Japan Trip 2007

Japan Trip 2007

---------------------------------------!Update - 25th September 2006!---------------------------

Dear Everyone, Great News about the Japan Trip 2007! You still Have the chance to book !!!!!

After a lot of consideration ( and a lot of phone calls to Japan ! ) my husband managed to arrange a Ł300 discount for the land fee in Japan, so instead of paying Ł1500 you can now pay Ł1200 per person. I know this must have been a lot of money for most of you to pay, so Ł300 less , we hope can be of help. We had to make some changes in the itinerary though, to make it possible. So you must pay the second deposit as it has been scheduled for the end of September, and pay Ł300 less for the last deposit in January.

I haven't book the tickets yet, I'll wait till after the European Championship in Holland in order to give people the chance to rethink if anyone else would like to go with us, now that the fee is cheaper. So you still have some time to decide if you would like to attend the trip. In this case please feel free to contact me to arrange how you should pay the deposit for the trip, but I will need to know about it, till the Europeans. I have to book the flight tickets immediately after I return back to London, because living it too late can be risky not to find enough seats on the same plane, or cannot get the flight is most suitable for us. I will need to be 100% sure about the number of people who are going to flight from London to Osaka other wise it is not possible to book the tickets, I hope you understand this, and reply to me ASAP.

The more of us that travel together the cheaper the ticket will be. If we are not enough, it will affect the prices.

People who are travelling from their own countries to Japan, still have to pay deposits for the land fee, and I will also need to know the latest till the middle of October and have deposits been paid as well. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Important: As soon as the flight tickets are arranged we will inform you, so you can book your own tickets to go to London, or directly to Japan for those leaving from USA, Canada, or Australia, but please don't do it before I give you the okay.

Hope to hear from you!

Regards, Eleni

eleni@wikf.com

Itinerary

Leave on Monday, 9th of April, from London, by Japan Airlines at 18.55 PM

Arrive on the 10th of April, at 14.55 PM, Osaka Kansai International Airport

We are going to Stay in Kyoto. (Dinner is included, but not Lunch)

11th April: We will go sightseeing to Nara. There are a lot of famous temples in Nara. Return back to Kyoto. (Breakfast lunch & Dinner are included)

12th April: Stay In Kyoto, Free Day. In the afternoon we are going to watch Miyako Odori, which is the most famous Geishas dance all over Japan. All Kyoto's Geisha girls are meeting once a year to dance together. It is a very spectacular event, which has a very long history. (Breakfast & Dinner are included but not lunch)

13th April: Leave Kyoto by Boullet Train, Stop at Okayama to visit one of the most beautiful castle's in Japan, Himeji Castle. From Okayama we continue to Iwakuni. (Breakfast lunch & Dinner are included)

14th April: Training in the morning with Ivakuni's Karate group. In the afternoon we will go sightseeing to Kintai Bridge, which is one of the most beautiful bridges in Japan. I am sure the cherry blossoms will be along the river, and this is a must see sight. We will stay in the same hotel in Iwakuni. (Breakfast & Dinner are included but not lunch)

15th April: Training in the morning with Ivakuni's Karate group. In the afternoon we will go sightseeing to Miyagima, which is one of the 3 most beautiful places in Japan. We will continue to Hiroshima to visit the atomic bomb museum. Then we will return to Iwakuni. (Breakfast & Dinner are included but not lunch)

16th April: Leave from Iwakuni by bullet train to Takayama, making a stop at Nagoya only to change to a normal train and continue our way to Takayama. We will stay the night at Takayama. (Breakfast lunch & Dinner are included)

17th April: Sightseeing at Takayama. There are many beautiful historical places around the area. (Breakfast lunch & Dinner are included)

18th April: Go from Takayama to Shirakawa. This village has the most ancient Japanese houses. Then we will go to Gero, which has the most popular Japanese hot springs. We will stay there for the night. (Breakfast lunch & Dinner are included)

19th April: Go from Gero to Seki. This city is the best and most famous in sword making. You can watch while they are making swords and also buy one, if you wish. They are cheaper from any other places. After that we are going to Ese shrine, which is one of the oldest shrines in Japan, thousands of years old. Then we will go from Ishe to Pearl island, were you can watch women diving to find shells with pearls. You can buy pearls there, much cheaper than any other places. That area around the island is very beautiful so there are many places for sightseeing. After that we are going to stay at Toba City near the island. (Breakfast lunch & Dinner are included)

20th April: From Toba we will go to the most famous Ninja's village. It is a very good chance to see Ninja's houses. Return to Osaka, and stay there over night. (Breakfast & lunch are included but not Dinner)

21st April: Free day to see Osaka city. Stay the night in Osaka. (Only Breakfast is included)

22nd April: Leaving from Kansai International Airport at 11.50 AM. Arrive in London at 16.15 PM, same day. (Only Breakfast is included)

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Dear All,

I'm pleased to announce our federation's trip to Japan scheduled for
April 2007. The dates are not fixed yet, but it is going to be around
the second week of April, and we are going to stay there for 2 weeks. I
believe that most of you have already got the draft version of the
itinerary while you were in Texas for our world championships. Those
who haven't got it, please let me know and I will send it to you by
post/fax.

We are flying to Osaka (KANSAI KOKUSAI AIRPORT) and then we are
planning to visit: Kyoto, Nara, Iwakuni, Takayama, and many other
beautiful places around those main cities.

There will be two main training sessions scheduled while there, but for
those who wish to have some extra training, we are willing to arrange
some more optional sessions.

The returned flight from London to Osaka will cost approximately Ł600
English Sterling (including airport taxes).

The land fee will be Ł1500 approximately, including hotels,
transportation, and most of the meals.

We are going to collect 50% of the money, by June 2006. I have to
stress out that this is going to be a very strict dead line so please
make sure you make the first payment before the end of June 2006, so we
can arrange the bookings. Any late payment will not be accepted. The
rest of the money will be collected in February 2007.

Please note that the deposit is not refundable.

Anyone who plans to leave from London, should pay Ł1050 English
Sterling. (half the ticket price and half the land fee)

The rest of you, who would be departing from your own country and would
be making your own flight arrangements should make a payment of Ł750
English Sterling .

Details of the Bank Account where you should make the payment, will be
forward to you next week.

I will appreciate if you let me know as soon as possible if you are
going to be joining us on this trip, so we can have a clear idea of how
many people we should be making arrangements for. I would also need to
have some information from all of you travelling to Japan, such as,
full name, date of birth, sex, nationality and full contact details, to
enable me to make the bookings. I would appreciate if you let me know
if you have any special requirements about the trip or during our stay
in Japan. I would also need to know if you would be sharing rooms, and
if so please state the names of the people whom you'll be sharing with.

Please feel free to bring any family members or friends with you, but i
wouldn't advice in bringing very young children along, since we will be
travelling quite a lot so it will not be suitable for small kids. If
you do wish to bring your child along please confirm with me first.

Please pass this information to other members of your club /
organisation who might be interested in joining us.

Hope to hear from you soon,

Thank you,

Yours,
T. Suzuki, Eleni, Jon Wicks