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2020 Spring Tokyo Okinawa Tour 758 Kapahulu Avenue, Suite # 220 *** Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 Phone No: (808) 739-9010 ** Fax No: (808) 735-0142 ** TAR#4988 Email address: [email protected] Spring Tokyo & Okinawa Tour (March 23 – April 03, 2020) Monday, March 23rd Honolulu – Tokyo/ Narita ___________________ 8:00a.m. Please meet NADINE SHIMABUKURO at the JAPAN AIRLINES check-in area located at Lobby #5 of the Honolulu International Airport. She will give you your “E – ticket” & luggage tags. Due to tight airport security, you will be checking in individually or as a family. 10:15a.m. Depart on Japan Airlines Flt.#785 bound for TOKYO NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT in Japan. In-flight meals: LUNCH: Main entrée’, Salad, Miso Soup, Seasonal Ice Cream, & Cookies Prior to arrival: Croissant Sandwich with Yogurt. Throughout the flight, you can enjoy JAL's SKY TIME drink (real “Yuzu” Citrus Juice), other soft drinks, assorted beers, wines, sake, coffee, tea, and green tea are complimentary. Complimentary In-flight Movies like: English, Japanese, Chinese, & Korean and over 40 Music channels (You can even make your own Playlist), and limited games. Tuesday, March 24th Tokyo/ Narita – Tokyo ( Ikebukuro )____ 2:30p.m. Arrival at Narita/ Tokyo International Airport. Upon arrival, immigration and custom procedures are required. After immigration, please pickup your own baggage from the carousel and go thru customs. We will then proceed to board the chartered bus to TOKYO, IKEBUKURO. Arrive at SUNSHINE CITY PRINCE HOTEL for 4 nights with daily breakfast included. There is a FAMILY MART CONVENIENCE STORE located on the lobby floor open 24 hours. This hotel is connected to Sunshine City, a shopping mall. In the complex you will find an aquarium, planetarium, Namco Namjatown (indoor theme park made up of many different attractions & food theme parks), and a shopping center – ALPHA. & ALTA. After check-in, the rest of the day is at your leisure. 6:00p.m. “Welcome” dinner at the hotel. ( D ) Wednesday, March 25th Tokyo City Tour_____________________ 6:30-8:15a.m. Buffet breakfast at the hotel. 9:00a.m. First stop, TSUKIJI OUTER MARKET, Japan’s “FOOD TOWN” where one can encounter all kinds of Japanese traditional foods. A mixture of wholesale and retail shops along the numerous restaurants, new culinary trends are born here. Lunch on your own at Tsukiji. 12:00p.m. Colorful ASAKUSA KANNON TEMPLE, where incense fills the air and colorful stalls of the Nakamise Arcade, join visitors and locals who come to shop for souvenirs and gifts. 2:00p.m. UENO PARK is one of Tokyo's most popular and lively cherry blossom spots with more than 1000 cherry trees lining its central pathway. Tsukiji Asakusa Sensoji Temple Sakura in Ueno Park taken April 1, 2018 Some shopping time at UENO’S AMEYOKKO, a busy market street along the Yamanote Train Line tracks between Okachimachi and Ueno stations. Our first stop shop will be to MARUYASU STORE, cheapest place to buy individually wrapped scallop: Regular price, 2850yen for 280 grams but special HAWAII Price: 2000yen MARUYASU STORE also has TIRAMISU CHOCOLATES, SOFT DRIED IKA & TAKO. Maruyasu does have some things to sample just ask. KASHI no NIKI maybe one of Ameyoko’s most famous vendors. They have been in business since 1947, a large discount shop for sweets and candies. 5:00p.m. Arrive back to Sunshine City Prince Hotel. ( B ) Thursday, March 26th Tokyo City Tour____________________ 6:30-8:15a.m. Buffet breakfast at the hotel. 8:45a.m. Bus departs for TOKYO CITY TOUR, drive by NATIONAL DIET BUILDING, IMPERIAL PALACE PLAZA, and AKASAKA PALACE. 10:45a.m. Visiting TOKYO TOWER, observation deck with a 360 degree view of the city. TOKYO TOWER is 1093 ft. tall, making it the world’s highest self-supporting steel tower and the 2nd tallest man-made structure in Japan. As of 2011, Tokyo Skytree (2080 ft) is the tallest TV antenna tower in Japan. Lunch on your own at TOKYO TOWER FOOD COURT. Imperial Palace Plaza Akasaka Palace (Genhinkan) Tokyo Tower 3:00p.m. Last stop, EDO TOKYO MUSEUM, a facility to preserve the historical heritage of Edo –Tokyo (opened on April 2018 after 8 months of renovations). 5:00p.m. Return back to Ikebukuro, Sunshine City Prince Hotel. The rest of your day is at your leisure. ( B ) Or Nadine can take you on a short tour of ALPA, ALTA, and Seiyu Supermarket. On the B1 floor, famous freshly made crepes at “Mother’s Crepe”, gelato at“Dipper Dan” ,famous Marukame Udon, Ringer Hut’s famous “Sarada Udon”. Restaurants on the 3rd Floor like famous TONKATSU WAKO, known of their “Filet Katsu(Pork Tenderloin)”. Not far from Sunshine City is Seiyu Supermarket which is opened 24hours. Marukame Udon Ringer Hut’s Vegetable Sara Udon Tonkatsu “WAKO” Friday, March 27th Tokyo – Yokohama – Tokyo________________ 6:30-8:15a.m. Buffet breakfast at the hotel. 8:45a.m. 1 day TOUR of YOKOHAMA CITY. 9:45a.m. NISSIN CUP NOODLE MUSEUM, the museum shows the 40 year history of the product as well as the founder’s creativity by exhibiting 3,000 kinds of cup noodle packages. You will have the opportunity to make your own original Cup Noodle. 12:15p.m. Lunch at local restaurant. 2:00p.m. STRAWBERRY PARK in Yokohama Industrial Zone opened in April 2018. 3:00p.m. Last stop, SANKEIEN GARDEN, spacious Japanese garden with historical buildings from Kyoto and Kamakura. In Spring, you can see over 300 cherry blossom trees in the garden. 5:00p.m. Arrive back to Ikebukuro at the Sunshine City Prince Hotel. ( B ) Saturday, March 28th Tokyo (free day)____________________ 6:30-10:00a.m. Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Today’s a free day at your leisure, you can go holo holo in Tokyo or around the hotel area. ( B ) ** around your hotel area ** Few minutes away is TOKYU HANDS, filled with variety of high quality Japan products from stationary, bags, character themed goods to livingware. One of the biggest UNIQLO, clothing store. Or Nadine can take you to SUGAMO, “Senior Citizen Harajuku”, shopping street is lined by over 200 shops that sell clothing, traditional food and other goods marketed toward the elderly. Among the most popular items is the district's signature red underwear, which comes in a variety of styles and is thought to bring luck. To go to Sugamo, we will take the “Toden Arakawa (tram) , the only Toden tram line left in Tokyo, which runs 12.2km (30 stations). 1-way from Higashi Ikebukuro to Koshinzuka Tram Stop: 170Yen per person For return we will take “Yamanote Line” to Ikebukuro Station, 1 way 160Yen per person. Sunday, March 29th Tokyo – Okinawa __________________________ 5:00a.m. MORNING CALL. 5:45a.m. Baggage outside your room for pickup by the hotel belldesk. 6:15a.m. Check-out of the hotel. 6:30a.m. Depart hotel on chartered bus to TOKYO/ HANEDA AIRPORT, TERMINAL#1. 7:30a.m. Arrive TOKYO/ HANEDA AIRPORT, TERMINAL #1. Upon arrival, check-in at JAPAN AIRLINES. After checking in, you will have some time to buy snacks, drinks, & etc. Liquids or drinks are allowed thru Security to getting to your departure gate, please show your liquids or drinks to the security agent, they have a liquid analyzer machine to check the contents. 8:50a.m. Depart Tokyo/ Haneda on Japan Airlines Flt.#907 bound for Naha, Okinawa. No meals will be served on the domestic flight. 11:35a.m. Arrive Naha, Okinawa. At Naha Airport, please pickup your own baggage. We will proceed straight to our awaiting chartered bus at the Group Bus Parking Lot. 12:45p.m. Makunouchi Bento Lunch at YUBIDO, the restaurant/gift shop located across the museum. 1:45p.m. We will then visit HIMEYURI NO TO (Star Lily Memorial). The monument was erected in remembrance of the female high school students who supported the Japanese military as nurses but were killed during the Battle of Okinawa. We will also tour the HIMEYURI PEACE MUSEUM. 3:15p.m. Newly added tour attraction, ‘CHURA ICHIGO” Strawberry Farm in NANJO CITY. Enjoy fresh strawberry picking & tasting experience in Okinawa. 5:00p.m. Last stop, MICHI no EKI ITOMAN, “YUKURA”, filled with plenty of local Itoman products and souvenirs from all over Okinawa. Fresh vegetables and fruits, fast foods with local tempura, donburi,bakery items too. 6:30p.m. Check in at HOTEL PALM ROYAL NAHA for 5 nights stay. The hotel is located near Kokusai Dori and near the entrance of famous HEIWA DORI. The hotel is less than 15 minutes away from the Monorail, Yui Rail – Makishi Station. Coin laundry facility on the 2nd floor. So bring your own fabric softener (laundry detergent is dispensed through the washing machine). Ice Machine on the 2nd floor. Newly built onsen bath on the 2nd floor for men and women separate. The rest of the evening at your leisure. Monday, March 30th Naha - Northern Okinawa – Naha _ 6:30 - 8:15a.m Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Today we will go to the northern part of Okinawa called “ YANBARU”. 8:30a.m Bus departs for NORTHERN TOUR of OKINAWA. Will make one 5-4-4(Go-Shi-shi) stop at the Igei Service Area on the tollway. 10:30a.m MORI NO GARASU (RYUKYU GLASS FACTORY), here you will experience how to blow and make your own glass cup. At the Snack Bar, you can enjoy eating Okinawan Shaved Ice Zenzai, regular shave ice or ice cream. Ryukyu Glass Making Ice Shaved Zensai Churaumi Aquarium 11:15a.m. Bus departs for CHURAUMI AQUARIUM in Motobu. Churaumi means beautiful ocean in Okinawan dialect. This aquarium features the world’s largest acrylic panel, which is sure to dazzle you with exotic and colorful fishes, whale sharks and manta rays.
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