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| 【DAY1】Head to the Hotel on Your Own Free time all day | |
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| 15:00 - | Check-in at Hotel in Fukuoka City Please pick up the vouchers when checking in at the hotel front desk. (Fukuoka Hotel Accommodation) Hotel Monterey La Soeur Fukuoka Address: 2-8-27 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture Tel.: (0) 92-726-7111 Website: https://www.hotelmonterey.co.jp/lasoeur_fukuoka/ Check-in: From 15:00 | |
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| Stay at Hotel in Fukuoka City | |
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| 【DAY2】 Free time until meet-up for the afternoon tour. |  |
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| 12:00 - 12:10 | Meet in front of Hakata Station Information Center Please show your reservation confirmation sheet at reception. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the departure time. | |
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(15分) | Transfer |  |
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(30分) | Hakata Old Town Stroll （Hakata Sennen-no-Mon, Joten-ji Temple） On the way to Tocho-ji Temple, customers will take a stroll through the Hakata Old Town area. The tour will stop at Sennen-no-Mon, a welcome gate in Hakata Old Town where many historical cultural heritage sites remain, as well as Joten-ji Temple which is the birthplace of Hakata Gion Yamakasa, the iconic summer festival of Hakata. | |
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(5分) | Transfer | |
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(40分) | Tocho-ji Temple This temple's five-story pagoda is cherished by the locals as a new symbol of Hakata. The Fukuoka Daibutsu (Great Buddha) in the temple grounds is Japan’s biggest wooden seated statue of Gautama Buddha. This cypress wood statue is 10.8 meters tall and weighs 30 tons. In the pedestal of the Gautama Buddha statue lies The Hell and Pure Land Tour which signifies "experience the world of the dead, return back to life, and let go of impurities and worries." 'Fukuoka Daibutsu' and 'The Hell and Pure Land Tour' will also be visited on this tour. | |
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(15分) | Transfer | |
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(30分) | Tea & Sweets at Mitsuyasu Seikaen Chaho Amidst the quaint interior of this tea shop, enjoy uiro, a Japanese sweet originating from Fukuoka, and kabusecha, a type of green tea which has little bitterness and is rich in umami, from Yame. | |
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(20分) | Transfer | |
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(40分) | Hakatamachiya Furusatokan Inside this building, which is replica of a traditional Hakata townhouse, various exhibits introducing Hakata's annual events, handicrafts, and the good old days of Fukuoka life are on display. Here, visitors can gain a deeper understanding of local culture and history. | |
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(5分) | Transfer | |
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(20分) | Kushida Shrine Having the oldest history as Hakata’s tutelary shrine, Kushida Shrine is where the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is offered, and kazariyama floats are displayed all year round. Fondly called “Okushida-san” by the locals, this is where Hakata’s local Shinto deities are enshrined. | |
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| - 15:50 | Tour Ends in front of Kushida Shrine Please head to your next destination on your own from the location. The guide will give directions on how to get back. *Kushida Shrine is situated a 15-minute walk from Hakata Station. | |
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| Stay at Hotel in Fukuoka City | |
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| 09:10 - 10:30 | 【DAY3】Depart from Hotel in Fukuoka City *An English-speaking assistant will meet customers at the hotel and accompany them to Hakata Station. | |
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(20分) | Transfer |  |
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| 10:10 - 11:30 | Depart from Hakata Station | |
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(50分) | Transfer Take the Mizuho, Sakura, or Tsubame Shinkansen (reserved seating) to Kumamoto. |  |
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| 10:40 - 12:15 | Arrive at Kumamoto Station *An English-speaking assistant will meet customers at the Kumamoto Station platform and drop them off by taxi at the hotel in Kumamoto City. | |
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(10分) | Transfer | |
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| 11:20 - 12:30 | Arrive at Hotel in Kumamoto City Free time after arrival *Rooms can be used from the check-in time (15:00) onward. Please leave your luggage at the hotel front desk until then. *After arriving at Kumamoto Station, the Kumamoto City Tram 1-Day Pass will be handed out. Please make use of it for city sightseeing in the afternoon. | |
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| Stay at Hotel in Kumamoto City | |
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| 09:15 - 09:45 | 【DAY4】Pick-up Service The guide will pick up customers at the hotel via hired car. | |
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(95分) | Transfer |  |
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(60分) | Kusasenrigahama (Kusasenri Plain) ／ Mt. Aso Nakadake Crater Among the Five Peaks of Aso, the tour will visit the crater of Mt. Nakadake, which is still very active to this day. Afterwards, stroll around Kusasenri, a vast grassland approximately 780,000 sqm at an altitude of about 1,100 m. This is one of Aso's most scenic spots, with the majestic Mt. Nakadake and beautiful grassland spreading out before your eyes. Look forward to relishing the scenery of the season. At the Mt. Aso Visitor Center next to Kusasenri, customers can learn about the flora and fauna that inhabit Aso as well as volcanic activity. *Access to the Mt. Aso Nakadake Crater is subject to weather conditions on the day. If the viewing area is closed to the public, the crater tour will not take place and instead, the tour will visit the Volcano Museum. | |
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(60分) | Lunch (meal charges not included in the tour) Customers will have free time to purchase and enjoy their own lunch at the cafe and restaurant area in front of Kusasenri. Kumamoto specialties such as Aka beef bowl and dago-jiru are recommended. | |
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(50分) | Transfer | |
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(40分) | Daikanbo Visit Daikanbo, an observatory offering a 360-degree panoramic view of magnificent nature. The observation deck located at an altitude of about 900 m showcases superb views of the Aso townscape, the Five Peaks of Aso, and the Kuju Mountains, making it one of Kumamoto's best lookout points. It is also famous for the view of the Five Peaks of Aso resembling a sleeping Buddha. *It takes about 10 minutes to walk uphill from the parking lot to the observation deck. | |
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(45分) | Transfer | |
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(45分) | Nabegataki Falls The tour will visit Nabegataki Falls, which is said to have been created by the massive eruption that created the Aso caldera about 90,000 years ago. The waterfall took many years to form into its current shape, and it's still changing shape little by little as a result of repeated erosion. The waterfall has a drop of 10 m and a width of 20 m, and the water flowing like a curtain gives it a truly mystical beauty that makes it a popular photo spot. *From the parking lot to the falls, customers will walk about 20 minutes round-trip along the pathway in Nabegataki Park. | |
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(40分) | Transfer | |
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(30分) | Stop at Aso Milk Factory The tour will make a stop at the Aso Milk Factory, which offers dairy products of Aso as well as vegetables and fruits grown by local producers. Aso is a region with a rich agricultural culture that has been recognized as one of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems. Among these, dairy farming is a flourishing system, and dairy products made using Aso milk have become a brand in their own right. | |
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(80分) | Transfer | |
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| 18:30 - 18:50 | Tour Ends in front of Hotel in Kumamoto City | |
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| Stay at Hotel in Kumamoto City | |
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| 08:50 - 10:20 | 【DAY5】Depart from Hotel in Kumamoto City *An English-speaking assistant will meet customers at the hotel and accompany them to Kumamoto Station. | |
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(15分) | Transfer | |
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| 09:30 - 11:00 | Depart from Kumamoto Station | |
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(60分) | Transfer Take the Mizuho, Sakura, or Tsubame Shinkansen (reserved seating) to Kagoshima. | |
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| 10:15 - 11:45 | Arrive at Kagoshima-chuo Station *An English-speaking assistant will meet customers at the Kagoshima-chuo Station platform and drop them off by taxi at the hotel in Kagoshima City. | |
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(20分) | Transfer | |
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| 10:50 - 11:40 | Arrive at Hotel in Kagoshima City Free time after arrival *Rooms can be used from the check-in time (14:00) onward. Please leave your luggage at the hotel front desk until then. *After arriving at Kagoshima-chuo Station, the Kagoshima City Tram/Bus 1-Day Pass will be handed out. Please make use of it for city sightseeing in the afternoon. | |
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| Stay at Hotel in Kagoshima City | |
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| 09:05 - 09:15 | 【DAY6】Pick-up Service The guide will pick up customers at the hotel via hired car. | |
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(20分) | Transfer | |
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| 09:35 - 10:20 | Kagoshima Port Sakurajima Ferry Terminal Departure | |
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(20分) | Transfer On clear days, the magnificent Sakurajima can be seen from aboard the boat. |  |
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| 10:00 - 10:40 | Sakurajima Port Sakurajima Ferry Terminal Arrival | |
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(20分) | Transfer | |
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(25分) | Farmland Sakurajima Field In a field at the foot of an active volcano, listen to stories from local farmers about life and agriculture in Sakurajima. As part of initiatives to coexist with nature, a variety of crops are grown here using a regional circular farming method that utilizes nature, in which seaweed grown in Kinko Bay is used as fertilizer and clean water is returned to the sea. *Cultivation conditions of field crops vary depending on the season. | |
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(5分) | Transfer | |
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(60分) | Lunch Enjoy a lunch set menu that makes use of produce harvested from the field visited on the tour and the local area at a dining venue next to Farmland Sakurajima. |  |
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(90分) | Transfer | |
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(70分) | Shochu Distillery Tour & Blending Experience (Wakashio Distillery) Kagoshima is known as the kingdom of shochu, with over 100 breweries and more than 2,000 brands in the prefecture. Shochu, produced in the blessed nature of Kagoshima, is one of Japan's most popular distilled beverages. At Wakashio Distillery, after a tour of the distillery where shochu is actually made, customers can enjoy a shochu blending experience where they can mix various shochu according to their own taste to create their own original shochu. Shochu that customers blended can be taken home in a bottle. | |
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(80分) | Transfer | |
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(20分) | Stop at Ryumonjiyaki Pottery Shop At the end of this culinary tour of Kagoshima, visit a direct sales shop of a pottery studio where tableware that goes well with food is made. Kagoshima is famous for its Satsuma ware pottery. There are two types: Shiromon (White Satsuma), which is primarily used for ornaments and figurines, and Kuromon (Black Satsuma), which is often used for items such as sake utensils for drinking shochu and other beverages. Ryumonjiyaki is a school of Satsuma ware that continues the tradition of Kuromon. *Touring the pottery studio is not included. Only the shop next to the pottery studio will be visited. | |
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(40分) | Transfer | |
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| 17:30 - 17:50 | Tour Ends in front of Hotel in Kagoshima City | |
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| Stay at Hotel in Kagoshima City | |
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| 08:10 - 09:50 | 【DAY7】Depart from Kagoshima City Hotel *An English-speaking assistant will meet customers at the hotel and accompany them to Kagoshima-chuo Station. | |
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(20分) | Transfer | |
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| 09:10 - 10:50 | Depart from Kagoshima-chuo Station | |
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(100分) | Transfer Take the Mizuho, Sakura, or Tsubame Shinkansen (reserved seating) to Hakata. *There is no accompanying assistant while on board the Shinkansen. | |
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| 10:30 - 12:30 | Arrive at Hakata Station The tour ends after arriving at Hakata Station. *There is no pick-up service by an assistant at Hakata Station. The tour ends after arrival. | |
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