Japan 2025

Tokyo • NEW Optional Mount Fuji
Discoveries tour
• Destination: Tokyo
• Included Meals: Breakfast
• Accommodations: Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho
or similar
Activity Note: Kubota Itchiku Art Museum is
privately owned and may be closed with little
notice. In the event we cannot visit the museum
during our optional tour today, we will enjoy
alternate activities this afternoon, including
viewing traditional Japanese thatch houses and
visiting Oishi Park & Fuji Mountain Museum.
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Take advantage of our newly-added
extra day in Tokyo to explore Japan’s iconic
capital on your own—an enhanced feature
for 2024.
Or, you may choose to take part in our NEW
full-day optional tour to discover Kawaguchiko,
the unique region surrounding Mount Fuji.
We’ll head to Shinjuku Station, where we’ll set
off via motorcoach and drive to our first stop,
Oshino Hakkai.
We’ll arrive in Oshino, a small village in the Fuji
Five Lakes region, and visit Oshino Hakkai—a
series of eight sparkling ponds. Fed by the snow
melt of Mount Fuji, these ponds are famous
for their crystal-clear waters. As the snow
melts and flows down the mountain’s slopes,
the water is naturally filtered through porous
layers of lava rock, resulting in extremely fresh
spring water held in high esteem by the locals.
During our visit, we’ll explore the Hannoki
Bayashi Shiryokan—a small open-air museum
that encircles Oshino Hakkai’s largest pond.
Exhibits include a traditional farmhouse with
its distinctive thatched roof. Inside, we’ll
find displays of traditional farming tools and
household items, as well as samurai armor
and weapons.
Lunch: On your own—ask your Trip Experience
Leader for recommendations.
Or, for those who have joined our optional tour,
enjoy an included lunch at a local restaurant.
Afternoon: Continue to uncover more of Tokyo
on your own.
Itinerary Subject to Change. For Information or reservations, call 1-800-955-1925
If you have joined our optional tour, you’ll
visit nearby Kubota Itchiku Art Museum.
This museum is dedicated to the art of the
kimono, and its impressive collection features
104 kimono created by famed Japanese artist
Itchiku Kubota.
Throughout his decades-long career—from the
late 1970s to his death in 2003—Kubota revived
16th-century kimono-making techniques and
modernized them with his own distinctive style.
Each piece lavishly created, Kubota elevated the
kimono from wearable art to installation pieces. One of the highlights of this collection is known
as the Symphony of Light—a group of 36
kimono that create one impressive composition,
depicting seasonal Japanese landscapes that
flow from one garment to another. We’ll also
witness Kubota’s Mount Fuji and Oceans series
which highlights the artist’s sincere reverence
for nature through two themes frequently
found in Japanese art: Mount Fuji and water in
its many forms.
Afterwards, we’ll drive to our next destination,
Oishi Park. This stop will be our grand finale
of the day, as Oishi Park offers spectacular
views of the lake and Mount Fuji-san herself.
We’ll stroll the serene park before heading to
Kawaguchiko Station to take our motorcoach
back to Tokyo.
Dinner: On your own. Perhaps you’ll seek out
gyoza (fried dumplings).
Evening: The rest of the evening is free.

Mount Fuji Discoveries
(Day 10 $300 per person)
Discover Kawaguchiko, the unique region
surrounding Mount Fuji. First, arrive in Oshino,
a small village in the Fuji Five Lake region, to
visit Oshino Hakkai—a series of eight sparkling
ponds. Fed by the snow melt of Mount Fuji,
these ponds are famous for their crystal-clear
water. As the snow melts and flows down
the mountain’s slopes, the water is naturally
filtered through porous layers of lava rock,
resulting in extremely fresh spring water held
in high esteem by the locals.
During your visit, explore the Hannoki Bayashi
Shiryokan—a small open-air museum that
encircles Oshino Hakkai’s largest pond.
Exhibits includes a traditional farmhouse
with a distinctive thatched roof. Inside, we’ll
find displays of traditional farming tools and
household items, as well as samurai armor
and weapons.
Later, experience Kubota Itchiku Art Museum,
dedicated to the art of kimono. Its impressive
collection features 104 kimono created over
four decades by visionary Japanese artist
Itchiku Kubota. Throughout his decades-long
career—from the late 1970s to his death
in 2003—Kubota revived 16th-century
kimono-making techniques and modernized
them with his own distinctive style. We’ll also
witness Kubota’s Mount Fuji and Oceans series
which highlights the artist’s sincere reverence
for nature through two themes frequently
found in Japanese art: iconic Mount Fuji and
water in its many forms.
Finally, reach our last destination of the day,
Oishi Park. This stop will be our grand finale, as
Oishi Park offers spectacular views of the lake
and Mount Fuji-san herself.
This full-day optional tour also includes lunch.
Please note: Kubota Itchiku Art Museum is
privately owned and may be closed with little
notice. In the event we cannot visit the museum
today, we will enjoy alternate activities this
afternoon, including viewing traditional Japanese
thatch houses and visiting Oishi Park & Fuji
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