Tokyo

Entire day free to explore Tokyo. Some suggested optional tours here are:-

Mt Fuji & Hakone 1-Day Tour from Tokyo
Nikko World Heritage 1-Day Tour
Kamakura, Yokohama 1-Day Tour

Tokyo – Takayama

Travel by Shinkansen bullet train to Nagoya and change trains to the JR Limited Express for Takayama using your Japan Rail Pass.
Points of interest here include Takayama Jinya (National Historic Relic, The Takayama Local Agency of the Tokugawa government), San-machi Traditional Building Preservation Area, Hida Folklore Village, Hida Takayama Matsuri-no-mori (Art & Festa Forest). Accommodation in Takayama for 1 night.

Takayama – Kamikochi

Leave your large luggage at your Takayama accommodation (holding fees may apply).Go to the Nohi Bus Terminal located next to Takayama Station and purchase a ticket to Kamikochi. Take the Nohi Bus from Takayama station to Hirayu Onsen (60mins) then a bus from Hirayu Onsen to Kamikochi Bus Terminal (25mins). Once arriving at Kamikochi go to the ‘Kamikochi Sight Seeing Centre’ where you can pre purchase your ticket back to Takayama. Kamikochi Onsen Hotel is approx a 20minute walk from the Bus Terminal.
Accommodation in Kamikochi for 2 nights.

Kamikochi

Entire day free to explore Kamikochi.

Kamikochi – Takayama

This morning make your way back to Takayama where you have the entire day free. Points of interest here include World Heritage listed Shirakawa-go, famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more than 250 years old. Accommodation in Takayama for 1 night.

Takayama – Osaka

Travel by JR Limited Express to Nagoya and change to the Shinkansen bullet train to Shin-Osaka using your Japan Rail Pass. Entire day free to explore Osaka. Accommodation in Osaka for 1 night.

Osaka – Mt Koya

Join Koyasan 2-Day tour with local guide. Take local train and cable car to Koyasan. Enjoy a Japanese style-vegetarian lunch. After lunch visit Okuno-in Temple, lined with hundreds of thousands of small stone pagodas, Danjogaran Complex, a sacred place representing the concept of Shingon Mikkyo Buddism established by Kobo Daishi. Over night at Fukuchi-in Temple Shukubo (lodging). Japanese-style vegetarian meal for dinner and enjoy the onsen hot springs.

Mt Koya – Osaka

Before breakfast, you will have the option to participate in the Buddhist morning chants early morning. Free day to explore Koya Yamauchi. Make your way back to Osaka.

Package Inclusions:	7 nights accommodation 1 lunch, 3 dinners, 3 breakfasts 7 day Japan Rail Pass, Ordinary class. Covers all JR network trains plus Shinkansen bullet trains (except Nozomi & Mizuho trains). *Guide service is included on day 7
Accommodation:	Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Takayama Ouan Kamikochi Onsen Hotel Osaka Grand Hotel Mt Koya Fukuchi-in Temple Lodging
Remarks:	This is an independent suggested itinerary package. This independent package is flexible and JTB can add on or change the itinerary around to suite your specific requirements. For more accommodation options, please contact us directly. All prices are subject to change until paid in full and accommodation is subject to availability at time of booking. Bus tickets to Kamikochi from Takayama return are not included. Purchase locally. Comfortable walking clothes and shoes are recommended for hiking around these areas. Recommended to travel lightly. Seasonal surcharges and conditions may apply. The Japan Rail Pass will cover any JR network train & bullet trains (except Nozomi & Mizuho). This package is a land only package. JTB can also provide prices for special airfares with any airline. Please contact us directly for more details.

Mountain Heights Sacred Sites

Mountain Heights & Sacred Sites 8 Days

Independent Hiking Package