[Cancelled] 5/2 (Sat) 1 night 2 days Walk through the submerged forest and canoe of Lake Shirakawa, Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture
Recruitment of monitor tour participants
Regional cooperation DMO established by Nagai City, Nanyo City, Shirataka Town, and Iide Town in Yamagata Prefecture
General Incorporated Association Yamagata Arcadia Tourism Bureau
By sponsorship
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[Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture] ★ 5/2 Departure date limited special monitor plan ★ Asagiri submerged forest and canoe walk-Farmer's inn 1 night 2 days trip-
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We have started accepting reservations for monitor tours.
This monitor tour is
Cheap rate including Shinkansen fee between Tokyo and Akayu, local transportation fee for 2 days from Akayu, accommodation fee (1 night 2 meals), experience fee, canoe experience fee, Yonezawa beef barbecue fee
Information will be available at.
Female, 18 years old and over, residents of the Greater Tokyo area, limited to 5 receptionists
If you meet the participation conditions and are interested, please make a reservation as soon as possible ♪
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What is the submerged forest of Lake Shirakawa?
Located upstream of Shirakawa Dam in Iide Town, Nishiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture
"Lake Shirakawa"
With the arrival of spring, a large amount of melted snow flows from the mountains and the season is full.
Only seen during the limited period from late April to mid-May when the water level rises,
"Submerged forest" is a phenomenon in which trees sink into the lake and the branches and leaves can be seen from the surface of the lake.
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With the mountain range of Mt. Iide called the Tohoku Alps
A fantastic landscape where the lush fresh green trees that appear in the morning mist are reflected on the surface of the lake in the early summer light
It is a scenic spot that has become a hot topic on SNS in recent years, which is visited by many tourists every year.
Basic data of Lake Shirakawa
location
Kazuma, Iide Town, Nishiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture
access
About 20 minutes by car from JR Tenoko Station
About 40 minutes by car from Akayu Onsen
Monitor Tour Recruitment Detailed Information
What is included in the price
Shinkansen fee between Tokyo and Akayu, local transportation fee for 2 days from Akayu, accommodation fee (1 night 2 meals), experience fee, canoe experience fee, Yonezawa beef barbecue fee
Participation age
From 18 years old
Eligibility
Women over 18 years old who live in the Tokyo metropolitan area (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama)
As a condition for participating in the monitor tour, we ask for your cooperation in collecting questionnaires.
Holding period
May 2nd to May 3rd, 2020 (1 night 2 days)
Tour itinerary
【First day】
14:30 Yamagata Prefecture JR Akayu Station front (east exit) meeting
A local taxi will pick you up at Akayu Station.
Around 15: 30- "Farmer's Inn Irori" check-in
After check-in, hunting wild plants or making Japanese sweets
Please enjoy hunting wild plants such as bracken, udo, koshiabura, and moisturizing with the guidance of "Farmer's Inn Irori". If you cannot pick edible wild plants due to the climate of the year, we offer a traditional Japanese sweets "Nori Mochi" and "Yubeshi" making experience.
Evening dinner
At dinner time, we will hold an exchange party with travel participants, people who have been involved in the experience, and local people.
【the 2nd day】
Early morning tour of the submerged forest in the morning mist
7: 00-8: 00 Breakfast
10:00 Canoeing experience
First, we will change clothes and give lectures. Due to the high altitude of Lake Shirakawa, it gets cold even in May. Please wear clothes that are not cold, easy to move, and clothes that can get dirty.
12:00 At the last discussion meeting of the tour at BBQ (barbecue)!
Although it is not included in the regular tour, at the end of this monitor tour, you will prepare the finest Yonezawa beef and have a BBQ while looking back on your trip.
After the end, we will send it to Akayu Station.
Meeting place / access
Yamagata JR Akayu Station front (east exit) 14:30 meeting
* Please take the train departing from Tokyo at 12:00 ⇒ Yamagata Shinkansen ⇒ arriving at Akayu Station at 14:19.
Accommodation
559 Iwakura, Iide-cho, Nishiokitama-gun, Yamagata 999-0436
* The address will be the address of the accommodation "Farmer's Inn Irori".
Monitor tour organizer information
The Yamagata Arcadia Tourism Bureau plans and sells original tours and original local sake, which the British traveler Isabella Bird called "Oriental Arcadia" to experience the area more deeply.