ for dinner, and cook lamb and veggies on a huge oldest building. Visit the Sapporo Beer museum, a Hokkaido domed grill set into your table! You can try this at the Kirin Heritage site, and get to know Japanese beer first-hand. See Beer Garden and other spots all over town. Hokkaido’s pristine seafood up close at the Outer Wholesale Meals included: Breakfast. Market, open to the public and selling souvenirs as well as delicacies to eat right on the spot. Meals included: Break- 21/09/19 - Match Day: Australia v. Fiji, Sapporo Dome, fast, Lunch. 13:45 Free morning for exploring! Ride the Sapporo 24/09/19 - Free Day to explore Sapporo Streetcar (shiden) for a leisurely glimpse of everyday life in So many things still left to do and see! Try your hand at Sapporo, stopping at the ‘Tanuki-koji’ covered-arcade curling at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium, with free shopping street, heart of the neighbourhood. A mid-day bus lessons and affordable rentals. Or explore Mt. Moiwa and transfer takes you to ultra high-tech Sapporo Dome for the Moiwa Primeval Forest, a vast nature reserve within the city. afternoon match. We transfer you back to your hotel by bus Take it easy and ride the cable car up, or hike up for a bit of following this and all matches. Meals Included: Breakfast. exercise. The night view from the top of Mt. Moiwa is consid- ered one of the “three most beautiful night views” in Japan. 22/09/19 - Match Day: England v. Tonga, Sapporo Meals included: Breakfast. Dome, 19:15 You’re free all day for relaxed sightseeing until the evening 25/09/19 - Transfer to Tokyo match. Check out the Sapporo Autumn Fest, a sprawling Say goodbye to the vast open spaces of Hokkaido as we food and beverage celebration at several hubs all along return to the bright lights and big city of Tokyo. Bus transfer Odori Park. Just outside the hotel, take a walk though from hotel to airport, and again from airport to hotel. Nakajima Park, where you’ll find a lake with rowboats for Following Tokyo check-in, you are free to explore on your hire and a traditional Japanese garden complete with a own for the rest of the day. Meals included: Breakfast. vintage thatched-roof teahouse. Meals included: Breakfast. 26/09/19 - Free Day to explore Tokyo The day is yours to explore the wonders of Tokyo. Get up early to see the daily fish market at Tsukiji, walk through famous Kaminari-mon (Thunder Gate) at Asakusa and pay a visit to Senso-ji Temple, cross the world’s busiest inter- section at Shinjuku Crossing, or visit the National Sumo Hall at Ryogoku Kokugikan and then head to a nearby restaurant and order some ‘chanko nabe’ stew that pro sumo wrestlers eat. Take an ikebana class, check out a cat cafe or hit some balls at a multi-story driving range, the once-in-a lifetime possibilities are endless. Meals included: Breakfast. 27/09/19 - Mt. Fuji Tour Fuji-san, as it is commonly known, is the highlight of the day. Japan’s tallest peak and an active volcano, it is the beloved symbol of the nation and a sacred mountain. Travel by bus to Lake Kawaguchi, serene reflecting pool for Fuji-san, then meander around the Oshino Eight Ponds for views of Fuji-san as a backdrop for traditional, rural scen- ery. Meet up with ninjas at the Oshino Ninja Village then enjoy lunch prepared with local ingredients before heading up to Fuji-san’s 5th station (out of 10). Return to Tokyo by bus in time for dinner on your own. Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch. 28/09/19 - Tokyo A to Z Tour From Harajuku, mecca of pop culture, walk through giant wooden torii gates into the sacred forest of Meiji-jingu, a Shinto shrine dedicated to the Meiji emperor. Visit the world’s tallest tower, Tokyo Skytree, and walk along the glass-floored Tembo Galleria at 450 metres above ground. Next stop is the Imperial palace and garden, with buildings and gardens dating from the Edo period. Fast-forward in time and leave tranquillity behind as we drop in on the vibrant and pulsating Akihabara anime and electric town. Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch. 29/09/19 - Match Day: Australia v. Wales, Tokyo Stadium 16:45 You’re free until the afternoon match, and this is a good time to visit the area surrounding historic Tokyo station, or take a boat tour along the Sumida River, or stroll through upscale Ginza for shopping and traditional green tea in a modern setting. Evening bus transfer back to the hotel to prepare your large luggage for sending in advance, so you can travel tomorrow with your KSG provided carry-on case. Finish early and head out to karaoke on your last night in Tokyo! Meals included: Breakfast. 30/09/19 - Transfer to Hiroshima Today your Western Japan adventure begins as we travel brush. Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch. by Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Hiroshima. ‘Eki-ben’ (nickname for o-bento lunch boxes from different stations) 2/10/19 - Free Day are different all over the country, and eating a bento box The day is yours to explore on your own. Ride the ‘Hiroden’ lunch on the Bullet Train is a favourite activity in Japan. streetcar around town and visit the five-story Hiroshima castle, Relax like a native and take in the changing scenery as we a reconstruction of the original built in 1589. Just east of the zip along at speeds of nearly 300 km/hour! Your luggage castle is Shukkei-en Garden, where mountains, valleys, will be waiting for you on arrival at your hotel. Meals forests and lakes are recreated in miniature. Be on the lookout included: Breakfast, Lunch pack. for okonomiyaki, the signature dish of the region, and Hiroshima’s famous oysters, which are excellent year-round. 1/10/19 - Hiroshima Tour In the evening, find a neighbourhood izakaya, Japan’s version Site of the world’s first atomic bombing, the city of of a pub, and settle in for small plates ordered one at a time to Hiroshima is now a symbol of the wish for world peace.