Japan Tour

Day 1 (Tuesday): Welcome to Tokyo! – Meet & Greet at the hotel. Free evening.

Day 2* (Wednesday): Visit the Japan Branch Office – At one of the largest Branches of Jehovah’s witnesses you will see how Ebina Bethel supports the global preaching activity and experience the unity of our worldwide brotherhood.

(All travelers and delegates please read applicable information below)

Day 3 **(Thursday): Day trip. Travel to Hakone via express train – Stay overnight in a
hot springs town (see details below).

Day 4 (Friday): All-Day Tour of Hakone mountainous region then return to Tokyo hotel.

Day 5 (Saturday): Tour Traditional Tokyo – Old Town.

Day 6 (Sunday): Tour Modern Tokyo – Downtown.

Day  7 ***(Monday): : FREE Day – Enjoy recreation or entertainment such as Tokyo Disney Sea or Ueno Zoological Gardens.

Day 8 (Thursday): Check-out and Depart Tokyo.  – “Mata”!

* Bethel tours will be reserved as permitted according to local circumstances. If you
are an approved delegate for the 2025 Kobe Japan Special Convention: Please
inform/indicate this to the BCT office at the time you confirm this tour so your local tour guide can be notified and your Bethel tour can be arranged accordingly.  We will follow the Japan Branch direction for all delegates.

**10/30/25 Only: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and admission to the hot springs is included
in the tour price. All other days include breakfast meals only. Please bring a bathing suit.

***Your local tour-guide will offer additional options for the midweek meeting attender, “the shopper”, “the relaxer, “the adventurer”, or “the explorer”. They can also provide
necessary information anytime during the week to assist with pre-arranged plans on this day (11/03/25).

Note: As indicated on the itinerary, this tour involves various public transit and plenty of walking including climbing a lot of stairs! So please plan on this and make sure to pack a pair of walking shoes.

• Rooming (hotel accommodations)
• Breakfast meals at the hotel
• Local tour guides
• All admission to the museum and activities mentioned on itinerary
• All transportation for touring and sightseeing is mentioned on the itinerary*
• Your guides will provide you with a subway train card with the fare for the week’s activities.

• Snacks, lunch, or dinner meals
• Optional additions listed on Itinerary
• Transportation between Tokyo airports & Tokyo hotels.
• Airline Tickets

• 25% deposit required to confirm any reservation
• 25% deposit (up to $400 maximum per person) non-refundable
• No insurance, no refunds. A claim, with the proper paperwork, for an insured reason, must be presented to the insurance company.
• Lack of Insurance results in no refunds of any type.
• The final balance is due 90 days prior to departure on all trips.
• Reservations made less than 90 days before departure require full payment.

Land Package prices signify that…
BCT will provide your transportation during the tour but you will be required to arrange your own transportation (be that airfare or train or car) at the beginning and after the tour.

Unless the arrival and departure hotels provide complimentary hotel/airport shuttle service Land Package travelers will need to arrange their own airport/hotel transportation.

BCT is not responsible for any cost associated with the cost of your transportation (be that airfare or train or car) at the beginning and after the tour. Including penalties, fees, and/or rebooking costs when a trip is canceled or moved.

A 6% convenience (secure processing) fee will be added for reservations made online and a $30/person discount will be added. Booking over the phone, no convenience fee will be added, nor will you receive a $30/person discount.