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Southern Japan Land Tour Plus Hokkaido Cruise 2015 SOUTHERN JAPAN LAND TOUR PLUS HOKKAIDO CRUISE 2015 Experience All Four Main Islands of Japan: Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku and Hokkaido! A Very Unique “Value-Packed” Opportunity! 17 Nights / 19 Days • June 6 - 24, 2015 • Tour Manager: Janet Tanaka 7-Night Japan Land Tour Plus a 10-Night Cruise • Escorted from Honolulu Includes English-Speaking Local Guide • Diamond Princess® – Newly Renovated! Overview: Enjoy a 7-Night Land Tour of Southern Japan including two “Hot Spring Onsen Experiences” with seasonal Kaiseki dinners in Miyajima Island and Beppu followed by a relaxing 10-Night Cruise to COMPLETE PACKAGES! Hokkaido. Explore Southern Japan on this comprehensive itinerary. Experience the feeling of becoming INCLUDES ROUNDTRIP AIRFARE one with nature and enjoy the changing panorama as you travel from Honshu to Kyushu then onto FROM HONOLULU, 7-NIGHTS HOTEL, Shikoku and back to Honshu. Next board the newly renovated Diamond Princess® for a cruise from 10-NIGHT CRUISE, 18 MEALS, Kobe, Japan, roundtrip to Hokkaido. Few Japanese, and even fewer tourists, make it as far north as SHINKANSEN BULLET TRAIN RIDE, Hokkaido, Japan’s final frontier. A shame, since the sweeping vistas, amazing wildlife, wide open roads PRE & POST-CRUISE SIGHTSEEING and spaciousness offer a refreshing contrast to the often claustrophobic density of Honshu (Main Island AS INDICATED ON THE ITINERARY, of Japan). From soothing hot springs (onsen) to the luxurious amenities aboard the Diamond Princess®, TIPS FOR LOCAL TOUR GUIDES this cruise tour has something for everyone! & BUS DRIVERS, ALL TRANSFERS, TAXES & FEES Land Tour Highlights: Himeji • Kurashiki • Miyajima • Hiroshima • Fukuoka • Nagasaki Arita • Beppu • Matsuyama • Takamatsu • Kobe • Kyoto • Nara INSIDE CABIN FROM $ * Tour Highlights: Himeji Castle • Kurashiki • Overnight Stay in Miyajima • Itsukushima 5625 Shrine • Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park • Shinkansen Bullet Train Ride • A-Bomb Museum OCEANVIEW Nagasaki Peace Park • Glover Garden • Aritayaki Ceramics Kiln • Oura Church • Beppu CABIN FROM $5911* Ishiteji Temple • Matsuyama Castle • Ritsurin Park • Onaruto Bridge • Awaji Island Todaiji Temple • Nara Park • Kinkakuji Temple • Fushimi Shrine BALCONY CABIN FROM $ * Eighteen (18) Meals Included on the Pre & Post-Cruise Land Portions: 6673 Seven (7) Western/Japanese Breakfast Buffets • One (1) Dinner Buffet Upon Arrival in Osaka MINI SUITE on the First Night • Seven (7) Lunches at Local Restaurants • Two (2) Seasonal Kaiseki FROM $7911* Traditional Multi-Course Dinners • One (1) Kobe Wagyu Beef Shabu Shabu Hot Pot Dinner Cruise Highlights: Hakodate • Aomori • Otaru • Abashiri • Korsakov, Russia • Shiretoko Peninsula Scenic Cruising EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT PER PERSON Your Escorted Cruise Tour Includes: Roundtrip Airfare from Honolulu • 7 Nights Hotel / Ryokan Accommodations • Total of 18 Meals for Land Portion: 7 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches SAV E SAV E & 4 Dinners • Sightseeing on Pre & Post-Cruise Land Portions • Shinkansen Bullet Train $ $ Ride • Ferry to Miyajima • Ferry from Beppu to Yawatahama • Tips for Local Tour Guides 150 100 † † & Bus Drivers for Pre & Post-Cruise Land Portion • 10-Night Cruise Ship Accommodations BOOK BY 8/30/14 BOOK BY 10/31/14 Unlimited Shipboard Gourmet Dining • Nightly Shipboard Entertainment • 24-Hour Room Service • All Transfers, Taxes & Fees EXCLUSIVE BONUSES! ONLY Locally Owned & Operated Since 1985 – Mahalo Hawaii! FROM NON-STOP TRAVEL! 1150 S. King Street, Suite 102 • Honolulu, HI 96814 • HOSTED PRE-CRUISE LUNCHEON or Toll-Free 1-800-551-1226 • HOSTED SHIPBOARD PRIVATE 593-0700 COCKTAIL PARTY www.nonstop.travel * Fares are per person, USD based on double occupancy and INCLUDE ALL AIRLINE & CRUISELINE TAXES AND FEES. Cruiseline and airline fuel supplements, taxes and fees are subject to change and tour member is responsible for any increases. Some airline-imposed personal charges, including but not limited to baggage, priority boarding and special seating, may apply. For details visit www.exploreflightfees.com. After initial deposit, a $75 per person Non-Stop Travel (NST) Cancellation Fee will apply. Group departures may be cancelled, if there are less than (24) tour members. Final Payment to NST for “non-cruiseline” Air & Land package must be made by Money Order or Personal Check. NST does not guarantee that all tour members will fly together with Tour Manager. Tour Manager assignments and “final” tour itinerary are subject to change. NST reserves the right to correct errors or omissions including but not limited to, fares, fees and surcharges at any time. † Early Booking Discount is per person. Purchase of Non-Stop Travel’s complete Air & Land package is required. Ship Registry: British 080514 beautiful collection of historic homes from the Meiji Restoration Period. Enjoy Nagasaki CATEGORY FARE Champon noodles, a local favorite! This evening enjoy some free time to shop and enjoy ID - Inside Aft $5,625 time with your travel companions. HOTEL NEW NAGASAKI (1 Night). IC - Inside Mid For or Mid Aft $5,650 Day 6: Thur, June 11 – NAGASAKI - ARITA - BEPPU (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner). We visit Arita, where one of the most famous styles of “yakimono” (Japanese Pottery) called IB - Inside Mid For Mid or Mid Aft $5,675 Aritayaki originates. At the end of the 16 century, the political ruler of Japan (Hideyoshi Toyotomi) invaded Korea. When his forces withdrew, the Nabeshima Gun (armed forces) OW - Obstructed Mid For or Mid Aft $5,911 brought back several Korean potters to Japan. Among these potters was Yi Sam-pyeong OF - Ocean View For $6,102 (Japanese name Kanagae Sanpei) who in 1616 discovered Kaolin clay on Izumiyama (Izumi Mountain) in Arita, and produced the first fine white porcelain in Japan. We now OC - Ocean View Mid For $6,102 drive east to a bather’s paradise – the celebrated hot spring resort of Beppu. Beppu is famous for its “hells” dramatic pools of bubbling water, mud, and geysers. View four of BD - Balcony Aft $6,673 the nine hells of Beppu, hot springs ideal for viewing rather than bathing. At night we BC - Balcony Mid For or Mid Aft $6,723 will savor local flavors in a traditional Japanese Kaiseki banquet provided by your hotel. SUGINOI HOTEL (1 Night) Onsen and Kaiseki Dinner. BB - Balcony Mid For Mid or Mid Aft $6,773 Day 7: Fri, June 12 – BEPPU - FERRY to SHIKOKU - MATSUYAMA - TAKAMATSU MD - Mini Suite Aft $7,911 (Breakfast & Lunch). After a Japanese breakfast at the hotel, we will board a ferry to Shikoku Island where we will visit Ishiteji Temple in Matsuyama. This impressive temple MB - Mini Suite Mid For or Mid Aft $8,011 is number 51 on the “88 Temple Pilgrimage”, the most famous religious pilgrimage Air & Land Deposit: $500 Per Person • Cruise Deposit: 20% of Cruise Fare route in Japan. The “Niomon” gate at this temple is a national treasure and its three story pagoda and main hall are designated important cultural properties, with the architecture Final Payment: January 30, 2015 style of the Kamakura Period (1192-1333). Next we visit Matsuyama Castle, one of the 12 original wooden castles in Japan that survived wars, fires, and the Meiji restoration. DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY Now head east to Takamatsu. JR HOTEL CLEMENT TAKAMATSU (1 Night). Day 1: Sat, June 6 – HONOLULU - OSAKA. Depart Honolulu via HAWAIIAN AIR FLT Day 8: Sat, June 13 – KOTOHIRA - RITSURIN PARK - NARUTO - ONARUTO BRIDGE - #449 at 2:05 pm. KOBE - OSAKA (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner). In the morning we visit Ritsurin Park, a masterpiece of Japanese landscape 100 years in the making. This sprawling park features Day 2: Sun, June 7 – OSAKA (Dinner). Arrive Kansai Int’l Airport at 6:15 pm. After beautiful ponds and pavilions with a backdrop of the majestic Mt. Shiun. We then visit entry formalities, transfer by coach to hotel in Osaka. A deluxe buffet has been arranged the Kompirasan, also known as Kotohira-gu is the main shrine dedicated to sailors at hotel. HOTEL UNIVERSAL PORT (1 Night). and seafaring. Our next stop is the Onaruto Bridge Interpretive Center, where we will Day 3: Mon, June 8 – OSAKA - HIMEJI - KURASHIKI - MIYAJIMA (Breakfast, Lunch & learn about Japan’s largest natural whirlpool and the engineering innovations that went Dinner). After a sumptuous buffet breakfast we drive to Himeji to visit Himeji Castle. It into the construction of its massive bridges. We now make way back to Osaka via Kobe. is known as “White Egret Castle” and “White Heron Castle” because of it’s brilliant white This evening savor the world famous Kobe Wagyu Beef Shabu Shabu Dinner. HOTEL exterior, resembling a bird taking flight. Himeji Castle is the largest and most visited GRANVIA OSAKA (1 Night). castle in Japan. This splendid example of traditional architecture was declared one of Day 9: Sun, June 14 – OSAKA - KOBE - EMBARK DIAMOND PRINCESS® (Breakfast, the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan. Next is a visit to Kurashiki. In merchant Lunch & Dinner). Choice of Japanese/Western breakfast buffet or an authentic Japanese days, this scenic town thrived as a port for rice shipments. Several old rice granaries breakfast. Morning at leisure. Bus Transfer to Kobe Pier – Embark Diamond Princess®. and examples of historic architecture still remain, in addition to the stone lined canal. In the afternoon we continue our journey to Hiroshima. After a short ferry ride arrive Day 10: Mon, June 15 – AT SEA (B, L, D). on the island of Miyajima, considered sacred by many. This evening soak in the relaxing atmosphere of Iwaso Inn and the Onsen, hot spring baths. You can enjoy the beauty Day 11: Tue, June 16 – HAKODATE, JAPAN. Arrive 12:00 pm. Depart 11:59 pm (B, L, D). of the primeval forests and gentle sound of mountain stream while taking a bath. This Day 12: Wed, June 17 – AOMORI, JAPAN. Arrive 7:00 am. Depart 5:00 pm (B, L, D). evening enjoy Hiroshima’s local and seasonal ingredients including fresh seafood from the Seto Inland Sea.
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