[E004] Walking along Tokyo’s ravine
Stroll through a nature rich valley,
behold a karesansui (Japanese rock garden)
and stop at a sake brewery in this course
Tour Overview
The western Tokyo area known as Okutama is a deep mountainous region. People living in Tokyo have long relied on this area for drinking water and building materials, and today’s Tokyoites visit the area to relax after a long day. Mitake Valley, upstream of the Tama River, is a beautiful mountain stream with well-maintained walking trails that are easy to walk along. We’ll stop at the museum of Gyokudo Kawai, a master of traditional Japanese paintings who loved the area. The karesansui garden there is said to be the most beautiful in Tokyo. Finally, we’ll stop by a sake brewery that uses clean local spring water to quench our thirst with locally produced sake.
Tour Details
- Plan ID
- E004
- Plan Title
- Walking along a ravine
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Max. number of Participants
- 6 people
- Days
- Everyday except Mondays
- Possible Time Range
- 9 am – 5 pm
- Visit Area
- Ome (Okutama)
- Highlight
- Mitake ravine, Gyokudo museum, Sawanoi garden(Sake brewery)
- Language
- English / French / Chinese
- Guiding Fee
- ¥38,000
- Travel & Admission costs
- Adult(18-) ¥2,880 / Teens(13-17) ¥2,780 / Child(6-12) ¥1,400 / Infant(-5) ¥0
- Activities
- Adult(18-) ¥0 / Teens(13-17) ¥0 / Child(6-12) ¥0 / Infant(-5) ¥0
- What’s included
- Guiding fee, Public transportation expenses(except taxi fare) and admission fees(Gyokudo museum) during the tour for guests & a guide, 10% consumption tax
- What’s not included
- Food and Drinks, Tips for a guide
- Important Info
- – As we walk on dirt roads, please come with comfortable clothes and shoes that are easy to walk in.
– In case it rains, it is recommended to change the plan.
– Please be sure to inform your guide if you’re allergic to any food.
Tour Highlights
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Mitake ravine1
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Mitake ravine2
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Mitake ravine3
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Gyokudo museum Japanese garden
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Sawanoi garden
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Sake brewery
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Tour Location
Mitake ravine, Gyokudo museum, Sawanoi garden(Sake brewery)
- Total Tour price consists of Guiding fee, Travel & admission costs, and Activities.
- 1) Guiding fees are flat rates depending on the tour duration. The number of your group does not affect them.
- 2) Travel & admission costs are calculated based on the number/age of your participants and added to the total Tour price. Expenses for your tour guide (one adult) are added, too.
- 3) Activities are also calculated based on the number/age of your participants and added to the total Tour price. Your guide’s expenses are NOT included.
- A 10% consumption tax is included in all prices.
- If you book two 4-hour tours on the same day, the guiding fee for the 2nd tour gets an approx. 40% discount (Yen28,000 → Yen17,000), so the total guiding fee is Yen45,000. Write down the title of your tour of choice in a field on your booking form.
- You will make payment of bookings by credit card or other forms of payment available through our website. We use a third-party service to process your payment information, and you authorize our payment service partners and us to process your payments.
- After your booking request is complete and a guide is available, we will email you a link to the invoice within 24 hours from your booking.
- You are requested to complete the payment:
- 1) within a week from when you receive the link to the invoice, in general.
- 2) within 24 hours from when you receive the link to the invoice in case the tour is within a month.
If you cancel the tour, you will get the refund below
| Guiding fee | Travel & Admiddion costs | Activities | |
| at least 30 days before the tour day | 100% (fees charged by a payment service provider is deducted) | ||
| in the first 29-15 days before the tour day | 50% | 100% | 100% |
| in the first 14days before to 5PM of the previous day of the tour | no refund | 100% | 100% |
| after 5PM of the previous day of the tour or no show | no refund | ||
If we cancel the tour, you will get a full refund.
When you would like to cancel the tour, you must inform us of it by email or phone for our confirmation.
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- Why does the tour price change after I input the number of group members?
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