【End of Sale】HOKUTO KOMERU Gourmet & Culture Tour [10/27(Sun)] Dinner Tour

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Please do not purchase other items together with your tour reservation. In case you purchase them at the same time, they will be cancelled.

～Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture - The only OSAKE tourism in the world

Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, is a city with a view of the Yatsugatake Mountains in the Southern Alps, abundant water and food, and a rich history.

Hokuto City is also one of the few places in the world where you can taste the world's finest wines, whiskies, and sake.

Hokuto City is only 90 minutes from Tokyo,
We have prepared a tour that will give you a full taste of this area, which is only 90 minutes from Tokyo.

With round-trip bus service from Kofu, this is the best Hokuto City tour ever, allowing you to enjoy plenty of food and drink without having to worry about driving.


<Experience HIGHLIGHTS＞

Suntory Hakushu Distillery
Located in Hokuto City, Hakushu Forest is home to delicious water.
It is home to the distillery of the world-renowned Hakushu single malt whiskey.
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 also have a special tasting experience that can only be experienced at the distillery.

Enjoying Grace Wine's vineyards from the bus

In 2010, Grace Wine became the first grape indigenous to Japan to be registered as a grape variety on the O.I.V. list and to have its grape variety name on the label. In addition, “Cuvee Misawa Akeno Koshu 2013” was awarded the Gold Medal and Regional Trophy at the Decanter World Wine Awards, the world's largest wine competition, for the first time for a Japanese wine. For the next six years, Grace Wine's Koshu wines have won Gold Medals. This vineyard will be viewed from the bus.


Tour of the ”Shichiken” distillery and tasting of sake

Shichiken is a sake that has been produced in Hokuto City for a long time, about 300 years since 1750.
A producer group has been formed with local farmers to cultivate the rice used to make the sake.
Visitors can enjoy sake tasting while touring the “Denso-Kura,” a space that exhibits valuable materials such as calligraphy, paintings, artwork, and old documents that have been handed down in the Kitahara family, the brewery's family.

Enjoy Kyogen at Misogi Shrine
Misogi Shrine is dedicated to the practice of “Misogi,” a profound practice of the ancient Shinto religion, as well as to sharing its virtues with the public.
Misogi means to become clean.

The shrine is the only one of its kind in the world with a Shinmei-zukuri main shrine and a Noh theater made of Kiso cypress.
Come and experience traditional Japanese culture through a Kyogen workshop by Mr. Tanro Ishida, a Noh performer of the Izumi school of Kyogen. You can also watch a performance at the Nohgakuden.


＜Dinner Dining Experience＞

The dinner course will be a dining experience that makes full use of the local ingredients.
Chef Shinji Yamada, owner of “French Cuisine Cuiette” who has been in Yamanashi for 20 years, has formed a special team for this special occasion.
In addition, a special “OSAKE pairing” will be offered, in which guests will taste special wines from Grace Wine Brewery, considered the finest in the region, Nanaken, and Hakushu Whiskey to accompany the dishes.
This is a one-of-a-kind dining experience that can only be enjoyed on this occasion.

The restaurant will also offer a one-night-only dinner in a special setting at the normally inaccessible Misonogi Shrine, one of KOMERU's signature venues.

＜Special Experience＞

Hotel Key Forest Hokuto Enjoy your stay at Hotel Key Forest Hokuto for those who want to enjoy more of Hokuto City. A small boutique hotel with 6 rooms where you can enjoy the art of staying at a fusion of modernity and traditional Japanese tradition. 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.
Rooms for 2 or 3 persons stay are available.


【Schedule】.
October 27 (Sun.) Dinner Dining 　12:30 p.m.〜

12:00 | Meet at Kofu Station
13:00 | Suntory Hakushu Distillery Special Tour
15:30 | Tour of the "Shichiken" storehouse
16:30 | Kyogen Workshop at Misogi Shrine
17:30 | Viewing ends
18:00 | Dinner (Misogi Shrine)
21:00 | Dinner ends
21:30 | Arrival at Hotel Key Forest Hokuto 


＜Tour Fees＞
200,000 yen (tax included)

Included in the tour fee
・Tour bus fare from Kofu Station
(please make your own way to Kofu Station)
・Dinner fee
・Special OSAKE pairing (non-alcoholic drinks are also available)
・Admission to a private performance of Kyogen at MISOGI-jinja Shrine
・Hakushu Distillery tour
・Shichiken tour fee
・Interpreter (English speaking)
・Hotel Key Forest Hokuto Accommodation
＊Transportation and meals on the way back from Hotel Key Forest Hokuto are not included.


Travel Conditions
■Tour fee: 200,000 yen per person (tax included)
■Date of departure: Sunday, October 27, 2024
■Chartered bus company:
■Meal conditions: 0 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: 20 (Number of applicants/30)

Event planning: RICE ENTERTAINMENTS Inc.
Travel planning/implementation/application/enquiries: Oriental Co.
General Travel Service Supervisor: Makoto Yoshida
Member of Japan Association of Travel Agents / Registered Travel Agency No. 2037
16th Okabe Bldg. 1103, 8-27 Hakata Eki Chuougai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

＊For application and inquiry, please contact us at the following address.
＜Komeru Groumet & Culture Contact＞

Domestic Tour Application Guide
■This tour is planned and conducted by Oriental Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Oriental”), and you are to enter into a contract with Oriental for the tour. The contents and conditions of the Contract shall be in accordance with this Travel Conditions, the final document (itinerary guide) to be provided prior to departure, and the Company's General Terms and Conditions of Tour Business, in addition to the conditions stated for each course.
■The contract will be concluded when the Company receives the tour fee after filling out the above application form.
■Cancellation fee: If the customer cancels the trip for his/her own reason after the conclusion of the tour contract, a cancellation fee will be charged at the following rate per person on the tour fee. In the event of cancellation of a tour by more than one person, the difference in the number of persons per room will be charged to each of the participating passengers.
■Please note : ①the tour may be cancelled if the number of participants does not reach the minimum number of participants. In this case, we will inform you of the cancellation at least 10 days prior to the tour date. ②Smoking is not permitted in the cars of all courses.
■The tour fee includes: transportation fares and charges as specified in the itinerary, meals, experience fees, accommodation fees, travel handling fees, consumption tax, and other taxes.
■Domestic travel insurance: If you are injured during the trip, you may be required to pay a large amount of medical treatment and transportation costs. In addition, in the event of an accident, it may be very difficult to claim compensation from the offender and recover compensation. We recommend that you purchase sufficient domestic travel insurance to cover these costs. If you wish to purchase optional insurance, please contact us for details.
■Reference date for travel conditions: as of September 1, 2024
<Handling of Personal Information> We will use the personal information provided in the application form submitted at the time of application for the tour to communicate with the customer and to the extent necessary to arrange the services provided by the transportation and accommodation agencies and to receive such services. In addition, the information will be used within the scope necessary to arrange for and receive the services provided by the transportation and accommodation agencies, etc. for the tour you have requested. In addition, we may use your personal information to 1) inform you of events and campaigns, 2) ask you to provide us with your opinions and impressions after participating in the tour, 3) ask you to fill out questionnaires, 4) prepare statistical data, and 5) post photos and videos of the tour and participants' impressions on our website and in print media. We may use your personal information for the purpose of publishing on our website and in print media.

【Cancellation Fee】
From the day before the trip start date up to the day before the trip start date
Up to 21 days before: No charge,
20 to 8 days prior: 20%; 7 to 2 days prior: 30%; and
7 days to 2 days prior to the start of the trip: 30%,
40% on the day before the trip start date,
50% on the day of the tour,
No-show or no-show after the start of the tour: 100%.

＊The photo is for illustrative purposes only.