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Potter around Minamiboso – Day tour

Post author By Kenji Setogawa
Post date 20/09/2020

Crossing a Small Bridge

From the Farm to the Sea

In Front of the Sea

In Front of the Wooden Pier at Haraoka Beach

In the midst of a Satoyama

Oyama Senmaida - the nearest terraced rice paddies to Tokyo

Sashimi Bowl for Lunch

A Beautiful World seen from the Tunnel

This tour is just one example to give you a better idea of what a typical trip looks like. We are very flexible to change any course content customized for your group.

Highlights

Take a day trip from Tokyo to Minamiboso and refresh yourself by riding a bike for 30 to 40km in the beautiful scenery; mountain and ocean.
Enjoy local seafood for lunch.
Learn about the Minamiboso history on your way riding along the farms.

Sample Itinerary

Take the highway bus from Tokyo Station departing at 8:20am.
Get off at the bus stop “Highway Oasis Furari” at 9:43am and we will meet you there.
In the morning, wander around the farm villages and visit a road station that has farm products.
Have a delicious lunch at a local restaurant run by the local fishermen at the sea
Visit a beautiful beach with a wooden pier and also a local shrine.
Get back to the bus stop “Highway Oasis Furari”. Take a bus at 16:25 that would get you to Tokyo station at 17:54.
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Outline

Meet/Depart: Highway bus-stop “Highway Oasis Furari”
Trip Length: 1 day
Price per Person:　
JPY7,000 if 4 to 6 participants
JPY7,500 if 2 to 3 participants
(excludes lunch but includes guide support, rental cross bike)
Accepted number of guests: 2 to 6

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【Cycling tour in Kamogawa from March 25 to 27 will be suspended 】

Post author By Kenji Setogawa
Post date 04/03/2020

The captioned tour will be suspended due to uncertainty surrounding the new type of corona virus, COVID-19. We plan to announce the next tour plan, once the situation settles down. Thank you very much for your understanding.

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Cycle through Minamiboso – 3 day tour

Post author By Kenji Setogawa
Post date 11/01/2020

XIAOYI

Riding through a Farm Village

After Lunch at a 300-year Old Farmhouse

Taking a Break at Chikura Beach

Learning the Rules from the Priest

A Feast at an Inn

A Break at the Satoyama

Taking a Sushi Class

Fire-walking ceremony at the Temple

Calligraphy Experience

Paddy Field with Water, Typical Scenery in Late Spring

This tour is just one example to give you a better idea of what a typical trip looks like. We are very flexible to change any course content customized for your group.

Highlights

Cycle through Minamiboso for 40 to 60km per day and enjoy the beautiful scenery; mountain and ocean.
Enjoy the fresh seafood and organic vegetables
Explore and experience cultural highlights
Stay at a villa and a traditional Japanese Inn

Recommended Tour Dates

Late March to Late May is the best season for cycling in Boso area

Sample Itinerary

Day 1:

Take the highway bus from Tokyo Station departing at 15:20.
Get off at the bus stop “Highway Oasis Furari” at 16:43 and we will pick you up and take you to the villa in our car.

Day 2:

In the morning, ride through the farm villages and enjoy an organic lunch at a 300-year old farmhouse. In the afternoon, ride towards the ocean and stop by a unique shrine that is dedicated to the culinary (food/cooking) god.
Stay at a Japanese inn “minshuku”/villa along the coast that is famous for its’ delicious seafood/sushi.
Take a 2 hour Sushi lesson where you learn how to cut /clean fish and make Sushi (optional)

Day 3:

Ride along the coastline and reach the southern tip of the Boso peninsula.
Stop by a Buddhist temple and enjoy cultural experiences such as pilgrimage and/or calligraphy. Head back to the villa to shower up.
We will take you back to the bus stop “Highway Oasis Furari”. If you would take the bus at 15:55, it would get you to Tokyo station at 17:26.

Outline

Meet/Depart: Highway bus-stop “Highway Oasis Furari”
Trip Length: 3 days 2 nights
Level: Relaxed
Number of guests: 2 to 6
Price per Person:
JPY70,000 for 4 to 6 people,
JPY80,000 for 2 to 3 people
(includes two nights lodging, meals, guide support, rental cross bike, baggage transfer between first and second nights’ inns) JPY5,000 per person for the optional Sushi lesson

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Minami Boso – Relaxed

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Feel and Learn Minamiboso – 4 day group/school trip

Post author By Kenji Setogawa
Post date 11/01/2020

At the Beach

Bamboo Shoot Gathering

Beach Discovery
Program

Camping at Taibusa Cape Nature Park

Climbing Iyogadake

Cycling Program at a Farm

A Snapshot with the Locals

Making Honey Candles

Watching the Sea from the Lawn

This tour is just one example to give you a better idea of what a typical trip looks like. We are very flexible to change any course content customized for your group.

Highlights

Feel the nature of Minamiboso and enjoy both the outdoor activities and the cultural experiences in the mountain and ocean.
Stay at a public nature center designed for Japanese school trips and experience the stay itself.

Sample Itinerary

Day 1:

Take the school bus from your school to the public nature center.
Participate in a score orienteering and night hiking program.

Day 2:

In the morning, take a guided hiking tour to a small mountain that has a spectacular view.
In the afternoon, take a guided walking tour to a bamboo forest and enjoy bamboo shoot (Takenoko) gathering/hunting.

Day 3

In the morning, go to the beach and discover/learn about the creatures of the sea
In the afternoon either take a honey candle making class or a guided cycling tour riding through the farm villages.
In the evening, enjoy barbeque and campfire.

Day 4:

In the morning, help out some of the local farms ruined by the recent typhoon.
Depart the public nature center via the school bus.

Outline

Meet/Depart: Public nature centure
Trip Length: 4 days 3 nights
Price per Person:　JPY28,000 (includes three nights lodging, meals, program fees, guide support, rental cross bike)
Minimum number of guests: 15

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