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Nagoya Plus 1: Three days of World Heritage Sites and delectable Japanese cuisine in Shizuoka

Nagoya Plus 1: Three days of World Heritage Sites and delectable Japanese cuisine in Shizuoka

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Area: West Shizuoka – Hamamatsu, Kanaya, Yaizu, Nihondaira
Number of days: Three days

Stay at a hot spring ryokan (Japanese-style inn). Enjoy the wa, or harmony, of the atmosphere, including Japanese cuisine.
Ride the steam locomotive train on the Oigawa Railway.
Gaze at the majesty of Mount Fuji from the World Heritage Site Miho no Matsubara and from Nihondaira.
Experience matcha, a specialty of Shizuoka, in a teahouse.
Seafood cuisine for lunch in Yaizu, famous for its tuna and other fresh seafood.
Tour a 150-year-old sake brewery to see the brewing process and sample the final product.
Enjoy the magnificent scenery of Lake Hamana, which is connected to the sea and is famous for its eel farming.

Available period: Available Year-round

Notes:

The operating schedule of Oigawa Railway's steam locomotive train varies by season.
Mount Fuji may not be visible depending on the weather.

Day 1

Departure location/ overnight location	Time	Transportation	Activities	Meals (accommodations)
Arrive at Chubu Centrair International Airport Depart from Chubu Centrair International Airport	Afternoon	Chartered bus	After arriving at Chubu Airport, take a bus to Hamamatsu – approximately two hours Lake Hamana (view from bus) Enjoy the magnificent scenery of Lake Hamana, which is connected to the sea.	Breakfast – no Lunch – no Dinner – yes Stay in Fujieda
Arrive in Fujieda	Afternoon	Travel by bus – approximately 90 minutes Experience matcha at a teahouse in Gyokuro-no-Sato and tour a Japanese-style garden – approximately one hour Have a tea experience with matcha, a specialty of Shizuoka.
	Evening	Travel by bus to the hotel, Choosei-Kan at Shida Onsen Dinner at Choosei-Kan

Departure location/
overnight location

Time

Transportation

Activities

Meals (accommodations)

Arrive at Chubu Centrair International Airport

Depart from Chubu Centrair International Airport

Afternoon

Chartered bus

After arriving at Chubu Airport, take a bus to Hamamatsu – approximately two hours

Lake Hamana (view from bus)
Enjoy the magnificent scenery of Lake Hamana, which is connected to the sea.

Breakfast – no
Lunch – no
Dinner – yes
Stay in Fujieda

Arrive in Fujieda

Afternoon

Travel by bus – approximately 90 minutes

Experience matcha at a teahouse in Gyokuro-no-Sato and tour a Japanese-style garden – approximately one hour
Have a tea experience with matcha, a specialty of Shizuoka.

Evening

Travel by bus to the hotel, Choosei-Kan at Shida Onsen
Dinner at Choosei-Kan

Day 2

Departure location/ overnight location	Time	Transportation	Activities	Meals (accommodations)
Depart from Fujieda Arrive in Shin-Kanaya	Morning	Chartered bus	Breakfast at the hotel To Shin-Kanaya – approximately one hour	Breakfast – yes Lunch – yes Dinner – yes Stay in Lake Hamana
Depart from Shin-Kanaya Arrive in Senzu	Morning	Train	Steam locomotive train on the Oigawa Railway – approximately one hour The retro interior, complete with the smell of coal and ceiling fans, Thomas the Tank Engine gifts and more make this a fun trip for adults and kids alike.
Depart from Senzu Arrive in Yaizu	Morning	Chartered bus	Travel by bus to Yaizu – approximately 80 minutes Fish lunch at Yaizu Sakana Center Enjoy fresh fish from the Yaizu Harbor, which yields Japan's second largest seafood catch in volume. (Sushi, sashimi, or seafood on rice)
Depart from Yaizu Arrive in Miho no Matsubara Depart from Miho no Matsubara Arrive in Nihondaira Depart from Nihondaira	Afternoon		To Miho no Matsubara by bus – approximately 30 minutes View Mount Fuji from Miho no Matsubara, part of a World Heritage Site. To Nihondaira by bus – approximately 30 minutes View Mount Fuji from a different view, from Nihondaira, where the gods who created Japan are said to have looked over the country.
Arrive in Lake Hamana	Evening		To Lake Hamana by bus – approximately 2 hours Travel to Lake Hamana by bus Gaze at the scenery from the side of Lake Hamana Stay at Hamanako Lake Side Plaza Arrive at the hotel, have dinner at the restaurant inside

Day 3

Departure location/ overnight location	Time	Transportation	Activities	Meals (accommodations)
Depart from Lake Hamana Arrive in Hamamatsu Arrive at Chubu Centrair International Airport Depart from Chubu Centrair International Airport	Morning	Chartered bus	Breakfast at the hotel To a sake brewery in Hamamatsu by bus – approximately 40 minutes Taste sake and take a tour at the Hananomai sake brewery Enjoy a sake brewery tour and sake tasting at this brewery, established more than 150 years ago. Travel to Chubu Centrair International Airport – approximately 2 hours	Breakfast – yes Lunch – no Dinner – no

Departure location/
overnight location

Time

Transportation

Activities

Meals (accommodations)

Depart from Lake Hamana

Arrive in Hamamatsu

Arrive at Chubu Centrair International Airport

Depart from Chubu Centrair International Airport

Morning

Chartered bus

Breakfast at the hotel

To a sake brewery in Hamamatsu by bus – approximately 40 minutes

Taste sake and take a tour at the Hananomai sake brewery
Enjoy a sake brewery tour and sake tasting at this brewery, established more than 150 years ago.

Travel to Chubu Centrair International Airport – approximately 2 hours

Breakfast – yes
Lunch – no
Dinner – no