NORTH JAPAN - EUROPAMUNDO

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• Greetings from Japan! Transfer to the hotel via coach (SHUTTLE BUS). We will pay a visit to this intriguing country by taking a trip on the metro (tickets included) to the Shinjuku neighborhood in the late afternoon and witness the throngs of people that utilize this cutting-edge and effective communal transport system. One of the most significant areas for nightlife is Shinjuku.
• Dinner is included.
• Transfer to your hotel.

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• After breakfast in the morning, we take part in a 5-hour trip with our guide to see this amazing city, with its hustle and bustle and extremely modern districts that coexist with quiet, peaceful areas.
• A brief stop at the Zojoji Temple to take a beautiful photograph of the Tokyo Tower. Pay attention to the hundreds of Jizos, stone traditional protecting deities who guide us on our travels, give power to those who are weak (such as children) and those in dangerous places, and who are dressed including hats, robes, and windmills.
• Then we head to the junction of Shibuya, a junction that is said to be the most crowded in the world. The Meiji Temple is dedicated to Emperor Meiji, his wife, and their spirits. We continue on our bus along the elegant street of Omotesando.
• We will edge the most beautiful part of the Imperial Palace and the gardens. Stop to visit the famous Nijubashi Bridge. We will pass through the district of Akihabara, the “electric town” with icons from the popular Japanese Manga and Anime culture, and then see Kokugi Kan, the Sumo stadium, home of this Japanese sport.
• We will also visit the Buddhist temple of Sensoji, the oldest and most important temple in Tokyo, with its 55-meter-high pagoda.
• Then we will have some free time to visit the traditional commercial street of Nakamise in the district of Asakusa.
• Return to the hotel.
• Overnight stay at hotel.    
• Meals; Breakfast, Lunch
• NOTE: During the Japanese Olympics, accommodation may be given near Narita airport.

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• After breakfast, we leave for NIKKO at 10.30 am and arrive in this incredible city. There we visit the magnificent Nikko Toshogu Shrine and its dragon-crying chamber. We will also take a stroll through Kannanga Fuchi by the river while being looked over by a significant number of Jizo statues, in addition to seeing the Taiyuinbyo Mausoleum, which is situated in a beautiful and quiet place.
• Free time in the city Centre before leaving for SENDAI, a modern, bustling city with over 1 million inhabitants. Passengers can explore the city and have dinner in its busy, thriving Centre
• Overnight stay at hotel.

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• After breakfast we depart for the marvelous city of MATSHUSHIMA, on the “Thousand Islands” Bay in the Pacific Ocean and considered one of the most attractive cities in Japan.
• After arriving, we will visit a magnificent “tea house” overlooking the sea and enjoy a cup of traditional tea while our guide tells us about the city. Then we will go on a 50-minute cruise (included).
• Lunch is included.
• We continue to HIRAIZUMI to visit its temples and the UNESCO World Heritage. In a first step we visit the magnificent Buddhist temples of Chusonji. We take time to relax in the gardens of Motsuiji temple, where passengers can take part in a Zen ceremony (admission included).
• Finally, we will know Site of Takkoku no Iwaya, carved in the rock in 801. We then carry on to MORIOKA, the pleasant capital of Iwate province, where we settle in at our hotel and have some free time to explore.
• Overnight stay at hotel

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• After breakfast, we travel to HIROSAKI, where we will visit its castle in a beautiful park where more than 2,500 cherry trees blossom in the spring.
• After this we go on to AOMORI, the provincial capital of the Bay of Mutsu. We will see the Nebuta Museum where we will learn about the Japanese traditional parties that remind us of carnival, with their painted and lit up floats. Lunch included in a local restaurant.
• Then we board the ferry to HOKKAIDO Island. The crossing takes just over three and a half hours.
• HAKODATE –Arrival-. Before going to our hotel, we will ascend Mount Hakodate, which has wonderful views. We make the descent by cable car. Time in the beautiful city pedestrian Centre in which to admire the influence of other cultures in the city (Russian Orthodox and Christian churches).
• Overnight stay at hotel

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• After breakfast, we visit the impressive and busy fish market. Then we climb the GORYOKAKU Tower with its impressive views, from where we can make out the star-shaped fortress of Hakodate.
• Then we will take a stroll through the castle area before continuing to ONUMA.
• Free time in this wonderful tourist site, with its countless small islands in which to explore the islands, go on a boat trip.
• Lunch is included.
• In the afternoon our journey takes us towards the ocean and NOBORIBETSU, an impressive volcano site, where we can walk amidst geysers in Jigoku Dani (Hell’s Valley), admire the hot spring lake of Oyunuma and follow the path next to the hot spring to the site of the footbath. Then we carry on to SAPPORO.
• At the end of the day, we arrive at this beautiful city, the capital of North Japan.
• Overnight stay at hotel

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• After breakfast, a city tour is provided, with stops at the clock tower and the park along Odori Koen road that is dominated by a communications tower.
• We will see the beautiful Shinto shrine of Hokkaido Jingu. The visit includes a ceremonial Kito (prayer session) in which we give thanks for the journey
• Lunch is included.
• We will leave Sapporo, we know the HILL OF BUDDHA, new centre of avant-garde architecture opened in 2015, the hill covered with lavenders keeps the giant statue of Buddha, in the complex we will also see the replica of the statues Moai (Easter Island).
• We then continue to OTARU, a small city with a European air and streets filled with shops, an old canal, and tiny museums.
• We return to Sapporo at about 4.30 hrs. Free time in the afternoon.
• Overnight stay at hotel

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• After breakfast, we will travel through picturesque countryside in the interior of Hokkaido Island, passing lakes and mountains until arriving in the resort city of TOYAKO at the base of a large volcano, on the shores of a charming lake that formerly filled a previous crater. Time to spare for a stroll along the riverside. To learn more about the eruptions this region has experienced, we'll go to the volcanology museum.
• Lunch is included.
• Later we will next ride the cable car to the top of the USU Volcano, where we can explore the volcano's amazing landscape. We continue on to Shiraoi, where we stop by the POROTOKOTAN, the Ainu village museum, there we can learn about the Eskimo culture that predated the Japanese settlement on this island.
• After that, we continue on to TOMAKOMAI and board a cutting-edge ferry for a night journey.
• Dinner is included. 
• Over night stay at the hotel.

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• After breakfast, we travel to Sendai port and reach there around ten clock. From there, we continue to YAMADERA, a stunning collection of temples that was established more than a thousand years ago in the mountains, amidst vast tree woods. It's time to see this magical location.
• Next, we continue to YONEZAWA. We are in one of the primary districts for the production of sake; first, we will visit the Sake Museum and its little distillery before continuing through lovely countryside to AIZUWAKAMATSU.
• Lunch is included
• Over night stay at the hotel.

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• After breakfast, we will visit the ancient home known as the SAMURAI MANSION in AIZUWAKAMATSU to discover more about the Samurai Warriors.
• Later we take a trip through the Castle Garden, where we can catch a glimpse of young students practicing's their moves in the dojo. We will ascend to Iimoriyama, where we will view the sculptures that Mussolini contributed and hear about the young people who died here as martyrs. We keep travelling till we reach OUCHI-JUKU, a community with traditional homes and thatched roofs that is really lovely.
• Later we travel to the spectacular OYA-MUSEUM, which was once a stone quarry.
• Return to TOKYO at the conclusion of the day.
• End of our services.

• Europamundo General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance and breakfast buffet.
• Includes arrival transfer
• City tour in: TOKYO, SAPPORO
• Excursion: Otaru and Hill of Buddha
• Boat: Cruise in Matshushima
• Evening transfer: Shinjuku in Tokyo
• Ticket admission: Metro, Zojoji Temple, Meiji Temple, Sensoji Temple , Tshogu Temple in Nikko, Taiyuinbyo Mausoleum , Traditional tea in Matshushima , Chusonji, Zen practice in Montsuiji, Takkoku no Iwaya Temple , Castle , Nebuta Museum in Aomori , Goryokaku Tower in Hakodate , Sanctuary of Hokkaido Jingu and Kito prayer session , Ainu Village Museum (Pirko Kotan) , Volcanology museum , Complex of temples , Shake Museum in Yonezawa , Samurai Mansion Aizu Bukeyashiki in Aizuwakamatsu , Former stone quarries of the Oya Museum
• Ferry: Aomori  Hakodate (Hokkaido Island), Tomakomai - Sendai
• Funicular: Hakodate Mountain, Summit of the Usu Volcano
• 8 Lunch included in: TOKYO, MATSUSHIMA, AOMORI, ONUMA, SAPPORO, TOYAKO ONSEN, MOUNT USU, YAMADERA
• 2 dinner included in: TOKYO, FERRY TOMAKOMAI SENDAI

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