Japan City Tour

We enjoyed beautiful view of the Lake Towada from Hakkatoge observatory. Walking along the lakeside was also very comfortable. Then we walked along the Oirase Gorge and saw several waterfalls and streams Oirase Gorge.

We saw Neputa Festival in Hirosaki and Hirakawa (both Aomori Prefecture) for two days in a row. The illuminated floats were very beautiful with samurai and beautiful lady’s pictures. The rhythm of the taiko dram livened up the atmosphere. Guests really enjoyed the parade!

We visited gardens and old town near Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture. Lotus flowers were beautiful in the Saruka Park. Seibien Garden was interesting with unique building. We also walked in the old town of Kuroishi. Some enjoyed sake tasting. Rice paddy art was also very interesting. They describe Hokusai’s “Great Wave”.

New tour to Tohoku and Hokkaido started today. We began the tour in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture. We visited Hirosaki Castle and Fujita Garden. The dinner was at the Shamisen live restaurant. It was very impressive to listen to their performance very closely.

Slovakian group visited Kamakura (Great Buddha and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine), Hakone (Lake Ashi and Owakudani), Nikko (Lake Chuzenji, Kegon Falls and Toshogu Shrine), etc. Thanks to the good weather, we were lucky to be able to see beautiful Mt Fuji!

We offered a bunch of paper cranes that we made on the bus at the Peace Park in Hiroshima. 10,000,000 cranes are offered per year from all over the world hoping for the peace🕊️

Dinner with Maiko (apprentice geisha) is always very enjoyable. We can see her dance performance, taking pictures and playing games, and have a chance to ask questions. Everyone is so curious about the life of geisha!

We saw Gion Festival in Kyoto. There was a night festival last night. They lit up the lantern around the floats. Today we saw the parade of 23 beautifully decorated floats. Then the parade of Mikoshi (portable shrine) in the evening. Kyoto is full of festival atmosphere now!

We had a lot of activities in Tokyo. Shibuya is popular for its crossing and the Statue of Hachiko. Sushi making lesson was very enjoyable. We also visited Team Lab, the digital museum. It was a big surprise or the guests!

Anime tour for the American guests. We played the game at Tokyo Matrix which is an RPG of Sword Art Online. We also visited Gundam statue, Nintendo store, Ghibli Museum and many more!

Slovakian guests enjoyed Taiko lesson in Tokyo. After the lesson, the instructor showed us an amazing performance! We also visited the East Garden of the Imperial Palace, Meiji Jingu Shrine, etc.

Dogo in Ehime Prefecture is famous for its existing oldest public hot spring building. Ehime produces a lot of oranges. One of the shops, you can pour different types of orange juice from the faucets. Orange juice tasting🍊

Takachiho is the place of mythology. You can visit the cave where gods had an important meeting. You will feel mystic atmosphere there.
At the Tunnel Station, they mature Shochu (distilled alcohol) in the tunnel and you can taste!

It is nice to stay at the hotel with hot spring. This is Suginoi Hotel in Beppu, the biggest hot spring town in Japan. The buffet restaurant is like a theme park. Guests wore Yukata and really liked the hotel.

Himeji Castle is one of the 12 original castles from the feudal time and maybe the most beautiful one. The garden Kokoen is located next to the castle. It is also a very beautiful garden with ponds, water flows and a lot of different plants.

It was a lot of fun to attend the Okonomiyaki cooking class. We made Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki and it was our dinner today. It was not very easy to flip it, but everyone made it very well😃

Guests enjoyed wearing Yukata (casual cotton kimono) and Rickshaw riding in Arashiyama, Kyoto. Rickshaw drivers took them to the famous bamboo forest!

From Kyoto, we took Shinkansen, bullet train, and went to Hakone to visit Owakudani sulfur valley. We were very lucky to see Mt Fuji because she is shy and often hides behind the cloud. We made Mt Fuji with Origami paper, too.

We enjoyed sightseeing in Kyoto very much with a lot of cultural activities. Tea ceremony in the authentic Japanese room, Dinner with Maiko (apprentice geisha), Rickshaw ride in the bamboo forest. We also visited Kinkakuji known as golden temple and some other sites!

New tour started in Osaka. After walking through Dotombori, we headed to Nara. We visited Todaiji Temple with the Great Buddha and Deer Park. Guests enjoyed feeding deer. Then we continued to Kyoto. We walked through thousands of Torii Gates at the Fushimi Inari Shrine. We also had a Samurai and Ninja experience. Very enjoyable day!

Japan is a country of vending machines. There are 2.5 millions drink vending machines. How about buying Sushi from the machine? I found it in Kanazawa😄

Anime Tokyo Station in Ikebukuro, Tokyo is a kind of animation museum. The exhibit Naruto and other animes. They also explain the process to make animation film. There is a souvenir shop. No entrance fee is needed😃

The student tour start today.

Company trip to Bangkok, Thailand after the peak traveling season in Japan finished. It was a good opportunity to be tourists. We are very much refreshed and start working hard again from tomorrow.

There are a lot of rice storage houses in Kurashiki. Rice was like money during the feudal time, so it was kept in the fire resistant storages. They keep the old atmosphere along the canal.

Yushien Garden in Shimane Prefecture. They float peony flowers on the pond during the Golden Week, spring holiday season. It is so beautiful, like a paradise!

Beautiful night view of Yokohama. High rise buildings, amusement park with Ferris wheel, sail boat, Chinatown and many more!

Samurai experience in Kyoto. We learned its history, practiced how to throw Ninja stars, then we put on Samurai outfit and took pictures pretending to be Samurai. It was a lot of fun😃

Takachiho in Miyazaki Prefecture is a very mysterious place. It is the setting of Japanese mythology. Beautiful waterfalls, big cave where gods had an important meeting, etc. There is a Shochu (distilled alcohol) storage, using the old tunnel. You can taste it there🥃