Day 1 (November 18th): Tokyo
Hotel: HOTEL SUNROUTE GINZA, Tokyo
Meals: None
A Japanese driver holding a sign with your name and the Green Tomato logo (being it the company name or character) will be waiting for you at the airport gate to take you to your hotel 30 minutes after the flight’s actual arrival time.
(Attention: If you don't show up within 90 minutes after the flight’s actual arrival time, your reservation will be canceled and a 100% cancellation charge will apply, so no refund is available)
Check-in at the hotel. Free time. We can give you some recommendations about where you can go on your own that day and how to get there.
*Please note that check-in at the hotel is possible only from 15:00, but you can leave your luggage there and pick it up when you come back for the check-in later.
Day 2 (November 19th): Tokyo
Hotel: HOTEL SUNROUTE GINZA, Tokyo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
On this first day, we will visit the Hamarikyu Garden - an extensive landscape park in the central district of Tokyo located on the very shore of Tokyo Bay. Its proximity to the ocean gives it a special charm - for example, in Hamarikyu you can see ponds with seawater which level changes in accordance with the tidal currents.
We will then move to the area of Harajuku, well-known to Japanese teenagers as a kind of "hangout center" for many original subcultures. If you've seen photos from Japan of J-rock cosplayers, Vivienne Westwood-style punks, or lolita-dressers wearing hundreds of barrettes, it's probably from here.
Lunch
After this, we will visit the world's busiest intersection in Shibuya and see the monument to the faithful dog Hachiko.
We will finish our day going to the Tokyo Tower, the famous TV tower inspired by Gustave Eiffel's creation in Paris. With its 333m height, the Japanese tower is slightly taller than the main French landmark, and it is a world record for a steel structure of this type.
The tower has two observatories: the main one at a height of 150m and a small additional one a hundred meters above. In good weather, you can see the majestic snowcap of Mount Fuji from here.
Transfer to hotel, time for rest.
Day 3 (November 20th): Tokyo and DIR EN GREY LIVE!!! 🤟🏻🐃🔥🔥
Hotel: HOTEL SUNROUTE GINZA, Tokyo
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free time in the morning. Meet with the guide at 15:30 p.m. at the hotel lobby to head to the concert venue. The guide will also give you instructions about how to get to your hotel after the show is over.
*Please note that DIR EN GREY’s merchandising sale is planned to start before the doors open. If you wish to purchase any specific item, you may choose to go to the venue on your own at an earlier time (previously notifying the person in charge).
Day 4 (November 21st): Tokyo
Hotel: HOTEL SUNROUTE GINZA, Tokyo
Meals: Breakfast.
Breakfast at the hotel. Day off to enjoy Tokyo on your own.
OPTION 1: Kamakura city tour
*An additional fee applies. Those who wish to participate in the tour, please contact us within November 1st (Wed.) 12:00 (JST). We will not accept applications after that day.
OPTION 2: An extra ticket for the November 21st concert of DIR EN GREY TOUR23 PHALARIS FINAL -The scent of a peaceful death- at Zepp Haneda. Please note that, in this case, you may not join the optional tour of Kamakura city.
* Please reach out to us to inquire about the tickets’ availability. Those who wish to apply for the extra ticket, please contact us within September 1st (Fri.) 12:00 (JST). We will not accept applications after that day.
[Sep. 4th update]
＊All tour participants will be sent an email on September 20th with all the details on how to apply for optional guided tours / additional concert tickets.
Day 5 (November 22nd): Kyoto
Hotel: HOTEL UNIZO Kyoto Karasuma Oike, Kyoto
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet with the group guide at the hotel lobby to travel to Kyoto by shinkansen (bullet train).
10:30 - 18:30 Sightseeing tour of Kyoto. First, we will visit the world-famous Kyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple visited by a huge number of tourists every year - the views of the complex have long been one of Kyoto's calling cards. The spacious veranda, built without a single nail, offers a magnificent view of the city. It is said that the temple's sacred springs give visitors health, wealth, and good fortune.
Lunch
The tour continues at the Sanjusangendo where we will see the 1001 statues of Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy. It became widely known for this pavilion, so the official name of the temple (Rengeo-in) is used much less frequently today.
At the end of the tour we will visit Fushimi Inari Taisha, a shrine complex dedicated to the Shinto deity Inari. Numerous shrines are located in a dense forest at the foot of the mountain of the same name on the outskirts of Kyoto. There is a hiking route through the complex that leads to the top of the sacred mountain which takes about two to three hours to walk entirely.
Transfer to hotel in Kyoto, check-in at the hotel and time to rest.
Day 6 (November 23rd): Kyoto
Hotel: HOTEL UNIZO Kyoto Karasuma Oike, Kyoto
Meals: Breakfast.
Breakfast at the hotel. Day off to enjoy Kyoto on your own.
OPTION: Nara city tour.
*An additional fee applies. Those who wish to participate in the tour, please contact us within November 1st (Wed.) at 12:00 (JST). We will not accept applications after that day.
Day 7 (November 24th): Kyoto
Hotel: HOTEL UNIZO Kyoto Karasuma Oike, Kyoto
Meal: Breakfast.
Breakfast at the hotel. Day off to enjoy Kyoto on your own.
Day 8 (November 25th): Tokyo
Hotel: Shingawa Prince Hotel, Tokyo
Meals: Breakfast.
Breakfast at the hotel and check-out.
Meet with our attendant in the hotel lobby and transfer from Kyoto to Tokyo.
Arrive to Tokyo.
Hotel check-in, and free time in Tokyo.
Day 9 (November 26th): Tokyo
Meal: Breakfast.
Hotel check-out on your own.
At the previously designated time, a Japanese driver will be waiting for you at the hotel lobby holding a sign with your name on it in order to take you to the airport in a private vehicle. End of the travel package.
*Please, note that you will have to leave the hotel before 11:00. In case you don’t do the check-out on time, we do not take any responsibility if you need to pay an extra fee for leaving late so, please make sure to do the check-out on time. Nevertheless, you can leave your luggage at the hotel’s cloak until it’s time to go.
*If you are not in the hotel lobby at the designated time for the hotel transfer pick-up, the driver will leave (100% cancellation charge will apply, so no refund is available) and we will not take any responsibility for how you can get to the airport, so please be punctual.
*We will not be responsible in the case you do not make it in time to your flight for any reason, including traffic conditions.
【IMPORTANT】
Please note that this is a group tour. Understand that you will need to comply with the instructions given by the guide, to strictly follow the time schedule and to be respectful of the other participants. Please note that we reserve the right to ask any person to withdraw from a tour if it is considered necessary for the well-being or safety of that person or other members of the group.