[Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture] Summer vacation nature experience! Let's go catch stag beetles on a night tour of insect collecting with half board!

[Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture] Summer vacation nature experience! Let's go catch stag beetles on a night tour of insect collecting with half board!

2019 summer vacation season
Let's go on a journey to experience nature

2019, the new era and the first year of Reiwa, has entered July, and the number of reservations for outdoor activities and Japanese culture experience tours during the summer vacation season, which will continue until the end of September, has increased rapidly at Activity Japan. Isn't it time for everyone to make a full-scale schedule for leisure and play at their destination this summer, such as traveling with family or couples, driving, etc.?

Therefore, this time, we will introduce a feature of "Nature Experience / Eco Tour" which is a little different from the outdoor activities / Japanese culture experience tours held all over the country, which are usually introduced as Activity Japan ♪ With children Let's check the attention plan of the area that attracts attention as "experience-based sightseeing" this summer, including families, couples and friends etc. ◎


A hot spot in Lake Shirakawa and submerged forest
Recommended nature experience tour in the summer of 2019

[Yamagata Prefecture, Iitoyo Town]

Previously at Activity Japan Canoeing experience and Yonezawa beef / local vegetable BBQ tour in a fantastic submerged forest (Currently closed) ”from Iide Town, Nishiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture, which has been very well received, is a recommended experience-based nature tour for the 2019 summer vacation season. To the kingdom of the mysterious forest King of the forest "Insect collecting" Okuwagata! Plan 1 night with 2 meals We have started accepting reservations.

On this page, along with guiding you how to make a reservation for this hottest plan, we will focus on the charm of the tour, including many recommended points! The beautiful natural scenery looking up at the Iide Mountains and the Asahi Mountains, the fruits of the mountains that grow in that nature, and the flora and fauna that live there, etc ... Spend a luxurious time that you can never experience in the city, and make special memories this summer. How about seeing it?


Recommended points

[Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture] Summer vacation nature experience! Let's go catch stag beetles on a night tour of insect collecting with half board!

Coco is recommended!
In the southwestern part of Yamagata Prefecture, the Iide Mountains and the Asahi Mountains are connected, and most of the town is covered with forests. Iide Town is known as one of Japan's leading insect collecting spots. Let's go on a "night adventure" to the "Kingdom of the Mysterious Forest" ♪

[Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture] Summer vacation nature experience! Let's go catch stag beetles on a night tour of insect collecting with half board!

Coco is recommended!
Forgetting the hustle and bustle of the city and spending time in the nature of the countryside where the good old Japanese landscape spreads is especially recommended for families with children during the summer vacation! Of course, it is a superb nature experience that even adults can turn into a childhood ◎

[Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture] Summer vacation nature experience! Let's go catch stag beetles on a night tour of insect collecting with half board!

Coco is recommended!
Enjoy the nourishing blessings of nature at dinner time before the departure of the night tour ... Enjoy the exquisite "local cuisine" using local ingredients of Iide Town ☆ Breakfast is a nutritionally balanced Japanese meal Masu ♪

[Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture] Summer vacation nature experience! Let's go catch stag beetles on a night tour of insect collecting with half board!

Coco is recommended!
At "Shirakawa Onsen / Shirakawaso" where you will stay on this tour, you can use the large communal bath overlooking the spectacular view of Lake Shirakawa, which is famous for its submerged forest. Let's heal your tiredness ♪

Recommended plan detailed information

[Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture] Insect collecting & starry sky night tour with half board in the mysterious forest kingdom where Dorcus hopei binodum also inhabits

Iide Town Regional Promotion Corporation
Yonezawa / Akayu / Mt. Iide
15,400 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.2
  • (5 reviews / experiences)

It is an accommodation plan with one night and two meals that you can enjoy "insect collecting" in the mysterious forest kingdom of Iide town and a starry sky night tour where you can see the summer meteor shower depending on the period. .. Beetles and stag beetles that I longed for when I was a child. Don't you think you haven't seen it in the last few years? Iide Town is one of the leading insects in Japan

What is included in the price
1 night with 2 meals (morning and evening), insect collecting, starry sky night tour included
Basic charge details
2 people 1 room (adult) 1 person 9,980 yen
  It is a charge for the number of people in the room (including junior and senior high school students and children).
  Example) In the case of elementary school children for one adult, the price for adults is the price for one room for two people.
3 people 1 room (adult) 1 person 8,980 yen
  It is a charge for the number of people in the room (including junior and senior high school students and children).
  Example) In the case of 1 elementary school child for 2 adults, the adult charge will be for 3 people per room.
4 people 1 room (adult) 1 person 7,980 yen
  It is a charge for the number of people in the room (including junior and senior high school students and children).
  Example) In the case of 1 elementary school child for 3 adults, the adult charge will be for 4 people per room.
1 person 1 room (adult) 1 person 12,980 yen
Junior high and high school students (all day) ¥ 6,980 per person
3 years old to elementary school students (all day) 4,980 yen per person
  * Please be sure to make a reservation with an adult
Holding period
July-September
Participation age
3 to 99 years old
meeting time
Check-in 15:00
Check out 10:00
Meeting place / access method
Shirakawaso
218-1 Kazuma, Iide-cho, Nishiokitama-gun, Yamagata 999-0424
《For those coming by train》
JR Tokyo Station ⇒ Shinkansen 140 minutes ⇒ JR Yonezawa Station
* We also pick up and drop off from Yonezawa Station, so please contact us.

Tour organizer information

Located in the southwestern part of Yamagata Prefecture, Iide Town is a town with abundant nature, where the Iide Mountain Range and the Asahi Mountain Range are connected and most of the town is covered with forests. The Nakatsugawa district in Iide Town is located at the foot of the magnificent Mt. Iide, where the clear stream Shirakawa flows. It is a place where you can enjoy seasonal leisure activities such as camping and never get tired of visiting any season.

location 421-1 Sugo, Iide-cho, Nishiokitama-gun, Yamagata Prefecture
business hours
Regular holiday

This plan is also recommended!

[Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture] ★ Limited to one group per day ★ Starry sky banquet and dinner with Yonezawa beef steak and starry sky viewing tour<1泊2食付>

Iide Town Regional Promotion Corporation
Yonezawa / Akayu / Mt. Iide
20,000 Yen ~ (tax included)

It is a special premium plan limited to one group per day, with a night tour of the starry sky with two meals per night. For dinner, prepare Yonezawa beef steak, and after dinner, a night tour of starry sky viewing is included. In case of rain, 10% discount on rain


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