	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4	Thu 5	Fri 6	Sat 7	Sun 8
Trans.			*Wakayama (bus, 8am , 2hrs)→Takijiri		Wakayama (bus, 2hrs)→Takijiri	9am Yunomine →Wakayama (bus, 4hrs)	Free day
	*Kansai →(bus, 40 min) Wakayamna	*10:30am Welcome & Orientation	Day 1 Takijiri→Takahara (3.7km, 1.5hrs,２ Oji)	Day 2 Takahara→Chikatsuyu (9.3km, 3.5hrs,４Oji)	Day 3 Chikatsuyu →Kumano Hongu Shrine (20km, 8hrs, 15Oji) (**1/2 Option bus→Hosshinmon→walk 7km to Kumano Hongu) Bus→Yunomine	Day 4 (bus) → Nachi, waterfall, Hayatama Shrine →Wakayama
Accom	Wakayama （Best Western）	Wakayama	Takahara	Chikatsuyu (Chikatsuyu)	Yunomine (Kuraya)	Wakayama	Wakayama

Week 2

	Mon 9 Public holiday	Tue 10	Wed 11	Thu 12	Fri 13	Sat 14	Sun 15
Transp	*BUS to Koyasan (8am, 2hrs)	*BUS to Wakayama (4pm 2hrs)	（public bus to Wakayama U）	*BUS to Chikatsuyu (1pm, 2hrs)
	→Koyasan Choishimichi (20km, 5hrs)	Walk in Koyasan Leave Koya 4pm	(pm) Wakayama University
Accom	Koyasan (Yōchiin)	Wakayama	Wakayama	Chikatsuyu	Chikatsuyu	Chikatsuyu	Chikatsuyu

Week 3

	Mon 16	Tue 17	Wed 18	Thu 19	Fri 20	Sat 21	Sun 22
Transp			Wakayama U
	*BUS to Wakayama (4pm, 2hrs)	Forum Preparation (Wakayama City Campus)	Student Forum
Accom	Wakayama	Wakayama	Wakayama

Daily Schedule

Day 1	Date	Activities	Travelling	Meals	Accommodation
2	Mon 2^nd Jan		Arrive Kansai, Bus to Wakayama (40min)		Best Western
3	Tue 3^rd pm		10am Welcome & Orientation Wakayama Castle & vicinities	B	Best Western
4	Wed 4	Pilgrimage walk Day 1	(*Leave luggage at the hotel. Take a daypack + small luggage) 8am Leave Wakayama (bus), arrive Takijiri 10am Walk 11-2. Takayaha Mountain Range (Packed lunch, luggage will be transported)	BLD	Takahara
5	Thu 5	Day 2	8am Walk to Takijiri (9.7km) (Packed lunch, luggage will be transported)	BLD	Minshuku: Chikatsuyu
6	Fri 6	Day 3	7am Walk to Hongu (20km) Bus to Yunomine Spa (public bus, 16:58 or 16:58 bus, first stop, 10 min) Yunomine is Japan’s oldest spa and a Tsubo-u (cave bath) is the only world heritage listed bath. For 750yen, you can reserve it for 30 min (up to 2 people) (Packed lunch, luggage will be transported) *Shorter walk option: take public bus to Hosshinmon: walk 7km to Hongu)	BLD	Minshuku: Kuraya
7	Sat 7	Day 4	10am Leave Kuraya to visit Nachi Waterfall & Kamikura Shrine (Iwakura – sacred rock)	BL	Best Western
8	Sun 8^th	Day trip option		B	Best Western
		- Osaka	1:20 one way, 1200yen
		- Kyoto	2hrs one way , 1800 yen
		- Yuasa	A well-preserved traditional townscape. Origin of soy source and a traditional factory still operates in the traditional manner (40min one way, 650yen)
		-Wakayama & Kimii-dera	Kimii-dera temple, Wakaura Bay, is approx. 20 min from Wakayama on bike./train. Cycling around bay is enjoyable. Kimii-dera Temple is the no. 2 of the 33 West Japan Kan-non Sites (観音, Bodhisattva). The 1^st is the Nachi temple (Seigan-to-ji). Rental bike (100yen) or, bus/train
		(12-2) Coming of Age Ceremony	Coming of the Age (20 year old) ceremony held at Wakayama Big-i convention center. Open to public.
9	Mon 9	Koyasan Day 1	(*Leave luggage at the hotel. Take a daypack + small luggage) 7:30am Leave Wakayama, walk up to Koyasan (Packed lunch, luggage will be transported)	BLD	Yōchi-in Temple
10	Tue 10	Koyasan Day 2	Walk around Koyasan, 4pm Leave Koyasan (bus)	B	Best Western
11	Wed 11	Wakayama University	11am (public bus, 330yen): Visit Wakayama university, Welcome by students, Participate in tea ceremony	B	Best Western
12	Thu 12	Chikatsuyu Field Trip Day 1	(Leave luggage at the hotel if necessary) Bus to Chikatsuyu (2.5hrs) (Self catering with Wakayama student group ForWard. Stay in community center)	-	Chikatsuyu
13	Fri 13	Day 2	Field project at Chikatsuyu	-	Chikatsuyu
14	Sat 14	Day 3	Field project at Chikatsuyu	-	Chikatsuyu
15	Sun 15	Day 4	Field project at Chikatsuyu	-	Chikatsuyu
16	Mon 16	Day 5	Return to Wakayama	B	Best Western
17	Tue 17	Wakayama University	Wakayama U (City Campus next to hotel)	B	Best Western
18	Wed 18	Wakayama University	Wakayama U	B	Best Western

COST: $

Additional Costs:

Meals while in Wakayama (6 days) $

Personal Entertainment, etc.—Whatever you decide to bring.

Passport Application: 75.00

Transportation to and From Airport in Japan, as well as around Wakayama: 75.00

Apply for or Renew United States Passport: http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html

YOUR PASSPORT MUST BE CURRENT OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BOARD THE PLANE. TAKE CARE OF THIS NOW.

No visas are required for US passport holders traveling to Japan.

Information about traveling to Japan: http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/

THE ALL IMPORTANT SUBJECT OF CIGARETTES:

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2228.html

Smoking

The smoking rate among adult men has fallen below 40% in recent years, while for women it is below 15%. The law prohibits purchase and smoking of cigarettes to persons under the age of twenty. Cigarettes can be bought in tobacco stores, convenience stores and at vending machines, although purchase from the latter is only possible with a so called TASPO card, which verifies the holder's age.

While non-smoking areas have been expanding at a quick pace in recent years, there are still quite a few public areas and restaurants, including many fast food and family restaurants, where smoking is permitted. On the other hand, smoking has been banned from almost all trains, and smoking is prohibited on the streets of many busy city centers.