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Mr. Black's Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka 2023.

June 13, 2023 - June 21, 2023
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Busy Tokyo: activity, people and text everywhere.
Extensive Japanese buffet.
View from hotel room, Tokyo.
Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa: the gateway to Senjo-ji and shopping.
Sensō‐ji Temple with tourists in rented kimonos.
Giant torii gate leads into Meiji Shrine (明治神宮).
Near the main entrance to TOKYO DISNEY!
TOKYO DISNEY!
Lake Ashi: also referred to as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake.
Students on the Lake Ashi cruise, 2019.
Reach the top of Mt. Komagatake via a 1,800 meter aerial tramway in Hakone National Park.
Mt. Fuji, above the mist.
Many delicious foods to choose from...
Yukata-style robes provided by our hotels, to visit the onsen, or Japanese natural hot springs. ALL of our hotels in 2022 will have onsen!
The Shinkansen, or "bullet" train.
Excellent set menu with small hot pot at a Restaurant in Kyoto.
Super friendly and sacred, hungry wild deer will bow for you, in order to get a treat!
The 2019 group, with deer, outside the entrance to Tōdai-ji.
Tōdai-ji, or Eastern Great Temple, is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in Nara. It was opened in the year 752.
Near Nara Park, lanterns and vermillion cover the Kasuga Grand Shrine.
Inside a special darkened room, to see the effects of the lanterns lit.
Kimono fashion show at Nishijin Textile Center.
Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.
Thousands of vermillion torii gates at the Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine.
adjacent to Doutonbori Street in Osaka, a popular nightlife and entertainment area by the river.
Osaka is dominated by its 16th-century castle.
The Umeda Sky Building in Osaka consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories.
Kurumon Market.
Osaka at night.
Itinerary Map.
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We will begin our tour in Tokyo, Japan's sprawling, chaotic capital, where cutting-edge technology combines seamlessly with an age-old culture. Start with a whiff of the miraculous at Sensō‐ji
Temple, where sacred incense smoke is said to have curative powers. Yearly festivals bring various groups to its iris garden and Treasure House, including the "Seven-Five-Three Festival," in which young children arrive dressed in mini kimonos. We will spend all of day four at the Tokyo Disney Parks (separate admission). From Tokyo we will take a day excursion to Hakone, where you will step into the misty beauty of a traditional Japanese watercolor. Peaceful lakes, stunning gardens, and magnificent views of Mount Fuji make Hakone one of the prettiest destinations for city-weary folks. After a lake cruise, ascend Mt. Komagatake in an aerial tramway, for an epic view of Mt. Fuji. Then jump on the fastest train in the world and zip to Kyoto. The Shinkansen, or "bullet" train, can travel up to 200 miles per hour. Arrival in Nara can be an eye-opening experience, as wild deer roam Nara Park -- once considered messengers of the gods, they are still a nationally protected treasure. The sense of "more is better" continues at Kasuga Shrine, where a thousand intricate bronze lanterns hang from the building. Our final city on the itinerary, Osaka, is dominated by the 16th-century castle, both economically (it's the single most visited sight in Japan) and architecturally. The castle maintains the city's historic past even as space-age buildings move Osaka into the future. Come up for air at the Umeda Sky Building, where you'll climb 550 feet to the Floating Garden Observatory for a bird's eye view of Osaka. For our farewell dinner, make your very own Japanese Okonomiyaki, the most interesting pancake you’ll ever eat.

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  • Art Travel Tours
    • SPAIN MOROCCO PORTUGAL 2024
    • Mr. Black's Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka 2023
    • ITALY & GREECE 2022
    • PARIS - SPRING 2022
    • JAPAN 2019
    • GREECE 2018
    • AMSTERDAM 2017
    • ROMA 2016
    • IRELAND, WALES AND ENGLAND 2015
    • ROMA 2015
    • CENTRAL EUROPE 2014
    • LONDON & FRANCE 2013
    • SPAIN 2012
    • ITALY 2011
    • PARIS 2011
    • LOCAL FIELD TRIPS
  • Paint and Wine Parties
    • Event Archive Photos
  • Portfolio
    • Photography >
      • ROMA 2015
      • SCAD 2014
      • PARIS 2011
      • BEYONCE
    • Palates and Palettes Artwork
    • Graphic Design Work
  • Watercolor Journey
  • Museum Collection Visits
  • Mural Projects
    • San Dimas H.E.R.O.E.S. Veteran's Monument
  • Reed Fine Arts
    • Capstone 2015
  • CTEC 2D Visual Design
    • Culminating Exhibitions
  • Media + Publicity
    • Commencement Speech
    • Testimonials
  • Facepainting
  • Contact
  • Links
  • SDHS
  • Family
  • Ceres
    • earthquake model
  • Jules
    • San Diego Mission Model
  • Student Projects