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[WAC Houston] Travel to Japan
Sunday, November 3, 2019 - Friday, November 15, 2019
Join the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston on an exploration of Japan from November 3-15, 2019. Witness modernity alongside tradition on an epic journey, which begins in Tokyo. Guests will experience this incredible global city and how it transforms from day to night. The tour group then continues to Kyoto, Hiroshima, Miyakima Island, and Nara for a sake brewery tour, tea ceremony, a kaiseki dinner, and much more.
Contact Paul Pass at 214-342-2022 or paul.pass@jasdfw.org to see how you can take advantage of member rates. For questions directly with the World Affairs Council of Houston, please contact travel@wachouston.org or 713-522-7811.
Highlights:
- Tokyo day and night
- Japanese pop culture: Maid Cafè visit
- Mt. Fuji visit (weather permitting)
- Onsen (Japanese natural hot spa) experience
- Shirakawa historic village
- Nagoya Castle
- Sake brewery visit in Kyoto
- Temples and gardens in Kyoto
- Tea Ceremony in Kyoto
- Nara – old capital
- Miyajima Island & Itsukishima shrine
- Hiroshima
- Mazda Museum & assembly line (factory conditions permitting)
- Miho Museum outside Kyoto
- Japanese traditional performing arts show
- Kaiseki dinner
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The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth is a Texas non-profit corporation qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.