13 days for $5,986 total price from Washington, DC($5,295 air & land inclusive plus $691 airline taxes and departure fees)

An Exclusive Small Group Tour for Members of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Featuring Dr. Mitchell Merling

JAPAN: PERSPECTIVESVirginia Museum of Fine Arts presents

September 6-18, 2014

Day 1: Depart U.S. for Tokyo, Japan

Day 2: Arrive Tokyo After arriving in Japan’s financial, commercial, and political capital this evening, we transfer to our hotel where we learn about the journey ahead at a briefing with our Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director.

Day 3: Tokyo We spend the morning touring this amazing city that comprises 23 wards and covers a staggering 840 miles. We focus on a smaller area as we visit some of Tokyo’s top sights, including Shinto Meiji Shrine, a peaceful enclave of temples and gardens; and historic Imperial Palace, surrounded by moats and ram-parts, and home of the Imperial Family. Next we visit Tokyo’s oldest temple, Buddhist Asakusa Kannon, followed by the Nakamise Shopping arcade. This afternoon is at leisure; tonight we enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant. B,D

Day 4: Tokyo Our day begins with a motor-coach tour of Ginza, Tokyo’s famed shopping, dining, and entertainment district boasting the most expensive real estate in all of Japan. We visit the gallery of preeminent calligrapher Koshun Masunaga, where we learn about this ancient art and browse the collection. Later we will continue our cultural education in Tokyo with visits to the Museum of Western Art and the Tokyo National Museum. B

Day 5: Tokyo/Mt. Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park/Suwa Japan’s pastoral side is on tap as we leave Tokyo for Mt. Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Here sits imposing Mt. Fuji, a dormant volcano (it last erupted in 1707) with a perfectly symmetrical cone that rises to 12,388 feet. The mountain’s majesty is breathtaking, as artists and writers have attested for centuries. We take a coach ride where, weather permitting, we’ll enjoy

JAPAN: PERSPECTIVES13 days for $5,986 total price from Washington, DC($5,295 air & land inclusive plus $691 airline taxes and departure fees)

Avg. High (°F) SepTokyo 78Kyoto 82

DestinationMotorcoachTrainExtension (train)Entry/Departure

Lake Suwa

Kyoto

Hiroshima

Pacific Ocean

Sea of Japan

Osaka

JAPAN

Your Small Group Tour Highlights

Tokyo touring, including Imperial Palace District and Meiji Shrine ... Stunning scenery of Mt. Fuji and Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park ... Overnight stay in tradi-tional ryokan ... Historic Takayama’s ancient streets and houses ... Visit to Shirakawago Gassho-zukuri Village, a UNESCO World Heritage site ... Culturally-rich Kanazawa ... Tour of famed Kenrokuen Garden in Kanawaza ... Full-day tour of Kyoto, Japan’s cultural capital ... Cycling tour of Kyoto’s Gion district ... Traditional tea ceremony

Day Itinerary Hotel Rating

1 Depart U.S. for Tokyo

2-4 Tokyo Park Hotel Tokyo Sup. First Class

5 Lake Suwa Nunohan Hotel

Not Rated (ryokan)

6 Takayama Hida Hotel Plaza First Class

7-8 Kanazawa Nikko Kanazawa First Class

9-12 Kyoto ANA Crowne Plaza First Class

13 Depart Kyoto for U.S.

Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel industry standard reference. Unrated hotels may be too small, too new, or too remote to be listed.

I t’s a land of delicate art and bustling commerce, of rich traditions and dizzying modernity, a jumble of sights, sounds, and tastes that for visitors

are truly foreign — and truly fascinating. This well-crafted tour features the highlights of energetic Tokyo and enlightening Kyoto, engages us in local life, and takes us off the beaten path to the lovely historic cities of Takayama and Kanazawa.

Cover photo: Mt. Fuji stands as the country’s most enduring symbol.

Japan is well-known for its beautiful gardens.

breathtaking panoramic views; then we descend for a relaxing cruise on scenic Ashi Lake. Leaving the park, we travel to the town of Suwa where we spend the night at a ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn where we take off our shoes upon entering and sleep on a futon. B,D

Day 6: Suwa/Takayama Today we travel to lovely Takayama in the Japanese Alps, considered one of the country’s most attractive towns with its 16th-century castle and old-style buildings. Our explorations center on three narrow streets in the San-machi-suji district where, in feudal times, merchants lived amidst the authentically preserved small inns, teahouses, and sake breweries that we see here. We enjoy a sake tasting then have free time to visit local shops that sell the region’s unique lacquerware and yew carvings. B,D

Day 7: Takayama/Shirakawago/Kanazawa We pay an early visit to the riverside Miyagawa Morning Market selling flowers, fruit, and vegeta-bles, a blaze of dazzling colors and exotic foodstuffs. Then we leave Takayama for the UNESCO World Heritage site of Shirakawago Gassho-zukuri Village. Comprising buildings relocated from authentic villages nearby that were razed for a dam, the village is also a vibrant community whose residents work together to preserve the unique traditional archi-tecture here known as Gassho style. Next we visit that dam — Miboro — the largest dam constructed using “rock-fill technology” of stones and clay. Late afternoon we reach the castle town of Kanazawa, an alluring coastal city that survived the ravages of World War II. B,L

Day 8: Kanazawa Today’s tour of this culturally-rich city features renowned Kenrokuen Garden,

a national landmark whose origins date to 1676. We also see Ishikawa Gate, the only remaining section of the town’s original castle; Hakukokan, a museum celebrating the art and craft of gold leaf technology; and the Higashi Chayagai teahouse and geisha area. Our last stop is the Nagamachi Samurai district, where the ruling family’s samurai warriors lived. B,D

Day 9: Kanazawa/Kyoto This morning we visit the Kutani Ceramics Museum celebrating this quintessential Japanese art form; and the

Your Tour Price Includes•RailtransportationKyoto/Hiroshima;Hiroshima/

Osaka•2nights’accommodationsatHotelGranvia

Hiroshima (First Class) •3meals:2breakfasts,1lunch•Extensiveincludedsightseeing:Itsukushima

Shrine;Hiroshimatouringbylocal“Hiroden”train;visittoPeaceMemorialParkandMuseum;JapanMaritime Service School

•ServicesofanOdysseysUnlimitedTourDirector•Gratuitiesfordiningroomservers,hotelporters,

and all drivers

Post-Tour Extension

September 18-20, 2014

HIROSHIMA: CITY OF PEACE3 days/2 nights for $895 total price

Single Supplement: $95

Discover the city reborn from the atomic des truction of World War II,

a modern and cosmopolitan urban center whose residents warmly

welcome American visitors.

Tour Departs: September 6, 2014

Prices include international airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees.

Los Angeles, San Francisco $5,486

Portland (OR), Seattle $5,686

Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston,

$5,886

Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix

Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, $5,986 Washington DC

Land Only (transfers not included) $4,195

Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are per person based on double occupancy and include airline taxes, fuel surcharges, and departure fees of $691, which are subject to change until final payment is made.

Single travelers please add $995. All tour prices above (excluding airline taxes, fuel surcharges, and departure fees) are guaranteed.

Business Class upgrade on round-trip Trans-Pacific flight: $4,595 per person from San Francisco (upgrade is subject to availability and pricing is subject to change).

For reservations and information, please call Odysseys Unlimited toll-free at

888-370-6765Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-7:00 PM, Eastern Time

For further information contact VMFA Member Travel at 804-340-1519.

Your Tour Price Includes

• Round-trip air transportation from listed cities•11nights’accommodations:10nightsin

SuperiorFirstClassandFirstClasshotels; 1nightintraditionalJapaneseryokan

•18meals:11breakfasts,1lunch,6dinners• Extensive sightseeing as described, including

all entrance fees• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director• Private motorcoach transportation throughout

your trip• Train transportation as described• Luggage handling for one bag per person• Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers,

airport and hotel porters, and all drivers

Asakusra Isokichi Art Museum. Then we board the train for Kyoto, once Japan’s Imperial Capital and now the country’s cultural and artistic capi-tal. With more than 1,600 temples, hundreds of shrines, artful gardens, and well-preserved wooden architecture, Kyoto embodies Japan’s rich culture and complex history. B,D

Day 10: Kyoto Today’s tour reveals the high-lights of Kyoto, which was spared destruction during World War II. Highlights include 16th-century Ryoan-ji Temple, where we see the dry garden of sand and rocks (kare-sansui), a marvel of classic Japanese design; and Kinkaku-ji, the lakeside Temple of the Golden Pavilion set on pillars suspended over the water. We also visit osten-tatious Nijo Castle (c. 1603), where the shogun asserted control over the city and its people. And we attend a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, an historic, ritualized ceremony of form, grace, and spirituality. B

Day 11: Nara Today, enjoy an excursion to Nara, Japan’s ancient capital. Take a walking tour to see the Kasuga Taisha Shrine and Todaiji Temple, both World Heritage sites, and the Nara National Museum. Return to Kyoto late after-noon. B

Day 12: Kyoto We see the sights today from a slightly different perspective as we embark on a cycling tour through the grounds of the Imperial Palace and its garden, Kyoto-gyoen; and the Gion district where geishas gather. We disembark to stroll through Miyakawacho, where the geishas live; and Machiya, a neighborhood of traditional townhouses. Our afternoon is at leisure; tonight we enjoy a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. B,D

Day 13: Depart Kyoto for U.S. This morn-ing we travel by motorcoach to Osaka, where we board our return flight to the United States. B

Traveling With YouDr. Mitchell Merling, Paul Mellon Curator and Head of the Department of European Art, has been with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts since 2005. He previously served as Curator at the John andMable Ringling Museum of Art

and Curator of European Art at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Before that, Merling held predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art, where he contributed to the Systematic Catalog volume on Italian Baroque Painting as well as to the Glory of Venice exhibition catalogue, coproduced with London’sRoyalAcademy.AttheVMFA,Merlingoversees the Mellon collections of French, British Sporting, and American art, as well as the general European collections from the Middle Ages to thelate19th century. In addition, he serves as the in-house curator of the Gans Collection of English Silver. He is also supervising the acquisition of the FrankRaysorCollectionofapproximately10,000European and American prints. Dr. Merling graduated from Vassar College, and holds the M.A. and Ph.D. from Brown University.

VMFA RESERVATION FORM — JAPAN: PERSPECTIVES

Enclosed is my/our deposit for $______($500 per person) for ____ person/people on Japan: Perspectives departing September 6, 2014. I/we understand the final payment is due at least 95 days prior to departure. Payment may be made by American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or VISA or by personal check. Please make deposit check payable to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. and mail check (along with completed reservation form) to: Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., Attn: Special Interest Groups, One Newton Place, 275 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA 02458 Or call Odysseys Unlimited toll-free at 888-370-6765, or fax reservation to 617-454-9199.

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Dear VMFA Members,

Join us on a special 13-day journey to Japan in the fall of 2014. This exclusive tour features Japan’s highlights in Tokyo and Kyoto as well as the lesser known historic cities of Takayama and Kanazawa.

Starting in Tokyo, we’ll have two full days to discover Japan’s financial, commercial and political capital with morning group tours and afternoons free for independent exploration. From here, we visit Mt. Fuji-Hakone-Isu National Park to experience its namesake volcano then continue on to Suwa for an overnight in a ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn. We’ll explore the narrow streets of Takayama, where we enjoy a sake tasting, then tour the culturally-rich castle town of Kanazawa. Our journey concludes with four nights in Kyoto, which was spared destruction in World War II. We’ll see the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle (c.1603), and explore the grounds of the Imperial Palace on a cycling tour. There will also be ample time to explore this amazing city on your own. An optional 3-day/2-night post-tour extension to cosmopolitan Hiroshima is also available.

Space on this program is limited to VMFA members and family and will fill quickly; your early reservations are encouraged.

Sincerely,

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Final invoicing will be sent by our tour operator, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. The balance of the program price must be paid to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. Final payment is due 95 days prior to departure and is payable by check or credit card.

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