【Enjoy local sake, onsen, and soba】
Relaxing Tokyo Tour
Description
Leaving the hustle of Tokyo metropolitan area, you will see lots of green in this tour. Visit open air museum with old architectures, make yourself comfortable in onsen hot springs, and tour around sake brewery for you to taste different kinds of sake. After getting tipsy and hungry, you will enjoy soba nooodles in Jindaiji temple which is the second oldest temple in Tokyo.
Customer Review
Old Japanese style architecture there was worth watching. I recommend this course to sake lovers. Brewery tour was very good. Leaving my luggage in the car made my trip a lot easier.
- Photo spot
- Food and Drink
- Night View
- Cultural Site
- Driving
- Experience
Edo Tokyo Open Air architectural Museum
From the Edo period to the middle of the Showa period, historically valuable houses and buildings were moved, restored, preserved and put on display at this outdoor museum. As you look inside of those houses, you will imagine the life they had in Edo period. There is aslo exibitions recreating the shitamachi streetscape. Let the scenery take you on a trip back in time.
Akigawa Valley
Akigawa valley is an undeveloped mountain woodlands, which is the nearest national park to the Metro Tokyo area. Akigawa valley offers rugged vieiws of rocky cliffs and valleys complemented by the gentle flow of Akigawa river. There are natural hot springs with high alkalinity famous for skin beauty. Let your matters be washed away as you listen to the burbling sound of the river.
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Ishikawa Brewery
Founded in 1863, Ishikawa brewery's history streches back more than 150 years. As one of sake brewers inheriting the traditional production of Japanese rice wine, six of the buildings are nationally registered tangible cultural properties. Tour inide brewery needs a reservation.
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Jindaiji Temple
Said to have been built in 733, Jindaiji temple is the second oldest temple in Tokyo after Senso-ji. This temple is widely famous for Jindaiji soba (buckwheat noodles). There are more than twenty soba restaurants, teahouse and souvenir shops lining alongside the streets lead up to the temple gate. It is also known for its devine grace for romantic relationships.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government
The Metropolitan Government complex was designed by respected Japanese architect, Kenzo Tange as a Tokyo's new landmark in 1990. It stands out even it surrounded by waves of skyscrapers.
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Imperial Palace
The Tokyo Imperial Palace is the primary residence of the Emperor of Japan located on the former site of Edo Castle. Enjoy a peaceful escape from the busy city.
