Sunrise Tours offers inexpensive, single-day tours to visitors. During 2010, tours cost $165 for adults and $130 for children aged between the ages of six and 12. No fees apply to children younger than six. The Nikko and Ninja Tour visits the Nikko Toshogu Shrine and Edo Wonderland, where actors perform in Ninja battles and acrobats perform live shows. The Nikko and Kegon Waterfall tour visits the shrine, but then takes in the spectacular Kegon Waterfall and Lake Chuzenji. Tours include lunch and occur most days of the year. Pick-up takes place at 9:00 a.m. from the Hamamatsucho bus terminal in Tokyo; trips conclude no later than 8:00 p.m.
JTB Global Marketing and Travel, Inc.
2-3-11 Higashishinagawa, Shinagawa-Ku
Tokyo, 140-8604
Japan
81-3-5796-5454
jtb-sunrisetours.jp
Asia Connect offer an all-inclusive Japanese tour package, including flights from Los Angeles or New York, accommodations, and daily tours. As of 2010, prices began at $2,250 with a land only option available for $1,650. This deal offers great value considering low season flights during 2010, start at $1,200 per person and similar tours, excluding flights start at $2,100.
The tours begin in Tokyo, where stops include the Imperial Palace, Tokyo Tower Observatory and the Asakusa Kannon Temple. On day three, the tour departs Tokyo and visits Mount Fuji and Mount Komagatake. A bullet train transports guests to Kyoto, where guides provide a tour of the Todaiji Temple. The following day guests view the 1,001 Buddhist statues in Sanjusangendo Hall and other local sites, then fly back to the U.S. on the seventh day.
Asia Connect
10 Morning Watch Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
800-803-3656
asiaconnecttours.com
Gap Adventures tailors tours to the needs of people seeking longer vacations. The Japan Express Tour lasts nine days; as of 2010, prices start at $1,735. The land only package includes rail passes for travel between Tokyo and Osaka, taxi fares, bus tickets, attraction admittance fees, and accommodations for eight nights. The tours include a night spent in a traditional temple on Mount Koya, and sightseeing in Kyoto, Hiroshima and Tokyo. Guides expose guests to traditional cuisine and culture both in the major cities and in less well-known areas. The tours cover the distance between Tokyo and Osaka; they run in both directions.
Gap Adventures
New York Concept Store
364 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10011
888-800-4100
gapadventures.com
