Quilt Week Japan 2011

QUILT WEEK JAPAN-- HURRY FEW PLACES REMAINING

20th November- 30th November 2010

15-20 Pax Fully Escorted

It is not surprising that quilting has found a following in Japan, a culture that sees no contradiction in finding art in craft and vice versa.  As in the West, women have been quilting since the invention of cloth, but as a hobby, quilting has grown rapidly in the last twenty years in Japan. Historically textiles of cotton and silk cloth were used as an item to trade with silk being used to wrap presents, hold tea and tea ceremony equipment, and frame pictures. Much of the imagery used in Japanese quilts of today can be traced to these historical routes. Buddhist monk vestments are of patchwork and thus a spiritual connection with cloth developed. In Japan by piecing together the patches of fabric you prolong the life of the fabric. In this sense a patchwork gift expresses long life to the recipient.

If you are a Quilter and wish to experience the beauty and cultural significance of Japanese Quilting than this is the Tour for you!

Hotel Accommodation:

Tokyo: Shiba Park Hotel 3 nights
Kyoto: New Hankyu Hotel 3 nights
Yokohama :Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel 3 nights

Total 9 nights

Meals
Breakfasts: 20th November- 30th November (3)
Lunches: 20th November- 30th November (3)
Dinner: 20th November- 30th November (0)

Admissions Fees:

All admission fees are included as per the itinerary

Transfers:
All transfers by private motor coach are included.
All train sectors are included.

Escort & Guide:
The tour will be fully escorted from Australia by a Japan Holidays staff.

Optional Tours:
Optional Tours can be arranged for those persons wishing to extend their stay in Japan. Please enquire and our consultants will assist with planning.

Other:
The tour will include all service charges and taxes.

COST: $4965.00 Share Twin
$1070.00 Single Supplement

INCLUSIONS:
Return Economy airfares Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne/Adelaide/Canberra- Tokyo with Japan Airlines.

*Fully escorted by Japan Holidays staff
*Nine(9) nights accommodation
*Two(2) days at the Quilt Expo in Yokohama including entrance costs
*Full day tour of Tokyo
*Escorted shopping morning for fabrics in Kyoto with a visit to quilting class in the afternoon.
*Coach transfer Narita Airport to Tokyo and Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel to Narita Airport
*Meet/ Greet at Shin Yokohama station and transfer to Yokohama Hotel
*Shinkansen( Bullet) train from Tokyo to Kyoto to Shin Yokohama
*Meals 3 breakfasts/3 lunches
*Luggage transfer from Hotel in Tokyo to Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel

NOT INCLUDED:
*Airport and airline taxes
*Meals, transportation and entrance fees at leisure time