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2009年8月13日

Okutama Riverside Walk,Sake Tasting at a Brewery,Visiting Gyokudo Museum

Tour Features Only 1.5 hour's JR train ride takes you to the National Park.Walking by the upstream of Tama River,drop in Art Museum,the rock and sand garden.Visit Sake Brewery to know and taste sake.You will enjoy the green grove and sound of water. 
Tour Time 8:30a.m.-3:00p.m.
Meeting Time 8:30a.m.
Meeting Place JR Shinjuku Station,Platform 7,Express Holiday Kaisoku Okutama No.5 at Coach No.1(Yotsuya Station Side)
Duration Approx.6 hours
Tour Price 3,000 Yen per person by cash.Children under 12 are half the price.Children under 6 free of charge if accompanied by a responsible adult participant. 
Expenses not Included in the Tour Price JR tickets (Shinjuku-Mitake 890 yen adult)Addmission : Gyokudo Museum(500 yen adult,400 yen junior and high school student,200 yen elementary school pupil),Your own lunch.
Itinerary Shijuku Station(8:47)-Mitake Station(10:10).Walk to Gyokudo Museum-Sawai Park-Sake Brewery-Sawai Station(Tour ends)
Guide's Name Keiko Beppu or Sakae Yagino or Team A Member
Language English
Distance of the Route 3 km
Dates of Operation Sundays.Please contact us for the detail.
Guide's Cellphone Number (for Emergency) Keiko Beppu:090-2170-3618,Sakae Yagino:090-4367-9605
To Make a Reservation,
Send an email to us with (1) your name, (2) number of participants, (3) desired tour date, and (4) name and phone number of your hotel in Japan (or your contact phone number).		 　ayaanna@yacht.ocn.ne.jp; bep@qb3.so-net.ne.jp
Notes Insurance is not included in the tour price.
Credit cards are not accepted.

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The Railway Museum & Hikawa Shrine Tour (Omiya)

The Railway Museum 1  The Railway Museum 2  The Railway Museum 3

Tour Features Step away from Tokyo area to take a train only for 28 mts. to enjoy two major popular spots: the Railway Museum and Hikawa Shrine, Saitama prefecture.
Tour Time 10:05a.m.-1:05p.m.
Meeting Time 10:05a.m.
Meeting Place

Shinjuku JR Saikyo Line Exit. Wait before you enter the turnsteel.

Click for the map of the meeting place

Duration 3 hours
Tour Price 3,150 JPY (w/ tax)
Expenses not Included in the Tour Price Transportation: 450 JPY (no tax) for one way ticket & 1,000 (w/o tax) for lunch.
Itinerary

Shinjuku st.(JR Saikyo Line for 28 mts.)---Omiya st.---(The Railway Museum)---Lunch---(Hikawa Shrine)

Guide's Name Yumoto, Youko
Language English
Distance of the Route Around 1.2 km
Dates of Operation Everyday except Tuesday and the New Year (Dec.29 through Jan.1)
Guide's Cellphone Number (for Emergency) Will be notified when you make an online registration.
My Website http://www.ictv.ne.jp/~yumocchi/EZJapanTour/tourguide.html
To Make a Reservation,
Send an email to us with (1) your name, (2) number of participants, (3) desired tour date, and (4) name and phone number of your hotel in Japan (or your contact phone number).		 　yy144@columbia.edu
Notes Insurance is not included in the tour price.
Credit cards are not accepted.

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The Ghibli Museum Walking Tour

The Ghibli Museum Walking Tour1  The Ghibli Museum Walking Tour2  The Ghibli Museum Walking Tour3

Tour Features Walking tour to visit the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo and related secret facilities (optional~Good for Ghibli geeks!). 
Tour Time Morning session 09:30-11:30, Afternoon session 13:30-15:30 2hours 
Meeting Time ---Morning session--- 09:30 , Afternoon session 13:30 
Meeting Place

Bus stop to the Ghibli Museum in front of JR Mitaka station

Click for the map of the meeting place

Duration About 2 hours (1 hour 30 min for Optional Tour)
Tour Price 2500 yen/ one person, (1000 yen/ one person for Optional Tour)
Private tour is available on weekdays.
Expenses not Included in the Tour Price Transportation fee: Bus ticket return 300 yen,JR fee150 yen(Optional), Get the Museum ticket before you book---Ticket information for overseas visitors---Museum HP--http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/ticket_information/---IF NO TICKET, BOOKED GUESTS WILL GET ASSISTANCE./
Itinerary Morning session 0930 Assemble 1000 Enter--Displays, Short film, Shopping etc. 1130 : Free time in the museum
 (Optional Tour 1130 Exit ---Special Tour to related facilities  1155 JR Mitaka station 1200 JR train ride ---Tour to related facilities 1300 Disassemble at JR Higashikoganei station ---3rd stop west of Mitaka station )
Guide's Name Takajiro Miki
Language English---Chinese is available for supportive use.
Distance of the Route To the museum 1.2 km,Tour to related facilities 2km
Dates of Operation Saturdays, Sundays & public holidays
Guide's Cellphone Number (for Emergency) Will be informed on booking
My Website

https://sites.google.com/site/artguidetest1/home

To Make a Reservation,
Send an email to us with (1) your name, (2) number of participants, (3) desired tour date, and (4) name and phone number of your hotel in Japan (or your contact phone number).		 　txkxjxrx09@gmail.com
Notes Insurance is not included in the tour price.
Credit cards are not accepted. (PayPal is available)

 

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2010年7月28日

"Kominka", Traditional Folk Houses' walking tour

 

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Tour Features  Interested in traditional Japanese architecture? This tour is your best bet, so grab the opportunity! Turn back the hands of time....immerse yourself in the days of old as you are presented the Japanese lifestyle at the time as well as appreciating the Kominka's reputed beauty and old-world functionality. Built between the 17th and 19th centuries, these relic houses were started to relocate to Nihon Minkaen, Japan Open-Air Folk Houses Museum, by the City of Kawasaki, in 1965.　
Tour Time  13:00-16:30/17:00
Meeting Time  13:00
Meeting Place  JR Shinjuku Station, South Exit(ticket gate)　
Duration  3.5-4hrs
Tour Price  JPY3,000/person  (for more than two persons party)
Expenses not Included in the Tour Price  *Train tickets JPY480/person via Odakyu-Line to and from Shinjuku stn. to Mukogaoka-Yuen stn. *Entrance fee to the museum: JPY500/person
Itinerary  13:00 Meet at JR Shinjuku stn., South Exit(ticket gate).  Take Odakyu-Line to Mukogaoka-Yuen stn. 14:00 Make the grand tour  of Nihon Minkaen (Japan Open-Air Folk Museum).  Stroll in the green district of Ikuta Ryokuchi Park when time allows. 16:30-17:00 Return to Mukogaoka-Yuen stn. See you off after putting you on the train bound for Shinjuku.
Guide's Name  OUCHI, Noriko, or her fellow certified guide
Language  English
Distance of the Route  Approx. 4kms
Dates of Operation  Any day (except closing days), depending on availability.  Please give at least 7 days advance notice.
Guide's Cellphone Number (for Emergency)  Will be notified upon application
To Make a Reservation,
Send an email to us with (1) your name, (2) number of participants, (3) desired tour date, and (4) name and phone number of your hotel in Japan (or your contact phone number).		 　Please send email to: nrk15ch99@gmail.com
Notes 　

　Insurance is NOT included in the tour price.

  Payment by credit card is not accepted.  Please prepare cash.

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2010年10月31日

Visite au musée de Ghibli et au Parc Inogashira ou le bois de sculpture

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(Le robot guerier de Ghibli)     (Le temple de Benten, un dieu indien)

 Présentation

Nous vous proposerons une promenade dans le bois de Musashino en passant par le Parc Inogashira et le long de la rivière de Tamagawa pour finalement dénicher sur le Musée de Ghibli. À 20 minutes en train du centre de la Métropole, vous trouverez beaucoup de verdure, de la tranquilité et un monde de rêve. Vous visiterez un petit temple, Benten, au bord de l'étang du Parc. Votre guide-interprète vous emmènera ensuite jusqu'au Musée et vous traduira les annotations. Ce Musée a été fondé par Hayao Miyazaki, créateur de légendaires dessins animés comme << Votre voisin Totoro>>, <<Princesse Mononoke>>, <<Pogno sur la falaise>>.

S'il est reste du temps, pourquoi ne pas découvrir également des sculptures en bronze autour de l'atelier de Seibo Kitamura, sculpteur de la célèbre Statue de la paix à Nagasaki (Option). Après cette promenade, nous vous suggérons de dîner chez Iseya, un bistro célèbre pour ses brochettes de poulet, à l'entrée du Parc.

 Horaire des formules

　10h - 14h / avec option : 10h - 16h 

 Heures de rendez-vous 　9h45 du matin 
 Lieu de rendez-vous 　Sortie sud "Parc Inogashira" de la gare JR Kichijoji
 Durée 　Environ 4 heures / avec option ; 6 heures 
 Tarrif 　JPY 3,000 par personne / avec option : JPY4,500 par personne
 Autre frais 　L'entrée du Musée (JPY1,000 par personne) / avec option; l'entrée de l'atelier (JPY400 par personne), les frais de transport et le dîner 
 Itinéraire  Gare JR Kichijoji →Parc Inogashira→Benten→ Musée Ghibli→Gare JR Kichijoji*; 
　 *Avec option:→ Atelier→Gare JR Kichijoji
  Nom du guide-interprète  Yumiko Horio
 Langue  Anglais (français si souhaité)
 Parcours  2-4 km 
 
 Disponibilité
 mercredi et vendredi
  Téléphone portable du guide  disponible après la réservation
 Site internet en construction
 Mode de réservation Adressez un courriel à yuminhori@yahoo.co.jp en précisant (1) vos nom et prénom, (2) le nombre de participants (minimum deux personnes), (3) la date souhaitée et (4) le nom et le numéro de téléphone de votre hôtel (ou numéro de téléphone personnel) au Japon
 Notes  Assurance non inclue.
　 Pas de paiement par carte de crédit

 

 

 

 

 

 

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