INTERNATIONAL SURGICAL WEEK / ISW2011

Tours

The following tours will provide an opportunity for participants to find out more about Japan. Please check below for optional tour programs.

Tour Application and Payment:

Our official travel agent knt! manages and operates these tours.

Inquiry : ISW Accommodation & Tours Desk Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd. Global Business Management Branch Tel: +81-3-6891-9600   Fax: +81-3-6891-9599

We sincerely apologize that we once had to cancel the tours because all of the planned tours could not meet the minimum number of participants by the deadline of application.
However, with strong desire to welcome all of you coming to Japan in this hard time, we decided to bring back all of these official tours as follows.

If you would like to join any of the tours, please download the application form and e-mail to <isw2011-gbm@or.knt.co.jp>
or send a fax to +81-3-6891-9599.

ISW2011 Official Tours:

1. Introducing Yokohama - Half Day Tour to Yokohama (Morning) - Tuesday, August 30 -
	Inclusions: Transport, entrance fees, guide and lunch. TIME: 09:00 - 13:00 COST: JPY 4,000 per person Application deadline 29th Aug PM03:00
	Yokohama has its own distinguish culture since the day the harbor was open to the foreign countries in 1859. Since that time, Yokohama has been vigorously acquiring new cultures and information from overseas and introducing them to Japan. These were, in many cases, the country's first-time-ever things from food to a wide range of cultures. Chinatown in Yokohama is the biggest in Japan, which is filled with historic monuments and must-eat and mouth-watering steamed buns you can pick up while walking on the street. Exotic shops sell items and souvenirs that cannot be found anywhere else.

2. Japanese Tea Ceremony - Half Day Tour to Yokohama (Afternoon) - Tuesday, August 30 -
	Inclusions: Transport, entrance fees, guide and tea. TIME: 13:00 - 18:00 COST: JPY 5,000 per person Application deadline 29th Aug PM03:00
	Why don't you join a tea party at Sankei-en Garden in Yokohama? Sankei-en is a traditional and typical Japanese style garden designed by Sankei Hara. To enjoy tea seeing the beautiful garden and architecture would be a wonderful experience for you. Please do not forget to bring your camera.

3. Full Day Tour: “Tokyo Shopping” - Tuesday, August 30 -
	Inclusions: Transport and guide. TIME: 09:00 - 18:00 COST: JPY8,500 per person Application deadline 29th Aug PM03:00
	This trip takes you to the shopping area in Tokyo. Akihabara (short: Akiba) is a district in central Tokyo, famous for its many electronics shops and is the epicenter of the computer game, manga, and animation culture and industry. Akihabara is also about shopping. Hundreds of electronics shops of various sizes can be found around Akihabara Station and along Chuo Dori (Chuo Avenue). They offer everything from the newest computers, cameras, televisions, mobile phones and home appliances to second-hand goods and electronic junk. Bring your passport with you in case you want to purchase items over 10,000 yen, because stores sometimes offer selected items (over 10,000 yen) duty free for foreign tourist. Ginza is the home of Tokyo's oldest and most prestigious department stores that have luxurious brand shops such as Louis Vuitton, Dior, Chanel and Prada, where is also famous for dining and entertainment. Numerous department stores, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, and cafes will give you an upscale shopping experience in Tokyo.

4. Introducing Yokohama - Half Day Tour to Yokohama (Morning) - Wednesday, August 31 -
	Inclusions: Transport, entrance fees, guide and lunch. TIME: 09:00 - 13:00 COST: JPY 4,000 per person Application deadline 30th Aug PM03:00
	Yokohama has its own distinguish culture since the day the harbor was open to the foreign countries in 1859. Since that time, Yokohama has been vigorously acquiring new cultures and information from overseas and introducing them to Japan. These were, in many cases, the country's first-time-ever things from food to a wide range of cultures. Chinatown in Yokohama is the biggest in Japan, which is filled with historic monuments and must-eat and mouth-watering steamed buns you can pick up while walking on the street. Exotic shops sell items and souvenirs that cannot be found anywhere else.

5. Yokohama Bay Cruise with Tea - Half Day (Afternoon) - Wednesday, August 31 -
	Inclusions: Transport, entrance fees and guide. TIME: 14:00 - 17:00 COST: JPY 6,000 per person Application deadline 30th Aug PM03:00
	This short trip will take you from the land to the sea. Yokohama is a famous place for taking a long walk and bay cruises. Enjoy a nice cup of tea while looking at the dazzling Yokohama landscape on a ship! The morning sea breeze will add a nice touch to the memories of your travel to Japan.

6. Full Day Tour : Tokyo Sightseeing - Wednesday, August 31 -
	Inclusions: Transport, entrance fees, guide and lunch. TIME: 09:00–18:00 COST: JPY10,000 per person Application deadline 30th Aug PM03:00
	This tour visits popular sightseeing spots in Tokyo area. You can enjoy historic temples, nice meal, and fantastic view of Tokyo from a cruise ship. The Sensoji Temple is surrounded by vibrant atmosphere that countless visitors and worshippers create all around the year. This temple’s symbol is a gate with a gigantic red lantern which has “Kaminari Mon” (Thunder gate) printed in the middle and two sculptures of deities (God of Thunder and God of Wind) that protect the temple. The approach from this gate to the temple, which is about 200 meters, is filled with shops that sell food, toys and Japanese souvenirs. Not only enjoy the sightseeing, the trip to Sensoji temple also satisfies your cravings for Japanese traditional souvenirs for you, your family and friends. The cruise brings you fresh while you enjoy the spectacular Tokyo skyscrapers.

7. Full Day Tour: Hakone - Wednesday, August 31 -
	Inclusions: Transport, entrance fees, guide and lunch. TIME: 09:00 - 19:00 COST: JPY 12,000- per person Application deadline 30th Aug PM03:00
	Hakone is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, less than 100 kilometers from Tokyo. Famous for hot springs, outdoor activities, natural beauty and the view of nearby Mt. Fuji, Hakone is one of the most popular destinations among Japanese and international tourists looking for a break from Tokyo. No trip to Hakone would be complete without a dip at a Japanese hot spring (onsen). Many hotels open up their baths to visitors for around ¥500 or so; it the time allows, you may be able to have a chance to have a dip in a natural hot spring. For the visitor to Japan or a resident of the Kanto region, Hakone is the ideal getaway destination, because this area is blessed with its natural beauty.

8. Full Day Tour : World Heritage Nikko - Wednesday, August 31 -
	Inclusions: Transport, entrance fees, lunch and guide. TIME: 08:00 - 20:00 COST: JPY 12,000 per person Application deadline 30th Aug PM03:00
	Nikko Toshogu is one of the most lavishly decorated shinto shrine in Japan, built by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Unlike most Japanese temples and shrines, the buildings of Toshogu are extremely gaudy and ornate, with multicolored carvings and plenty of gold leaf, which show heavy Chinese influence. Although it was built in 1617, this shrine’s unchanging beauty still attracts many visitors from the world. It was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1999. What capture visitors’ eyes are the famous sculptures of three wise monkeys at the shrine’s stable. It is a trio of small wooden sculptures which represent “see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil.” This tour includes Iroha-zaka and Kegon Falls which are also famous sightseeing spots in Nikko. Both Iroha-zaka and Kegon Falls are popular travel destinations for the beauty of crimson foliage. However, these places have a beautiful landscape of the four seasons; each season brings these places different faces. This tour will provide you the glimpse of Japanese history and beautiful and authentic Japanese sceneries.

9. Kamakura “Budda” popularly called “Daibutsu” - Half Day (Morning) - Thursday, September 1 -
	Inclusions: Transport, entrance fees and guide. TIME: 09:00 - 13:30 COST: JPY 8,000 per person Application deadline 31th Aug PM03:00
	Enjoy a half-day escape to Kamakura, the place full of historic monuments, centuries-old shrines and temples that are simply breathtaking. This trip will take you to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, Kamakura’s most important shrine, founded by Minamoto Yoriyoshi in 1063, and enlarged and moved to its current site in 1180 by Minamoto Yoritomo, the founder and first shogun of the Kamakura government. The shrine is reached via a long, wide approach that leads from Kamakura's waterfront through the entire city center, with multiple torii gates along the way. The main hall (Hongu or Jogu) stands on a terrace at the top of a wide stairway. This hall has a small shrine museum, which displays various treasures owned by the shrine, such as swords, masks and documents. This shrine also has beautiful Japanese gardens on its property, which will delight your eyes. The long approach from the first gate to the main shrine is filled with cute little shops that sell traditional and unique souvenirs, rice crackers and other traditional confectionaries.

10. Two-Day Tour to Kyoto - Friday, September 2 to Saturday, September 3 -
	Inclusions: Transport, entrance fees, guide, meals and accommodation (Twin room / Single use). TIME: 2nd Sep 09:00 – 3rd Sep 20:00 COST: JPY 65,000 per person Application deadline 31th Aug PM03:00
	Kyoto is one of the must-go destinations for most visitors to the country, and this reputation is correct. Japan's capital from 794 to 1868, Kyoto has thousands of historic Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines as well as some of Japan's most beautiful gardens and palaces. The best way to discover the “traditional Japan” is to include Kyoto on your itinerary. What represents Japan, such as a tea ceremony, flower arrangement, kimonos, and geisha girls, can all be found in Kyoto. The millennium history of this city also has also cultivated a fine and delicate cuisines. Traveling Kyoto will entertain you and your appetite on Japanese traditional foods. Although now a modern city of 1.5 million inhabitants, Kyoto still remains a center of traditional Japanese art and crafts as well as culture and cuisine.