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Here's the current itinerary for the Japanese Cultural Study Tour. It's still not completely finalised, so please check back regularly.
12th Oct.Friday
You are meeting with a Group of Kiwi at Osaka Air-port and get on the train for NAGOYA station, arriving around 12:00. I and Grand Master's son TORU Sensei will meet you group and escort to Hotel(Watanabe Ryokan) When settled in, we take you for walk(see the city)and back to Hotel for dinner ?/p> 13th Oct. Saturday
OZ arrives at Nagoya Air-port 08:15am and I and TORU Sensei will meet them at Air-port and bring them to Hotel by train/Bus. When settled in. We will be taken to TOKUGAWA Museum and Nagoya Castle as well as Nagoya Festival (make sure bring your Camera/Video. Take easy at Hotel or boys go to Geisha house. 14th Oct. Sunday
Leave Hotel 08:00 bound for Seki City(around 2 hour trip) Purchase sword and Tameshigiri(bamboo cutting) lessons.
Lunch at the most famouse restaurant TSUJIYA(grilled eel for lunch)
Back to Nagoya Hotel and fresh up for evening Hokushin training at Shinto shrine
at 5:00pm for an hour or two. Evening, dinner with Grand Master Kimura Hekiho. 15th Oct. Monday
08:00 Leave Nagoya by Shinkansen Train to ancient capital city KYOTO.
Tour Kyoto City
Around 5:00 ~ 6:00pm bound for HIMEJI City ------ Check in at Himeji Plaza Hotel
relax at multi-sex bath at hotel free bath house. 16th Oct. Tuesday
09:00, Himeji castle tour as well as exchange demonstration at castle ground with Japanese counterpart. After Lunch, move to Zen temple doing meditation.
Evening no commitments yet, at this stage. 17th Oct. Wednesday
08:00, Leave Himeji for HIROSHIMA City. Visit Miyajima Island and atomic bomb museum . Stay at Hotel Viainn Hiroshima. 18th Oct. Thursday
08:00, Leave Hiroshima for Kumamoto.
Visit Kumamoto Castle and to Miyamoto Musashi Cave (walking up to mountain)
Stay at HOTEL HOKKE CLUB 19th Oct. Friday
Leave Kumamoto 07:00, train to OKAYAMA City (4hours by train?)
Okayama Pref. Government protocol and heading to view Japanese traditional sword smithing demonstration.
Dinner with Okayama friendship society member(3000yen per person) 20th Oct. Saturday
View Zen Nippon Iaido Annual National Event(1 hour) and heading for Kurashiki (Edo period heritage town) half hour by train.
Back to hotel and get ready for tomorrow (Going home or extended trip in Japan) 21st Oct. Sunday
Leave Okayama for Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo or ........................Good Bye -----------
# Warning ! This plan may changes time to time and up date with Sensei. |
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