Introduction to Tsubaki 2010 - Part 3

Following the conference we will continue to tour those parts of Japan in the post-conference package. While we will not get to either Tokyo or Mt. Fuji on this trip we will get to see some gardens and private areas not generally available to tourists. Here is the post conference itinerary.

Itinerary for the Post –Congress Tour of the ICS Kurume Congress

No.	Date	Time	Schedule	Hotel
12	３／２5 （Thu）	08:30 10:00 12:30 ｐｍ 18:00	Leaving Kurume for Kumamoto Visiting ‘Suizenji Park’, 11:30 leave for Mt. Aso Lunch at the Hotel in Aso Visiting Mt. Aso, a volcano Checking in the Hotel in Aso	Hotel in Aso, ‘Tsukasa-no-bira’
13	３／２６ （Fri）	08:00 10:30 12:00 13:00 15:30 16:30 18:00	Leaving Hotel Visiting ‘Yufuin Folkcraft Village’ Visiting ‘Oita Agricultural Park’, taking lunch Camellia garden and greenhouses, 15:00 leave for Hiji Seeing an old sasanqua at Hiji Junior High School Visiting Camellia Garden of Oita Floral Research Institute Checking in a hotel in Beppu	Hotel in Beppu, ‘BeppuBay Royal’
14	３／２７ （Sat）	08:30 am 12:00 13:00 (15:30) 16:00 18:51 19:10	Leaving the Hotel＊ Sightseeing hot springs in Beppu Lunch Leaving Beppu by bus for Hakata Shinkansen Station (Option: those who want could leave the tour here in Fukuoka) Leaving Hakata Station by Nozomi 42 for Kyoto Arriving at Kyoto Station Checking in the Hotel	Kyoto, New Miyako Hotel
15	３／２８ （Sun）	08:30 09:00 12:00 13:30 14:30 15:30 17:00	Leaving Hotel Sightseeing Nijôjô Castle & Golden Temple Lunch Visiting ‘Goshiki-tsubaki’ of Okumura family in Hiiragino Shopping at ‘Kyoto Handycraft’ Visiting Sanju-sangendo Temple Returning to the Hotel	Kyoto, New Miyako Hotel
16	３／２９ （Mon）	08:30 09:30 12:00 13:00 14:30 15:30 18:30	Leaving Hotel Visiting Silver Temple & Reikanji Temple Lunch Visiting Kiyomizu Temple Leaving Kyoto for Nara Visiting Yakushiji Temple in Nara Checking in the Hotel	Hotel Nikko Nara
17	３／３０ （Tue）	08:30 am 12:00 13:30 14:30 16:30 18:00 19:00	Leaving Hotel Visiting Great Buddha, Kasuga Shrine Lunch Visiting Byakugôji Temple Nara Gokoku Shrine Moving to Hotel near Kansai International Airport Checking in the hotel Ending of post-Congress tour by farewell party	ANA Gate Tower Hotel
18	３／３１ (Wed)	morn.	Checking out the hotel
＊Before leaving the hotel in Beppu, large-sized luggage will be sent separately to the Hotel in Kyoto by land.

There are, of course, other ideas, deviations, additions and substitutions but more on those later. As the departure date (3/11/2010) approaches details will be filled in. We hope to post regularly while in Japan also. Nancy got a notebook style laptop for Christmas for just that purpose. We hope you will enjoy following our trail. Here is a link to the International Camellia website if you want more information: http://camellia-ics.org/