2008 Okinawa & Kyushu Tour

OKINAWA & KYUSHU TOUR

March 27th - April 8th, 2008

(13 Days and 11 Nights)

March 27th, 2008 Thur.

DEPARTURE DAY Honolulu - Narita

7:20AM

Meet at the All Nippon Airlines counter.

10:20PM

Depart for Narita International Airport via ANA # 1051.

Lunch and Snack served on the flight.

March 28th, 2008 Fri.

ARRIVAL DAY Narita - Fukuoka

2:20PM

Arrive at Narita International Airport and proceed through immigration procedures. Then go to the 1^st floor to claim your baggage and go through Customs inspections.

Exit baggage claim area and proceed to ANA domestic departure counters. Wait for your Tour Guide to pick up and distribute boarding passes. Then check in baggage for the flight to Fukuoka.

6:00PM

Depart Narita Airport for Fukuoka via ANA # 2143.

8:10PM

Arrive at Fukuoka Airport. Transportation to Hakata Miyako Hotel will be provided.

No meals provided on this day. Please plan accordingly.

March 29th, 2008 Sat.

FUKUOKA / KARATSU / IMARI / HIRADO

7:00AM

Breakfast at the hotel.

8:30AM

Set off for sightseeing by private motor coach.

10:00AM

Drive by Mt. Kagamiyama and Niji-no Matsubara.

11:00AM

Visit Karatsu City (Hikiyama Tenjijo, Karatsu Castle)

Buffet style lunch at Karatsu Sea Side Hotel

Proceed to Imari where we will visit Imari City and enjoy an easy pottery activity.

Proceed to Hirado City.

Arrive and check-in to Hirado Senri-ga-hama Onsen Hotel Ranpu.

Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner will be provided.

March 30th, 2008 Sun.

HIRADO / SASEBO / ARITA / KUJUKUSHIMA / NAGASAKI

7:00AM

Breakfast at the hotel.

8:30AM

Set off for sightseeing by private motor coach.

10:30AM

Visit Sasebo City.

Enjoy a cruise around Kujukushima.

Buffet style lunch at Kujukushima Kanko Hotel.

Proceed to Nagasaki.

Visit Nagasaki City (Peace Memorial Park, Glover Garden)

Arrive and check-in at ANA Hotel Nagasaki Glover Hill.

Breakfast and Lunch will be provided. Dinner will be on your on.

March 31st, 2008 Mon.

NAGASAKI / UNZEN / KUMAMOTO

7:00AM

Breakfast at the hotel.

8:30AM

Set off for sightseeing by private motor coach.

Visit Shimbara City (Shimbara Castle, Unzen-Fugen-dake)

Japanese set menu lunch at Kyushu Hotel

Ride a ferry boat from Shimbara to Kumamoto

Visit Kumamoto City (Suizenji Park, Kumamoto Castle)

Arrive and check-in at ANA Hotel Kumamoto New Sky.

Breakfast and Lunch will be provided. Dinner will be on your on.

April 1st, 2008 Tue.

KUMAMOTO / SAKURAJIMA / KAGOSHIMA

7:00AM

Breakfast at the hotel.

8:30AM

Set off for sightseeing by private motor coach.

10:00AM

Visit Hitoyoshi (Japanese Miso or Japanese Shochu Kura factory)

Drive by Karakunidake at Ebino

12:30PM

Western set menu lunch at Kirishima Kanko Hotel.

Visit Kirishima Jingu.

4:00PM

Visit Sakurajima (Observatory and drive-in)

5:20PM

Ride a ferry to Kagoshima.

Arrive and check-in at Castle Park Hotel.

Breakfast and Lunch will be provided. Dinner will be on your on.

April 2nd, 2008 Wed.

DEPARTURE DAY Kagoshima - Okinawa

7:00AM

Breakfast at the hotel.

8:30AM

Board the bus for sightseeing on route to Kagoshima Airport.

Visit Senganen.

Visit Barrel Valley Praha & GEN.

Proceed to the airport.

11:00AM

Arrive at Kagoshima Airport.

12:00PM

Depart Kagoshima from Naha, Okinawa via ANA # 477.

1:20PM

Arrive at Naha Airport. Transfer to August Inn Hotel by bus will be provided.

3:45PM

Depart hotel for walk to Tenbusu Craft Center for hands-on glass blowing or bingata cloth dyeing. Bring home your own glass item or dyed bingata cloth as a souvenir. *Craft Center cost is not included.

7:00PM

Free time.

Breakfast will be provided. Lunch and Dinner will be on your on.

April 3rd, 2008 Thur.

HISTORIC SITES / SHURI CASTLE

8:15AM

Leave for City Tour which includes three of nine World Heritage sites* and more. The World Heritage sites are recognized by UNESCO United Nations. "World heritage sites are treasures from the peoples of long ago passed down to us living today…Places that everyone, not only the people of Okinawa, feel are "great and important"." (Naha City Board of Education)

*Shuri Castle: Home of the Ryukyu King and the political, economic and cultural center of the Ryukyu Islands until 1879, when Okinawa became a prefecture of Japan.

*Sonohyan Utaki: A sacred grove (shrine) of the Royal Court

*Tamaudun: Royal Mausoleum

Bingata Shop- Bingata fabric was popular among the former elites of Shuri and Naha.

New Prefecture Museum

1:30PM

Return to the Hotel. Free time. Please plan for your own lunch and dinner.

Breakfast is included. Lunch and Dinner are on your own.

April 4th, 2008 Fri.

NORTHERN TOUR DAY 1

***PLEASE PACK AN OVERNIGHT BAG FOR YOUR NORTHERN TOUR. WE WILL

BE STAYING ONE NIGHT IN MOTOBU***

7:00AM

Breakfast at the Hotel.

8:00AM

Bring your overnight bag and meet in the lobby for check-out.

8:25AM

Depart and drive along the West coast of Okinawa by Urasoe, Ginowan, Chatan, Kadena and Yomitan to Takoyama Park (Ryukyu Mura).

10:00AM-10:30AM

Arrive at Takoyama Park.

Takoyama Park (Ryukyu Village) – This park depicts life in pre-war Okinawa. The village houses are over one hundred years old. Ancient festivals are recreated here.

11:30AM – 12:00PM

Lunch at Takoyama Park (Ryuku Mura) Restaurant.

12:00PM - 12:30PM

Ryukyu Dance Performance at the Pavilion stage area.

12:40PM

Depart for Manzamo. From this spectacular spot you can see the Ie, Minna, and Sesoko Islands.

2:00PM

Visit Orion Beer Factory in Nago. Sample Orion beer, soft drinks, and otsumami.

3:00PM

Visit Mori Glass Workshop and watch artist as they work. Afterwards you can browse the shopping room with over 200 types of colorful Ryukyu glassware.

5:30PM

Arrive at Mahaina Wellness resort in Motobu.

6:30PM

Buffet Dinner and accommodations at the resort.

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner are provided.

April 5th, 2008 Sat.

NORTHERN TOUR DAY 2

7:00AM

Breakfast at the Hotel.

8:00AM

Checkout time. Please bring your luggage to the lobby of the hotel.

8:20AM

Depart the hotel for continuation of the Northern Tour.

8:30AM

Ocean EXPO Park (Okinawa Commemorative National Park: Originally built for the 1975 Ocean EXPO, this is the largest theme park in Okinawa. Here we will visit the Cultural Museum, Churaumi Aquarium & the Tropical Dream Center.

1 Oceanic Cultural Museum: Nearly 1,000 items are displayed to introduce the

oceanic cultures of Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia, S.E. Asia, and Japan.

9:30AM

2 Churaumi (Beautiful Sea) Aquarium: The world’s first aquarium designed to

raise multiple whale sharks and mantas. Also, some of the world’s largest acrylic

panels are used in the aquarium tank.

11:00AM-11:25AM

Dolphin Show.

11:30AM-12:40PM

Buffet Lunch at the Park.

12:50PM-2:00PM

3 Tropical Dream Center – More than 2,000 kinds of orchids and various tropical

and subtropical flowers and fruit trees decorate this uniquely built botanical

paradise. An observation deck is also located here. Relax in an easygoing

atmosphere and dreamy ambiance surrounded by the fragrance of orchids.

2:30PM-3:30PM

*Nakijin Castle & Musuem: A World Heritage Site. The second largest castle in Okinawa. It was the castle of the northern Hokuzan Kingdom. The Lord of Hokuzan controlled Northern Okinawa until he was defeated by the Lord of Chuzan (Shuri) in 1416.

4:00PM-5:00PM

Nago Pineapple Visitor Park and Tourist Shop: Discover the process of pineapple cultivation, explore the shop’s winery and be amazed by the many different products made from pineapples.

6:00PM

Arrive back at August Inn Hotel in Naha.

7:00PM

Dinner is on your own.

Breakfast and Lunch will be provided. Dinner will be on your own.

April 6th, 2008 Sun.

SOUTHERN TOUR

7:00AM

Breakfast at the Hotel.

8:20AM

Gyokusendo Cultural Park where you will see one of the largest underground stalactite caves in the Far East. Within the park is a snake museum, an Okinawan garden, Sanshin making, glass making, souvenir shops, restaurants, eisa (Okinawan taiko) and more.

11:30AM

Lunch at the Gyokusendo Restaurant. You can also visit the Snake Museum near the exit of the Park if you can be back on the bus by 12:30PM.

1:00PM

Okinawa Peace Memorial Park: The site of the largest war memorial in Okinawa. We will visit the following sites located in this park:

4 Mabuni Hill: We will take the mini-bus (cost: 100 yen each way) to the top of

Mabuni Hill. This is where General Ushijima and his aide committed suicide.

5 Cornerstone of Peace (Heiwa no Ishiji): Here you can view the names of over

230,000 casualties of war, individually inscribed in the granite walls.

6 Okinawan Peace Memorial Museum: Exhibits are divided into five separate

areas that cover the history of Okinawa leading up to WWII, the Battle of

Okinawa, and post-war Okinawa under U.S. Military occupation.

7 Okinawan Peace Memorial Hall: Site of the world’s largest tsuikin

(lacquer) statue.

3:00PM

Depart the Okinawa Peace Memorial Park for continuation of the Southern Tour.

Himeyuri No To (Monument): This monument was erected to console the memories of 219 high-school nurse trainee girls and their 18 teachers who perished during the Battle of Okinawa.

Himeyuri Peace Museum: Exhibits of photographs of the many victims, their personal effects, model reconstruction of the appalling conditions, and testimonies form survivors are on display.

4:30PM

A short stop at a lacquer ware factory where you will be able to see how lacquer-ware is made, then ride through the city of Itoman. If time permits, we will tour Higa Awamori Factory and sample varieties of freshly made awamori. You’ll be amazed with the quality of the Okinawan awamori after you have sampled all of them.

6:30PM

Return to the Hotel.

7:00PM

Rest of the day is free time. Please make dinner arrangements on your own.

Breakfast and Lunch are provided. Dinner is on your own.

April 7th, 2008 Mon.

FREE DAY

7:00AM

Breakfast at the Hotel.

8:00AM

Free time. Last chance to meet with relatives, friends, or go shopping in Okinawa.

Breakfast is provided. Lunch and Dinner are on your own.

April 8th, 2008 Tue.

DEPARTURE DAY Okinawa - Narita

7:00AM

Breakfast at the Hotel.

8:00AM

Checkout time. Please bring your luggage to the lobby of the hotel. Lunch will be own your on.

9:00AM

Board the bus to the airport.

10:00AM

Check-in with All Nippon Airways.

12:00PM

Depart Naha Airport for Narita Airport via ANA # 2158.

2:30PM

Arrive at Narita International Airport.

Depart by bus for sightseeing and shopping in Narita City

Visit AEON Shopping Center.

6:00PM

Return to Narita Airport.

8:15PM

Depart Narita Airport for Honolulu via ANA # 1052.

Breakfast will be provided. Lunch is own your own. Dinner served on the flight.

April 8th, 2008 Tue.

ARRIVAL DAY Honolulu

7:50AM

Arrive at Honolulu International Airport.

Continental Breakfast served on the flight.

HOTEL INFORMATION
Hakata Miyako Hotel 2-1-1 Hakata-Eki Higashi, Hakata-ku Fukuoka 812-0013	Tel: 092-441-3111 Fax: 092-481-1306	March 28 – March 29
Hirado Serigahama Onsen Hotel 55 Kawauchi-cho, Hirado-shi, Nagasaki 859-5132	Tel: 0950-23-2111 Fax: 0950-24-2114	March 29 – March 30
ANA Hotel Nagasaki Glover Hill 1-18 Minami Yamate-machi, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 850-0931	Tel: 095-818-6601 Fax: 095-818-6110	March 30 – March 31
ANA Hotel Kumamoto 2 Higashi Amidaji-cho, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 860-8575	Tel: 096-354-2111 Fax: 096-354-8973	March 31 – April 1
Castle Park Hotel 41-1 Shinshoin-cho, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-8586	Tel: 099-224-2211 Fax: 099-224-2222	April 1 – April 2
August Inn Kumoji Hotel 3-1-10 Kumoji, Naha, Okinawa 900-0015	Tel: 098-867-8000 Fax: 098-869-5630	April 2 – April 4 & April 5 – April 8
Mahaina Wellness Resort 1456 Yamakawa, Motobu, Okinawa 905-0205	Tel: 098-051-7700 Fax: 098-051-7777	April 4 – April 5

TOUR PRICE
$ 3465.00……….....Double Occupancy	$ 3765.00…….……..Single Occupancy

ALL TAXES INCLUDED!!

	ITINERARY AND PRICING ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.
	Prices are based on a minimum of 30 full-tour participants.
	Passports are required for travel and must be valid for travel dates.
	$ 150.00 per person, non-refundable deposit is required upon application to hold a reservation.
	Applications with deposits are due by December 31st, 2007.
	Final Payment is due by February 15th, 2008.
	Payments can be made by CASH or CHECK only.
	Travel Insurance is recommended. Please contact us for details, plans and prices.
	Call Naka’s Travel Service at 808-522-0810 to make reservations.

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