NancyCohen

Hi 1307!! I went on The Land of the Rising Sun in May 2018. We started in Osaka and ended in Tokyo. We added 4 days in Osaka to acclimate to the time change. We loved our extra days. We took the train to Kyoto twice and hired private guides, had a saki tasting and just wandered. We also took the train to Nara. This is from my pre-trip notes to a friend: We are set with all of our pre-trip tours — doing The Nara Afternoon Stroll as per your recommendation and of course will indulge in the saki tasting!!  We found another company (Context Tours) - with great reviews.  We are doing a food tour  and  a Spirituality tour in Kyoto with them. In Osaka we are doing another food/walking tour Taking the train rides was an incredible experience. We were able to see how people lived their lives. Teenagers were happy to practice their English either us and ask about our life. We did not extend our stay in Tokyo. It was the beginning of Golden Week and the city would be inundated with visitors. We then flew to Thailand (Bangkok a nod Chang Mai) for 10 days of independent traveling. If I can answer any other questions, please write again! Nancy

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  • NancyCohen
    NancyCohen

    Hi 1307!!
    I went on The Land of the Rising Sun in May 2018. We started in Osaka and ended in Tokyo. We added 4 days in Osaka to acclimate to the time change. We loved our extra days. We took the train to Kyoto twice and hired private guides, had a saki tasting and just wandered. We also took the train to Nara.
    This is from my pre-trip notes to a friend:
    We are set with all of our pre-trip tours — doing The Nara Afternoon Stroll as per your recommendation and of course will indulge in the saki tasting!!  We found another company (Context Tours) - with great reviews.  We are doing a food tour  and  a Spirituality tour in Kyoto with them. In Osaka we are doing another food/walking tour

    Taking the train rides was an incredible experience. We were able to see how people lived their lives. Teenagers were happy to practice their English either us and ask about our life.

    We did not extend our stay in Tokyo. It was the beginning of Golden Week and the city would be inundated with visitors. We then flew to Thailand (Bangkok a nod Chang Mai) for 10 days of independent traveling.

    If I can answer any other questions, please write again!
    Nancy

    September 6
  • 1307travel
    1307travel → NancyCohen

    Hi
    Just wondering if you did Cruising the Land of the Rising Sun. I am going in April. I will be going a few days ahead of the tour and want to visit places in Tokyo and Osaka that we don’t visit with the Tauck tour. I have called 2 times to find out what sights we see with the tour and they can not tell me. I was wondering if you have the printed itinerary they give you for each day. If you do I was hoping you could send it to me. Thank you Lynn

    September 6