Strolling tours / Walking tours in Japan Page 30

• Age 6～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day

Aizu is a city of nature and history, with the Echigo Mountains to the west and the Ou Mountains to the east. It has the faces of the four seasons, which are colorful in summer in summer and winter in winter, and shows the scenery of each season depending on the seasons you visit. From the highlights unique to Aizu, a regular winter sightseeing bus that goes around the "Tsurugajo Castle Tower" that towers in the tense atmosphere and the "Ouchi-juku", a highway post town with a lot of historical Edo atmosphere. Please enjoy another Aizu that you can feel only in winter. * The service may be suspended depending on the weather. note that. [Schedule] ● 11:10 Aizu-Wakamatsu Station (ride) Wakamatsu Station No. 2 platform ● 11:20 Tsuruga Castle (Tsuruga Castle) Tsuruga Castle, which is said to be an impregnable castle, survived the onslaught of the new government army in the Boshin War. It was rebuilt in September 1965, and in the spring of 2011 it became the only castle tower in Japan that wore roof tiles (red roof tiles) from the late Tokugawa period. ▼ 12:20 departure ● 13:20 Ouchi-juku Ouchi-juku is a post station that retains the streets of the Edo period. Private houses with thatched roofs lined up on both sides of the road connecting Aizu and Nikko called the Shimono Kaido, which played an important role as a post station for daimyo and travelers heading to Edo. It is extremely rare to see more than 30 thatched-roof private houses lined up, and even now, more than 1 million tourists are visiting and bustling, leaving behind the remnants of those days. ● Ouchi-juku Snow Festival February 13th (Sat) and 14th (Sun) The "Ouchi-juku Snow Festival" is held on the second Saturday and Sunday of February every year. The festival, which began to express gratitude to our customers, has now become a major event. In winter, the quiet Ouchi-juku is closed by snow, but you can even feel the heat for these two days. You can enjoy the unique winter atmosphere such as lanterns made of snow. * For details, see Ouchi-juku Tourism Association ☎ 0241-68-3611 ● Ouchi-juku (Yamagataya / Lunch) Lunch is made with 100% Yamagataya ground flour and handmade 11 soba noodles. Enjoy Ouchi-juku's specialty green onion soba, which you can eat while biting a green onion instead of chopsticks. ▼ 14:40 departure ● 15:00 Ashinomaki Onsen (get off) Ashinomaki Onsen It is convenient for guests staying here to get off. ● 15: 45 Aizu-Wakamatsu Station (get off) * Delays may occur depending on road conditions.

• Age 6～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day

Beautiful scenery and from the ~ train Aizu journey - tracing the history of the From the impregnable famous castle "Tsuruga Castle" to the townscape "Ouchi-juku" that retains the atmosphere of Edo. Please enjoy the rural scenery seen from the bus and the leisurely time and scenery of the Aizu Schedule ● 10: 50 Higashiyama Hot spring Information Center (ride) * Customers using the Hot spring Information Center should purchase a ticket at the Hot spring ● 11: 10 Aizu Wakamatsu Station (ride) Connection from Tokyo ➡ Tokyo Station 8:08 shots (Tohoku Shinkansen) Koriyama Station 9:32 wearing → Koriyama Station 9:38 shots (Ban'etsu West Line) Aizu Wakamatsu Station 10:55 wearing ● 11: 20 Tsuruga Castle (Tenjokaku) Tsuruga Castle, which is said to be an impregnable famous castle, survived the onslaught of the new government army in the Boshin War. 1965 Year rebuilt in September, 2011 Year in the spring was the only castle tower in Japan dressed in the Edo era tile (Akakawara). ▼ 12:30 departure ● 12: 45 Kappo Takino (lunch) Using the 500-Year old tradition of "Magewappa," enjoy dishes that make the most of Aizu 's ingredients, and the special menu "Rinbox Rice Lunch Set" that is only available for Bus tour ▼ 13:30 departure ● 14:00 Ashinomaki Hot spring Station (Aizu Railway) Aizu Railway station watched by cats. The stationmaster of Love will welcome you. From here Aizu Railway and enjoy the spectacular view of the Okawa Valley from inside the train. You can get Aizu Railway commemorative card limited to Bus tour ▼ 14:10 departure (train) ● 14: 24 Yunokami Hot spring Station (Aizu Railway) It is a station building with a thatched roof, which is rare in Japan. The station also has a hearth, and it has a charming landscape as a gateway to Ouchi-juku, making it a popular shooting spot. ▼ 14:45 departure ● 15: 05 Ouchi-juku (get off) It has prospered as a post town since the Edo period, and even now, more 30 private houses with thatched roofs are lined up, and the remnants of that time are still preserved. ▼ 16:00 departure ● 16: 25 Ashinomaki Hot spring (get off) ● 17:00 Higashiyama Hot spring Information Center (get off) ● 17: 20 Aizu Wakamatsu Station (get off)

• Age 6～Age 99
• 1 Day or more
• 18:00

This is a two-day, one-night program to gain invisible spiritual richness and a healthy body at Jion, the foremost prayer temple in Tohoku. Hayama, once counted as one of the three mountains of Dewa with three temples and 48 monks, and Jionji, the foremost prayer temple in Tohoku, a nationally designated historic site with a history of about 1,300 years, is a two-day, one-night program to gain invisible spiritual richness and a healthy body by experiencing spiritual culture with your body and mind. The program for experiencing spiritual culture includes a conversation with the head priest of Jionji, a viewing of the prayer dance and Jionji Bugaku, a nationally designated important intangible folk cultural property, and trekking in Hayama, which was once a Shugendo path. The meals served during the program are modern health foods based on the recipes of shojin ryori (traditional Japanese vegetarian cuisine) that have been handed down at Jionji since ancient times. When you finish this special program, which is not usually offered at the historic Jionji Temple in Hayama, which stands in the midst of majestic nature, you will feel spiritual richness and health that you cannot get anywhere else. (Day 1) 11:00 Meet at Yamagata Station 11:00 12:00 Travel from Yamagata to Fukuyoshi Ryokan by minibus 12:00 12:20 Arrive at Fukuyoshi, check-in, explanation of the facilities 12:20 12:40 Change into training clothes 12:40 12:50 Explanation of shojin ryori (traditional Buddhist cuisine) 12:50 13:40 Shojin ryori (traditional Buddhist cuisine) lunch 13:40 14:00 Travel from Fukuyoshi to Jionji Temple by minibus 14:00 Arrive at Jionji Temple (meet at the first parking lot) 14:05 14:15 Explanation of Jionji Temple from the head priest at the temple gate (focusing on the unique feature of Jionji Temple as a temple of prayer) 14:15 15:00 Tour and stroll around the Jionji Temple grounds (with guide) 15:00 16:00 Jogyo-Zanmai (training experience) at Amida-do Hall 16:00 17:00 "Bugaku experience at Jion-ji Temple Office *Participants will be instructed on the touching part of the dance, including the experience of wearing armor" 17:10 17:30 Travel from Jion-ji Temple to Fukuyoshi by special minibus 17:30 Arrive at Fukuyoshi, change into secular clothes (plain clothes), take a break 18:00 20:10 "Bar hopping tour ① Akahoppe (90 minutes) ② Sagae Snack (40 minutes) 20:30 Arrive at Fukuyoshi, take a bath, go to sleep (Day 2) 5:30 Wake up (Please come to the dining venue dressed in training clothes and ready to go) 6:00 6:50 Vegetarian breakfast at Fukuyoshi 6:55 Depart from Fukuyoshi 6:55 7:15 Travel from Fukuyoshi to Jionji Temple by special minibus 7:15 8:00 Experience copying sutras at Kazo-in Temple 8:00 8:20 Explanation of today's Shugendo path and prayer 8:20 8:30 Travel from Jionji Temple to the trailhead by special minibus 8:30 11:30 Trekking on the Shugendo path with a mountain ascetic