2019 cherry blossom tour - tohoku - powerpoint presentation

1. Welcome to our
“Enchanting
Tohoku” Cherry
Blossom Tour
With Optional Kyoto Extension
16th April – 29th April 2019
Photographs Courtesy: Jan Hutton, Keith
Craig, JNTO Sydney, Linda Hanzbauer
All Photographs ©Kiku Consulting 2017

2. Tokyo
Tower –
Icon of
Tokyo
Skyline

3. Blossoms in full bloom

4. Jizu Statues at Zojoji - Tokyo

5. Tokyo Sky Tree and Head Office of Asahi Beer

6. “Cup of Tea
Balconies “
Kappabashi –
Tokyo

7. “Hozomon Gate” Asakusa Sensoji Temple area - Tokyo

8. Fruit display at Ameyocho Markets - Tokyo

9. Full Bloom

10. Yomeimon Gate - Nikko

11. The “Sleeping Cat of Nikko” – A National Treasure

12. The “Three Wise Monkeys” inspired by Buddhist teachings
Nikko

13. “Shinkyo Bridge” of Nikko – one of three most unusual in Japan

14. Oroha-zaka road – 24 hairpin bends on each the upward and
downward roads from Nikko to Lake Chuzenji.

15. Lake Chuzenji

16. Ouchi Juku – Ancient Post Town

17. Pink weeping cherry trees - Tendo

18. Night view of Blossoms lining the canal at Tendo.

19. Entrance to Yamadera

20. Half way to the top - Yamadera

21. Nearly to the top

22. At the top of Yamadera

23. Ginzan Onsen

24. Our “Singing Boatman” on Mogami River Cruise

25. Master craftsman making Kokeshi Doll

26. Kokeshi
Dolls

27. Lovely staff “farewelling our group”

28. A Master creating paper mache Kokeshi doll

29. Finished products– Paper mache Kokeshi dolls

30. Cherry blossom lined avenue

31. Boat cruise down Geibi-kei Gorge

32. Full bloom in Kakunodate

33. Food vendor - Kakunodate

34. Samurai House - Kakunodate

35. Interior of old Samurai house - Kakunodate

36. Master Craftsman working with the bark from the Cherry Tree
in Kakunodate

37. “Snow walls” en-route to Hachimantai

38. “Rock splitting Cherry Blossom Tree “ approximately 360 years old - Morioka
**Split in rock

39. Beautiful Lake Tazawa

40. Lake Towada

41. Dinner at Lake Towada-ko Lake View Hotel – Lake Towada

42. The sign says it all………..

43. Oirase Mountain Stream

44. Paper mache
Festival Float
Hirosaki

45. Colourful paper mache festival floats - Hirosaki

46. Weeping pink cherry blossom – Hirosaki Castle Park

47. Hirosaki Castle amongst the Cherry Blossoms

48. Hirosaki – Cherry Blossoms in full bloom

49. Cherry Blossoms & Petal Carpet – Hirosaki Castle Park

50. Shinkansen (Bullet train)

51. KYOTO EXTENSION

52. UNESCO World Heritage Kinkaku-ji “Golden Pavilion” - Kyoto

53. Beautiful sand garden at UNESCO World Heritage Ginkaku-ji - Kyoto

54. Large Torii Gate - leading to Heian Shrine - Kyoto

55. Just relaxing along the Philosophers Path - Kyoto

56. Beautiful scenic village of Kibone – close by Kyoto.

57. Kiyomizu-dera - Kyoto

58. Kimono Fashion Parade – Nishijin Textiles – Kyoto

59. Avenue of Torii
Gates at Fushimi
Inari - Kyoto

60. Bamboo groves – Arashiyama - Kyoto

61. Maiko “Tomisuyu”
at Tomikiku Tea House

62. SAYONARA さようなら