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OPTIONAL TOKYO POSTLUDE THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART W I T H J O H N C A R P E N T E R T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT May 15 to 18, 2015

PRSRT STD Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, KYOTO TOKYO U.S. POSTAGE Friday, May 15 PAID BURLINGTON, VT PERMIT NO. 601 Subtle, arcane, and elegant, Japan is endlessly fascinating, keeping one foot rooted in Depart for Tokyo via shinkansen (bullet train). Upon arrival, the past even while she hurtles—at bullet-train speed—into the future. Next spring, please join transfer to the Grand Hyatt Tokyo, located in the heart of John T. Carpenter, Curator of Japanese Art, on an immersion into the proudly held traditions Roppongi, a lively international district. The remainder of the ANCIENT SACRED SITES OF JAPAN of this enigmatic island nation. Discover magnificent temples, remarkable museums, and sacred afternoon is at leisure. This evening enjoy a traditional dinner sites on privileged visits in Nara and Kyoto. at a local restaurant. TOKYO Saturday, May 16 TRAVEL HIG HLIG HTS TRA V ELING WITH YOU In Nara, an exclusive visit to Chugu-ji Spend the day in Nikko, site of the mausoleum of the great shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Visit Toshogu Shrine, best known John Carpenter, temple when it is closed to the public, to for the Three Sacred Monkeys carved above its entry, which Curator of Japanese Art see the statue of Miroku Bosatsu (a national demonstrate the three principles of Tendai Buddhism. See the at The Metropolitan treasure whose smile has been likened to tomb of Ieyasu, at the top of an uphill stone path lined with Museum of Art, will lead the Mona Lisa’s) cedars. Then see Kegon Waterfall in Nikko National Park, tours to famous sacred A curator-led tour of the Nara National made famous by photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. Return to sites and give introductory Tokyo in the afternoon. The evening is at leisure. Museum lectures on Buddhist and An exclusive tea ceremony inside the Sagawa TOKYO Shinto art throughout the trip to enhance Museum in Kyoto Sunday, May 17 A NCIENT S ACRED S ITES OF J APAN the program. John is a highly regarded specialist in Japanese calligraphy, painting, In Kyoto, a special dinner with This morning, you may wish to join an optional excursion to May 5 to 15, 2015 the Tsukiji Fish Market. Then visit the Roppongi Hills complex and wood-block prints. He taught the performances by geisha history of Japanese art for more than a for a curatorial tour of the Mori Art Museum. Marvel at the A walk along a sacred pilgrimage route stunning views from the Roppongi hills before tea at the decade at the University of London and on Mt. Kumano, followed by an overnight exclusive Roppongi Hills Club. Continue to the studio of has lectured at other institutions of higher stay at an onsen (hot springs resort) Reiko Sudo, where we hope to be greeted by the artist. learning, including the University of Following lunch, visit the Suntory Museum, designed by the Tokyo and Heidelberg University. He has An overnight stay at a shukubo (Buddhist internationally renowned architect Kengo Kuma. Gather this published widely on Japanese art, especially temple lodging) on Mt. Koya evening for a traditional robatayaki dinner. in the areas of premodern calligraphy, Accommodations at the historic Nara TOKYO NEW YORK Edo-period painting, ukiyo-e prints and Hotel in Nara, Japan’s first capital city, Monday, May 18 surimono. John is managing editor of the and at the Ritz-Carlton in Kyoto Japanese Visual Culture series, and is on Transfer to the airport for the flights home. the editorial advisory committee of various scholarly journals. A graduate of the We hope you will join us. University of Notre Dame, John received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. Sincerely,

Three Sacred Monkeys, Toshogu Shrine Emily K. Rafferty TOKYO POSTLUDE $2,995 per person, double occupancy. President Single supplement $750. Includes three nights hotel accommodations; buffet breakfast daily, three lunches, and two dinners with bottled water; wine and beer at dinners; ﬁrst May 5 to 15, 2015 class train ticket from Kyoto to Tokyo; escorted sightseeing and entrance fees; airport / hotel / airport group transfers; porterage for one suitcase per person; gratuities to local guides and drivers. www.metmuseum.org/travel T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT 1000 F IFTH A VENUE N EW Y ORK, N EW Y ORK 10028 OPTIONAL TOKYO POSTLUDE THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART W I T H J O H N C A R P E N T E R T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT May 15 to 18, 2015

T ERMS & C ONDITIONS AIRFARE Academic Arrangements Abroad (AAA) will be pleased to assist with air NARA MT. KOYA KYOTO travel arrangements for this program, including specially negotiated group airfare Saturday, May 9 when available, suggested flights, or individual requests for a processing fee of $40 A NCIENT S ACRED S ITES OF J APAN Thursday, May 14 per person. Complete details will be provided in your confirmation mailing. PAYMENT SCHEDULE A deposit of $2,000 per person, payable to Academic This morning explore Naramachi, the old town and former Arrangements Abroad, of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative fees, is May 5 to 15, 2015 Mt. Hiei is home to the vast Enryaku-ji complex, headquarters required with the reservation application. Final payment, by check only, must be merchant district of Nara. The streets are lined with machiya, of the Tendai Buddhist sect and one of the most significant received 120 days prior to departure. HEALTH All participants must be in good health. This program involves extensive ____________narrow townhouses which served as both shop and living Japanese monasteries. Explore the temple in the morning walking over uneven surfaces and climbing stairs at monuments and other locations quarters during the Heian, Edo, and Meiji periods. Visit the before returning to Kyoto for lunch at leisure. This afternoon, not handicapped accessible and climbing in and out of various conveyances. Any condition that may require assistance or special medical attention must be Nara Crafts Museum, showcasing Nara’s rich tradition of arts admire the magnificent Sanjusangendo Temple. This temple reported at the time of your reservation. and crafts, especially calligraphy brushes and ink. Lunch is is noted for The Hall of Thirty-Three Bays, a long wooden PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs or, in some cases, videotapes of participants of at leisure. Depart in the early afternoon for Mt. Koya, a Travel with the Met trips may be used for educational and promotional purposes by structure housing 1,001 large wooden statues of Kannon, the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. thriving center for Japanese Buddhism and the headquarters Goddess of Mercy. Located across the street, the recently INSURANCE TRIP CANCELLATION / EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION / of the Shingon school. Our home for the night will be at a BAGGAGE / ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. reopened Kyoto National Museum houses an impressive CANCELLATION PENALTIES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED. AAA will send an insurance shukubo (temple lodging). This evening, dinner will feature collection. Celebrate a memorable trip with a dinner of Ryoan-ji, Kyoto application upon receipt of deposit, although you may select any insurer of your choice. shojin ryori, a traditional vegeterian cuisine commonly served CHANGES IN ITINERARY & COSTS The itinerary is subject to change at the Kyoto’s famous kaiseki delicacies tonight. discretion of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) and AAA. All prices quoted in Buddhist temples. PROGRAM RATE $11,995 are based on prevailing fuel prices, airfares, and currency exchange rates in effect at KYOTO NEW YORK per person, double occupancy time of brochure printing and are subject to change without notice. Deviations from the scheduled itinerary are at the expense of the individual. Friday, May 15 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $2,250 RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE The participation of the Met is limited to educational sponsorship of the program described in this brochure (The Program). AAA acts only as an agent for the participant with respect to transportation, accommodations, Transfer to the Kyoto airport for flights home. RATE INCLUDES and all other services, relating to The Program. AAA, the Met, and/or their agents assume no responsibility or liability for any act, error, or omission, or for any injury, Nine nights hotel accommodations, as per itinerary loss, accident, delay, or irregularity which may be occasioned by reason of any defect in any aircraft, ship, train, bus, or other carrier, or through neglect or default of Buffet breakfast daily, six lunches, and five dinners with any subcontractor or other third party, which may be used wholly or in part in the bottled water and coffee / tea; wine and beer with dinner performance of their duty to the participants of The Program. The passage ticket issued by the carrier is the sole contract between the participant and the carrier. Nor Escorted sightseeing and entrance fees will AAA or the Met and/or their agents be responsible for loss, injury, damages, or Traditional geishas expenses to persons or property, due to illness, weather, strikes, local laws, hostilities, Airport / hotel / airport group transfers; porterage for wars, terrorist acts, acts of nature, or other such causes in connection with The one suitcase per person Program or anything beyond their reasonable control. AAA is not responsible for transportation or other program delays and changes, nor additional expenses or loss KUMANO KODO KYOTO of time that may be incurred. In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for the Gratuities to local guides and drivers Monday, May 11 comfort or well-being of the participants, or for any reason whatsoever, to alter the itinerary at any time, without notice to the participants, such alterations will be made NOT INCLUDED IN RATE without penalty to AAA or the Met. Additional expenses, if any, shall be borne Depart for Kyoto, stopping en route at the Nachi Waterfall, Airfare between home city and Japan; passport and visa by the participants. Baggage and peronal effects are the sole responsibility of the participant at all times. The Met and AAA reserve the right to accept or decline any “Horyu-ji03s3200” by 663highland - 663highland one of the best-known sacred waterfalls in Japan and a fees; alcoholic beverages other than wine and beer at dinners; person as a participant at any time, or to require any participant to withdraw from Horyu-ji, Nara UNESCO World Heritage site. Visit the Hayatama Taisha personal items and expenses; trip insurance; excess baggage The Program at their own expense when such an action is determined by AAA or charges; meals not specified; transfers for those not on suggested the Met to be in the best interest of the participant’s health and safety, or the general shrine, one of Kumano’s three important shrines. Continue welfare of the other participants. by Jason Hsu flights; any other items not specifically included. NEW YORK NARA to Kyoto and check-in at the Ritz Carlton. The evening is at CANCELLATION POLICY AAA must strictly adhere to its cancellation policy Fushimi Inari to offset costs incurred prior to the commencement of The Program, which may Tuesday, May 5 Friday, May 8 leisure to enjoy one of Kyoto’s fine restaurants. include but are not limited to: advance payments to land operators; ship charters; communication expenses; development/promotional expenses; and the loss of time KYOTO that might have permitted resale of reserved space. All cancellations must be made in Depart from New York on a flight to Osaka. Begin today at the temple precinct of Kofuku-ji, which includes T HE M ETROPOLITAN M USEUM OF A RT writing to the offices of AAA and are subject to a $350 non-refundable administrative Tuesday, May 12 fee. All refunds are limited to amounts actually received by AAA and are the sole the second tallest five story pagoda in Japan. The recently Ancient Sacred Sites of Japan May 5 to 15, 2015 OSAKA NARA responsibility of AAA; the Met shall have no liability for refunds. At the time AAA renovated National Treasure Hall exhibits part of the temple’s RESERV ATION APPLICATION receives written notification of cancellation, the following cancellation charges Wednesday, May 6 Visit Daitoku-ji, an extensive compound with lovely will apply: cancellations received between 120 and 91 days prior to departure, 20 great art collection, including the three-faced, six-armed Okunoin To reserve a place, please return this form along with your deposit of OPTIONAL TOKYO POSTLUDE percent of the program cost per person; those received between 90 and 61 days before gardens which embodies Zen Buddhist architecture and departure, 50 percent of the program cost per person; no refunds will be given Ashura Statue. Then stroll through Nara’s deer park to see the $2,000 per person (of which $350 is non-refundable for administrative I/We wish to join the optional postlude in Tokyo Upon arrival in Osaka, transfer to Nara, the first permanent design. Continue to Ryoan-ji, a UNESCO World Heritage site. for cancellations received within 60 days of departure. No refunds are given for Great Buddha at the Todai-ji Temple complex. Lunch is at a MT. KOYA KUMANO KUDO fees) payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad, 1040 Avenue of the ($2,995 per person; single supplement $750) cancellation on or after the day of departure, or for unused portions of the tour, capital of Japan. Accommodations are at the historic Nara At Fushimi Inari, a stunning shrine complex dedicated to the Americas, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018-3721. for any reason. Air cancellation charges, if any, will be assessed in accordance local restaurant before concluding the afternoon with a curator- Sunday, May 10 FORM OF PAYMENT Hotel. The remainder of the evening is at leisure. Shinto god of rice, walk through the many red torii (gates) with airline regulations. All group fare tickets must be issued no less than 30 led tour of the Nara National Museum. The evening is at leisure. ______ Enclosed is my check (payable to Academic Arrangements Abroad) days prior to departure. NOTE: Neither AAA nor the Met shall be liable for and admire the view of Kyoto below. Following lunch, visit Names in Full as on Passports. Please Print. any airline cancellation penalties incurred by the purchase of a non-refundable NARA Early this morning you may participate in morning prayer Credit card (may be used for deposit only) ticket. In the case of a cancellation due to shortage of participants, AAA will the studio of Fukami Sueharu, a renowned Japanese ceramic Thursday, May 7 with the local monks. Following breakfast, visit Kongobu-ji ______attempt to notify all participants at least 45 days prior to departure. However, artist. This evening, a special dinner with geisha is arranged. ______AAA reserves the right to cancel The Program prior to departure for any rea- Temple, known for its vast rock garden, and the Tokugawa Name on Credit Card son and, in such case, reimbursement of refundable costs of the trip by AAA ______shall constitute full settlement with the participant. In the unlikely event that a This morning travel to Muro-ji, a 9th-century Shingon Mausoleum. Then see Okunoin, considered Mt. Koya’s most KYOTO Address ______dispute arises between a participant and AAA or the Met, the following conditions Buddhist temple surrounded by dense forest. Known as “the magnificent temple and home to the mausoleum of Kobo Credit Card Number will apply: (a) the dispute will be settled by binding arbitration administered by Wednesday, May 13 ______the American Arbitration Association in New York, NY; (b) the dispute will be Woman’s Koya,” both genders were permitted to enter the Daishi (Kukai), founder of the Shingon sect. Many people City State Zip governed by New York Law; (c) the maximum amount of recovery to which a ______participant shall be entitled under any and all circumstances will be the sum of all temple. Following lunch, visit Horyu-ji, a UNESCO World have chosen to be interred here in order to be close to Kobo This morning, enjoy an exclusive tea ceremony inside the ______3- or 4-Digit Security Code Expiration Date monies actually received from the participant by AAA. The participant agrees that Telephone (Home) (Business) Heritage site and one of Japan’s oldest temples, where the Daishi after death, and over 200,000 tombstones line the Sagawa Museum, where teaware masterpieces have been Each participant must sign below. I/We confirm that I/we have carefully this is a fair and reasonable limitation on the damages, of any sort whatsoever, that a participant may suffer. Upon payment of the deposit to AAA, the participant monks will greet us. Several of its wooden structures are path to the entrance. Arrive in Kumano Kodo, situated crafted by the Raku family for over 15 generations. After lunch, ______read and agree to the Terms & Conditions of this Program. I/We agree agrees to be bound by the above terms and conditions. the oldest of their kind in the world. Continue to Chugu-ji along one of the sacred pilgrimage routes of Japan, for a Fax E-mail to full payment by check 120 days prior to departure. a special visit is arranged at Ishiyamadera temple, which Copyright © 2014 Arrangements Abroad, Inc. CST 2059789-40 for an exclusive viewing of the statue of Miroku Bosatsu, short walk around the symbolic Gyuba-doji statue and visit has been said to be the site where Lady Murasaki Shikibu ACCOMMODATIONS ______

a national treasure. Gather this evening for our welcome By Mstyslav Chernov/Unframe/unframe.com the Nakahechi Art Museum. Overnight is at an onsen (hot began writing the Tale of Genji. Return to Kyoto for an evening Hotel Room Preference Double Twin Single Signature (Required) Date dinner at the hotel. Great Buddha, Nara springs resort). at leisure. I wish to share a room with ______Signature (Required) Date On the front and back covers: Zao¯Gongen. Japan, 14th century. Wood, gilt bronze, colored beads, and crystal. A NCIENT S ACRED S ITES OF J APAN A NCIENT S ACRED S ITES OF J APAN The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Marielle Bancou-Segal, in memory of the vision of William Segal, For additional information, please contact Academic Arrangements Abroad 2002 (2002.446a-c). On the back cover (bottom): Ishiyamadera temple, photo by 663highland Telephone: 212-514-8921 or 800-221-1944 Fax: 212-344-7493 E-mail: [email protected] www.metmuseum.org/travel