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HOKUTO KOMERU Gourmet & Culture 2days Tour
HOKUTO KOMERU Gourmet & Culture 2days Tour
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~Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture~ The world's only OSAKE tourism
Hokuto City in Yamanashi Prefecture overlooks the Yatsugatake Mountains in the Southern Alps and is blessed with abundant water, food and history.
It is also a rare area in the world where you can taste the world's finest wine, whiskey, and sake.
We have prepared a tour that will allow you to experience this area, which can be reached in 90 minutes from Tokyo, to the fullest.
This is a casual, day-trip lunch tour packed with content.
＜Experience Highlights＞
Day1
Enjoy the vineyards of Grace Wine
In 2010, Grace Wine brews wines made from grapes that were the first indigenous to Japan to be registered on the International Organization for Vine and Wine (OIV) list, and whose labels display the varietal name. In addition, at the Decanter World Wine Awards, the world's largest wine competition, their "Cuvée Misawa Akeno Koshu 2013" was the first Japanese wine to win a gold medal and regional trophy. For the six years since then, Grace Wine's Koshu has won gold medals.
Suntory Hakushu Distillery
Located in Hokuto City, Hakushu Forest is home to the world-renowned Hakushu single malt whiskey distillery.
It is home to the world-renowned brewery of the single malt whiskey Hakushu. Visitors can experience the rich nature of the Hakushu Forest through all five senses.
Observe the whiskey production process on a special tour of the distillery,
You will have a special tasting experience that can only be experienced at the distillery.
Kyogen Workshop
Kyogen workshop by Mr. Tanro Ishida, a Noh performer of the Izumi school of Kyogen.
Enjoy traditional Japanese culture.
Day2
GASBON METABOLISM
Opening in 2022, this facility will allow artists to stay and create at a prime location with views of the Southern Alps and the Yatsugatake Mountains, and on the site of a huge former factory with a site area of over 1,000 square meters.
There are various viewpoints on the premises, including an antique shop and a biotope, and the adjacent MANGOSTEEN HOKUTO welcomes you to visit Manchin Brewery, a craft beer brewery; Manchin Liquor Store, a taproom where you can drink draft beer; and Manchinbao, a restaurant serving boiled dumplings made with malt after processing, the main ingredient in beer.
Tour of the "Shichiken" storehouses
Shichiken is a Japanese sake that has been produced in Hokuto City for about 300 years since 1750.
We have formed a producer group with local farmers to grow the rice used as our raw material.
You can enjoy sake tasting as you tour "Densogura," a space that displays valuable materials such as calligraphy, artwork, and ancient documents handed down by the Kitahara family, the brewer.
＜Dining Experience＞
Dinner Stove（素透撫）
The former residence of literary figure and painter Isamu Kobayashi (Fuyusei) was relocated from Kamakura, and Hiroshi Sugimoto and Michiyuki Sakakida of the New Materials Research Institute designed the interior of this special space.
Please enjoy our creative French, which are made with carefully selected organic ingredients, additive-free, seasoningfree,and 100% gluten-free.
<Special Hotel Stay>
A small boutique hotel of 6 rooms where you can enjoy the art of staying at a fusion of modernity and traditional Japanese tradition.
You will stay at Hotel Key Forest Hokuto.
The private open-air hot spring bath is located quietly in the forest about a 3-minute walk from the main hotel building, and the rooftop terrace, which is open 24 hours a day, offers panoramic views of magnificent mountains such as Yatsugatake, the Southern Alps, and Mt.Fuji.
【schedule】
Day1
12:00｜Gather at Kofu Station
12:45｜Grace Wine vineyard tour
13:15｜Arrive at Suntory Hakushu Distillery for a special tour (tasting included)
15:30｜Special tour ends
16:15｜Kyogen Workshop
17:15｜Kyogen Workshop ends
18:00｜Dinner at Stove
20:00｜Dinner ends
20:50｜Arrive at Hotel Key Forest Hokuto
Day2
9:20｜Gather at Hotel Key Forest Hokuto Departure
10:00｜GASBON METABOLISM
11:00｜Visit Shichiken
11:40｜Finish visit to Shichiken Depart for Kofu Station
12:40｜Dismissal at Kofu Station
<Price>
250,000JPY
■Trip fee: 250,000 yen per person (tax included)
■Departure date: January 10, 2024 or later
■Hire car charter company: Yamanashi Kotsu (scheduled)
■Meal conditions: 1 breakfast, 0 lunch, 1 dinner
■ Tour conductor: No tour conductor will accompany the tour, but an event coordinator will accompany the tour.
■Minimum number of participants: 4 or more
Included in the tour price :
■fare from Kofu Station
(Please bear your own transportation to and from Kofu Station.)
■Meal fee
■Kyogen workshop fee
■Hakushu Distillery Tour fee
■GASBON METABOLISM tour fee
■Shichiken tour fee
■Interpreter (English speaking)
Travel Conditions
Event planning: RICE ENTERTAINMENTS Co., Ltd.
Travel planning/implementation/application/inquiries: Oriental Co., Ltd. General travel business manager: Yoshida Makoto
Regular member of the All Japan Travel Agents Association / Travel agency registered with the Japan Tourism Agency No. 2037 16th Okabe Building 1103, 8-27 Hakataeki Chuo-gai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka
Domestic Travel Application Information ■This trip is planned and implemented by Oriental Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "our company"), and customers will enter into a package tour contract (hereinafter referred to as "contract") with our company. In addition, the contents and conditions of the contract will be governed by the conditions listed for each course, as well as these travel conditions, the confirmation document (itinerary guide) provided before departure, and the section on package tour contracts in our travel agency terms and conditions.
■Travel application and contract conclusion: The contract will be concluded when you fill in the required information on the application form above and our company receives the travel fee.
■Cancellation fee: If you cancel the trip for your own reasons after the trip contract has been concluded, we will charge you a cancellation fee for each person based on the trip price at the following rate. If multiple people are participating and some of them cancel, we will charge each of the participants the difference in price for the change in the number of people using one room.
■Notes: ①Please note that the tour may be canceled if the number of participants is less than the minimum number. In this case, we will notify you of the cancellation of the tour at least 10 days before the tour date. ②Smoking is prohibited on the buses for all tours.
■What is included in the travel price: This includes transportation fares, fees, meals, experience fees, accommodation fees, travel handling fees and various taxes such as consumption tax as specified in the travel itinerary.
■Regarding domestic travel insurance: If you are injured during your trip, you may incur large medical expenses, transportation costs, etc. Furthermore, in the event of an accident, it may be very difficult to seek compensation from the perpetrator or to recover compensation. In order to cover these costs, we recommend that you purchase sufficient domestic travel insurance yourself. If you would like to purchase optional insurance, please contact us separately.
■Trip conditions Reference date: As of September 1, 2024 <Handling of personal information> We will use the personal information written on the application form submitted when applying for a trip to contact the customer, and to the extent necessary to arrange for services provided by transportation, accommodation, etc. for the trip you have applied for, and to process the receipt of those services. In addition, we may use your personal information to: 1. Inform you about events and campaigns; 2. Request for opinions and impressions after participating in the trip; 3. Request for questionnaires; 4. Create statistical data; 5. Photographs and videos taken of the tour and impressions of participants we have collected may be used to post on our website and in print media.
Cancellation fee : Counting back from the day before the trip start date
Up to 21 days in advance: Free,
20 days to 8 days before: 20%
7 to 2 days before: 30%
The day before: 40%
On the day: 50%
After the trip has started or no contact or no participation: 100%
*The photo is for illustrative purposes only.
*Tour content may change without notice.
