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Noboribetsu Onsen: New Discoveries and Experiences
(1) Demon Fireworks Show
Demon Fireworks (oni hanabi) are fireworks that are launched to dispel people’s worries and bring them happiness. They are inspired by legends of the fireworks set off by Yukijin, the demons who inhabit Hell Valley (Jigokudani), that are said to have a force similar to a volcanic eruption.
(2) Demon Fireworks Experience
Once the show is over, dress up as a Yukijin and try setting off hand-held tezutsu fireworks yourself. Limited to small groups.
(3) Tour of Hell Valley Hot Spring Prohibited Zone
There are many craters and fumeroles that line Hell Valley, and the sight of water bubbling up from the earth is the origin of its name as "the hell where demons live." More than 10,000 tons of hot water bubble up from this area daily, supplying nearby hotels with a hot spring source.
Tours are available with an English-speaking guide that will take participants into areas of Hell Valley that are usually off limits to the general public.
(4) Noboribetsu Karurusu Copper Mine Site Ice Bamboo Tour
In winter, stalactites and stalagmites known as "ice bamboo" grow up to 2 meters in length at the Noboribetsu Karurusu Copper Mine site. Enjoy a walking tour to take in the fantastical ice spikes and trek over the snowy landscape in snowshoes. -
Sound&Chair '24
Visit Kawasaki, the home of the first music record in Japan. In recent years, the Tama River Basin, which runs between Kawasaki and Tokyo, has seen droves of micro-breweries pop up one after another, popularizing craft beer.
Sound&Chair '24 is a free-entry beer festival with a theme of records, music, and craft beer held at the Tamagawa River Maruko Bridge No. 2 Plaza and Picnic Plaza.
Enjoy a drink on outdoor chairs along the picturesque banks of the river and listen to live music from over 30 DJs and artist groups. Sample some of the over 50 types of craft beer from 15 breweries in the Tama River Basin, as well as a variety of food. On Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, the event will host a record market featuring labels and record shops, as well as another market selling amusing everyday goods. Other events are to be held concurrently, such as Fuwafuwa Tama Land, a large collection of inflatable attractions, and Candlescape Kawasaki, which boasts around 3,000 lit candles.
In a spacious natural environment not far from the city center, spend time away from your cares with a beer in hand and groove to some great music. -
Kabuki x Onsen A Two-Day Program for the Next Generation to Reveal the Charm of Traditional Japanese Performing Arts and Explore What Yugawara Has to Offer
(1) Enjoy new kabuki plays by Naozo Fujima along with Hashinosuke Nakamura and his two brothers in a small theater that seats under 100 people — the stage is almost close enough to touch!
(2) Savor a special meal at Fukiya, a Michelin-starred ryotei inn.
(3) Experience traditional Japanese entertainment and games.
(4) Stroll through the neighborhood with kabuki actors and Japanese dance performers.
(5) Witness the determination of young inheritors of cultural traditions.
(6) Relax and enjoy yourself at a hot spring inn.
(7) Breathe in the air and take in the atmosphere of Yugawara, where both politicians and renowned writers of old used to stay.
(8) Take a walk and discover the hot spring town.
(9) Discover a utopia just over an hour from Tokyo.
(10) Gain a deeper understanding of kabuki through a hands-on experience of the stage, music, and art. -
Enjoy a snowshoe trail, snowy mountain biking experience, and a snowtop restaurant on a lookout deck in in Kamifurano, Hokkaido
This guided snowshoe trail and snowy mountain biking program is a special winter experience in which you'll bike on snow and hike in snowshoes. You can freely explore the undulating hills of Kamifurano surrounded by powdery snow. Even first-timers can confidently enjoy this experience by receiving extensive instruction in mountain biking and walking in snowshoes. Snowshoes and other equipment are available for rent, so you do not need to bring your own. If you are lucky, you may even spot wild animals such as foxes, mountain hares, and deer. After these snow activities, enjoy a lunch prepared with local Kamifurano ingredients at a pop-up restaurant on a snow lookout deck. Savor special Kamifurano pork, pork skirt, local vegetables, and Japanese cuisine made with yama-wasabi horseradish. Lunch is paired with local beer brewed by Hop Kotan Brewing using Kamifurano hops, Japanese wine from the local Tada Farm, and sake brewed with rice grown in an area that underwent extensive recovery after being damaged in a volcanic mudslide in 1926.
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Experience Traditional Culture in the Historic City of Himeji
On this traditional culture tour, spend meaningful time in Himeji, a city where history abounds, and meet the people who keep Japanese traditions alive. Your travels in Himeji will transform normal sightseeing to meaningful encounters.
The tour includes an exclusive nighttime visit to Himeji Castle accompanied by one of Japan's leading researchers on Himeji Castle, who will also provide commentary. The tour also includes a seminar on Japanese swords directly from the Myochin family, who have carried on the swordsmithing tradition in Himeji for 53 generations.
The Japanese sword seminar takes place at the Myochin family's own workshop, where you will learn about the process of making swords from special tamahagane steel using ancient Japanese methods. After learning about the process, visitors can handle a genuine Japanese sword and experience forming the hot steel with a mallet.
Next, receive instruction in Zen meditation at the prestigious Shoshazan Engyoji Temple, founded over 1,000 years ago, directly from the temple's 141st abbot. The secluded mountaintop location and sacred atmosphere, far from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, is a great spot for a moment to relax. The temple also offers a chance to experience traditional monastic vegetarian cooking and to work with artisans who produce shosha-nuri lacquerware which is unique to the region.
If you want to learn more about art and other aspects of Japanese culture, tours of the Himeji City Museum of Art with commentary by curators are also available.
This is a private tour, so you are able to choose the experiences that interest you and combine them to make your ideal trip.
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Snow Gastronomy Tour Showcasing the Food and Nature of Hokkaido by Private Jet
In Hokkaido you can ski to your heart's content in the world-class powder snow of Niseko.
For lunch, your own table of snow will be set up on the slopes. Enjoy a gastronomic experience by top chefs with glorious views of Mt. Yotei in the background.
Stay at Zaborin, a contemporary ryokan which has earned two Michelin Keys. Inspired by Zen, Zaborin is a tranquil retreat where you can soothe your soul and become one with nature. Applications for accommodations in the winter season are no longer being accepted on the Zaborin website, but we will guide you to your specially reserved rooms.
Visit the world-class Nikka Whiskey Yoichi Distillery, which is the pride of the nearby town of Yoichi. On a private tour just for you, observe the production process and then sample some rare whiskies not normally served to visitors.
Next, head to Sapporo City and dine at Sushi Tanaka, a restaurant that specializes in Hokkaido ingredients. A private space will be reserved to ensure maximum enjoyment.
The following morning, visit Sapporo Central Wholesale Market with the owner of Sushi Tanaka to experience the professional skill that goes into purchasing the finest fish.
Transportation throughout the tour is effortless and hassle-free on a state-of-the-art HondaJet private aircraft along with hired cars. Enjoy your time to the fullest! -
A High-Value Dining Program Set at a Natural Monument, Open Only During Low Tide – Orochi Restaurant
Iwami Tatamigaura, a nationally designated Natural Monument, is often referred to as the "Uyuni Salt Flats of Shimane" due to its stunning reflections of the sky at sunrise and sunset. Its beauty is comparable to the stunning Chichibugahama in Kagawa Prefecture or Unosaki Coast in Akita Prefecture, which are popular for taking Instagram-worthy photos. Because it is a Natural Monument there are very few events held at Tatamigaura, but this event with host a Kagura performance here to create a truly extraordinary and immersive experience.
We will invite performers of Iwami Kagura, a Traditional Cultural Heritage of Hamada City that is nationally recognized as Japan Heritage. Iwami Kagura has also been selected to perform at the Osaka Expo in 2025, and this event will help to build up momentum for that. By inviting visitors to enjoy the local food and culture, we hope that this will lead to more people discovering the appeal of Hamada City's diverse resources.
In additional, the event will also showcase dishes made using local ingredients, such as fresh seafood (including "Nodoguro" blackthroat seaperch) landed at the San'in Hamada Port, and the beef from castrated and virgin cattle raised in Shimane Prefecture. The beef is highly praised and has twice received the Prime Minister's Prize at the National Wagyu Excellence Contest, a competition for the quality of Japanese beef.
There is a lack of nighttime entertainment in Shimane Prefecture, and data shows that people often just eat at accommodation facilities, but this event was designed to extend into nighttime. By holding this event and tour, we aim to stimulate nighttime tourism in Shimane Prefecture by encouraging people to go out at night. -
Kanmon Straits Infrastructure Tourism
The Kanmon Straits area, which lies between Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture and Shimonoseki City in Yamaguchi Prefecture, has long been a strategic location connecting Japan with the rest of the world.
Here you will find the world's first undersea tunnel, the Kanmon Bridge that connects Honshu and Kyushu, the Kanmon Road and Pedestrian Tunnel that mark where there are underwater prefectural borders, and the Kanmon Passage where the two prefectures are linked by boat. The Kanmon Straits are known to have one of Japan's three largest tidal currents, so the infrastructure here that links everyday life with the natural environment is the fruit of Japanese technology, which is highly regarded around the world. While Japanese technology is exported and shared abroad, on this tour, we showcase the technology that our predecessors built more than half a century ago which is still in use today—even as a tourism destination! Not only can you visit areas that are not open to the public, such as the world's first undersea tunnel and the backstage tour of the national highway tunnel, but you can also enjoy exclusive food experiences from this region. -
Urban Legend Taxi
A first of its kind, Urban Legend Taxi is an hour-long immersive horror experience tour that is brought to life with surround sound and 3D video using the latest technology from Sony, the pride of Japan. With the help of 3D video, 360 Reality Audio, and sound AR technology, you will be taken on a tour of secret urban legend spots around Tokyo. Escorted along in one of S.RIDE's premium vehicles, you will experience fear and horror in luxury!
Inside the vehicle, you can watch a program about the urban legends on a Sony Spatial Reality Display. Strange things will start to occur as you see thrilling urban legends take place in real time. The sound AR app Locatone™ is used to enhance the audio experience and make each spot you visit even more immersive.
This horror experience has been overseen by Haunted House Obaken, which has produced numerous haunted houses and horror events in Japan and overseas, so you will be sure to have an authentic horror experience.
Guidance on the tour is available in Japanese, English, and Chinese, so tourists from outside Japan are also welcome. Investigating urban legend spots with the help of a chauffeur brings the experience to life and makes the horror even more real. Whether you are someone who loves urban legends or you just want to a new way to experience horror, this tour is for you. Who knows? Perhaps in the darkness and terrors of Tokyo, you will create a new urban legend of your own…
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Special Spectator Tour of the D1 GRAND PRIX, the Pinnacle of Drift Racing (in Oita and Tokyo)
This special spectator tour is a premium plan to experience the full excitement of drift racing, a motorsport that originated in Japan.
The D1 Grand Prix is the pinnacle of competitive drift racing, a sport that has been gaining popularity around the world in recent years.
This tour will take you to the seventh and eighth rounds of the D1 Grand Prix 2024 series, which will be held at Autopolis in Oita Prefecture on October 26 and 27,
and the ninth and tenth rounds, which will be held at a special venue in Odaiba, Tokyo on November 9 and 10.
The highlights of the program include a ride around the circuit in a professionally driven D1 car, VIP seats, and pit area tours.
There will be a talkshow and autograph session with legendary drivers, and giveaways of not-for-sale trading cards.
A dedicated interpreter will be present, so participants can enjoy the event without any language barriers.
English-language live streams will also be available during the race, so that those new to drifting can follow along.
Recommended for all motorsports fans.
(Content will differ slightly between Oita and Tokyo)