Things to do in Koushinetsu Page 12

• Age 23～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Would you like to experience the simple and easy to enjoy bouldering? Even if there is no confidence in the strength and motor nerve is okay! You or climb a surprisingly easy!

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30

"Wild Bird Forest Nature Watching" is Picchio's signature tour. While walking through "Karuizawa Wild Bird Forest", you can observe seasonal creatures. The walking distance is just under 2 kilometers. Anyone can enjoy it, from small children to the elderly.

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• Age 4～Age 80
• Over 6 hours on the day

This is a lift ticket plan for Mt. Granview Ski Resort, a retro ski resort that reminds you of the Showa era. Of course, snowboarding is also possible on the entire surface. It is a ski resort where you can ski leisurely without waiting for a lift.

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• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30

You can experience making Sasa-Mino sushi, a local dish born in the Myoko / Suginosawa area, while learning from the locals. With family, friends and couples! Would you like to experience making Sasa Mino sushi together?

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours /3～4 hours /4～5 hours /5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day

Northern Alps International Art Festival 2024 will be held from Friday, September 13th, 2024 to Monday, November 4th, 2024. View art on SUP upon request. If you wish to view it, you will need to purchase a viewing passport or individual viewing ticket. look! look! The clean water of Lake Aoki. You can see all the way to the bottom ♥ It's one of the most transparent in Japan. If you are a beginner and this is your first day of SUP, you can enjoy the fun of SUP even more by taking a 2-hour guided course or a 1-hour guided course and then using a rental course. Also for safety. With a waterproof camera, you can take pictures of the lake surface that reflects the scenery of the lakeshore, stand on your head, lie down, and use it as you like. This is an activity that dogs can also participate in. 2 pets per family can stay for up to 2 hours. Dogs are not allowed in the area except for the parking lot, the path to the lake, Area A 1, Area A 2, and the pier. Please refrain from dogs that bark continuously. We do not accept reservations over the phone.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

The Usui Pass was once said to be the most difficult part of the Nakasendo. In this tour, we will aim at the viewing platform from the former Karuizawa Ginza through the promenade of Usui Pass. There is a promenade on the road that goes through the cottage of the grove, and you can reach the viewing platform in about 1.5 hours. From the observatory, you can enjoy a magnificent view of Mount Asama and Mt. Myogi. As this is a handy hiking course, people of all ages can participate. You can freely disperse on the viewing platform, so you can stop at the Kumano Emperor Shrine or take a break at the pass's teahouse. On the way back, you can either return the way you came or take a bus back to the old Karuizawa. Itinerary: Former Karuizawa Ginza ⇒ (Usui Pass Promenade) ⇒ Viewing platform (disbanded on site) * On the way back, either return to the way out or take a bus to the old Karuizawa. ★ New Corona Virus Measures: The tour will be a private tour for one group. The guide in charge will also carry out the temperature measurement before the tour, and we will take measures at a distance that is conscious of social distance as much as possible.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

Glass fusing is a technique to melt sheet glass in an electric furnace to make instruments and accessories. Let's combine colorful glass parts and create beautiful plates and chopstick rests. The staff will help you to bring it closer to the customer's completed image! Please participate with peace of mind even if you are new to glasswork experience.

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• In Door Activity
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• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

A combination of the plate of glass, it is possible to produce such a small lamp. Stained glass, fascinating works of art glass. I can enjoy time to get lost, what kind of color scheme to make. Stained glass coloring space with gentle light and color. Depending on where you install the stained glass, how it looks even with the same design may differ, why do not you decorate your room? Glass sculpture making is okay beginners. So that the work of image Street, help glass professionals carefully.

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• In Door Activity
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• Age 16～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

1-person visitor fee for 1-person Rental cart (first time customer, 15 years old and up). One round is 7 minutes. The speed of 50 km / h comes out. Measure the lap time for each lap and print out after the run. Let's compete with friends in time.

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• Age 6～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

[October to February! Limited time experience plan] Baked apples & La France on a wood-burning stove with an oven ♪ Picking apples in Nagano is so commonplace! You can enjoy even more delicious and special experiences this winter! Would you like to experience wood stove cooking using apples and La France grown in Ina Valley? Apples are available from October to February, while La France is available from November to December. Enjoy a cup of locally roasted coffee or espresso while watching the flames of the wood-burning stove as you wait for the finish to finish. How about enjoying the cold winter of Shinshu like this? [We are particular about the drinks] You can choose what you like on the day ・Takato Hojicha (Ina City) ・Coffee (Ina City) ・Espresso (Nakagawa Village, Kamiina District)

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• In Door Activity
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• Age 16～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

I want to do free climbing! But, something scary Do not ... such people is, first we recommend safe bouldering even for beginners! This plan is also not have to join you can experience Anyone who more than elementary school ♪ Come on, let's challenge to bouldering!

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• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 12:00 / 14:00 / 19:00 / 20:00 / 21:00 / 22:00 / 23:00

Held every day at Lake Kawaguchi, at the foot of Mt. Fuji! Professional performers will perform traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen, shakuhachi, and taiko drums! Post on social media and receive an original senshafuda (sticker)! [Request slot] If you are unable to attend the regular performance time, we will hold an additional performance at your desired time. (Please note that we may not be able to accommodate your request.)

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• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 17:45

Held every day at Lake Kawaguchi at the foot of Mt. Fuji! ! Professional musicians will perform traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen, shakuhachi, and taiko! There are 5 performances per day, so you can watch them at any time that suits your travel plans. Get an original Senjafuda (sticker) by posting on SNS!

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• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 16:30

Held every day at Lake Kawaguchi at the foot of Mt. Fuji! ! Professional musicians will perform traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen, shakuhachi, and taiko! There are 5 performances per day, so you can watch them at any time that suits your travel plans. Get an original Senjafuda (sticker) by posting on SNS!

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• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 15:00

Held every day at Lake Kawaguchi at the foot of Mt. Fuji! ! Professional musicians will perform traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen, shakuhachi, and taiko! There are 5 performances per day, so you can watch them at any time that suits your travel plans. Get an original Senjafuda (sticker) by posting on SNS!

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• In Door Activity
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• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 13:00

Held every day at Lake Kawaguchi at the foot of Mt. Fuji! ! Professional musicians will perform traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen, shakuhachi, and taiko! There are 5 performances per day, so you can watch them at any time that suits your travel plans. Get an original Senjafuda (sticker) by posting on SNS!

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• In Door Activity
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• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00

Held every day at Lake Kawaguchi at the foot of Mt. Fuji! ! Professional musicians will perform traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen, shakuhachi, and taiko! There are 5 performances per day, so you can watch them at any time that suits your travel plans. Get an original Senjafuda (sticker) by posting on SNS!

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• In Door Activity
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• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 14:00 / 15:00

It is a soba making experience at Kayabuki-no-Yakata, an inn in the valley of Shinshu. Speaking of Shinshu, handmade soba noodles! A local soba master will teach you the secrets of making soba! Kayabuki no Yakata is an inn located in the valley of Shinshu Tatsuno Town. It is a plan that everyone can enjoy, such as families with children, couples, couples, girls traveling. A local soba noodle master will teach you carefully! Please be assured ♪ You can enjoy the soba noodles you made yourself on the spot. In addition, we will also attach seasonal tempura, which is the pride of our chef, so please enjoy it together. If you experience this, you will be a soba master from tomorrow !? You can feel the happiness of making and eating through the food culture of Shinshu ♪

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• In Door Activity
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• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Shosenkyo Sawarabi It is a restaurant of hot to beat experience, soba hit experience, slap hit experience and authentic charcoal grilled food.

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• For Family

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Shosenkyo Sawarabi It is a restaurant of hot to beat experience, soba hit experience, slap hit experience and authentic charcoal grilled food.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Shosenkyo Sawarabi It is a restaurant of hot to beat experience, soba hit experience, slap hit experience and authentic charcoal grilled food.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 12～Age 100
• 3～4 hours /4～5 hours /5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day

Northern Alps International Art Festival 2024 will be held from Friday, September 13th, 2024 to Monday, November 4th, 2024. View art on SUP upon request. If you wish to view it, you will need to purchase a viewing passport or individual viewing ticket. Recommended during cherry blossom viewing season. Rent a bicycle and cycle slowly through Shinano Omachi at the foot of the Northern Alps, which is rich in nature and feel the changing seasons ■Course 1 ----------------- *This is a flower tour course ♪ Aoki Lake/Middle Around Lake Tsuna and Lake Kizaki, visiting seasonal flowers, and the filming location of the 2011 NHK TV drama series “Ohisama” Iyasato Wetland, a natural monument in Nagano April and May: Sargassum and skunk cabbage, Autumn: Aconite, October: Red of Japanese thorns fruit. Nakayama Highlands Filming location for the 2011 NHK TV drama series ``Ohisama'' and the 2011 movie ``Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess.'' Rape flowers in late May, autumn, and buckwheat flowers. This is a course where you can cycle while visiting seasonal flowers. . The Oyamazakura of Lake Nakatsuna, which has a total length of about 20 km, is often the subject of spring posters for Omachi City. Its reddish-pink color makes it more vivid and eye-catching than regular cherry blossoms. ■Course 2----------------- Omachi City Museum (Omachi Mountain Museum, Salt Road Chojiya Yabusame Hall), Nishina 33rd Temple, Poem Tour A course to enjoy the filming location, soba, and sweets of the 2011 movie "Dake"

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• Age 0～Age 75
• Within 1 hour

Why not take a leisurely boat ride while admiring the impressive Mt. Fuji from the lake? In addition to the standard swan boats, there are a wide variety of boats to greet you, including whale, turtle, and flamingo boats! Small children and pets are welcome on board, so the whole family can enjoy the ride.

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• For Family

• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 09:30 / 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00

Recommended points: Rare summer/autumn strawberries grown in the nature-rich Karuizawa Plateau. Harvesting experience with 250g of strawberries picked by hand. You can take home the strawberries you picked yourself! Great for rainy day activities. 15 minutes by car from Karuizawa Station. Great for sightseeing in Karuizawa! You can pick the strawberries carefully and enjoy them at your leisure at the hotel, your home, or the reception's rest area. Recommended for families with small children. Plan introduction: This is a pick-and-pick strawberry picking, so you can pick 250 grams of strawberries from a raised bench. The plan includes the fee for picking a 250 gram pack. *Main varieties: The varieties that can be picked vary depending on the season. Karuizawa Summer Queen: A new variety developed by Shinshu University in Nagano Prefecture. It is particularly sweet and rich among summer/autumn strawberries. "Summer Queen" is a registered trademark of Karuizawa Garden Farm, and is a very rare variety with a low yield. This is a summer/autumn strawberry that is red all the way through. <<Pechika Honoka>> This is a premium variety of summer/autumn strawberry that has an especially excellent taste. We obtained special permission and started cultivating it in 2021. The flesh is white, and it has a creamy sweetness like strawberry milk. It is a rare variety that can only be enjoyed at a few strawberry picking locations in Japan. ▼ What are summer/autumn strawberries? ▼ Strawberries that can be harvested from early summer to early December are called summer/autumn strawberries. Since the summer in Japan is generally hot, domestic strawberry production was originally low and rare, but our farm is able to grow strawberries even during the summer by taking advantage of the cool climate that is unique to the plateau. Summer/autumn strawberries are a variety that are characterized by their refreshing sweet and sour taste, but the fresh, ripe strawberries that are unique to strawberry picking are sweet and satisfying even when eaten as is! We have received positive feedback. Please enjoy the strawberries that our farm, which is committed to strawberry cultivation throughout the year, has carefully created with many ingenuity! ▼About our farm▼Karuizawa is located at an altitude of 1,000m. You can enjoy strawberry picking in an all-weather vinyl greenhouse with the majestic Mt. Asama in front of you. It is a natural environment blessed with clean water and air, so much so that fireflies fly around in the summer. It is conveniently located about 15 minutes by car from Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza, Harunire Terrace (Hoshino Resort Tombo no Yu), and JR Karuizawa Station. Enjoy strawberry picking as part of your sightseeing in Karuizawa♪ The summer and autumn strawberry greenhouses have a pleasant view and are all raised to make picking easy. They are also perfect as an activity on rainy days. We look forward to seeing you.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00

<Strawberry Picking Harvesting Experience Course (Admission Fee Included)> You can pick strawberries freely and enjoy them at your leisure at your hotel or at home. Recommended for those who do not want to eat as many strawberries as you want, and for families with small children. ▼ Plan Introduction ▼ Since it is a picking method, you can pick 250 grams of strawberries per pack from a bench on an elevated cultivation. The plan includes the fee for picking 250 grams. ▼ About our farm ▼ ★★ Ranked in the top of the annual strawberry picking popularity ranking ★★ (1st place in 2019, 1st place in 2022, 4th place in 2023: Hokuriku Koshinetsu area, Ikoyo survey) Karuizawa's winter and spring strawberries are characterized by their melting sweetness. The strawberry picking house is located in a plateau area at an altitude of 1,000m, so the temperature difference between day and night creates strawberries with a rich taste. Although the harvest volume is reduced by the laborious hand-picking of buds (thinning), the craftsmanship is ingenious to produce strawberries with a richer flavor than anything you have ever tasted before. Please enjoy this experience that can only be experienced in Karuizawa to your heart's content. All strawberry greenhouses are clean, raised cultivation, making picking easy. It is located in Firefly Village, surrounded by the majestic Mt. Asama, about a 10-minute drive from Nakakaruizawa Station. *The price includes the picking experience course (1,500 yen) + admission fee (facility maintenance cooperation fee 500 yen). *This plan is not an all-you-can-eat course, so you cannot eat the strawberries in the greenhouse.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Nozawa Onsen Sports Park activity, [Zip Sky Ride]. It is a sky activity in which a pulley is attached to the wire stretched in the air of the Hikage slope and connected to the harness, and the total length is 652m and the altitude difference is 122m. The maximum speed is 70km/h, so you can feel the exhilaration. It can be used from elementary school students and has a weight limit of 25 kg to 110 kg. There is nothing particularly difficult for the customer, so everyone from children to grandparents can enjoy it. Please take this opportunity to enjoy a walk in the air! ! ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Please fill out the application form at the reception desk. ② Flow of use and wearing a harness After the reception, you will be asked to explain the flow of the experience and wear a harness. ③ Take the moving lift to the start tower (*When the lift is out of service, you will be picked up by car) ④ After arriving at the start tower, check the precautions, set up, and start the experience. ⑤ After arriving at the goal tower goal, return to the center and return the harness.

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• Age 5～Age 200
• Within 1 hour
• 07:00 / 08:00 / 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

This experience is not only about drawing calligraphy but also study history of Japanese. Calligraphy expresses a person's personality and gives a good insight into that person's way of life.It touches the heart and somehow, clears the mind.I'll begin our session with an introduction to calligraphy and teach you how to write.After that, you will write your art by yourself. The session include the following activities 1.Introduction 2.Demonstration 3.Hands-on Experience It's better to preparing if you have. 1. Black ink 2. Inkstone or black ink pot 3. Calligraphy blash 4. Paper You may enjoy the class even if you don't have them, but you will more enjoy if you preparing them. You can buy the items any online store. This experience is NOT same as offline-experience. This class is biginner's.

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• Age 5～Age 200
• Within 1 hour
• 07:00 / 08:00 / 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00 / 18:00 / 19:00

The tea ceremony is not only about drinking matcha and eating sweets-there are more important pieces that I will teach you. I will begin by giving an introduction about matcha and tea ceremony.Then I will give a demonstration by performing the steps.After that, I will teach you how to make matcha tea. Lastly we will Q&A to cover anything the class. The session include the following activities 1. Introduce by myself (I will sharing some of my pictures) 2. Please introduce by yourself 3. Health benefits of matcha 4. Lecture of tea ceremony 5. Performance (please silence 10minutes) 6. I will teach you how to make delicious matcha. (If you have some tea utensils, please prepare before the class.Even if you don't have, no worries! You can enjoy the class!!! Just learn how to make delicious matcha. ① matcha ② tea whisk ③ bamboo tea spoon ④ tea bowl ⑤ hot water 6. Question/ Other This experience is NOT same as offline-experience. This class is biginner's.

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• Age 1～Age 99
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours /3～4 hours /4～5 hours /5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day

Northern Alps International Art Festival 2024 will be held from Friday, September 13th, 2024 to Monday, November 4th, 2024. View art on SUP upon request. If you wish to view it, you will need to purchase a viewing passport or individual viewing ticket. Open for business from March 28, 2024 Exclusively for reservations of fishing low boats and foot turbo boats. Reservations for purposes other than fishing cannot be made. If you are using it for purposes other than fishing, you will be accepted on-site on the day. Business Period: We will resume operations as soon as the snow on Lake Aoki decreases and boats can be taken out of the boathouse. ~until there is snowfall in November. Lake Nakatsuna from April 25th to October 25th. Lake Aoki will begin operations from March 19, 2023. Until April 25th, depending on the snowfall situation, we may be closed without notice. Lake Aoki/Lake Nakatsuna: 3-person adult fishing low boat half-day ticket / 3-person fishing low boat 1-day ticket / 3-person fishing low boat season ticket, Lake Aoki: 3-person adult fishing foot turbo boat half-day ticket /1-day ticket for a 3-person fishing foot turbo boat. Adults must be 12 years of age or older, and children between 1 and 11 years of age must be accompanied by two adults and one adult. Lake Aoki can be used from sunrise to 16:45 (noon for half-day tickets). Lake Nakatsuna can be used from sunrise to 16:30 (noon for half-day tickets). If you wish to use the service, please let us know your start time by 17:00 the day before. A recreational fishing permit issued by the Lake Aoki Fisheries Association is required. 1 day ticket 1,000 yen, 1 year ticket (valid from April 1st to March 31st) 4,000 yen

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours /3～4 hours /4～5 hours /5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day

Northern Alps International Art Festival 2024 will be held from Friday, September 13th, 2024 to Monday, November 4th, 2024. View art on SUP upon request. If you wish to view it, you will need to purchase a viewing passport or individual viewing ticket. Kayaking with the family on Lake Aoki, which has excellent clarity. It would be fun if I could do it, but... There aren't that many boats... Even taking it from home to the car becomes luggage... That's right, let's rent it and have fun! You can also use it at Lake Nakatsuna except during the busy season. A junior kayak that is light enough for children to handle, and has a body width and deck height that are easy to row, allowing you to experience the true joy of kayaking. A kayak with excellent stability that allows even first-time kayakers to enjoy paddling with peace of mind. It also has high straightness. Recommended kayak for those who have graduated from beginner level and want to improve their kayaking skills from still water to flowing water. Sea kayak for 2 people. A three-seater kayak that can be enjoyed by the whole family including father, mother, and one child. We are waiting for you with a rich lineup. Please enter the number of boats when applying. (This is not the number of people.) If the event is held at a lake, there must be at least 1 person for every 4 people attending a school for 2 hours or more or taking a tour for 2 hours or more. You must act together with a student attending a school for 2 hours or more or a tour participant for 2 hours or more. If it is determined that the skill of a participant in a school for 2 hours or more or a tour participant for 2 hours or more is insufficient, the rental will be canceled immediately. Fees will not be refunded. If you wish to carry out on a river, please consult us separately.

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