Date	Place and Hotel ♨=onsen	Activity	B	L	D
Jan. 29 (Sun)
30 (Mon)	KANSAI AIRPORT HOTEL NIKKO	After arriving at Kansai airport, we go to hotel that's connected to the airport terminal. There is a convenience store and some eating place nearby.
31 (Tue)	MIE HOTEL NAGASHIMA♨	From the hotel go to Uji city which is famous for green tea. We visit the Byodo-in Temple (10-yen coin temple), a UNESCO World Heritage site and is one of Japan’s most recognizable temples. Next visit Uji Shrine, which is famous for the legend of Mikaeri Rabbit (a messenger from God that guides people to the right paths). We will give you a cute Rabbit fortune slip. The zodiac in 2023 is a rabbit. After lunch we visit Seki-Juku, it was the No.47 post town of Tokaido. Of the 53 stations along the old Tokaido, the best preserved is Seki-Juku. Next go to Strawberry Farm Okada for strawberry picking, 30 minutes all you can eat. Then we go to the hotel. After sunset we visit Nabana no Sato Winter Illumination. Enjoy the Spectacular Light Displays in Japan.	×	×	×
Feb. 1 (Wed)	TAKAYAMA GREEN HOTEL♨	From the hotel we visit Shirakawa-go, famous for their traditional Gassho-Zukuri houses, it is a Unesco world heritage site and only during winter season you can see the snow-covered Shirakawa-go. Lunch is Hida beef sukiyaki, a sukiyaki pot is set per person. After lunch we visit the beautifully preserved old town of Takayama called Little Kyoto. Then we go to hotel.	×	×	×
2 (Thu)	NAGANO ROYAL HOTEL♨	From the hotel go to Miyagawa Morning Market, this market has been continuing about 200 years selling fresh vegetables, dry mushroom, chili, folk art crafts, etc. Then we will cross the Hida Mountains (Northern Alps Japan) and head for Nagano Prefecture. Enjoy the snowy scenery of the mountains from the car window. After lunch we visit the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park. We can see monkeys bathing in a natural hot spring while snow is piled up. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
3 (Fri)	YAMAGATA ROYNET HOTEL	From Nagano station we ride shinkansen and go to Yamagata station. Lunch is the best-selling Ekiben Shumai bento in Japan. After arrive at Yamagata station we visit Chokaigassan Ryoshogu Shrine to enjoy Setsubun Festival. Each year on February 3rd, the celebration known as Setsubun takes place across Japan. We watch Mamemaki, it is a traditional ceremony. In this ceremony, soybeans are thrown with the chant "Oni wa soto. Fuku wa uchi" ("Devils out, happiness in"). Then we go to the hotel.	×	×
4 (Sat)	SHIP M.S. KISO Deluxe western cabin Cabin with two beds with a bathroom and a toilet with a bidet function. Offers a relaxing private space with ocean view.	After leaving the hotel we ride the Zao Ropeway to see snow covered trees called “Juhyo” (Snow Monsters). After lunch we visit Ginzan onsen town, Ginzan Onsen is one of the most historical and picturesque Onsen towns in Japan. The town offers an amazing preserved nostalgic townscape from 19th century and has been featured on numbers of medias in the past. It was chosen as “Japan’s most charming winter village” by CNN. Then we go to Sendai port to ride ferry to Tomakomai Port in Hokkaido. Departure at Sendai port 7:40 pm, enjoy an overnight cruise.	×	×	×
5 (Sun)	BIEI YUMOTO SHIROGANE♨	Arrive at Tomakomai Port 11:00 am. We go to a kamameshi restaurant. Lunch is Kamameshi made with Hokkaido ingredients. After lunch we go to Biei village, which is said to be the most beautiful village in Japan. We visit Shikisai-no-Oka, experience riding the snow mobile or snow rafting. Next go to see the illuminated Blue Pond light-up, and Shirohige Falls. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
6 (Mon)	MOMBETSU PRINCE HOTEL♨	From the hotel we go to see two waterfalls, Ryusei waterfall and Ginga waterfall frozen in the cold. Next visit Hyobaku Festival, about 30 ice sculptures of various sizes, and the highlights include a 13-meter observation deck, a slide, and the ice fall shrine. It takes about three months to create the ice sculptures using the nature of the deep canyons at the foot of the Daisetsu Mountains. After lunch we go to hotel in Mombetsu city and enjoy a variety of crab cuisine for dinner.	×	×	×
7 (Tue)	SAPPORO HOTEL MYSTAYS ♨	After leaving the hotel we ride the Icebreaker boat. Enjoy a drift ice cruise, we can see the chunks of drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk. After lunch we go to Sapporo city, visit the Sapporo Snow Festival. It is one of Japan's most popular winter events. Then we go to the hotel. If you would like to see the illuminations of the snow festival after sunset, we will take you.	×	×	×
8 (Wed)		After checking out of the hotel we go to Costco and Aeon Mall. Enjoy shopping before going to airport.	×

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