Framework Program

* Attractions marked with an asterisk will be realized if time and conditions are available. Each group has a different pace of sightseeing, and some of the attractions may not be available. We always try to show as much as possible while ensuring the comfort of the participants.

Payment:

1st installment: 25% advance payment of the total amount payable within 10 days of signing the contract by the Participant
2nd installment: the remaining 75% payable 60 days before departure at the latest

No additional hidden costs!

In price:

• Participation in a small group of about 15 people
• Local Polish guide
• Entrances tickets to the attractions included in the program (the largest number of attractions compared to the competition!)
• Flight. We are always guided by the comfort of the participants and the safety of the route!
• Trips covered by the program:
  • intercity long-distance Shinkansen rail
  • local: by rail, subway and taxi (Kyoto) 
• Bed and breakfast in 3 * hotels in twin or double rooms
• For a surcharge, you can stay for longer in Japan, also with a guide!

Own costs:

• Participants usually spend on souvenirs from 10000-50000JPY.
• Time for dinners we organize in places where there are many restaurants and stalls. The guide advises what and where to eat and sets the collection time. Dinner is usually on your own in the vicinity of the hotels. On average, participants spend 2000-3000JPY per day on meals.

Optional fees for willing :

• Exceptional traditional dinner or lunch from 7000JPY / person
• Participation in the tea ceremony 2000-3000JPY / person
• A walk in Kimono around the Kyoto district 7000JPY / person (plus professional photos for those willing from 1000JPY / person)
• Extra charge for a single room from 5000 JPY / person / day
• Additional insurance increase from PLN 10 / person / day

Discounts (combine):

• For applications of more than 8 people, an individual quote with the option of organizing a dedicated trip at any time (depending on the availability of the guide).
• PLN 500 for regular ICHIGO participants

Age restrictions

Persons under 18 years of age -  only with a guardian.

Optional attractions

For those interested, on special order, it is possible to organize the following, additionally paid attractions:

• A walk around the Kyoto kimono
• A walk around Kyoto or a photo session in Geisha or Maiko costume
• Participation in the tea ceremony
• Pottery workshops
• Traditional paper workshops
• Taste Matcha tea
• A visit to the "wad" gallery in Osaka
• Traditional sweets workshop
• Artificial dishes workshop for exhibitions
• Traditional supper
• Entrance to onsen
• Entrance to Disneyland in Tokyo or Universal Studios Japan in Osaka

DAY 1 WARSAW

Departure from the country.

DAY 2 TOKYO

Arrival, welcome at the airport, accommodation. That day we will go to Edo Noren, where we will learn the history of sumo and we will have the opportunity to taste sake. Then we will visit the Asakusa district with the Senso-ji Temple, with stunning views, sounds and smells in the style of old, historic Tokyo, and Akihabara, a paradise for lovers of electronics, latest generation gadgets, as well as manga and anime lovers.

DAY 3 TOKYO → NIKKO → TOKYO

Transfer to Nikko. Visiting the amazing temple of Rinnoji and one of the most famous complexes of Toshogu temples together with the mausoleum of Shogun Tokugawa Leyasu, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

DAY 4 TOKYO

We will go to the Edo-Tokyo Museum, where you can admire exhibitions depicting the appearance of Tokyo from the 17th century, when it was called Edo. Then we will go to the Art Digital Museum on the artificial island of Odaiba.

DAY 5 TOKYO → KAMAKURA → TOKYO 

That day we will go to Kamakura. We will visit the Hasedera Temple, in which "Hase Kannon" is located. Then we will go to the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, which is the most important Kamakura temple founded by Minamoto Yoriyoshi in 1063, and enlarged and moved to its current location in 1180 by Minamoto Yoritomo. We will also go to the Zeniarai Benzaiten Temple, which, despite its small size, is the second most popular place among tourists coming to Kamakura. Then we will walk the commercial street of Komachi.

DAY 6 TOKYO → HIROSHIMA

That day we will go to the Sky Tree vantage point, admiring the panorama stretching from there. Then we will go to the Yasuda garden, which was originally located in the residence complex of Honjo Munesuke, the first ruler of the feudal Kasam (* Katana museum). Transfer to Hiroshima. The trip will take a fast Shinkansen rail, the most popular Japanese means of transport. Along the way, if the weather allows us, from the train windows we will be able to admire the national symbol of Japan - Mount Fuji. Passage to the Peace Park, where we will see the Atomic Bomb Dome, a symbol and reminder of the terrible events of August 1945.

DAY 7 HIROSHIMA → MIYAJIMA → OSAKA

In the morning we will go by ferry to the island of Miyajima, a holy island near Hiroshima. There you will also be able to taste traditional dishes, e.g. manju (a kind of sweet roll filled with beans), anago (saltwater eels) or kaki (fruit, also known as persimmon). Miyajima will delight us with its Itsukushima Shrine, known for Torii's monumental gates, which, depending on the time of day, are partly underwater. It belongs to the monuments from the UNESCO list. Then we will visit Daisho-in, the main center of the shingon sect of the Omuro School and the Thousand Mat Pavilion, which, according to legend, was built from only one camphor tree. Drive to Osaka.

DAY 8 OSAKA → KYOTO → OSAKA

(* Arashiyama - bamboo forest) On this day we will visit the Golden Pavilion Kinkaku-ji, the seat of one of the shoguns, Ashikagi Yoshimitsu. Picturesquely located above the water, the building is covered with gold flakes, which shines in the sun. We will also go to the Gion complex, a traditional district with many preserved buildings reminiscent of old times. We will visit, among others, the Kiyomizu-dera Temple, built without using a single nail. (* Temple of 10,000 gates of Fushimi Inari)

DAY  9 OSAKA

We will start the day with visiting Osaka Castle, then we will go to Kuromon Square. We will also visit Dōtonbori, which can be recognized by its characteristic icons, such as the gentleman advertising the company Glico or the large crab hanging above the restaurant "Kani Doraku". In this district it is worth trying such dishes as crabs, for the brave: fugu fish, suppon (turtle soup), or matsuzaka gyu (matsuzaka beef). Douguya street (* for those willing to visit a hedgehog café / or in a games room / or in pachiko for free)

DAY 10 OSAKA → NARA → TOKYO

(* Nara Machi with a visit to a traditional merchant's house) We will start the tour by passing through the Kofukuji temple complex, where you can admire the five-story pagoda, and the Todai-ji temple, a complex with a monumental, over 16-meter statue of the Great Buddha made of bronze. Transfer to Tokyo

DAY 11

Return to the country (most likely in the afternoon).

* Attractions marked with an asterisk will be realized if time and conditions are available. Each group has a different pace of sightseeing, and some of the attractions may not be available. We always try to show as much as possible while ensuring the comfort of the participants.

Due to the nature of our trips and the expectations of customers, when choosing hotels we are guided in particular by: cleanliness, location, food and, if possible, the age of the facility.