Meals on Board

Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to Narita/Haneda. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel for a good night’s rest

Breakfast/ Yuba Bean Curd Skin Lunch/Dinner

Start your day on the right foot as you admire the picturesque blooms at Hitachi Seaside Park, including the iconic nemophila and tulips as they bathe the park in brilliant hues of red and blue. Next, proceed to Nikko Toshogu, a 400 year-old Shinto Shrine and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unlike other shrines in Japan where simplicity is the focus, Nikko Toshogu boasts lavish decorations with wood carvings and gold leaf. Spend the night in Nikko.

 

Seasonal bonus

Enjoy seasonal fruit picking at Fruit Farm – strawberries (April to mid May)

Breakfast/Lunch/Sakura Kaiseki Set Dinner

This morning, take a leisurely drive to Aizu and explore the 600-year-old Tsuruga Castle that was reconstructed in the 1960s. Make your way to the top floor of the castle for a panoramic view of the city and you will also be able to enjoy the striking sea of cherry blossoms surrounding the castle during the sakura season. Make a stop at Aizu Sake Brewery for some sake tasting before we proceed to Nicchusen Memorial Sakura Road for a breathtaking display of cherry blossoms. Tonight, indulge in a relaxing mineral hot spring bath at an onsen resort in Tendo.

Breakfast/Lunch

Renowned for producing Japan’s best dairy products, experience this firsthand in Yamagata during a rice ice cream tasting at Cherry Meeting Hall. Thereafter, proceed to Niigata, one of the top rice cracker-producing prefectures in Japan. Time to roll up your sleeves for a DIY senbei rice cracker session at Rice Cracker Kingdom!

 

Accommodation: Hotel Okura Niigata or similar

 

Seasonal Bonus

Ramble through peonies at East Park from early to mid May, roses at Ninomiya Rose Garden from end May to early June and irises at Lake Hyoko or Shirasagi in mid June.

Breakfast/Lunch/Buffet Dinner)

After breakfast, transfer to Niigata port for your ferry to Sado Island, known for its rich gold and silver mines during the Edo period. Head to Gold Park, a hands-on facility at Nishimikawa Gold Dust Mine where you will get to try your hand at gold panning and bring home a gold card as a souvenir. Go on a Tarai boat ride, once used to collect shellfish and seaweed from rocky coastal waters, before returning to Niigata and indulging in a relaxing hot spring bath at Yuzawa Onsen in the evening.

Accommodation: Naspa New Otani Hotel or similar

Breakfast/Lunch

 This morning, take a leisurely stroll along one of the most famous and best sakura-viewing sites in Japan, Akagi Nanmen Thousand Sakura Road. During the sakura season, over 1,000 cherry blossom trees in bloom line both sides of the road, forming a stunning pink tunnel and shibasakura on the lawn from mid to end April. Then, soak up some Japanese heritage at Kawagoe Old Street, a well-preserved edo-inspired town with traditional merchants' houses on stone pavements selling Japanese candy, sweet potato cakes, rice crackers, and many other snacks. Head to Tokyo and lose yourself amidst the hustle and bustle of the city and its multitude of major departmental stores. Accommodation: Tokyo Dome Hotel or similar  

Sakura Edition Tsuruda River, picturesque view of hundreds of carp-shape streamers framed with sakura trees. (Early April)

Breakfast

Today, you can do some last-minute shopping before transferring to the airport for your flight home.

Meal On Board

Arrival Singapore