2023 Summer Adventure – Gunma, Nagano, Niigata & Tokyo Shopping

2023 Summer Adventure – Gunma, Nagano, Niigata & Tokyo Shopping

• 9 Nights / 11 Days
• 20 Meals (9 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 5 Dinners)
• Escorted from Honolulu
• English-Speaking Local Guide

TOUR DATES AND MANAGERS:

June 15 – 25, 2023 • Tour Manager: Miye Lamansky

VISIT:

Omiya • Gunma • Kawagoe • Minakami • Nagano Matsumoto • Kamikochi • Yudanaka Onsen • Niigata • Tokyo

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Kawagoe • Tsukiyono Vidro Park • Takumi no Sato • Daio Wasabi Farm • Matsumoto Castle “Frog-themed” Nawate Street • Jigokudani Yaen Koen (Snow Monkey Park) • Nishikigoi No Sato (Koi Fish) Northern Cultural Museum • Imayotsukasa Sake Brewery • Niigata Furusato Village • Shinkansen Bullet Train Ride Tsukiji Outer Market • Asakusa Sensoji Temple • Nakamise Shopping • Tokyo Skytree

GOURMET HIGHLIGHTS:

Seasonal Kaiseki Dinners at Gensen Yu-N-Yado Matsunoi (Gunma) and Biyu No Yado (Nagano) Hagama (Iron Cast Pot) Rice Lunch With Exceptional Niigata Rice Geiko (Geisha) Entertainment Plus Special Kaiseki Dinner

HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES:

Udon Noodle Making • Sand Blasting Experience • Minakami River Rafting • Cherry Picking Daruma Making • Kamikochi Hiking with Kappa Bridge • Chinkin (Gold Inlaid Lacquerware) Mochi Pounding • Senbei Rice Cracker Making Experience • Sushi Making Class

ONSEN HOT SPRINGS:

GENSEN YU-NO-YADO — MATSUNOI (2 NIGHTS): Surrounded by natural beauty and blessed with 4 hot spring wells, gaze out at the changing beauty of the 4 seasons while enjoying the luxurious hot springs to the fullest.

RYOKAN BIYU NO YADO (1 NIGHT): Located in the center of the Yudanaka hot springs area, absorb mother nature’s nutrients as you soak in the mineral hot spring, just like a Snow Monkey.