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Kumamoto Prefecture, Blessed with Nature and History, Clear Streams: Kumamoto City & Hitoyoshi City

Kumamoto Prefecture is a region where magnificent nature, such as Mt. Aso, and a rich history thrive, attracting both domestic and international tourists.

kumamoto

The Aizu Region, Fukushima prefecture: Where Untouched Nature Meets Rich History

Aizu, one of Fukushima’s most renowned tourist destinations, is just about two hours away from Osaka by plane and car.

fukushima

Enjoy Island Hopping and Art in the Beautiful Seto Inland Sea

Designated as Japan's first national park in 1934, this area boasts a captivating seascape of over 700 islands forming the Seto Inland

Setouchi

Discover the mysterious landscape created by nature and Ainu culture in Akan, Hokkaido

The area surrounding Lake Akan on the eastern side of Hokkaido (Doto Area) is a captivating region with rare natural wonders and forests dedicated to preserving that natural beauty. Centered around the three caldera lakes of Akan, Kussharo, and Mashu, the Akan-Mashu National Park offers various activities such as mountain climbing, lake cruises, and exploring hot spring areas.

Hokkaido

Nishi Awa, Tokushima Prefecture: Where you can experience life and culture in the satoyama as it really is.

Nishi-Awa in Tokushima, surrounded by mountains, boasts breathtaking landscapes with vibrant greenery, autumn foliage, and snowy scenes, changing with each season. Recognized as a UNESCO World Agricultural Heritage site for its sloping land farming methods, the region has garnered international attention

Tokushima

Visiting Masters of "Kyo Yuzen" hand-painted kimonos, produced by Kyoto's elegant culture.

The story of Yuzen Nagashi, once held along the Kamo and Hori Rivers that flow through Kyoto City, is still told today as a seasonal tradition in Kyoto, the city of kimonos.

Kyoto

Visiting Masters of the 800 year-old Kamakura-bori Wood Carving

Kamakura became the center of the country with the birth of the Kamakura Shogunate, Japan's first samurai government. A unique "Kamakura culture" was formed by combining some other cultures; the aristocratic culture of Kyoto and Nara (continued since the Heian period) and the Chinese cultures of the Song and Yuan dynasties, with the simple and sturdy spirit of the samurai and the culture of the common people.

Kanagawa

Toba City, Mie Prefecture: A town nurtured by a beautiful sea and rich culture

A region known for its beautiful sea and abundant marine products. The entire city is situated within the Ise-Shima National Park, blessed with a mild climate and characterized by rich natural landscapes.This area holds historical significance as the place where Mikimoto Kokichi achieved the world's first successful pearl cultivation. The history and culture of 'Ama,' women who dive into the sea to harvest marine delicacies through free diving, deeply permeate the region.

Mie

Kunigami Village, Okinawa Prefecture: Preserving the Primitive Beauty of Ryukyuan Culture

Okinawa boasts its beautiful seas, and in the vast expanse of the Yanbaru region, recognized globally for its stunning nature. Within this area, the villages and the rich spiritual world of Okinawa persist vividly, creating a tapestry that continues to be woven in Okinawa Kunigami Village. It can be said that the primitive beauty of Ryukyuan culture is deeply rooted in this place.

Okinawa

Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture: Where Culinary Culture Meets the Majesty of Nature

Minamiuonuma City, located in Niigata Prefecture, is renowned for its thriving rice production. Among them, 'Minamiuonuma Koshihikari' is considered one of Japan's premier brand rice, gaining global recognition for its sticky texture and robust sweetness. Additionally, this region is known as one of the world's leading heavy snowfall areas. In winter, the surroundings are blanketed in pure white snow, creating a fantastical silver world.

Niigata

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[Limited to August 2-3 or 3-4 Stay] Summer Night's Dream in the City of Water: "Matsue Suigou Festival" Fireworks Display

This is a set plan that secures popular seats for viewing the Matsue Suigou Festival fireworks up close while seated, along with accommodation at Tamatsukuri Onsen.

Shimane

Amanohashidate Exclusive: Kayak & SUP Japan's Premier Scenic View

Amanohashidate is known as one of Japan's top three sights along with Matsushima (Miyagi Prefecture) and Miyajima (Hiroshima Prefecture), and is a very beautiful place with white sand and blue pine. Amanohashidate, which extends to cut the Aso Sea from Miyazu Bay,

Kyoto

[Limited to August 10 Stay] 52nd Yonago Gaina Festival: JTB Exclusive Fireworks Dinner Cruise

Enjoy the "Gaina Fireworks Festival," a summer tradition in Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture, from a boat with dinner included.Stay at the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Yonago, which is close to Yonago Station.On the second day, enjoy the festival and sightseeing at your leisure.

Tottori

【Fukunone】 Sea Fishing Experience Class on the Sea of Japan

This experience program is designed for beginners, families, and couples to enjoy hands-on fishing while learning the basics and etiquette of fishing. Let's learn and have fun in nature and feel the bounty of the sea through fishing.

Fukui

Rosary Making Experience―learn from History and Craftsmanship (Includes incense and incense stand) Only : August 23, 2025

We welcome Mr. Yamada from Yamada Nenjudo, a long-established store founded in 1861, as your instructor.In this special program, you will learn about the history and charm of traditional Japanese rosaries(nenju)

Osaka

Experience a waterfall Meditation and Training at Kumano Nyakuoji Shrine,Kyoto

We will meet at Kumano Wakaoji Shrine.You will be moved to the dressing area and you will be asked to change clothes (you will be asked to change into clothes suitable for the line above. (Underwear is recommended as a basic item.)Greetings and cleansing purification by Shinto priests

Kyoto

宮城日本三景松島SUP観光クルージング／Matsushima SUP Cruising Tour – One of Japan’s Three Scenic Views, Miyagi

Discover Matsushima Bay on a Private SUP Tour!Join us for an unforgettable adventure exploring the pine-covered islands of Matsushima Bay on a stand-up paddle board (SUP)! With small group sizes, our certified instructors provide personalized guidance on paddling techniques and ensure your safety throughout the tour.

Miyagi

[Scenic Matsushima] 2-seater paraglider experience flying over the sea

Go to the sky of Matsushima, one of Japan's three most scenic spots with an instructor! This is a motor paraglider experience plan where 2 people fly with a scenic flight instructor. Anyone who is 5 years old or older and can exercise as much as jogging is welcome!

Miyagi

【FUKUNONE】Hand massage workshops where you can learn from professionals in a healing space rooted in the community

A hand massage workshop is now being held at this retreat-like store where you can relax both body and mind. Improving blood circulation in the hands can help relieve tension in the head and shoulders, as well as regulate bowel movements. Why not learn how to work on your body

Fukui

Kyoto's Hidden Miyabi Experience Tour: Kaiseki cuisine and zashiki play at Kikunoi Honten (with kimono experience)

As part of our special itinerary, we offer a unique and immersive kimono experience at the famous Kyoto Aruki. This experience is designed to deepen your understanding of Japanese culture and add elegance to your visit.Please look forward to Kyoto.

Kyoto

Tamamushi lacquer makie experience piccolo glass pair

You can experience maki-e with your favorite design at the showroom of the traditional craft “Tamamushi Lacquer” designated by Miyagi Prefecture. Original maki-painted glasses can be taken home the same day.

Miyagi

Experience the folk painting “Otsu-e”, a specialty of Otsu Juku on the Tokaido from the Edo period

A local interpreter guide will accompany you and carefully guide you through the history and culture of Otsu-juku and “Otsu-e.”At the “Otsu Painting Art Museum” in the precincts of Enman-in Temple, you can appreciate a variety of Otsu paintings from the Edo period

Shiga

The post town “Otsu” ～ Visit long-established stores and enjoy souvenir shopping!～

A local guide will show you the history and townscape of Otsu-juku, which flourished as a post town during the Edo period.At the Otsu Festival Hikiyama Exhibition Hall, you can view the gorgeous hikiyama (floats) and even experience playing the festival music.

Shiga

A trip around Enryaku-ji Temple, the sacred place of Japanese Buddhism, and Sakamoto, the town where Buddhist monks live

A local interpreter guide will show you the history and culture of Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei and the temple town of Sakamoto.At Enryaku-ji Temple, visit a place where Japanese Buddhism has been practiced for 1200 years. You can experience the spiritual world of Buddhism in the tranquil precincts.

Shiga

Sake Brewery Tour and Ghost Stories with Japanese Sake in a Tea Room!

Visit the long-established Yoneda Sake Brewery in Matsue for a brewery tour and listen to ghost stories by a samurai guide in the brewery's atmospheric tea room while enjoying Japanese sake. Afterwards, enjoy pairing multiple sake brands with appetizers.

Shimane

Backstage Tour Supporting "Yuushien Garden", Renowned for Its Seasonal Beauty

Yuushien Garden: Tour the backstage of Yuushien 30 minutes before opening. Explore the behind-the-scenes of blooming and cultivation techniques that allow peonies to be viewed year-round.

Shimane

Relaxing Journey to Daikon Island: "Namiji" with Pizza Making and Sauna Experience

This day trip offers a refreshing experience for body and mind with pizza making and sauna in a traditional Japanese house on Daikon Island, a volcanic island floating in Lake Nakaumi.

Shimane

~Tatara~ Exploring Ancient Flames: A Journey through Yoshida Town and Oku-Izumo's Tatara Sites

This tour explores the homeland of the three great iron master families of Tatara steel making, introducing the history of iron and its cultural background.

Shimane

Craft Your Own Candle: Amanohashidate's Artistic Nature Journey

[Experience content]You can hang original gel candles by trapping seashells and sea glasses picked up at Amanohashidate, one of Japan's three most scenic spots, in a glass.

Kyoto

【Kamikatsu Half-day Tour】 Zero Waste Center, Tea Tasting, Etc.

Kamikatsu is a small town on the island of Shikoku, having a population of roughly 1,300. It is situated in the mountainous area of the southeast Shikoku Island with over 80% of its area covered by mountains and forests.

Tokushima

Kamikatsu Mt. Yamainudake Trekking Tour

The contents of this page and the below “Terms and Conditions” shall be considered as the explanatory documents for the Terms and Conditions of the tour.

Tokushima

Feel Sustainable Japan “Uda” by e-Bike ~ Experience a sustainable lifestyle with an e-bike tour of Okuyamato and Uda around the origin of Japan and an old private house stay ~

・Meals: All 3 meals are prepared by “Yatakiya”. Dinner is an Italian cuisine, breakfast is a Japanese set meal, and lunch is a vegetarian bento, each with a different flavor.

Nara

Stay in Nose, off the beaten track in rural Osaka Prefecture, also known for its Great Zelkova Tree. [Michikusa-Nose]

[Course content]MealsEnjoy dishes using local ingredients, such as vegetables harvested through farming experiences in safe, pesticide-free fields and freshly laid eggs. You can also experience making pizza in the stone oven.

Osaka

Stay in Nose, off the beaten track in rural Osaka Prefecture, also known for its Great Zelkova Tree. [Natsukashisa-no-Mori]

[Course content]MealsDinner and breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy seasonal cuisine made with plenty of local ingredients provided by inns nestled in rural areas.

Osaka

Rural cuisine, a garden with an atmospheric old home. Unique shrines and temples feature in this community with deep historical roots.

[Course content]MealsThis is a 2-day period where you can enjoy fresh vegetables and ingredients caught at Gose to embody gastronomic tourism.Accommodation

Nara

Stay in Nose, off the beaten track in rural Osaka Prefecture, also known for its Great Zelkova Tree. [ATELIER TONARI]

Course content]MealsDinner and breakfast at the hotel. Please enjoy the pairing of dishes using local ingredients provided by inns nestled in rural areas with “local sake from Nose.” (Drinks are charged separately on site)

Osaka

Ridge-hiking, moss garden walks,farm experiences, village life insights.Stay in a small hotel with panoramic views. 20 mins from Kyoto

[Course content]MealsFor dinner on day 1, we will prepare locally caught game dishes. On the second day, you will enjoy a morning set with a spectacular view for breakfast, and for lunch, you will enjoy a very popular natural yam dish that is nutritious and delicious even locally.

Shiga

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Enjoy beautiful nature, hot springs, and the world of famous anime. Tottori adventure tour!

[Product Overview]The Sand Dune Museum, which specializes in exhibiting the world's first sand sculpture next to the largest Tottori Sand Dune in Japan, stayed at Misasa Onsen, which boasts one of the world's leading radon contents, and the next day, we visited the museum of Aoyama Gosho,

Tottori

HELLOKITTYSHOWBOX LUNCHTIME SHOW AND HELLOKITTYSMILE SET PLAN

・A plan where you can fully enjoy the world of Hello Kitty. This is the only place in the world where you can meet Hello Kitty playing the trumpet!・While watching the Hello Kitty jazz band show, you can enjoy a cute Hello Kitty food menu that can only be tasted here.

Hyogo

"Take Me from Osaka!" Series 3-Day Trip to Kochi: Experience Japan's Last Clear Stream, Shimanto River & Travel on the Anpanman Train

Part of the "Take Me from Osaka!" series, offering guided tours from major cities to local areas for visitors to the Kansai Expo. An English-speaking guide accompanies the group from start to finish, making it suitable for elderly visitors or first-time visitors to Shikoku.

Kochi

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Etchu-Yatsuo Owara-style stage (experiential content). [Reservation start date: 2025/2/12]

・Admire at the Etchu-Yatsuo Tourism Hall (Hikiyama Exhibition Hall) hall・Owara-style stage (including a tour of the permanent exhibition at the Hikiyama Exhibition Hall)

Toyama

-Gion Festival [Atomatsuri] Experience- “Minami Kannon Yama Hikizome” where you move the mountain just like in real life ★July 20th★

You can participate in the “First Pull”(Hikizome) event where test pulling is performed prior to the parade on Mount Minami Kannon, which has been assembled. According to one theory, it is also said that if you hold a rope,

Kyoto

Let’s Dance Bon Odori Japanese folk Dance near Tsutenkaku

Let's enjoy traditional Japanese dance culture at Ebisu-za. Above all, everyone enjoys dancing Bon Odori. Therefore, anyone can easily dance to the rhythm.

Osaka

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Kumamoto Prefecture, Blessed with Nature and History, Clear Streams: Kumamoto City & Hitoyoshi City

The Aizu Region, Fukushima prefecture: Where Untouched Nature Meets Rich History

Enjoy Island Hopping and Art in the Beautiful Seto Inland Sea

Discover the mysterious landscape created by nature and Ainu culture in Akan, Hokkaido

Nishi Awa, Tokushima Prefecture: Where you can experience life and culture in the satoyama as it really is.

Visiting Masters of "Kyo Yuzen" hand-painted kimonos, produced by Kyoto's elegant culture.

Visiting Masters of the 800 year-old Kamakura-bori Wood Carving

Toba City, Mie Prefecture: A town nurtured by a beautiful sea and rich culture

Kunigami Village, Okinawa Prefecture: Preserving the Primitive Beauty of Ryukyuan Culture

Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture: Where Culinary Culture Meets the Majesty of Nature

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[Limited to August 2-3 or 3-4 Stay] Summer Night's Dream in the City of Water: "Matsue Suigou Festival" Fireworks Display

Amanohashidate Exclusive: Kayak & SUP Japan's Premier Scenic View

[Limited to August 10 Stay] 52nd Yonago Gaina Festival: JTB Exclusive Fireworks Dinner Cruise

【Fukunone】 Sea Fishing Experience Class on the Sea of Japan

Rosary Making Experience―learn from History and Craftsmanship (Includes incense and incense stand) Only : August 23, 2025

Experience a waterfall Meditation and Training at Kumano Nyakuoji Shrine,Kyoto

宮城日本三景松島SUP観光クルージング／Matsushima SUP Cruising Tour – One of Japan’s Three Scenic Views, Miyagi

[Scenic Matsushima] 2-seater paraglider experience flying over the sea

【FUKUNONE】Hand massage workshops where you can learn from professionals in a healing space rooted in the community

Kyoto's Hidden Miyabi Experience Tour: Kaiseki cuisine and zashiki play at Kikunoi Honten (with kimono experience)

Tamamushi lacquer makie experience piccolo glass pair

Experience the folk painting “Otsu-e”, a specialty of Otsu Juku on the Tokaido from the Edo period

The post town “Otsu” ～ Visit long-established stores and enjoy souvenir shopping!～

A trip around Enryaku-ji Temple, the sacred place of Japanese Buddhism, and Sakamoto, the town where Buddhist monks live

Sake Brewery Tour and Ghost Stories with Japanese Sake in a Tea Room!

Backstage Tour Supporting "Yuushien Garden", Renowned for Its Seasonal Beauty

Relaxing Journey to Daikon Island: "Namiji" with Pizza Making and Sauna Experience

~Tatara~ Exploring Ancient Flames: A Journey through Yoshida Town and Oku-Izumo's Tatara Sites

Craft Your Own Candle: Amanohashidate's Artistic Nature Journey

【Kamikatsu Half-day Tour】 Zero Waste Center, Tea Tasting, Etc.

Kamikatsu Mt. Yamainudake Trekking Tour

Feel Sustainable Japan “Uda” by e-Bike ~ Experience a sustainable lifestyle with an e-bike tour of Okuyamato and Uda around the origin of Japan and an old private house stay ~

Stay in Nose, off the beaten track in rural Osaka Prefecture, also known for its Great Zelkova Tree. [Michikusa-Nose]

Stay in Nose, off the beaten track in rural Osaka Prefecture, also known for its Great Zelkova Tree. [Natsukashisa-no-Mori]

Rural cuisine, a garden with an atmospheric old home. Unique shrines and temples feature in this community with deep historical roots.

Stay in Nose, off the beaten track in rural Osaka Prefecture, also known for its Great Zelkova Tree. [ATELIER TONARI]

Ridge-hiking, moss garden walks,farm experiences, village life insights.Stay in a small hotel with panoramic views. 20 mins from Kyoto

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Enjoy beautiful nature, hot springs, and the world of famous anime. Tottori adventure tour!

HELLOKITTYSHOWBOX LUNCHTIME SHOW AND HELLOKITTYSMILE SET PLAN

"Take Me from Osaka!" Series 3-Day Trip to Kochi: Experience Japan's Last Clear Stream, Shimanto River & Travel on the Anpanman Train

Traditional Events / Festivals

Etchu-Yatsuo Owara-style stage (experiential content). [Reservation start date: 2025/2/12]

-Gion Festival [Atomatsuri] Experience- “Minami Kannon Yama Hikizome” where you move the mountain just like in real life ★July 20th★

Let’s Dance Bon Odori Japanese folk Dance near Tsutenkaku

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