Date	Place and Hotel ♨=onsen	Activity	B	L	D
Feb. 14 (Sat.)		Depart Honolulu to Shin-Chitose airport in Hokkaido.
15 (Sun.)	CHITOSE AIR TERMINAL HOTEL	After arriving at Shin-Chitose airport, then we go to the hotel in the airport terminal.
16 (Mon.)	BIEI HOTEL PARK HILLS♨	From the hotel we head to Biei village, which is said to be the most beautiful village in Japan. Lunch is at the Furano winery restaurant, enjoy Furano Wagyu sirloin steak. After lunch We visit Shikisai-no-Oka, experience riding the snow mobile or snow rafting. Then we go to the hotel at Shirogane onsen. At night we go to see Blue Pond light-up and Shirohige Falls light-up. The light-up of the Blue Pond are arranged in various patterns, and a story unfolds in about 10 minutes.	×	×	×
17 (Tue.)	SOUNKYO SOUNKAKU♨	From the hotel we go to Asahiyama Zoo, only during this season we can watch the penguin walk (marching). Lunch is at Asahikawa Ramen Village, during this season the ramen you eat has exceptional taste. After lunch we visit the Otokoyama sake brewery museum, is introduces sake brewing culture as japanese traditional industry and history of Otokoyama from 350 years. Then we go to the hotel. After dinner we go to Sounkyo Ice Fall Festival. The festival has been running for over 40 years now, and it celebrates the beauty of the harsh, cold winters that this part of Hokkaido is known for. There are numerous illuminated ice sculptures to appreciate, an ice climbing experience, an icefall shrine, and even projection mapping on the ice.	×	×	×
18 (Wed.)	ABASHIRI ABASHIRIKOSO♨	After leaving the hotel we go to see Ryusei waterfall and Ginga waterfall frozen in the cold. After lunch we ride the Icebreaker boat. Enjoy a drift ice cruise, we can see the chunks of drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk. Then we go to the hotel	×	×	×
19 (Thu.)	ISHIGAKI ART HOTEL	In the morning, Memanbetsu airport to Haneda airport (Dep.9:35 Arr.11:35). After having lunch at Haneda Airport, we head to Ishigaki Airport (Dep.14:35 Arr.18:10). After arriving at Ishigaki Airport, we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
20 (Fri.)	ISHIGAKI ART HOTEL	In the morning, we explore Ishigaki Island. We go to Kabira Bay and take a glass-bottom boat tour where you can see corals & small fishes. *The corals are almost completely bleached due to global warming. Next visit Yaimamura, a theme park with old Ishigaki houses brought over from different areas of the island. You can see cute squirrel monkey. After lunch we go to Taketomi island from Ishigaki Island by boat, take a tour of their small village with traditional houses and atmosphere. Then we visit Kaiji beach (Star Sand Beach), is famous for its star-shaped grains of sand. The “sand” is actually made up of the pointy husks of tiny shelled organisms called foraminifera. Then we go back Ishigaki island. Then we go back to the hotel. For dinner a Yaeyama dance and music dinner show with Ishigaki's local food cuisine.	×	×	×
21 (Sat.)	ISHIGAKI ART HOTEL	From Ishigaki island we fly to Yonaguni island by airplane. Yonaguni is population about 1600 and the westernmost inhabited island of Japan, closer to Taiwan (70 mile away) than to Okinawa’s main island (about 318mile away). The small island can be circumnavigated easily by car. We ride the undersea boat (depending on the weather) and view the underwater ruins. The mysterious 328-feet-long stretch of topography appears to be a series of steps and stone pillars, but debate still rages as to whether these are a man-made relic of a lost civilization or a natural occurrence. Lunch is Yaeyama soba. After lunch we go to Cape Irizaki, the westernmost point of Japan. Then we go to see the symbol of Yonaguni Island, Tachigami iwa. Next visit Teindabana, which is well known as observation decks in precipitous cliffs. From Yonaguni Island return to Ishigaki island by airplane. After that we go back to the hotel.	×	×	×
22 (Sun.)	ISHIGAKI ART HOTEL	After leaving the hotel we go to Iriomote island by boat. We will enjoy Nakama river boat cruise. we can see many mangroves and jungle-like areas. Next ride the Gyu-sha (carts pulled by water buffalo) thru shallow waters over to Yubu island, a tiny island with botanical gardens. Then we go back Ishigaki island to return the same hotel.	×	×	×
23 (Mon.)		After check out of the hotel, we fly to Haneda airport from Ishigaki Island. After arriving at Haneda airport go to the international flight section. Then fly out your departure flight to Honolulu.	×

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DUE TO THE WEATHER SITUATION THE TOUR COURSE MAY CHANGE
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