JAPAN: WELCOMING SPRING WITH THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS

Expected flight: VJ 828 SGN – KIX 01:20 – 08:30
The group spends the night on the plane.
Upon arrival at Kansai Airport – Osaka, the group completes immigration procedures. You have a boxed breakfast on the bus, then the coach takes the group to Kyoto – an ancient capital more than 1,000 years old. Kyoto is truly an ancient city because it has no skyscrapers or modern buildings. You visit:
Togetsukyo Bridge (Moon Crossing Bridge) spans the poetic Katsura River, where you will be astonished by a magnificent spring picture as the entire Arashiyama mountainside behind it is dyed a romantic pink by thousands of cherry trees in full bloom.

You have breakfast at the hotel. The group checks out and sets off for sightseeing:
Ine no Funaya fishing village – the “Venice of Japan”. You will be amazed not only by the complex of more than 230 unique boathouses stretching 5 km along the deep blue bay, but also captivated by a spring masterpiece. Right on the hilltop, overlooking the sea, a lone cherry tree at the ancient Kaizo-ji temple proudly blooms in a brilliant, unrivaled pink. The artistic contrast between the quiet wooden houses, the clear bay waters and the shy flowers swaying in the spring breeze creates a magical scene that captivates the heart.

You have breakfast and check out of the hotel.
The tour guide takes the group to continue exploring Japan:

You have breakfast and check out of the hotel.
The coach takes the group to Tokyo – the cultural, economic and political center of Japan. You visit:
Asakusa Kannon Temple (also known as Sensoji) – the oldest and most sacred temple in Tokyo, built specifically to worship the Bodhisattva Kannon. Here you will explore the covered shopping street Nakamise-dori, which captures the essence of Japanese culture, the five-story Gojunoto pagoda, Asakusa Shrine, the Kaminarimon Thunder Gate…