This is a tour to enjoy September, the beginning of autumn. During this season you can enjoy Hokkaido flowers, Aizu Festival, rice field art, and Kinchakuda Manjushage Festival. And for those that like samurai, and if your ancestors are from Fukushima You must see the Aizu Festival. Feel the Aizu soul, who lives in righteousness without seeking profit. Meals are Hokkaido specialties, Genghis Khan and other local cuisines. This tour is recommended for those looking for a unique trip in Japan.

Date	Place and Hotel ♨=onsen	Activity	B	L	D
Sept. 17 (Tue.)		Depart Honolulu to Shin-Chitose.
18 (Wed.)	CHITOSE AIR TERMINAL HOTEL	After arriving at Shin-Chitose airport, we go to hotel that's within the airport so you can rest early.
19 (Thu.)	BIEI PARK HILLS HOTEL♨	From the hotel we go to Tomita Farm in Furano city. The Farm is one of Hokkaido’s largest tourist attraction site that brings in over 1 million people annually from all over Japan and the world, where you can see the many flowers in bloom. Then we visit Shikisai-no-Oka, a panoramic flower garden and you can ride a tractor bus to get around the flower garden easily. After lunch we go to see Aoi-Ike (Blue Pond), originally built as a man-made pond and the Blue Pond has become Biei's most popular tourist attraction because of its magical color. Next go to Shirahige Waterfalls. An underground river from Mt. Tokachi tumbles down, creating a magnificent waterfall. The Biei River below is also known as the Blue River for its shining, cobalt blue hue. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
20 (Fri.)	SAPPORO MYSTAYS HOTEL♨	After leaving the hotel we drive Patchwork Road across the vast fields with numbers of beautiful view spots of farmland, hills and flower fields. Then we go to Asahikawa Ramen Village, there are about 8 ramen shops representing Asahikawa. Please choose your favorite ramen for lunch. Then we go to Asahiyama Zoo, it has been specially designed to keep the animal habitats as natural as possible while enabling visitors to view the animals from a number of different vantage points without disturbing their natural behaviors. You can see the penguins, the polar bears, arctic fox, red-crowned crane and many more. Next, go to the hotel in Sapporo. Dinner is at Sapporo Beer Garden Restaurant, the Genghis Khan where you grill lamb meat & vegetables on a metal skillet, a specialty of Hokkaido. Then return to the hotel.	×	×	×
21 (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.	From the hotel go to Otaru. Look around at the glasswork shops and music box museum. After that we can enjoy the rickshaw ride around the beautiful & historical port town sceneries. Then we visit the Sankaku Market. Enjoy shopping and lunch (own pay). After lunch we go to the Upopoi National Ainu Museum and Park. Japan’s northernmost national museum and the first one dedicated to the history and culture of the indigenous Ainu people. Then we go to Tomakomai port to ride ferry to Sendai Port. Departure at Tomakomai port 7:00 pm, enjoy an overnight cruise.	×		×
22 (Sun.)	AIZU WAKAMATSU ROUTE INN	Arrive at Sendai Port 10:00 am. Then we go to see the Aizu Festival. It is one of the largest fall events in the Tohoku. Various events are held over the three-day period. The main feature of the festival is the Aizu Samurai parade. Each year some 500 people parade through downtown Aizu-Wakamatsu in an event that magnificently recreates the world of samurai. After watch the Samurai parade we go to hotel. When it gets a little dark, we go to see the Aizu Bandaisan Odori. Aizu Bandaisan Odori is an event involving a Bon Festival dance local to the Aizu region and dancing to the Aizu Bandai-san folk song.	×	×	×
23 (Mon.)	AIZU WAKAMATSU ROUTE INN	From the hotel we go to see the Nisshinkan Children’s Parade, involves children walking in procession while wearing warrior costumes such as those of the Byakko-tai and the magnificent finale of the festival with a powerful performance by a drum and fife band. After lunch we visit the Tatami Village to see the tatami factory and experience making tatami coasters.	×	×	×
24 (Tue.)	UTSUNOMIYA CANDEO HOTEL	From the hotel we visit Ouchi-Juku, it was a flourishing post-town in the 17th century. The town’s traditional buildings are now officially protected and we can travel back in time to the Edo period as you walk along the row of thatched-roof homesteads. Then we go to Tono Hetsuri Bridge. Hetsuri is an old Aizu dialect meaning “cliff overlooking a river”. It is said that a long time ago, this place was once the sea. After long years of erosion and weathering, this cliff acquired a unique atmosphere, consisting of different kinds of shapes and sizes. After lunch we go to the Nasu Flower World. 250,000 celosia flowers are blooming. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
25 (Wed.)	GYODA HANA HOTEL♨	From hotel go to Oya town, which is famous for stone. Visit The Oya history museum. It is a museum built inside a massive former stone quarry in northwestern Utsunomiya. Then go to Bamboo Grove Wakayama Farm. Unlike Bamboo Grove of Arashiyama in Kyoto, you can enter the middle of the bamboo grove. You’ll be transported to another world. After lunch we go to see Rice Field Art in Gyoda city. It was certified as the “World’s Largest Rice Field Art” by the Guinness World Records in 2015. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
26 (Thu.)	GYODA HANA HOTEL♨	From the hotel we go to Kinchakuda Manjushage Festival, where you can see 5 million Red Spider Lily. The carpet of red spider lily flowers is one of the most famous autumn scenes in all of Japan. Lunch is the famous Waraji Katsudon.Waraji-katsu-don" is a bowl of rice topped with a huge piece of pork cutlet that looks like a waraji, and is so large that it overflows the bowl. It is a local delicacy in this area that is sure to please any pork cutlet lover. After lunch enjoy grape picking. Next go to Nagatoro for a river boat ride. Ride a boat handled by a skilled boatman and view the gorgeous valley that is a natural monument while cruising down powerful rapids and gentle currents. Then we go back the same hotel.	×	×	×
27 (Fri.)		From hotel go to see The Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge Channel which is called the underground temple. The average annual precipitation in Japan is about twice that of the world’s average, making it extremely important to prevent flooding especially in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area where the population is concentrated. The Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge Channel is one of the world’s largest and visually striking flood-prevention facilities. Next go to Narita Aeon Mall for shopping & eating. Then we go to Narita airport for your departure to Honolulu.	×	×

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