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Takanawa Travel ehf.
Trip To Japan
License no. 2025-039
15 days in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka for Icelandic engineers, with technical visits and EXPO 2025
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Licensed by the Icelandic Tourist Board
Takanawa Travel ehf.
Trip To Japan
License no. 2025-039
8 nights
Group hotel for all 8 Tokyo nights (28 Aug – 5 Sep 2025).
Day 1
Arrival in Tokyo (Thu 28 Aug)
Departed Keflavík 27 Aug 08:45 via Helsinki (2 h 35 min connection), landing at Tokyo Haneda 13:05. Private coach to the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa. Tour leader Jóhannes Benediktsson with Icelandic- and Japanese-speaking guides (Junko, Momiji, Hildur, Auður). Guides help guests plan the first afternoon around the hotel and book restaurants nearby.
Flight13:05
Departed KEF Wed 27 Aug 08:45, arrived Helsinki 15:10 (3 h 25 min). Connection 2 h 35 min. Helsinki 17:45 → Tokyo Haneda 13:05 on 28 Aug (13 h 20 min). Time shown is the Haneda arrival.
Bus
Private group coach, met by tour leader and guides.
Day 2
Day trip to Kamakura (Fri 29 Aug)
Guided day trip from Tokyo to the coastal temple town of Kamakura. Return to Tokyo in the evening.
2-chōme-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-8588, Japan
4 nights
Group hotel for 4 Kyoto nights (5–9 Sep 2025). Also the venue for the party evening on 6 Sep and the Study Visit III lecture on 9 Sep.
2 nights
Group hotel for 2 Osaka nights (9–11 Sep 2025); late-evening departure flight on 11 Sep.
4-chōme-2-28 Hase, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0016, Japan
Day 3
Shibuya, Cat Street & Omotesando (Sat 30 Aug)
Walking tour through Shibuya, Cat Street and Omotesando, a visit to the Nezu Museum and its garden, and a tonkatsu lunch. (Group 2 joined this day.)
21 Udagawacho, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0042, Japan
Cat St, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
4-chōme-12-10 Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
Tonkatsu lunch in the area.
6-chōme-5-1 Minamiaoyama, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan
Day 4
Imperial Palace, Meiji Shrine & Harajuku (Sun 31 Aug)
First shared day for all three groups. The Imperial Palace, Meiji Jingu shrine, Harajuku and Yoyogi Park.
1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-8111, Japan
1-1 Yoyogikamizonochō, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan
Takeshita St, 1-chōme Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan
2-1 Yoyogikamizonochō, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-0052, Japan
Day 5
teamLab, sushi & Ginza (Mon 1 Sep)
teamLab digital art museum, a sushi meal, and an afternoon in Ginza.
6-chōme-1-16 Toyosu, Koto City, Tokyo 135-0061, Japan
The deck only says "teamLab". Planets (Toyosu) is assumed here.
Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
Sushi meal and afternoon in Ginza.
Day 6
Study Visit I, Skytree, Asakusa & gala dinner (Tue 2 Sep)
Technical visit (Rýni I), then Tokyo Skytree (634 m, the third-tallest structure in the world) and Asakusa. Gala evening for the whole group.
1-chōme-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida City, Tokyo 131-0045, Japan
634 m, the third-tallest structure in the world.
2-chōme-3-1 Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan
Day 7
Day trip to Mt. Fuji (Wed 3 Sep)
Guided day trip to the Mt. Fuji area for all groups. Overnight in Tokyo.
Lake Kawaguchi, Fujikawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi, Japan
Day 8
Study Visit II: Fuji Electric & flood tunnels (Thu 4 Sep)
Engineers: technical visit (Rýni II) to Fuji Electric and Tokyo's underground flood-discharge tunnels. Travel companions: free day, with suggested plans for Shinjuku, Roppongi and Akihabara and a choice of day trips and activities.
720 Kamikanasaki, Kasukabe, Saitama 344-0111, Japan
Rýni II site visit, engineers only. Fuji Electric was visited the same day; the deck doesn't say which Fuji Electric site.
Day 9
Travel to Kyoto & Gion (Fri 5 Sep)
Travel day from Tokyo to Kyoto, check in at the Kyoto Brighton Hotel, and an evening visit to the Gion district.
Rail
Group travel day to Kyoto (shinkansen); luggage to the Kyoto Brighton Hotel.
Gion, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Day 10
Kinkaku-ji, Ryoan-ji, Arashiyama & Fushimi Inari (Sat 6 Sep)
Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji), the Ryoan-ji rock garden, lunch in the Arashiyama bamboo grove, and Fushimi Inari Taisha. Party evening at the hotel.
1 Kinkakujichō, Kita Ward, Kyoto, 603-8361, Japan
13 Ryōanji Goryōnoshitachō, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, 616-8001, Japan
Sagaogurayama Tabuchiyamacho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, 616-8394, Japan
Group lunch in Arashiyama.
68 Fukakusa Yabunouchichō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0882, Japan
Day 11
Free day in Kyoto — optional Nara or golf (Sun 7 Sep)
Free day in Kyoto. Optional, pre-booked: Nara day trip (min. 25 people, JPY 25,000 pp: coach, English-speaking guide, audio headsets, Todai-ji, Kasuga Taisha, Yakushi-ji, Toshodai-ji, lunch) or 18 holes at Kyoto Kamigamo golf course (JPY 27,000 pp + JPY 3,300 club rental + 10% booking fee; ~20 min taxi from hotel).
Day 12
Kyoto at leisure — optional Hiroshima or golf (Mon 8 Sep)
Enjoy Kyoto. Optional, pre-booked: Hiroshima day trip (min. 25 people, JPY 62,000 pp: return shinkansen, coach in Hiroshima, English-speaking guide, headsets, Peace Memorial Museum, boat to Miyajima and Itsukushima Shrine, lunch) or golf at Kyoto Kamigamo (JPY 19,000 pp + JPY 3,300 club rental + 10% booking fee).
Day 13
Study Visit III, travel to Osaka & Dotonbori (Tue 9 Sep)
Morning lecture (Rýni III) at the Kyoto Brighton Hotel, then travel to Osaka and check in at the Imperial Hotel Osaka. Evening sightseeing along Dotonbori.
Rail
After the morning lecture (Study Visit III) at the Kyoto Brighton Hotel.
Dotonbori, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0071, Japan
Day 14
Study Visit IV: EXPO 2025 Osaka (Wed 10 Sep)
Full day at EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai (Rýni IV), the last shared day for all three groups.
Day 15
Departure for Iceland (Thu 11 Sep)
Day at leisure in Osaka, then the overnight flight at 22:25 to Helsinki (arr. 05:30). Long connection in Helsinki, onward flight 15:50, arriving Keflavík 16:30 on Fri 12 Sep.
Flight22:25
Osaka 22:25 → Helsinki 05:30 (13 h 5 min). Connection 10 h 20 min in Helsinki. Helsinki 15:50 → Keflavík 16:30 on Fri 12 Sep (3 h 40 min).
