Excursion tour "Tokyo: yesterday and today"

09:00 Meeting with a Russian-speaking guide in the hotel lobby. Type of transport: public (if the number of participants is more than 10 people - change to a registered one). Visit to one of the oldest landscape parks in the city of Koishikawa Korakuen. The park was built at the very beginning of the Edo medieval period by the Mito clan, which was related to the ruling Tokugawa dynasty. Traditional Japanese garden design recreates famous landscapes in miniature using ponds, rocks, trees and artificial hills. The garden is beautiful at any time of the year. From mid-February to March you can admire plum blossoms here, and by the end of March beautiful sakura blooms. Also, at the gates of the garden, early-blooming weeping cherries grow of extraordinary beauty. Next, you will have a photo stop at the famous Nijubashi Bridge - an architectural monument of the Meiji era near the park of the imperial palace. Transfer to the historical district of Asakusa. 13:00 Lunch at a local restaurant. Visit to the Senso-ji Buddhist Temple. Walk around the Asakusa area. Here you can buy traditional souvenirs and Japanese delicacies on the Nakamise-dori shopping street, and within walking distance on the river bank is Sumida Park, where about 400 sakura trees are planted. 15:00 Participation in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony - the master of the ceremony conducts a demonstration of tea preparation, then guests are given the opportunity to try to make real matcha tea on their own. 16:10 Boarding a boat from the pier in Asakusa, transfer to the shopping and entertainment district of Odaiba, located on an artificial island in Tokyo Bay. Photo stop at the Statue of Liberty and the 18-meter Gundam robot. *Time to issue passes for tourists from joint tours. ~18:30 Return to the hotel.

Free time in Tokyo. --- Upon request, for extra. fee: Tokyo Traditions Tour by public transport

08:00 meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby. Transfer to the Fuji-Hakone area (2-2.5 hours). Type of transport: public (if the number of participants is more than 10 people - change to a registered one). The Fuji-Hakone-Izu Nature Park includes Mount Fuji, the five lakes at its base, the rocky Izu Peninsula and the area of hydrogen sulfide thermal springs in the giant caldera of an extinct volcano - Hakone. In 1936, the park received the status of the best national park in Japan. 10:30 Visit to the outpost museum. In the 17th century, the Tokaido Walkway passed through the Hakone Gorge, linking the shogunal city of Edo, later Tokyo, with the imperial ancient city of Kyoto. On one section of the ancient road was the Seikisho outpost, which served as the main checkpoint on the Tokaido route. Today, the outpost museum is located here, which skillfully recreates the flavor of the Edo era. 12:00 Lunch at a local restaurant (Japanese cuisine). 13:00 Visit to the natural mineral spring onsen (1.5 hours). Hot baths inside the ryokan and outdoors will allow you to experience the delights of traditional Japanese relaxation. *Attention, people with tattoos are not allowed to visit the onsen **If you wish, instead of visiting the onsen, you can take a ride on the cable car (pay on the spot yourself) 15:10 Walk along Lake Ashi on a stylized pirate ship, from which you can enjoy the picturesque landscape. ***Due to weather conditions, Mount Fuji may not be visible. Transfer to the station Odawara. On the way, an external inspection of Odawara Castle (if there are no traffic jams) 18:07 Seeing off to the train at the station for participants from joint tours. Return to the hotel in Tokyo.

Free day in Tokyo. --- Upon request, for extra. fee: excursion to Nikko by public transport

Free day in Tokyo. --- Upon request, for extra. fee: excursion “Little Edo - Kawagoe Town” by public transport

Free day in Tokyo. --- Upon request, for extra. fee: excursion to Kamakura and Yokohama by public transport

Check out from the hotel before 10:00. Meeting with the driver in the hotel lobby. Group transfer to the airport. !Attention: • booking a group transfer is guaranteed 15 days before arrival; in case of a later booking, it can be replaced with an individual transfer with an additional charge of $100/person one way; • booking a group transfer is possible for flights departing and arriving from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: 30 pm, for other flights a private transfer surcharge of $100/person per way is required • if flight details are changed after booking confirmation, a rebooking surcharge of $45/person will be charged • if flight details are changed within less than 15 days before arrival, in addition to the re-booking fee ($45/person), a private transfer fee of $100/person may be required • when changing flights, please note that there are two airports in Tokyo - Haneda and Narita, located 60- 90 minutes drive from each other. If it is necessary to move between airports, payment for the move will be made at the expense of tourists