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EX-l NARA FULL DAY

Date: September 3 (Wed.) 08:30〜l7:00

September 4 (Thu.) 08:30〜l7:00

Fare: \l3,500 per person (lunch included)

Accompanied by an English-speaking guide.

*Todaiji Temple

With the cooperation of Todaiji, a more than twelve centuries old Buddhist temple, you will have a rare opportunity to enter restricted areas. Observe with amazement a statue of Buddha towering all of l55 feet in the world's largest wooden building. Visit “Todaiji Seishien”, a rehabilitation hospital for disabled children (mostly with cerebral palsy), established forty years ago by Todaiji Temple.

 

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The Great Buddha,Todaiji Temple

 

*Horyuji Temple

The most precious cultural treasure in Japan from many points of view; historically, architecturally, sculpturally and pictorially. Its forty-five buildings, built from the seventh to seventeenth centuries, include some of the world's oldest (more than twelve centuries old) wooden buildings.

 

EX-2 Mt. HIEI & LAKE BIWA

Date: September 2 (Tue.) 08:00〜16:30

September 3 (Wed.) 08:00〜l6:30

September 4 (Thu.) 08:00〜l6:30

Fare: \l7,600 per person (lunch included)

Accompanied by an English speaking guide.

 

*Mt. Hiei

Situated in the northeastern part of Kyoto, Mt. Hiei is famous for its spectacu1ar view from the summit and for its prestigious Enryakuji Temple, which is more than eleven centuries old.

 

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Enryakuji Temple,Mt.Hiei

 

*Lake Biwa cruise

Board the Michigan, an American-style sightseeing boat for a 90 minute cruise on beautiful Lake Biwa.

NOTE: The tour may be cancelled, should the number of participants fail to reach 30.

 

 

 

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