“Japan Adventure”

11 days/10 nights, Oct. 7-17, 2011. Highlights: Guided by retired professor of Japanese History Tom Swift, and based in Kyoto, visit Nara, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Osaka and Mt. Koya. Focus on contemporary life, historic palaces, castles, temples and gardens. Land, $2,499. Single supp., $320.

Japan Adventure Tours (Sacramento, CA; 916/453-8707, e-mail tswift@saclink.csus.edu).