As the plane descends over the Tokyo metropolis, the brilliance of the city lights draws open your eyes. Your private transfer greets you at Airport to take you to your luxury hotel located in the heart of the city. You want to be well rested for the captivating experiences that await you in the week ahead.
Visit National Diet-the Emperor’s throne, the House of Councilors and House of Peers, analogous to the U.K.’s House of Lords and House of Commons. Also visit the Tokyo National Museum, the country’s oldest and richest repository of Asian art and artifacts.
Visit the Tokyo Tower (1,092 feet) & Mt. Fuji seated on the horizon. Happo-en, the “Garden of Eight Views”-A charming collection of bonsai trees. Visit The Imperial Palace. Visit Senso-ji Temple you’ll be forgiven if you stand there gawking in the brilliance of the temple’s golden altar or five-story pagoda.
In the morning, travel to Mount Fuji by coach. Visit the town of Hakone, golf courses, wooded lakeshores. A cruise across Lake Ashi offers photographers ample angles from which to frame Fuji. The peak of nearby Mount Komagatake is just a gondola ride away.
Daibutsuden, the hall in which the Great Buddha resides, was the world’s largest wooden building. Sitting in the lotus position, Daibutsu, the world’s largest bronze Buddha, is 50-feet tall.
Visit Nijo Castle, built with nightingale floors, designed to make chirping sounds under the weight of any skulking, would-be assassins. Tour Ieyasu’s inner sanctum, Ninomaru Palace. Next visit Kinkaku-ji, popularly known as “the Golden Pavilion.”
Wake up to the golden sun slowly rising over the mountains and cityscape. In the morning, your private transfer will meet you at the hotel lobby, ready to take you to Airport for your flight home.