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Tokyo
Discover the best that this vibrant city has to offer guided by The
Oriental Caravan Tokyo Info-Pack which includes a good city map. We
can provide self-guided sightseeing itineraries suitable to the time
you have available or if you would prefer we can arrange for one of
our knowledgeable local guides to show you the city. To cater to
your interests the itinerary can be agreed with the guide on the
day.
Tokyo – Nikko – Tokyo
Combine a day or more in Tokyo with a day trip to Nikko a unique
complex of stunning temples nestled in sumptuous mountain scenery.
Tokyo – Yudanaka – Matsumoto – Kawaguchiko – Tokyo
Watch the antics of the famous snow monkeys in Yudanaka’s hot
springs, transport yourself back through time in Matsumoto Castle
with its 16th c. five tier donjon, the oldest keep in Japan and take
in the classic view of Mount Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi on this 4 day
self guided excursion from Tokyo.
Tokyo - Kyoto - Tokyo
Do not miss the opportunity to visit Kyoto, the old capital of Japan
for the ultimate classical Japanese experience. Enhance the
experience by travelling on the famous bullet train from Tokyo to
Kyoto. Be spoilt for choice in this city of temples, shrines,
museums and gardens. Anticipate with excitement the possible glimpse
of a geisha or maiko in the Gion district on the banks of the
Kamo-gawa River. Round off each day sampling the delicious cuisine
in one of Kyoto’s many superb restaurants.
Kyoto – Mt Koya – Kyoto
If you have an extra two days combine the above with an excursion to
Mt Koya. Be transported by train and cablecar to sacred Koyasan,
established in the 9thc. by Kobo Daishi founder of the Shingon
school of esoteric Buddhism. Stay in a shukubo, temple
lodgings where you will be treated to shojin ryori, exquisite
Buddhist vegetarian cuisine. Wander through the atmospheric forest
of ancient trees that leads to Kobo Daishi’s Mausoleum before
returning to Kyoto or Tokyo.
Kyoto – Amanohashidate – Kyoto
For an alternative two day excursion from Kyoto travel by train
through rice fields and mountain forests to the coastal town of
Amanohashidate to see one of Japans ‘three great views’, the ‘Bridge
to Heaven’. Take a gentle stroll across the bay on a time-honoured
path over a 3.5km sandbar lined with 7000 pine trees which separates
the Sea of Japan from Asoumi Lagoon. Ascend by cable car to the
recommended viewing point overlooking the bay. It is here that, just
as travellers before you have ritually done for centuries, you turn
your back to the bay, bend down and view the sandbar through your
legs. The sandbar appears to float in midair revealing the Bridge to
Heaven. On the second day take a sightseeing cruise in Ine Bay and
look back at the traditional fishing village where the houses are
suspended over the water.
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