2015 TREASURES OF SOUTHERN COMPLETE PACKAGE! $3695* “CHERRY BLOSSOMS” INCLUDES ROUNDTRIP AIR FROM Hot Springs Experience with Seasonal Kaiseki Dinners HONOLULU, HOTELS, 17 MEALS, in Miyajima Island & ! Travel Roundtrip from ! SIGHTSEEING, TIPS, TAXES & FEES 7 Nights / 9 Days • Includes English-Speaking Local Guide TOUR #1: March 30 - April 7, 2015 • Tour Manager: Geri Ichimura TOUR #2: March 31 - April 8, 2015 • Tour Manager: Margie Iwamoto EARLY BOOKING Visit: Osaka • Himeji • Kurashiki • Miyajima • Hiroshima • Fukuoka DISCOUNT Nagasaki • Arita • Beppu • • Takamatsu • SAV E $50 Overview: Visit Japan during cherry blossom season! The blossoms, known as sakura, PER PERSON symbolize rebirth and herald the beginning of spring. The Japanese celebrate by visiting MUST BOOK BY AUGUST 30, 2014† temples, castles, and parks, forming impromptu viewing parties. They gather beneath the pink blossoms to indulge in food and drink. Along with cherry blossoms, azalea, wisteria, camellia, and irises bloom in the spring. Explore Southern Japan on this comprehensive itinerary. Experience the feeling of becoming one with nature and enjoy the changing panorama as you travel from Honshu to Kyushu then onto and back to Honshu. From soothing hot springs (onsen) to Kaiseki dinners featuring the season’s best harvest bounty, this tour has something for everyone! Join us! **

* Fares are per person, USD based on double occupancy and INCLUDE ALL Tour Highlights: Cherry Blossom Viewing†† • Himeji Castle • Kurashiki AIRLINE TAXES AND FEES. Airline fuel supplements, taxes and fees are • • subject to change and tour member is responsible for any increases. Overnight Stay in Miyajima Itsukushima Shrine Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Tour fare is subject to change due to fluctuation of the rate of exchange A-Bomb Museum • Shinkansen Bullet Train Ride • Glover Garden • Oura Church between U.S. and foreign currency. In the event of revaluation, the Nagasaki Peace Park • Arita-yaki Ceramics Kiln • Beppu • Ishiteji Temple land portion of the tour may be adjusted prior to final payment. Some airline-imposed personal charges, including but not limited to baggage, Matsuyama Castle • Ritsurin Park • Onaruto Bridge • Awaji Island priority boarding and special seating, may apply. For details visit www. exploreflightfees.com. After initial deposit, a $75 per person Non-Stop Japanese Cuisine Highlights: Kaiseki – Traditional Multi-Course Dinner (Miyajima & Travel (NST) Cancellation Fee will apply. Group departures may be Beppu) • Kobe Wagyu Beef Dinner • Nagasaki Champon Noodles cancelled, if there are less than (24) tour members. Final Payment to Hiroshima Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancake) NST for Air & Land package must be made by Money Order or Personal Check by 11/25/14. 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 Your Escorted Treasures of Southern Japan Tour Includes: correct errors or omissions including but not limited to, fares, Roundtrip Airfare from Honolulu • 7 Nights Hotel / Ryokan Accommodations fees and surcharges at any time. 17 Meals: 7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches & 4 Dinners • Shinkansen Bullet Train Ride ** FREQUENT CRUISER REWARDS - A reward certificate equal to 3% of the value of your current cruise fare (excluding airfare, NCF, taxes, fuel Ferry to Miyajima • Ferry from Beppu to surcharges and fees) will be automatically sent to you upon completion Tips for Local Tour Guides & Bus Drivers • All Taxes & Fees of your current trip. Certificate is redeemable towards the final payment balance of your next trip. Reservation and deposit for your next trip must be made within one year of the issuance of your Frequent Cruiser Locally Owned & Operated Since 1985 – Mahalo Hawaii! Rewards certificate. † Early Booking Discount is per person. Purchase of Non-Stop Travel’s 1150 S. King Street, Suite 102 • Honolulu, HI 96814 complete Air & Land package is required. or Toll-Free 1-800-551-1226 †† Cherry blossom viewing is dependent upon many factors including 593-0700 weather and is not guaranteed. 081314 www.nonstop.travel 081314 the city. Typical dishesinclude grilledchicken skewers (yakitori), hotpot(oden), Check outFukuoka’s open airfood stalls(yatai). There are over 150 yatai across localOur tour guidewill have many suggestionsforshoppinganddinnertonight. we take arideonthetop bullettrain speed Shinkansen to Japanese dishcalled Okonomiyaki pancake). (Japanesesavory From Hiroshima, Peace Memorial Park apopular andAtomic Museum.Next,we Bomb willtry as oneofJapan’s three mostscenic places (nihonsankei). InHiroshima visitthe complex islisted asaUNESCO World HeritageSite andMiyajima hasbeenselected Itsukushima Shrine lookslike it’s floating inthemiddleofsea. The shrine After breakfast explore Miyajima Island. At hightide, thevermilion torii gate of Day 4:MIYAJIMA -HIROSHIMA (HAKATA) -FUKUOKA (Breakfast &Lunch). andKaiseki Dinner. withOnsen Room from. MIYAJIMA theSeto Inland Sea HOTEL MAKOTO (1Night) Japanese-Style evening enjoy Hiroshima’s local andseasonalingredients includingfresh seafood primeval forests andgentle soundofmountain stream whiletakingabath. This Hotel Makoto hotspringbaths. andtheOnsen, You ofthe can enjoy thebeauty sacred by many. This evening soakintherelaxing atmosphere ofMiyajima ridearrive ontheislandofMiyajima, consideredHiroshima ferry . After ashort addition to the stone lined canal. In the afternoon we continue our journey to Several oldrice granaries andexamples ofhistoric architecture stillremain, in Kurashiki. Inmerchant days, thisscenic forrice town shipments. thrived asaport declared oneofthefirstUNESCO isavisit World HeritageSitesto inJapan.Next most visited castle inJapan. This splendidexample oftraditional architecture was white exterior, resembling abird taking flight. Himeji Castle isthelargest and is known as “White Egret Castle” and “White Heron Castle” because ofit’s brilliant After asumptuousbuffetbreakfast we drive to Himeji to visitHimejiCastle. It -MIYAJIMADay -HIMEJIKURASHIKI 3:OSAKA (Breakfast, Lunch &Dinner). Box HOTEL dinnerwillbeserved. UNIVERSALPORT (1Night). at 8:55pm.After formalities, transfer entry by coach to hotel. ABento inOsaka Day Arrive (Dinner). 2:OSAKA Kansai International via Seoul, Korea South Airport 12:00pm. Day 1:HONOLULU HonoluluviaKOREAN AIRFLT Depart -OSAKA. #54at DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY: Arita Nagasaki Fukuoka JAPAN Beppu Yawatahama Miyajima Hiroshima Ferry TrainBullet Bus Matsuyama PACIFIC OCEAN Takamatsu Kurashiki Hakata (Fukuoka). Naruto Kobe Himeji Osaka South Korea,South sameday at 10:20am.Aloha and Welcome Home! viaKOREAN AIRFLT Depart Airport. #450at 6:00pm. Arrive HonoluluviaSeoul, HANSHIN amongotherfamousretailers. transfer Bus to Kansai International The Hotel Granvia Hotel isadjacent stores, to majordepartment HANKYU and authentic Japanesebreakfast. ofyour Remainder day isfree to shopanddine. Day (Breakfast). 9:OSAKA Choice ofJapanese/Western breakfast buffetoran . HOTEL ShabuDinner Beef (1Night). OSAKA GRANVIA way back to innovations that went into theconstructionofitsmassive bridges. We now make where we willlearnaboutJapan’s largest natural whirlpool andtheengineering sailors andseafaring. stop istheOnaruto Interpretive next Bridge Our Center, visit theKompirasan, alsoknown asKotohira-gu isthemainshrinededicated to beautiful pondsandpavilions withabackdrop ofthemajestic Mt. Shiun. We then of Japaneselandscape 100years inthemaking. This sprawling parkfeatures (Breakfast, Lunch Inthemorningwe Park &Dinner). visitRitsurin , amasterpiece Day 8:KOTOHIRA -RISTURINPARK -NARUTO -ONARUTO BRIDGE-KOBE -OSAKA HOTEL CLEMENT TAKAMATSU (1Night). wars,survived fires, andtheMeiji restoration. Now headeast to Takamatsu. JR we visitMatsuyama Castle, oneofthe12originalwooden castles inJapanthat properties, withthearchitecture oftheKamakura Period style (1192-1333).Next and itsthree pagodaandmainhallare story designatedcultural important pilgrimage route inJapan. The “Niomon” gate at thistemple isanational treasure is number51onthe“88TemplePilgrimage”, themostfamousreligious Island where we willvisitIshiteji Temple inMatsuyama. This impressive temple Lunch). After aJapanesebreakfast at thehotel, we to willboard Shikoku aferry Day 7:BEPPU - FERRY to SHIKOKU - MATSUYAMA - TAKAMATSU (Breakfast & TOUR #2:SUGINOIHOTEL (1Night) andKaiseki Dinner. Onsen TOUR #1:BEPPUWAN ROYAL HOTEL (1Night) andKaiseki Dinner. Onsen flavors inatraditional JapaneseKaiseki banquetprovided by your hotel. hot springsidealforviewingrather thanbathing. At night we willsavor local pools ofbubblingwater, mud, andgeysers. View fouroftheninehells Beppu, the celebrated Beppu ofBeppu. hotspringresort the firstfinewhite porcelain inJapan. We now drive east toa bather’s paradise – discovered Kaolin clay onIzumiyamaMountain) (Izumi inArita, andproduced potters was Yi Sam-pyeong (JapanesenameKanagae Sanpei)whoin1616 (armedforces)Gun brought backseveral Korean potters to Japan.Among these (Hideyoshi Toyotomi) invaded Korea. When hisforces withdrew, theNabeshima Aritayaki originates. At theendof16century, thepolitical ruler ofJapan where of oneofthemostfamousstyles “yakimono” (JapanesePottery) called Day 6:NAGASAKI - ARITA -BEPPU(Breakfast, Lunch &Dinner). We visitArita, GLOVER HILL(1Night). to shopandenjoy timewithyour travel companions. ANACROWN HOTEL PLAZA Nagasaki Champon noodles,alocal favorite! This evening enjoy somefree time ofhistorica beautifulcollection homesfrom theMeijiRestoration Period. Enjoy building to bedesignated asanational treasure. At Glover Garden we willenjoy Catholic isOura Next Church, theoldestchurch inJapanandtheonly western to NagasakiandvisitthePeace MemorialPark withitsfamouspeace statue. Day -NAGASAKI 5:FUKUOKA (Breakfast &Lunch). After breakfast, we willhead in porkbonesoup(tonkotsu). HAKATA MIYAKO HOTEL (1Night). afamouslocaland Hakata dishfeaturing Ramen, thinramen noodlessimmered Book early & save $50per & save person! Book early via Osaka Plan your next vacation! Plan next your vacation! Kobe. This evening savor the world famous is famous for its “hells” dramatic Kobe Wagyu