JAPAN’S WINTER LANDSCAPES OLD EDO, FUJI & FINE ARTS

JANUARY 20 – FEBRUARY 2, 2020 TOUR LEADER: DR KATHLEEN OLIVE

Overview Japan is a land of many personalities, its beauty reaching far beyond the cherry blossoms in springtime or the russet hues of the autumn leaves. Much is to be gained from travelling to Japan in the winter, when Mt Fuji and the Japanese Alps are at their best, covered in a white blanket, and the snow monkeys warm themselves in the steaming hot springs. Colourful regional delicacies adorn seasonal tables, the galleries are uncrowded, the gardens austere in their beauty and the temples true places for peaceful contemplation. Our 14-day tour starts in the hustle and bustle of the modern capital, Tokyo. Explore woodblock artist Hokusai’s world, with visits to his eponymous museum, the Edo Museum and a cruise along the Sumida River. Visits to the National and Nezu Museums round out our stay in the capital. Travel to the coastal town of Kamakura, and enjoy its tranquil temples and serene Buddha gazing peacefully out to sea. Stay in Hakone at the foot of Fuji-san, Japan’s revered mountain and see Itchiku Kubota’s extraordinary ‘Symphony of Light’, comprised of 80 kimonos. Taste sake in a local brewery, soak in an onsen overlooking the snow-covered Japanese Alps, and see well-preserved Edo-era houses in Takayama. Take in Naoshima’s famed architecture and world-renowned art sites, and discover some of Kyoto’s little-visited temples and hidden gems.

Your tour leader Dr Kathleen Olive has more than 15 years’ experience leading tour groups. She is one of Academy Travel’s most respected tour leaders, and is known to Academy Travellers as a skilled and sensitive presenter with a keen interest in Japanese sensibility and design. Kathleen’s interest in design originally prompted her to study languages, leading to her PhD in Italian literature and the recent publication of the Codex Rustici, which

was presented to Pope Francis and launched at the Uffizi and the Vatican Library in 2015. Her wide knowledge has led her to teach Meiji literature in translation at Western Sydney University, Italian at the University of Sydney, where she is an Honorary Associate, and to present popular courses on history, art and architecture at the WEA, Sydney and the University of Sydney’s Centre for Continuing Education. We caught up with Kathleen about her interest in Japan, design and aesthetics: “I have a long-held fascination with Japan – its culture, sensibility and design,” says Kathleen. “From Yohji Yamamoto’s reinterpretation of the kimono, to Issey Miyake’s experimentation with traditional fabrics, and Rei Kawakubo’s Futuristic visions – the history of Japanese fashion alone is compelling for me! But Japanese food is interesting from an aesthetic as well as a gastronomic point of view, with its careful presentation, balancing of flavours and commitment to seasonal eating – ideas that are only now gaining momentum in Australia. And being a lover of both gardens and abstract art, I am also drawn to the meditative and ritualistic dimensions of Japan’s traditional Zen gardens and temples.”

JAPAN’S WINTER LANDSCAPES Tour dates: January 20 – February 2, 2020

Tour leader: Dr Kathleen Olive

Tour Price: $11,495 per person, twin share

Single Supplement: $2,595 for sole use of double room

Booking deposit: $500 per person

Recommended airline: ANA, JAL or Qantas

Maximum places: 20

Itinerary: Tokyo (3 nights), Hakone (2 nights), Yudanaka (1 night), Takayama (2 nights), Naoshima (2 nights), Kyoto (3 nights)

Date published: July 9, 2019

Enquiries and bookings

For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Jamal Fairbrother at Academy Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email jamal@academytravel.com.au

Tour Highlights

THE WORLD OF HOKUSAI No other artist has come to symbolise the Edo period as much as the master artist and Ukiyo-e printmaker Katsushika Hokusai, regarded as Japan’s most influential and creative artist. We explore his works with a visit to the Sumida Hokusai Museum and see where his unique observations of society in Edo were formed, through his life spent on the banks of the Sumida River.

MT FUJI AND HAKONE Stay in Hakone under the omnipresent gaze of Japan’s iconic Mt Fuji, a spiritual beacon revered for its symmetry since ancient times. Wander around the shores of Lake Kawaguchi, one of five lakes at the foot of the mountain, admire Itchiku Kubota’s extraordinary ‘Symphony of Light’, comprised of 80 kimonos, and explore the Okada Museum’s collection of East Asian art.

FINE ART AND CULTURE Understand Japan’s great reverence for the arts and artisans, in the finest works and craftspeople, evidenced in the many museums, public and private, dedicated to their endeavours. Appreciate the best of Japanese art and design, from the National Museum’s wide-ranging collection, to the beautifully curated Nezu Museum and the eclectic offerings of the Oyamazaki and Okada Museums.

TAKAYAMA AND SHIRAKAWA-GO Explore Takayama, high in the Japanese Alps, stepping back in time to wander through the sake breweries and Edo-period merchant houses of the beautifully preserved old town. See elaborate floats that parade through the streets at festival time and visit the picture-perfect World-Heritage-Listed village of Shirakawa-go, with its traditional steep-sided thatched roof houses laden with snow.

NAOSHIMA With an international reputation thanks to the timeless architecture of Tadao Ando’s environmentally sensitive designs, set unobtrusively into the landscape, Naoshima has become a mecca for art devotees from across the world. Under the legacy of the Benesse Corporation, the island has amassed an impressive collection of stunning site-specific installations and great contemporary works.

Detailed itinerary Included meals are shown with the symbols B, L and D.

Monday 20 January Arrive

The tour commences at our hotel in Tokyo. Your tour leader, Dr Kathleen Olive, will meet you in the lobby before a light dinner in the hotel. Overnight Tokyo (D)

Tuesday 21 January Old Edo

Our touring commences with a visit to the Edo Museum. The permanent exhibition takes the visitor on a journey through the 400-year history of Tokyo since the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu established his government in Edo. Lifesized models recreate the architecture of the time and depict the day-to-day lives of the people during the period. We also visit the Sumida Hokusai Museum, opened in late 2016 and dedicated to the Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, best known for his iconic works The Great Wave Off Kanagawa and Red Fuji. After lunch we take a walking tour of Sumida, where Hokusai was born and spent most of his life, and take a cruise on the Sumida River into Tokyo Bay. This evening we gather for a welcome dinner in a local sukiyaki restaurant near our hotel. Overnight Tokyo (B, L, D)

Wednesday 22 January National and Nezu Museums

This morning we visit the Meiji Shrine, a Shinto haven of peace and tranquillity in the bustling city and dedicated to the reformist Emperor Meiji, who led the end of feudalisation and the modernisation and westernisation of Japan. We then travel along Omotesando, Tokyo’s version of the Champs-Élysées, to the Nezu Museum. Located in fashionable Aoyama, it boasts a large collection of calligraphy, painting, bamboo, sculpture, ceramics and textiles. There is time to wander through the winding paths of the beautiful garden or admire the ponds and stone lanterns from the café. This afternoon we head to the National Museum in Ueno Park, which contains a large collection of Japanese artwork, cultural items and historical artefacts from ancient times to the 19th century. Overnight Tokyo (B)

Images left: Hokusai expertly captures the day-to-day life of old Edo around the Sumida River; the Sumida Hokusai Museum, designed by Pritzker Prize-winner Kazuyo Sejima; The Manor’s Dishes from Hokusai’s One Hundred Tales series

Tour start & finish time

The tour begins at 6.00pm in Tokyo on Monday 20 January, at the Keio Plaza Hotel.

The tour ends in Kyoto on Sunday 2 February at the Royal Park Hotel, after breakfast.

Images right: The Daibutsu at Kamakura peers serenely through the falling snow; an exquisitely crafted kimono showcasing the creative and technical

genius of Itchiku Kubota, on display at his eponymous museum; Matsumoto Castle creates a dramatic backdrop to a winter landscape

Thursday 23 January Kamakura

We depart by coach for Kamakura, the political centre of medieval Japan and birthplace of the first military government of Shogun Minamoto Yoritomo in 1192. Sometimes called the Kyoto of Eastern Japan, Kamakura is known for its elegantly landscaped Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. We visit Engakuji, built into the slopes of Kamakura’s forested hills. The temple was founded to pay respects to the souls of those killed in Kublai Khan’s attempted invasions of Japan in 1272 and 1281. We also visit the lovely bamboo grove and Zen rock garden at Hokokuji Temple. At Kotokuin Temple we see the Great Buddha or Daibutsu, an 11.4-metre-high bronze statue of the Amida Buddha sitting peacefully in the open air. Hasedera Temple houses the eleven-headed gilded wooden statue of Kannon, Goddess of Mercy, and also preserves a small Kannon Museum. Our day concludes with dinner at our hotel in Hakone. Overnight Hakone (B, L, D)

Friday 24 January Hakone

Today we visit the Kubota Itchiku Kimono Museum; perched on the shores of Lake Kawaguchiko, the building is constructed from Okinawan limestone and coral. After rediscovering a traditional silk-dyeing technique lost since the 16th century, Itchiku Kubota dedicated his life’s work to producing an extraordinary collection of kimono using this technique. Themes reflecting the four seasons were of paramount importance for Kubota’s pieces and this is represented in his incomplete masterpiece, The Symphony of Light, comprising 36 kimono highlighting the beauty of nature. We drive into the hills surrounding Hakone and stop in at the privately-owned Okada Museum of Art, set in an expansive garden complete with teahouse. The museum houses a large collection of East Asian ceramics, sculptures and paintings from the modern era to antiquity. Overnight Hakone (B, L)

Saturday 25 January Yudanaka

We depart Hakone for Nagano prefecture in the Japanese Alps. The pristine waters coming from the mountains make Suwa an ideal place for making sake, and we stop at one of the many breweries to sample the national drop. This afternoon we visit Matsumoto Castle, a listed National Treasure and the most complete and beautiful of Japan’s original castles. We continue to Yudanaka Onsen, a hot spring resort where we spend the evening sleeping in a traditional Japanese ryokan. Overnight Yudanaka (B, L, D)

Sunday 26 January Snow Monkeys

Today we visit the Jigokudani Monkey Park to see the population of some 200 Japanese macaques that inhabit the park, frolicking and lounging in the warm waters provided by the hot spring. With no fences, the monkeys can be observed up close, interacting and displaying natural behaviours in their various social groups. We continue this afternoon to the picturesque town of Takayama. Overnight Takayama (B, L, D)

Monday 27 January Takayama and Shirakawa-go

This morning we stroll through the morning market where stallholders sell local crafts, vegetables and flowers, and wander through the beautifully preserved streets and Edo-era houses built by wealthy merchants in the old town. We visit the Festival Float Museum, where elaborately decorated floats – some several hundred years old and used in Takayama’s annual autumn and spring festivals – are on display. This afternoon we travel to the World Heritage-Listed village of Shirakawa-go. The historic village, set against a serene mountain backdrop, consists of traditional houses with steep thatched roofs called Gassho-zukuri, translating as ‘constructed like hands in prayer’. Some houses are over 250 years old. Overnight Takayama (B, D)

Tuesday 28 January To Naoshima

Today we board a local express train to Nagoya station where we transfer to the bullet train to Okayama, packing only hand luggage for the next two nights. Your large suitcase will be transported by road to meet you in Kyoto. At Okayama we take a coach to the port at Uno and embark on a ferry to Naoshima, arriving at Benesse House in the late afternoon. Overnight Naoshima (B, D)

Wednesday 29 January Art by the Seto Sea

We spend the day exploring the various art sites on Naoshima. Benesse House Museum, designed by Tadao Ando and overlooking the Seto Sea, puts the Japanese ethos of the coexistence of art, nature and architecture into practice by displaying art in all parts of the building, in the surrounding forest and even along the seashore. The museum boasts work by Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Cy Twombly and Yayoi Kusama, to name a few. We visit the Chichu Art Museum, integrated with its surroundings through its mostly underground construction and permanently housing pieces by Claude Monet, Walter De Maria and James Turrell. A recent addition to the island’s art sites is the Lee Ufan Museum, featuring paintings

Images left: Japanese macaques inhabit the hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park; the historic traditional thatched roof houses at the fairytale mountain village of Shirakawa-go; artist Lee Ufan’s stone instillations are designed to complement Tadao Ando’s architecture on Naoshima

and large installations made from stone, concrete and wood by the contemporary Korean artist. Overnight Naoshima (B, D)

Thursday 30 January Korakuen

We return to the mainland by ferry and coach and visit Korakuen, considered one of Japan’s three most beautiful landscaped gardens. Built on the orders of the local feudal lord over 300 years ago, the garden has maintained its original layout and appearance from the Edo period, due to the accurate records kept by the garden’s designers. The garden features spacious lawns (a unique feature for a Japanese garden!), a crane aviary, plum and cherry and maple groves, and three species of camelia that should be in flower at the time of our visit. This afternoon we travel by bullet train to Kyoto, our home for the next three nights. Overnight Kyoto (B, L, D)

Friday 31 January Kinkakuji and Ryoanji

This morning we head to the spectacular Kinkakuji or Golden Pavilion. It is difficult to believe the temple was razed to the ground in 1950 by a crazed young monk whose story was told in celebrated novelist Yukio Mishima’s The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. A short distance from Kinkakuji we stop for some quiet contemplation at Ryoanji temple, the finest example of a Zen rock garden in Kyoto. In the afternoon, we travel into the Shigaraki Mountains outside of Kyoto to the Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art. Situated in a garden setting, the museum consists of a historic British-style mountain villa and two annexes - the Underground Jewelry box and the Dream Box – designed by Tadao Ando. We explore the collection including several of Monet’s waterlilies, Henry Moore sculptures and Japanese ceramics and stoneware by Kanjiro Kawai. Overnight Kyoto (B, L)

Saturday 1 February Temples and Shrines

Today, we head to northern Kyoto, a less-travelled part of the city, to Enkoji temple, founded by the Edo-period shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, and used as a school for the common people. The temple has a stone garden, bamboo path and pond. There are wonderful views over the temple from the small hill behind the garden. Nearby Shisendo temple was the retirement villa of a former samurai, classical Chinese scholar and landscape architect. The temple’s name translates as ‘hall of the great poets’, named for the works of 36 Chinese poets displayed in the main hall. Returning to central Kyoto, we visit the Heian Shrine, a partial reproduction of the original Imperial Palace from the Heian period. Our final stop is at the Museum of Traditional Crafts, where we see examples of Kyoto’s finest

Images right: Stone pathways lead to open fields at Korakuen, one of Japan’s three most beautiful landscaped

gardens; the Golden Pavilion shines bright in the winter snow; and contemplating a zen outlook at Shisendo temple

traditional industries including, lacquerware, textiles, woodworking and basketry. This evening we enjoy a farewell dinner in a traditional kaiseki restaurant. Overnight Kyoto (B, D)

Sunday 2 February Depart

The tour concludes after breakfast in the hotel. Transfers have been arranged to either Kansai or Itami airports in Osaka for passengers booking their flights through Academy Travel. (B)

Hotels Hotels on this tour have been chosen both for location and comfort, with the Hakone Hotel offering views of Mt Fuji. The Takayama Hotel is a modern Western-style hotel, a short drive from but not within walking distance of the old town, where there are no hotels large enough to accommodate a group. Our one night in Yudanaka has us staying at a traditional Japanese-style ryokan. Floors consist of tatami matting with well-padded, comfortable and warm futon bedding laid out on the floor for sleeping at night: you will need to be able to get up from the floor to get into and out of your futon. Each room has a private bathroom but the ryokan has its own onsen facilities, offering communal hot spring baths (separated by gender). Tokyo, Keio Plaza Hotel (3 nights)

www.keioplaza.com/ Hakone, Fuji View Hotel (2 nights)

https://fhc.fujiview.jp/en-gb Yudanaka, Yorozuya Ryokan (1 night)

http://www.ryokan.or.jp/english/yado/main/42440

Takayama, Associa Takayama (2 nights) www.associa.com/tky/multi-lingual/?wovn=en

Naoshima, Benesse House (2 nights)

http://benesse-artsite.jp/en/stay/benessehouse/park.html Kyoto, The Royal Park Hotel Sanjo (3 nights)

www.the-royalpark.jp/the/kyotosanjo/en/

Images right: Monet’s Water Lillies at Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art; Tado Ando’s sympathetic entrance to the

Underground Jewelry Box; and the unusual Honryu-tei or Running Dragon rock garden, characterised by sharp rocks jutting out at

strange angles to symbolise a flying dragon

Tour Price The tour price is $11,495 per person, twin share (land content only). The supplement for a single room is $2,595 per person. A non-refundable deposit of $500 per person is required to secure a place on the tour.

Tour Inclusions Included in the tour price

13 nights’ accommodation in selected hotels and one night in a Japanese ryokan

All breakfasts, plus lunches and dinners as indicated in the itinerary

Train travel by Shinkansen and express train from Takayama to Okayama and Okayama to Kyoto

Services of your tour leader All land travel by air-conditioned coach where required All entrance fees to sites mentioned in itinerary Background talks and tour notes Tips to local guides, drivers and restaurants Luggage transfers by road where required

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Air travel OPTIONS Qantas, Japan Airlines and ANA offer daily flights from Sydney to Tokyo’s Haneda or Narita Airports with return connections from Osaka. Please contact us for further information on competitive airfares. Transfers between airport and hotel are included for all passengers booking their flights through Academy Travel.

Enquiries & bookings For further information and to secure a place on this tour please contact Jamal Fairbrother at Academy Travel on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email jamal@academytravel.com.au

Weather on Tour Japan’s climate in winter varies from the temperate Pacific coast around Tokyo, where it rarely snows and temperatures during the day average around 10 degrees Celsius, to the central regions of the Alps, which experience regular snowfall and cooler conditions. Days are usually clear, crisp and pleasant without any dampness or biting frost.

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This Grade Two tour is designed for people who lead active lives and can comfortably participate in up to five hours of physical activity per day on most days, including longer walking tours, challenging archaeological sites, climbing stairs, embarking and disembarking trains and/or boats, and a more demanding tour schedule with one-night stops or several internal flights. You should be able to: keep up with the group at all times walk for 4-5 kilometres at a moderate pace with only

short breaks stand for a reasonable length of time in galleries and

museums be able to get down to and up from the floor when

sleeping in a Japanese style inn or restaurants tolerate uncomfortable climatic conditions such as cold

weather and snow walk up and down slopes in snowy conditions negotiate steps and slopes in temples and gardens,

which are often uneven get on and off a large coach with steep stairs, train or

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