Almost Day 1

WOW!

Only 19 hours until we leave, the excitement is really starting to kick in. We have a furious day of errands including dumping our animals on other people's doorsteps. We managed to cajole Devon into picking us up at an ungodly hour to take us to the airport, so I thought I'd say thanks here before hand. I also thought I would update our Itinerary with the name of our Osaka Hotel.

Talk to you soon... from Japan!

Updated Itinerary

• July 4 - Arrive in Tokyo at 2.10PM Check into the Hotel Sunroute Asakusa


• July 5 - Tour Starts "Arrival Day" meet the tour leader and other tour group members


• July 6 - Morning Orientation tour of Tokyo and rail pass validation with a free afternoon


• July 7 - Tokyo - Takayama first Bullet train ride.


• July 8 - Full day in Takayama to explore with optional bike ride!


• July 9 - Early travel to Kyoto (2 hours or so) and a tour of the city


• July 10 - A full free day in Kyoto


• July 11 - Travel to Castle Himeji and then onto Nagasaki


• July 12 - A full free day in Nagasaki


• July 13 - Travel to the Kyushu hot springs with available Japanese mountain climbing!


• JUly 14 - Still in Kyushu


• July 15 - Travel to Hiroshima and then on to a beautiful Japanese island Miyajima


• July 16 - Travel from Miyajima to Fuji city at the base of Mt. Fuji! Ready for an ascent


• July 17 - Start the climb of Mt. Fuji, we spend the night on the mountain


• July 18 - SUNRISE ON THE TOP OF MT. FUJI! Then back to the Tokyo


• July 19 - Tour ends


• July 20 - Our first free day! TO THE ZOO!


• July 21 - The zoo is closed so if we need a second day it will have to be later - Travel to Osaka (3 hours) stay in Chisun Shinosaka Hotel (Only website I could find)


• July 22 - Free Day involving a trip to Kobe and sights in and around Osaka


• July 23- Another Free Day - Goto Nara (1 hour) see Todaiji Temple walk through Nara Park, go see Horyuji Temple oldest wooden building in the world


• July 24 - A 4th free day! - Travel to Tokyo (3 hours) finish up zoo if need be, check in to The Park Hotel in Tokyo for one night of Luxury.


• July 25 - Leave for Home :(