[Guaranteed 1 person tour] Winter only | Two-day tour of Miyama Gassho Village in Japan | Arashiyama, Miyama thatched village, Amanohashidate, Ine Funaya | One night accommodation & hotel breakfast included

About this tour

• 1 person will depart! Seat guaranteed! Group departure guaranteed

• Stroll along the bamboo forest trails in Arashiyama and feel the tranquility and elegance brought by the breeze of the bamboo forest

• The thatched cottages light up in the snowy night, creating a romantic and mysterious atmosphere
• Free 1 bottle of Meishan specialty Meishan milk (200ML) or 1 bottle of Meishan coffee milk (200ML)

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Winter-only event: Miyama Thatched Village Snow Lights Event

[Event period] January 25 to February 1, 2025

【Light-up time】17:00～19:30

【Fireworks】Wednesday, January 29, 2025 18:30～※Please be aware that the venue will be crowded with people on the day of the fireworks display every year.

• Arashiyama

The Arashiyama area consists of two areas, Arashiyama and Sagano. This area is not only rich in cultural attractions, but also has natural scenery that changes with the seasons and retro trains. There are many ancient temples and shrines here. Tenryuji Temple is a world heritage-level monument. There is a famous bamboo forest trail between Nonomiya Shrine and Okochi Sanso. As a holy place for cherry blossoms and maple leaves, Arashiyama attracts a large number of tourists every spring and autumn. Tickets for the Sagano train are often hard to come by, while it is very quiet in winter and summer, suitable for travelers who like quietness. There are many old restaurants, Japanese confectionery shops and cute grocery stores in the Arashiyama area. You can also rent kimonos and rickshaws. It is a very suitable place to slow down.

• Kyoto Gassho Village-Miyama Thatch Tribe Snow Lantern Gallery

"Miyama Thatched House Village" is known as one of the three largest thatched house settlements in Japan, along with Gassho Village in Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, and Ouchi-juku in Fukushima Prefecture. Miyama-cho's Thatched House Village is a Kitayama-style house, with the upper part being a Kiritsumi-zukuri style and the lower part being a Irimoya-zukuri style. Currently, there are about 50 buildings in Kita-mura, Kayabukinosato, of which about 40 are thatched houses (most of which are residential). In 1993, it was selected as an important national traditional building preservation area. Compared to the Gassho Village in Shirakawa-go, "Miyama Thatched House Village" has a sense of fairyland that is isolated from the world. Looking at the whole area, the quiet and silent village and the thatched houses sitting side by side seem to have returned to the ancient Edo period in Japan.

• One of the “Three Most Views of Japan” – Amanohashidate Viewpoint

"Amanohashidate" in Miyazu Bay of the Sea of Japan is one of the special scenic spots known as the "Three Views of Japan" together with "Matsushima" in Mutsu and "Miyajima" in Aki. It is about 3.6 kilometers long and is a sandbar formed by the sedimentation of the coast into a sand spit. There are about 8,000 pine trees of all sizes on it. There are white sand beaches on the east and west sides. It is a special natural landscape. Its shape is like a bridge extending diagonally to the sky, so it is named "Amanohashidate". Because it is located at the intersection of the Aso Sea and the Miyazu Bay of the Sea of Japan, you can not only enjoy the pure natural scenery, but also have a panoramic view of the vast sea view of the island.

• Ine Funaya – "The Venice of Japan" and "The Last Secret Place in Kyoto"

【Ine Village】 was rated as one of the 18 most beautiful villages in Japan by the Japanese. It has a unique boat house on the water in Japan, where you can experience the original scenery that is not available in tourist destinations. There are about 230 boat houses along the 5-kilometer coast of Ine Bay facing south. People still coexist with the sea in front of them. The transparent and beautiful sea, the deep green mountains, the rapidly changing sky color, and the color of the boat house buildings that represent the Japanese style, etc., are the pure natural colors that can only be experienced in Ine Town. The fishing village located along the coast is far away from the hustle and bustle and full of simple innocence.

—Important Notes—

• Each person can bring one piece of luggage for free, and the excess will be charged 2,000 yen per piece, regardless of size (please inform us in advance when registering, otherwise we will be charged on site).

• Children aged 0-2 years old can travel for free if they do not occupy a seat; children aged 3 years old and above travel the same as adults.

• If there is insufficient space on the bus due to the failure to inform the passenger that there will be a child aged 0-2 years old who does not occupy a seat, the passenger will be refused boarding and the fee will not be refunded.

• The tour guide will not contact the passengers in advance. On the day of the tour, passengers must go to the meeting point on their own and report to the tour guide or staff wearing a "yellow vest or holding a GOGODAY flag". Please understand and cooperate with each other and follow the tour guide's arrangements.

• Driver-guide service (for small groups of 4-13 people: driver-guide service; for groups of more than 13 people: driver + guide service).

• Reference vehicle models: 5-8 seater: Toyota Alphard; 9-14 seater: Toyota HAICE or equivalent; 18-22 seater: mini bus; 22 seater and above: large bus. The above vehicles are for reference only, and the actual vehicle model will be adjusted according to the number of people in the group on the day.