Kintetsu International Travel
Consultants Company
Day 1 –Sunday Dec 14
U.S.
Departure.
Board
your flight to Tokyo.
Day 2 – Monday Dec 15
Arrive
at New Tokyo International Airport.
Transfer
to Shinagawa Prince Hotel by Airport Limousine Bus.
Day 3 – Tuesday Dec 16
Head to the Tokyo-Edo Museum where you can learn
all about Edo and Modern Tokyo. The museum’s volunteer guide will take you through a tour
of the
fascinating Edo period. In the evening enjoy a Kabuki Theatre performance.
This magnificent form of art started in the Edo period.
Day 4 – Wednesday Dec 17
Tour
the city of Tokyo where you will see how
the combination
of
old days and modern times still co-exist. Visit the Imperial
Palace
and Asakusa and enjoy the
traditional Battledore Fair.
Tempura
lunch in Asakusa in the late afternoon.
Day 5 – Thursday Dec 18
Free at leisure.
Day 6 – Friday Dec 19
Hotel check-out.
Edo-Cation
Program
December, 2003
December, 2003
Battledore Fair
This
festival is celebrated with games of Hanetsuki (badminton). The shuttlecock
signifies a wish that newborns will not be plagued by evil spirits. Plus 50 merchants set up their shops
to sell Hagoita (battledore)
in the compound of Senso-ji Temple. Hagoita is the gift to wish for a healthy child &
to celebrate
the new year with a game of hanetsuki, that reflects the people’s warmth and sense of beauty.
