Date	Itinerary	Lodging
1/1(Hol)	Shin-Yokohama 8:19-"Shinkansen Nozomi 207th"-9:40 Nagoya 10:01-"Limited Express Nanki 3th"-13:56 Kii-Katsuura	Hotel Nakanoshima	30,150JPY
2(Sat)	Kumano Kotsu Sightseeing Bus Tour (Half Day), Kino-Matsushima Cruise and Taiji Whale Museum Youtube - Behind "The Cove" digest Montreal Film festival 2015 - Behind 'The Cove' (PDF) US court brands whale activists Sea Shepherd 'pirates' (BBC on February 27, 2013) (PDF) Sea Shepherd agrees $2.55m payment to Japanese whalers for injunction breach (The Guardian on June 10, 2015) (PDF) Film supportive of dolphin drive hunts draws mixed reaction in Montreal (Japan Times on Sep 8, 2015) (PDF)		24,650JPY
3(Sun)	Dorokyo Gorge Jet Boat Tour and Visit of Kumano Hayatama Grand Shrine Shingu 14:49-"Limited Express Nanki 84th"-18:26 Nagoya 18:49-"Shinkansen Nozomi 180th"-20:11 Shin-Yokohama	-
note	During the year-end and New Year holidays in Japan, it's hard to take JR reservation tickets for foreigners. It's advisable to contact JAPANiCAN.com or concierge service center on your senior classes credit card. Explore Wakayama Kinan Guide on the Go Tanabe City Kumano Tourism Bureau Nachi-Katsuura Town Tourism Association Shingu City Tourist Association Kumano Hongu Tourist Association Kumano Travel Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trails - Luggage Shuttle HyperDia (rail travel route and timetable finder in Japan) JP Rail.com - Japan Rail Pass and rail travel in Japan complete guide JR East Train Reservation Cetral Japan Railway

Shinkansen Nozomi 207th and box lunches sold at railway stations
Limited Express Nanki 3th and the view of Atashika Beach (between Owase and Kumano-shi)

Toraya Shokudo (near Kii-Katsuura Station)

Katsuura Fishery Port

Hotel Nakanoshima
Hotel entrance		The view from the room
The celebratory dinner of New Year's day
The celebratory dinner		Mochi (rice cake) pounding

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