City walking tour in Japan Page 1

• Age 0～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 10:30 / 14:15

Take a tour with your guide through the quaint street lined with Japanese old houses! Masuda Town has prospered as a merchant town since the Edo period. Because this town has been the transportation hub, a variety of agricultural products gathered here. Merchants amassed wealth in their fields and created mansion towns. Inside these mansions, "Kura'' or a storehouse was built by wealthy merchants to store documents and household furniture. This storehouse is still inhabited and rare even in Japan. Feel the elegance in the detailed decorations such as white plaster, polished black plaster and lacquered interior. The townscape is home to many historic buildings of this area. Masuda town was designated as a National Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 2013. Find the storehouses of each mansion with its structure unique and decoration. In this guided tour, you will be able to visit two to three mansions with storehouse while receiving an explanation.

• For Rainy Days
• For Family

• Age 7～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00 / 14:00

Firstly, we will go to Shimoyoshida district which has many textile factories. This is also a drinking quarter called “Nishiura”. This area has a nostalgic atmosphere and was re-evaluated as a restored town of Showa era. Kanpai street” nowadays. We will walk to local spots, such as renovated Japanese pubs and cool wine bars combined with retro and modern parts. *Showa is a Japanese era name from 1928 to 1989.While watching a nostalgic cityscape there, let's enjoy the Mt.Fuji view spot called “Kanatorii” ! This has a big torii, shrine gate, and Shimenawa, a sacred festoon and you can take a picture of Mt.Fuji through their gaps.Leaving this area, we will visit some spiritual places around Kawaguchiko lake which is most prosperous in the Five lakes of Mt. Fuji. “Kawaguchi Asama Shrine” which has a torii in the sky.Driving from the shooting spots that are modern and scenic to the lakeside, we are going to “Saiko lake” also known as “Blue lake” that is the most transparent and rustic of the five lakes.「Craftworks」 You can experience needlework, pottery, handicraft and income making in a thatched-roof house. You will be guided gently by the staff and make your own stuff!