Ben Oki Bonsai Workshops

2007 -- 81st Bonsai Kokufu Suiseki Tour -- with Ben Oki
Dates:	Activities, Accomodations, Meals
8 Feb. (Thursday) Departure	Los Angeles. Report to Los Angeles International Airport, Tom Bradley International Terminal 3 hours before flight departure. By Japan Airlines flight, JAL 061, non-stop and overnight to Tokyo. Cross the Dateline, lose a day and arrive tomorrow.
9 Feb. (Friday) Arrive Tokyo	Late afternoon arrival. After entry formalities - exit baggage area - meet your Tour Guide. Transfer by chartered motorcoach about 1 - 1/2 hours away to Tokyo and to your home for 5 nights - the Pacific Hotel.
10 Feb. (Saturday) Tokyo	Breakfast included daily. Buffet Breakfast served from 6 AM at he Picolo Mondo at the Garden Restaurant - lobby level (3rd floor) - behind the elevators. By chartered motorcoach - visit the Omiya Bonsai Village - Messieurs Kato, Takeyama and Kimura Nurseries. Welcome dinner at the hotel.
11 Feb. (Sunday) Tokyo	By the loop-line circling Tokyo to Ueno. Attend the Kokufu-Ten at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
12 Feb. (Monday) Tokyo	By chartered Motorcoach - visit the Kobayashi Bonsai Museum and Tokyo sightseeing - Imperial Palace Plaza, Shinjuku Gyoen Gardens, Asakusa and more.
13 Feb. (Tuesday) Kyoto	By Bullet Express Kyoto. Afternoon Kyoto sightseeing - Nijo Castle, the Gold Pavilion and Heian Shrine. Dinner at the Ganko Restaurant. Fujita Hotel
14 Feb. (Wednesday) Kyoto	Shopping at the Kyoto Handicraft Center. Leisure afternoon.
15 Feb. (Thursday) Hiroshima	Bullet Express to Hiroshima. After arrival - visit the Isle of Miyajima, 1 of 3 most scenic sights and the Peace Memorial Park & Museum. Dinner at the hotel. Granvia Hotel
16 Feb. (Friday) Okayama	By Bullet Express to Kurashiki, of archaic streets & architecture, with old rice granaries along a picturesque canal, lined with willow trees. Visit the FOlkcraft Museum and the Ohara Art Gallery. To nearby Okayama, home for 2 nights. Okayama Hotel
17 Feb. (Saturday) Okayama	Today's highlight - Korakuen Gardens, 1 of 3 most beautiful in Japan.
18 Feb. (Sunday) Takamatsu 19 Feb. (Monday) Homeward	By Bullet Express to Okayama and across the Inland Sea by Express train to Niihama. Visit Mr. Taizo Iawsaki's Takasago-An Bonsai Garden, noted as Japan's king of 5 Needle Pine Bonsai. Farewell dinner at the hotel. Niihama RIHGA Royal Hotel By express train to Okayama - then by Bullet Express to Osaka. To Osaka Itami Airport. Afternoon flight to Tokyo Narita Airport and to Los Angeles. Same day arrival.
COST PER PERSON: From Los Angeles= $3,695.00 - Tax + $90.00 - Fuel Surcharge + $240.00 Single Room + $795.00. COST INCLUDES: roundtrip economy class flights from Los Angeles, airport transfers, baggage porterage, hotel based on 2 persons sharing room, hotel service charges and taxes, breakfast daily, 4 dinners, all train transportation, chartered motorcoach with English speaking guide for activities listed. COST EXCLUDES: Personal expenses i.e., but not limited to insurances, telephone, laundry, meals not listed, alcoholic drinks & soft drinks, tips to tour guide, etc. PAYMENT: $250 deposit at time of booking. Balance due 60 days before departure. Cancellation schedule - $25 administrative fee at anytime - 30/60 Days = $100 - 15/29 Days = $500 - 14 Days or Less = 100% Kokusai Travel, Inc., 4911 Warner Ave., Suite 221, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Tel: (714) 84 -0455 Fx: (714) 840-0457
• Puget Sound Bonsai Association Bonsai Workshop with Ben Oki November 2002 (please click here)
• Ben Oki at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, FL January 2002 (please click here)

			Updated
			9 November 2006