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JAPAN REVEALED ART, HISTORY & CULTURE MAY 10-24, 2021 TOUR LEADER: KATHLEEN OLIVE

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JAPAN REVEALED ART, HISTORY & CULTURE MAY 10-24, 2021 TOUR LEADER: KATHLEEN OLIVE

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Overview The island nation of Japan boasts a long and rich history dating from the 3rd century to the post war modern era. Its cultural and artistic sensitivities are forged from the foundations of its long reigning monarchy, feudal shogun warlords and deep Shinto and Zen Buddhist traditions. On this tour, we reveal the many faceted layers of this fascinating country through its wealth of museums, temples, gardens and shrines to discover a place of natural beauty and a dignified, humble and proud nation, maintaining age old traditions while living in a modern and truly international society. Our 15-day tour starts in the hustle and bustle of the modern capital, Tokyo, with visits to museums, art galleries and shrines. Visit an Edo period garden, Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Explore woodblock artist Hokusai’s world, with visits to his eponymous museum and the Ota Ukiyo-e museum. Visits to the National and Nezu Museums round out our stay in the capital. Travel by bullet train to Kanazawa to explore one of Japan's best landscaped gardens and get a taste of Samurai culture before reflecting on the devastation of war in Hiroshima. Spend six nights in Kyoto exploring the cornucopia of temples, shrines and museums, and glimpse into the geisha's floating world. Complemented by a day trip to the ancient capital of Nara, this tour offers a comprehensive insight into the beauty and mystique of this wonderful land.

Your tour leader Dr Kathleen Olive has more than 15 years’ experience leading tour groups. She is one of Academy Travel’s most respected tour leaders, and is known to Academy Travellers as a skilled and sensitive presenter with a keen interest in Japanese sensibility and design. Kathleen’s interest in design originally prompted her to study languages, leading to her PhD in Italian literature

and the recent publication of the Codex Rustici, which was presented to Pope Francis and launched at the Uffizi and the Vatican Library in 2015. Her wide knowledge has led her to teach Meiji literature in translation at Western Sydney University, Italian at the University of Sydney, where she is an Honorary Associate, and to present popular courses on history, art and architecture at the WEA, Sydney and the University of Sydney’s Centre for Continuing Education. We caught up with Kathleen about her interest in Japan, design and aesthetics: “I have a long-held fascination with Japan – its culture, sensibility and design,” says Kathleen. “From Yohji Yamamoto’s reinterpretation of the kimono, to Issey Miyake’s experimentation with traditional fabrics, and Rei Kawakubo’s Futuristic visions – the history of Japanese fashion alone is compelling for me! But Japanese food is interesting from an aesthetic as well as a gastronomic point of view, with its careful presentation, balancing of flavours and commitment to seasonal eating – ideas that are only now gaining momentum in Australia. And being a lover of both gardens and abstract art, I am also drawn to the meditative and ritualistic dimensions of Japan’s traditional Zen gardens and temples.”

JAPAN REVEALED ART, HISTORY & CULTURE

Tour dates: May 10-24, 2021

Tour leader: Dr. Kathleen Olive

Tour Price: $13,725 per person, twin share

Single Supplement: $2,575 for sole use of double room

Booking deposit: $1,000 per person

Recommended airline: Qantas/Japan Airlines

Maximum places: 20

Itinerary: Tokyo (4 nights), Kanazawa (2 nights), Hiroshima (2 nights), Kyoto (6 nights)

Date published: May 13, 2020

Enquiries and bookings

For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Lynsey Jenkins at Academy Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email [email protected]

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Tour Highlights

TOKYO Immerse yourself in the melange of old and new that comprises modern day Tokyo. Contemplate the Edo period Koishikawa Korakuen garden and Sensoji Buddhist Temple in Asakusaand explore Japan’s vast cultural heritage through an incredible variety of private and public museums and galleries.

KENROKUEN Kanazawa's famed Kenrokuen Garden in the outer grounds of Kanazawa Castle. One of the best landscaped gardens in Japan, embodying the six essential attributes that make a perfect garden; spaciousness, seclusion, artificiality, antiquity, abundant water and expansive views.

SHINKANSEN Speed through the countryside on the shinkansen or bullet train, Japan’s marvel of modern engineering and technology which has been in permanent use across the country since the 1950’s. Today the high speed trains provide a comfortable and convenient transport network throughout Japan.

HIROSHIMA On August 6, 1945, United States bombers dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, changing the world forever. The Peace Memorial Museum and the A-bomb Dome are a moving display of human resilience telling the real-life stories of people affected by the events of that day.

NARA Discover World Heritage Listed Nara, Japan’s first permanent capital dating back to the eight-century and home to many significant Buddhist sites including the 15-metre-tall Daibutsu statue and the Kasuga Taisha Shrine, dedicated to the protection of the city.

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Detailed itinerary Included meals are shown with the symbols B, L and D.

Monday May 10 Arrive Tokyo

The tour commences in the Tokyo hotel this evening. Your tour leader will meet you in the lobby before a light dinner in the hotel. Overnight Tokyo (D)

Tuesday May 11 Tokyo

Our touring commences with a visit the Edo period garden of Koishikawa Korakuen built in the Tokyo residence of the ruling Tokugawa family. As with most traditional Japanese gardens, Korakuen seeks to reproduce famous landscapes in miniature using ponds, stones, trees and man-made hills to replicate Japanese scenery. We continue to the colourful and popular Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, one of Tokyo’s oldest neighbourhoods. After lunch we visit the Sumida Hokusai Museum, opened in late 2016 and dedicated to the Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, best known for his iconic works The Great Wave Off Kanagawa and Red Fuji. Tonight we enjoy a welcome dinner in a local Japanese restaurant. Overnight Tokyo (B, L, D)

Wednesday May 12 hArajuku museums and meiji shrine

This morning we head to the vibrant and fashionable suburb of Harajuku where our first stop is the Nezu Museum to see its large collection of calligraphy, painting, bamboo, sculpture, ceramics and textiles. After lunch we visit the Ota Memorial Museum of Art to view its fantastic collection of Ukiyo-e woodblock print and painting masterpieces by renowned artists such as Hokusai, Hiroshige and Utamaro. This afternoon we visit the Meiji Shrine, a Shinto haven of peace and tranquillity in the bustling city and dedicated to the reformist Emperor Meiji who led the end of feudalisation and the modernisation and westernisation of Japan. Overnight Tokyo (B, L)

Thursday May 13 National Museum

Our day starts with a visit to one of Tokyo’s best-kept secrets the Nezu Shrine surrounded by a multitude of vermillion torii gates. After free time for lunch, we visit the National Museum in

Above: Sensoji Temple in Asakusa is one of Tokyo’s oldest and most significant shrines, dedicated to Kannon, the goddess of mercy Below: Hokusai’s classic woodblock print, Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji: the Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa in the Ota Memorial Museum of Art; and the tranquil entrance to the Nezu Museum, Tokyo

Tour start & finish time

The tour starts on Monday 10 May at 6.00pm, at the Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo.

The tour ends on Tuesday 24 May after breakfast, at The Royal Park Hotel, Kyoto.

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Above: good food is never far away in Japan – a Sukiyaki dinner in Tokyo; Kenrokuen’s classic design uses nature’s best attributes to stunning effect

Below: Nomura Samurai House, an historic home and garden in Nagamachi, west of Kanazawa Castle

Ueno park which contains a large collection of Japanese artwork, cultural items and historical artefacts from ancient times to the 19th century. The afternoon is free to continue exploring more or Ueno’s museums or discover another of Tokyo’s fascinating districts. Overnight Tokyo (B)

Friday May 14 To kanazawa & Kenrokuen

From Tokyo station, we take Japan’s newest bullet train west to Kanazawa, packing only hand luggage for the next two nights. Your large suitcase will be transported by road to meet you in Hiroshima. During the Edo period, it was the second largest feudal seat after Tokyo’s Tokugawa clan. The city, like Kyoto, was left untouched by air raids during World War II and the old sections remain largely intact. This afternoon we visit Kenrokuen, considered one of Japan’s most beautiful gardens and designed using the six essential attributes that make a perfect garden; spaciousness, seclusion, artificiality, antiquity, abundant water and broad views. Located next to Kanazawa Castle, the garden would have served as the outer garden for the castle and the flowering trees are chosen to provide differing aspects according to the season. We visit the castle which was the seat of the powerful Maeda clan. The castle has burnt down several times with only two storehouses and the gate surviving the most recent fire of 1881. A project to reconstruct sections of the castle is ongoing. Enjoy a multi-course traditional kaiseki dinner this evening, prepared with fresh local ingredients aligned to the season and a good opportunity to try some local sake. Overnight Kanazawa (B, D)

Saturday May 15 kanazawa

This morning we walk through the samurai district with its narrow lanes, remaining wood houses and water canals. We stop at the Nomura house, a restored samurai residence displaying artefacts from the samurai era. After time to stroll through the local Omicho produce and seafood markets we explore the Higashi Chaya tea house and entertainment district. A Chaya is a teahouse where guests are entertained by geisha who perform song and dance on traditional instruments. Overnight Kanazawa (B)

Sunday May 16 To Hiroshima

Today we board a limited express thunderbird train to Osaka before changing to the bullet train to Hiroshima. On arrival, we check in before touring Japan’s most haunting and significant memorial, the Atomic Bomb Dome. The former industrial promotion hall was closest to the hypocentre of the nuclear bomb and along with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum serves as a stark reminder of the horrors of war. This evening for dinner we try the local speciality, Okonomiyaki, a type of pancake filled with vegetables and seafood or pork. Overnight Hiroshima (B, D)

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Monday May 17 Miyajima

We travel the short distance by ferry to Miyajima, famous for the large torii gate that appears to float on the water at high tide. The gate symbolises the entrance to Itkushima Shrine, a site sacred to both Shintoism and Buddhism. The shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a large complex of hall and pathways built on stilts so that commoners could visit without defiling the island with their footprints. We enjoy a lunch of the local conger eel, a speciality of the island, before we return to Hiroshima this afternoon. Overnight Hiroshima (B, L)

Tuesday May 18 To Kyoto

We board the bullet train to Kyoto, travelling only with our hand luggage as the large suitcases will once again be transported by road. On arrival, we visit the Kiyomizu Temple complex built entirely without using nails. The temple was first constructed in 798 but the present-day building is a re-construction from 1633. The main hall has a large veranda that juts out over the hillside and commands an excellent view of the city. From here it is a gentle walk down the hill through the shops and teahouses of the Higashiyama district. This evening we have dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight Kyoto (B, D)

Wednesday May 19 Art in Kyoto

Today we visit Sanjusangendo, Japan’s longest wooden structure housing 1001 statues of Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy. This afternoon we stroll through the streets of Gion, Kyoto’s famed entertainment district and centre of traditional arts. The picturesque streets are filled with shops, restaurants and traditional wooden Ochaya (teahouses) where geiko entertain wealthy businessmen. Overnight Kyoto (B)

Thursday May 20 Golden Temple

Early this morning we head to Ryoanji temple, the finest example of a Zen rock garden in Kyoto. A short distance away is the spectacular Kinkakuji, Golden Pavilion. It is difficult to believe the temple was razed to the ground in 1950 by a crazed young monk whose story was told in celebrated novelist Yukio Mishima’s The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. After lunch in the city centre we partake in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony in the grounds of a temple in Southern Higashiyama. Overnight Kyoto (B, L)

Friday May 21 Silver temple

Today we visit Ginkakuji, the Temple of the Silver Pavilion. Original plans to cover the main structure in silver foil like the Golden Pavilion were never realised and the building is now covered in black lacquer. The wooded grounds covered in mosses feature a sand garden with a carefully structured sand

Above: Miyajima’s famous torii gate that appears to float on the water at high tide Below: The Golden Pavilion floats ethereally in its landscape, gold leaf covered walls reflecting magically in the lake; and Kyoto is considered the birthplace of geisha culture

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mountain designed to resemble Mt Fuji. Outside the temple is the Philosopher’s Path, where we enjoy a pleasant stroll alongside the tree lined canal. We also visit the Hosomi Museum which features a private collection of 1000 Japanese artworks. This afternoon we visit the Daitokuji temple complex and its two dozen sub temples and their associated Zen gardens. The complex grew into a centre for Tea Ceremony associated with the master practitioner, Sen-no Rikyu in the 15th century. Overnight Kyoto (B)

Saturday May 22 nAra

We travel to Nara, Japan’s first permanent capital and second only to Kyoto in cultural significance with World Heritage status. We visit Todaiji, constructed in 752 as the main temple of all provincial Buddhist shrines in Japan. The main hall houses the 15-metre-tall bronze statue of Buddha (Daibutsu). We also visit the Kasuga Taisha, dedicated to the protection of the city and built by the powerful Fujiwara clan who ruled during the Nara and Heian periods. After lunch near the shrine we head to Fushimi Inari Shrine in the south of Kyoto. Famous for its thousands of vermillion gates leading up the wooded paths, the shrine is dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice. The shrine is decorated with statues of foxes which are Inari’s messenger. Overnight Kyoto (B, L)

Sunday May 23 nijo Castle

This morning we visit Nijo Castle the residence of the Tokugawa shoguns in Kyoto for over 260 years from 1603 to 1868. The castle is surrounded by a wide moat and, large stone walls and contain gardens filled with groves of plum and cherry trees. Inside, gilded screens painted in rich colours, depict scenes from nature. The castle is most known for it’s wooden ‘nightingale floors’ that squeak when stepped on, alerting the guard to intruders. This evening we gather for a farewell dinner in a local kaiseki restaurant where a Maiko will entertain us with a traditional dance performance. Overnight Kyoto (B, D)

Monday May 24 Depart

The tour concludes after breakfast. Transfers have been arranged to either Kansai or Itami airports in Osaka for passengers booking their flights through Academy Travel. (B)

Above: Ginkakuji, Silver Pavilion, is a Zen temple along Kyoto's eastern mountains Below: the 15-metre-tall bronze Daibutsu Buddha statue greets visitors at Todaiji Temple in Nara

Hotels Hotels have been selected principally for their central location. Tokyo, Keio Plaza Hotel (4 nights) Kanazawa, Kanazawa Tokyu Hotel (2 nights) Hiroshima, ANA Crowne Plaza (2 nights) Kyoto, The Royal Park Hotel (6 nights)

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The vermillion torii gates cascade down the hill at Fushimi Inari shrine

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Tour Price The tour price is $13,725 per person, twin share (land content only). The supplement for the sole use of a single room is $2,575 per person. A non-refundable deposit of $1,000 per person is required to secure a place on the tour.

Tour Inclusions

Included in the tour price

14 nights’ accommodation in four-star hotels All breakfasts, plus lunches and dinners as indicated in

the itinerary Train travel by shinkansen or limited express from

Tokyo to Kanazawa, Kanazawa to Hiroshima and Kyoto Services of your tour leader throughout the tour Services of a national guide throughout All land travel by air-conditioned coach where required All entrance fees to sites mentioned in itinerary Background talks and tour notes Tips to local guides, drivers and restaurants Luggage transfers by road where required

Not included

International air fares, taxes and surcharges (see below)

Travel insurance Meals not mentioned in itinerary Expenses of a personal nature

Air travel OPTIONS Qantas, Japan Airlines and ANA offer daily flights from Sydney to Tokyo’s Haneda or Narita Airports with return connections through Tokyo from Osaka. Please contact us for further information on competitive Economy, Business and First Class airfares. Transfers between airport and hotel are included for all passengers booking their flights through Academy Travel. These may be group or individual transfers.

Enquiries & bookings For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Lynsey Jenkins at Academy Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email [email protected]

Fitness Requirements of THIS tour

GRADE TWO

It is important both for you and for your fellow travellers that you are fit enough to be able to enjoy all the activities on this tour. To give you an indication of the level of physical fitness required to participate on our tours, we have given them a star grading. Academy Travel’s tours tend to feature extended walking tours and site visits, which require greater fitness than coach touring. We ask you to carefully consider your ability to meet the physical demands of the tour.

Participation criteria for this tour

This Grade Two tour is designed for people who lead active lives and can comfortably participate in up to five hours of physical activity per day on most days, including longer walking tours, challenging archaeological sites, climbing stairs, embarking and disembarking trains and/or boats, and a more demanding tour schedule with one night stops or several internal flights. You should be able to: keep up with the group at all times walk for 4-5 kilometres at a moderate pace with only

short breaks stand for a reasonable length of time in galleries and

museums tolerate uncomfortable climatic conditions such as cold,

humidity and heat walk up and down slopes negotiate steps and slopes on archaeological sites,

which are often uneven and unstable get on and off a large coach with steep stairs, train or

boat unassisted, possibly with luggage move your luggage a short distance if required

A note for older travellers

If you are more than 80 years old, or have restricted mobility, it is highly likely that you will find this itinerary challenging. You will have to miss several activities and will not get the full value of the tour. Your booking will not be accepted until after you have contacted Academy Travel to discuss your situation and the exact physical requirements of this tour. While we will do our best to reasonably accommodate the physical needs of all group members, we reserve the right to refuse bookings if we feel that the requirements of the tour are too demanding for you and/or if local conditions mean we cannot reasonably accommodate your condition.

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DEPOSITSA deposit is required to confirm your booking on a tour. Please refer to the specific tour for the deposit amount required. This deposit is used to pay for hotels, performance tickets and other land arrangements to be made on your behalf. This deposit is non-refundable.TOUR PRICESPrices quoted in our itineraries,brochures, advertising and/or on our website are based on exchange rates at the time of publication. Prices may be subject to change due to significant currency fluctuations up until final payment is received. We will advise you at the earliest opportunity in the event of a price variation. You will have the option of accepting the amended prices or withdrawing from the tour and receiving a full refund of all monies paid, less an administration fee. We may receive fees, commissions, gifts or financial incentives from third parties under this contract.PAYMENTYour final payment is due 75 days before the tour start date. Failure to make your final payment by the due date may result in the cancellation of your booking and loss of any payments made to date. Payment by cheque, direct deposit, American Express, MasterCard and Visa is accepted. A service charge applies to final payments made by credit card.CHANGES BY USWhile we will use our best endeavours to operate all tours as advertised, by entering into this contract you acknowledge and accept that it may prove necessary or advisable to vary or modify a tour or its contents due to prevailing local conditions. We reserve the right at any time to cancel or change any of the facilities, services or prices described in the brochure (including flights, transport, accommodation or other arrangements) and to substitute alternative arrangements of comparable monetary value without compensation. If a service or facility becomes unavailable due to circumstances beyond our control (‘force majeure’) and no alternative arrangement of comparable monetary value is available, we will attempt to substitute the best alternative available and/or will refund you for any cost saving. FORCE MAJEURE‘Force majeure’ includes any event which Academy Travel or its suppliers could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid (e.g. advice against travel from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), war, threat of war, riot, civil strife, industrial dispute, epidemics, pandemic, health risks, terrorist activity, natural or nuclear disaster, fire or adverse weather

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