CULTURALLY UNIQUE JAPAN
Learn. Experience. Enjoy.
Frum & Fun
Secure Your Spot Now!
for
November 11-21,2024- Sold out!
March 17-27 ,2025 The Spring Blossom Tour!
June 9-19,2025
Expert Japan Tour Guide: Cindy Kline
11 Days
November 11-21,2024
December 2-12,2024
March 17-27 ,2025
Location
Japan
Tokyo, Kobe, Kyoto and
Hiroshima
Experiences
Learning about a Unique Culture and Experiencing Adventures
$5595
Payment is in Shekels according to the Bank of Israel exchange rate.
Notice: Your bank may charge you a different exchange rate
Double Occupancy
Single room supplement: $1100
Early Bird price valid until Sept. 30
Please note: Travel cancellation insurance is required
Kosher World Adventures Trip to Japan
A Tour that allows you to keep Glatt Kosher and Daven with a minyan!
-
Shoguns, Samurais and Ninjas
-
Experience a traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
-
Owakudani Active Volcano - Cable car ride
-
Experience an Authentic Japanese Karaoke Club
-
Emotionally connect - Hiroshima and the site of the A-Bomb dome
-
Boat cruise along the Ashi River with views of Mount Fuji!
-
Experience the serenity of Japanese Nunobiki Gardens
-
Be amazed at the Unique Japanese Artistry.
-
Sushi and Japanese Caligraphy Workshops
-
Very High Level of Kashrut, Tefilah, Sefer Torah and Shmirat Shabbat
Included:
All accommodations,meals,entrance fees,tours - One Bottle of water for a person a day not including Shabbat - Air conditioned bus
- Free wifi at Hotel (Not on the bus)
Not Included: International flights - Airport transfers - Tips - Travel Medical or cancellation Insurance
Itinerary
MONDAY
Yokoso! Welcome to Japan!
-
Seeing that we are arriving from all over the world on different flights, we’ll all meet at our hotel in Tokyo by Monday afternoon.
-
Opening dinner with a surprise at Chabad Tokyo. You are going to love the surprise!
-
Back to the hotel for a much needed sleep to prepare for our first touring day tomorrow.
Accommodations: Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa
(Or similar) https://www.princehotels.com/shintakanawa/
TUESDAY
History,Gardens and Culture
Theme of the Day: Should Japan be opened or closed to the world?
-
Stroll through the Serene Gardens leading to the Meiji Shrine, dedicated to the memory of Emperor Meiji, Japan’s 122nd Emperor.
-
Visit Harajuku Japan's Avant-garde street.
-
We’ll cross back into Yoyogi Park for a Picnic Lunch
-
Niju Bashi Bridge: Gateway to the Emperer's Palace
-
Sengakuji Temple- Stories of honor, betrayal, and ritual suicide- The 47 Ronin.
Accommodations: Tokyo
WEDNESDAY
Hakone - Adventure,Art & Culture
Theme of the Day: Being present in the fleeting moments of beauty
-
Shacharit & Breakfast
-
The world-renowned Ichiku Kubota Kimono Museum & Gardens- You have to remove your shoes or Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nenba (Healing Village) .Depending on season
-
Hakone river cruise.
-
Cable Car ride up the mountains to Owakudani Valley - an active volcanic area, with views of Mount Fuji.
-
Hakone Open Air Museum - where hundreds of sculptures made by the greatest Japanese and world artists are displayed on a mountain slope - the museum with the world’s largest private collection of the works of Pablo Picasso. For the daring, there is a food bath!
Accommodations: Tokyo
THURSDAY
Creativity,Tradition,Technology and Caligraphy
-
Shacharit & Breakfast
-
Team lab immersive art complex- Experiential, fun and engaging!
-
Enjoy our lunch as we ferry on the Asakusa River.
-
Buddhist temple Senso-ji What is the response to finding a statue of the Goddess of Mercy at sea?
-
Traditional Japanese Souvenir shopping
-
We transfer to Kobe on the Bullet Train traveling at 300 kilometers an hour.
-
Dinner and Japanese Caligraphy workshop
Accommodations: Crowne Plaza - ANA Kobe (Or Similar)
FRIDAY
Kyoto - Enter into japanese Culture
Theme of the day: The subtle beauty of Japanese culture
-
Shacharit & Buffet Breakfast
-
Tantalize your senses at the Nonubiki Herb Fragrance and Spice Gardens
-
Tour Takenaka and Witness Traditional Japanese Carpentry
-
Experience a Japanese Yoga session
-
Prepare for Shabbat
-
Candle Lighting
Accommodations: Kobe
SHABBAT
Shabbat- How do Jews live in a very foreign land?
-
Coffee in lobby
-
Walking tour to Chabad
-
Coffee&cake at Chabad
-
Shacharit, Torah, Musaf
-
Kiddush, lunch and mincha
-
Shabbat rest
-
Havdalah
-
Break out in song in our private Karaoke room in downtown Kobe,ice cream and late supper
Accommodations: Kobe
SUNDAY
Pristine Nature,Serenity,Beauty and Excitement
-
Shacharit & Breakfast
-
Sagano Romantic train - The beautiful scenery from the windows causes people to fall in love
-
The Bamboo forest? How are Children like Bamboo?
-
Calm your soul as you stroll through Arashiyama Gardens- Beauty Beyond Belief.
-
The Magical Ryoanji Garden- 15 stones yet one can only ever see 14!
-
Kinkakuji The Gilded Lake House
-
Exciting Sushi Workshop
Accommodations: Kobe
MONDAY
Hiroshima-Praying For World Peace
-
Shacharit & Breakfast
-
Bullet Train (300 kilometers an hour!) to Hiroshima
-
Ferry to Miyajama- ,Sacred Deer Island. Considered one of Japan's prettiest islands- The deer wandered around freely
-
Hiroshima Visit + The Peace Memorial Park & Museum
Accommodations: Kobe
TUESDAY
Kyoto - Broken Hearts! Forbidden Love! Marrying for Love or Political Convenience
-
Shacharit & Breakfast
-
Nijo Castle -Medieval Shoguns Battling for Supreme Control of Japan. Can you hear the hidden hummingbirds?
-
Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist Temple - UNESCO World Heritage Site
-
800 year-old Ritual Geisha Dance+ Traditional Tea Ceremony
-
Enjoy the Matsui Sake Brewery Tour- Taste 4 types of Saki
Accommodations: Kobe
WEDNESDAY
, Shoguns,Betrayals and Ritual Honor
-
Osaka Castle a beautifully restored building with a complex history, one marked by war, politics, and tragedy.
-
Kamigata-Ukioye Museum the first Japanese museum devoted to the exquisite art of Japanese woodblock paintings
-
Namba and Dotonburi a quirky shopping and entertainment hub with a unique atmosphere. Here you will learn the story behind the “Glico” man!
-
Take the Bullet Train back to Tokyo
-
Farewell Dinner at Chabad Tokyo- Don't forget to wear your Kimono! Don't have one? No Problem we will get you one!
Accommodations: Tokyo
THURSDAY
Sayonara - It has been a pleasure hosting you!
-
Breakfast Buffet at Hotel
-
Independent transfers to the airport -We will help you arrange them.
-
Safe Travels Home- You can use the plane time to go through all the pictures you took!
Gallery
Video