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.
Learn the history of Nokogiriyama, ranked 2nd in the Nikkei review of “Deep Japan”, and enjoy the local food/sake – Day tour This tour is just one example to give you a better idea of what a typical trip looks like. We are able to change any course content to suit your group.
Highlights
Take a day trip from Tokyo to Minamiboso, and refresh yourself by walking a small mountain and learning about the local history/culture through a guided tour
Listen to a special presentation tailored for this tour about the stone cutting history of Nokogiriyama, selected 2nd in the Nikkei review of the must-sees of “Deep Japan”. Take a guided tour through the mountain
Enjoy the local fresh vegetables for lunch.
Visit the beautiful terraced rice paddies “Oyama Senmaida” and “Hota Shogakko” , a popular and highly ranked road station
Sample Itinerary
Take the car/rental car and meet at the Nokogiriyama Museum at 9:20 am.
(Highway Bus option: Take the highway bus from Tokyo Station departing at 7:20 am and get off at the bus stop “Highway Oasis Furari” at 8:53 am. We will meet you there)
Visit the Nokogiriyama Museum and listen to a special presentation about the stone cutting history of Nokogiriyama; in the old days, this played an important role in shipping stones to important construction sites, like the Daiba fortress and the Imperial Palace.
Take a ropeway to top of Mt. Nokogiri, and enjoy breathtaking views of Tokyo and the Boso peninsula. We will visit the statues of the Buddha, including the largest Buddha in Japan , and an overhang observation rock called “Peek into Hell”
Have a delicious vegetable lunch at a local restaurant
Visit “Oyama Senmaida”, the closest terraced rice paddies to Tokyo, and we will listen to the staffs of the preseravtion association and learn how the rice paddies are maintained
Finally, stop by at “Hota Shogakko” which is a former elementary school that was renovated into a tourist attraction in 2015. While retaining much of its nostalgic atmosphere, it has become a very popular spot being ranked with the TOP 30 road stations in Japan. You can buy some farmers product/souvenir. We will finish the tour here
(Highway Bus Option: Return to the bus stop “Highway Oasis Furari”. Taking the bus at 15:55 would get you back to Tokyo Station at 17:26) .
Outline
Meet/Depart: Nokogiriyama Museum/Hota Shogakko
(Highway Bus Option: “Highway Oasis Furari”. Please note that there are also train and ferry options)
Trip Length: 1 day
Price per Person: JPY12,800 with your own vehicle JPY19,800 using minivan
Accepted number of guests: 2 to 8 minimum 4 if using the minivan
includes lunch, entrance fee for the museum and temple, and guide support
Learn the history of Maiwai, a beautiful kimono gifted to the fishermen when they had a big catch in the old days – Day tour This tour is just one example to give you a better idea of what a typical trip looks like. We are able to change any course content to suit your group.
Highlights
Take a day trip from Tokyo to Minamiboso, and learn and experience the local fishing history/culture through a guided tour
Take a ride on a privately chartered van across the peninsula along the coastline
Visit the museum that has the largest collection of Maiwai in Japan and listen to a special presentation made by the owner of the museum
Enjoy the fresh seafood lunch.
Experience painting miniature Maiwai
Sample Itinerary
Meet/pick-up at JR Tateyama station at 9:20 am.
(Take the highway bus from Tokyo Station departing at 7:20 am and get off at the bus stop “Tateyma Station” at 9:18 am. We will meet you there and have you on a privately chartered van)
Visit Nagisa no Museum and learn about the fishery history and the culture of the region. s and the Imperial Palace.
Visit Shirahama Kaiyo Museum and see the largest collection of Maiwai in Japan. Listen to the special guided tour and presentation made by the owner of the museum
Have a delicious seafood lunch at a local restaurant
Visit one of the few Maiwai dyehouse left in the region and experience painting/dying Maiwai
Drop-off at JR Awa Kamogawa station around 16:30
(Taking the bus at 16:53 would get you back to Tokyo Station at 19:13) .
Outline
Meet/Depart: JR Tateyama Station/JR Kamogawa Station
Trip Length: 1 day
Price per Person: JPY9,800 with your own vehicle JPY16,800 using minivan
Accepted number of guests: 2 to 8 minimum 4 if using the minivan
includes lunch, entrance fee for the museum and experience at the Maiwai dyehouse, and guide support
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.
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
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)
