Highlights
- Visit Togakushi - Origin of the Traditional Kagura Dance
- Matsumoto Castle - 1 of Japan’s 12 orginal castles
- Soba making experience
- Wasabizuke-making experience
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Accomodation
- Stay at local 4 star hotel
- Onsen ryokan
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Itinerary
Day 1/2 - Singapore ✈️ Tokyo 🚎 Nagano (L/D)
- Upon arrival at Tokyo, transfer to Nagano
- Zenkoji Temple – was founded in the 7th century and stores the first Buddhist statue ever to be brought into Japan when Buddhism was first introduced in the 6th century
Day 3 - Nagano 🚎 Jigokudani 🚎 Nagano (B/L/D)
- Jigokudani Monkey Park – offers visitors the unique experience of seeing wild monkeys bathing in a natural hot spring. The park is inhabited by Japanese Macaques, which are also known as Snow Monkeys
- Zenkoji Omotesando & Gondo Shopping Street – shop local delicacies or souvenirs
Day 4 - Nagano 🚎 Togakushi 🚎 Nagano (B/L/D)
- Tonkururin Soba Museum – Learn about the history of Soba & experience soba-making
- Visit two or three of the five Togakushi Shrines – Okusya Shrine, Chusya Shrine, or the Hinomikosha Shrine
Day 5 - Nagano🚎 Matsumoto (B/L/D)
- Daio Wasabi Farm – the largest Wasabi farm in Japan
- Experience making Wasabizuke – a dish made of wasabi leaves, wasabi stems and sake lees
- Matsumoto Castle – 1 of Japan’s 12 original castles and is said to be the oldest surviving castle tower in Japan
- Matsumoto Timepiece Museum – Home to Japan’s largest pendulum clock and over 300 other timepieces
Day 6 - Matsumoto 🚅 Nikko (B/D)
- Shinkansen (Japan bullet train) from Matsumoto to Nikko. Lunch will be eki-ben(to) at self-expense!
Day 7 - Nikko (B/L/D)
- Chuzenji Lake – Japan’s highest elevation natural lake, located just west of Nikko
- Kegon Waterfalls – Almost 100 meter tall, Kegon Waterfall is the most famous of Nikko’s waterfalls
- Nikko Toshogu Shrine – a UNESCO World Heritage site, enshrines the most famous samurai leader Tokugawa Ieyasu
Day 8 - Nikko 🚎 Tokyo (B)
- After breakfast, transfer to Tokyo
- Free and easy upon arrival in Tokyo
Day 9 - Tokyo ✈️ Singapore (B)
- After breakfast, departure to Singapore
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