🍂Autumn Trekking Trip "🥾" "Arakurayama Sengen Park and Jukai 'Suicide' Forest English Tour英語で日帰りツアー

Event time : 07:00AM -19:30PM

Let’s explore and discover some of Japan’s hidden gems!

外国人がほとんどの英語での日帰りツアーに参加して、国際交流をしよう！　見どころは、雪を頂いた象徴的な富士山の驚くべき景色。  美しく色鮮やかな紅葉をお楽しみください。樹海「自殺の森」をトレッキングしながら、いくつかの洞窟を探索しましょう。一日の終わりに赤富士ワインセラーでワインの試飲。

Trip Features;

• Arakurayama Sengen Park; a 15min walk up passing some gorgeous autumn leaves along many stairs will lead you to the 5-storey Pagoda. Together with the colorful autumn leaves and the 5-storey Pagoda, this is the place you can get THE BEST AND MOST PHOTOGENIC VIEW OF MT. FUJI
• https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6917.html
• Aokigahara Jukai Forest; better known as the ‘Suicide Forest’ or Sea of Trees, is a forest thriving on 30 square kilometers of hardened lava laid down by the last major eruption of Mt. Fuji in 864 AD. Sad facts, Jukai Forest is one of the most popular suicide destinations in the world
• https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/1335/
• Koyodai; a spectacular view spot to see Mt. Fuji upclose with it’s foot surrounded by beautiful and colorful autumn leaves. Totally breathtaking on a clear day.
• Ryugu Doketsu; a 96m deep lava cave which enshrines the water god Tyotamahime no mikoto and is also a designated natural monument.
• Narusawa Hyoketsu Ice Cave; a designated ‘Natural Monument’. It is a 153m long lava cave with an air hole in a vertical circular shape, created after the outpouring of lava, and located in Aokigahara Jukai.
• Fuji Fugaku Wind Cave; only 201 meters long and 8.7 meters high, it will take less than 15 minutes to explore this cave.
• Saiko Lake; the most beautiful amongst the Fuji Five Lakes, especially during the Fall Season.
• Akafuji Wine Cellar; local wine cellar where we can taste (for free) and buy some local wines..

ITINERARY

• Meet the group in Shinjuku at 7am（FREE BUS provided by collaboration）
• https://maps.app.goo.gl/R6fgs9YKbj7Bd1om8
• Get on the bus
• Catch up on your sleep
• Arrive at Shimoyoshida station bus parking around 9:15am
• 10mins walk to the Arakurayama Sengen Park
• Conquer the 397 steps to the 5 storey Pagoda and the observatory
• Enjoy the breathtaking view of Mt. Fuji with the Pagoda (15mins)
• Get on the bus at 10:15am
• Arrive at Fugaku Wind Cave bus stop around 10:45am
• Enter and explore the wind cave (15mins) *Optional
• Start the Jukai ‘Suicide’ Forest trekking around 11:15am
• Arrive at Narusawa Hyoketsu around 11:30am
• Enter and explore the Ice Cave (15mins) *Optional
• Keep trekking/hiking up Koyodai
• Arrive at the Koyodai View Point around 1pm
• Enjoy the spectacular and unobstructed view of Mt. Fuji with it’s foot surrounded by autumn leaves
• Short picnic lunch
• Start trekking/hiking down around 1:45pm
• Short stop at Ryugu Dokestu Cave and Seno Umi Shrine
• Finish the trek at Saiko Rest House around 3:30pm
• Enjoy the gorgeous views of Saiko Lake and the surrounding mountains
• Get on the bus
• Arrive at Akafuji Wine Cellar around 4pm
• Taste some local wine and grape juice (for free) and buy some if you like
• Get on the bus at 4:45pm
• Short stop at service area
• Arrive back in Shinjuku around 7:15pm

Price includes;

• FREE BUS provided by collaboration
• Entry fee to Koyodai View Point
• Fun, cute and very experienced (English/Japanese speaking) trek guides 😉
• Consumption tax

Extras (Pay directly);

• Fugaku Wind Cave entry fee (500yen)
• Narusawa Ice Cave entry fee (500yen)

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Itinerary may vary due to the weather, traffic conditions and other unavoidable circumstances.
• The trip is ‘ON’ rain or shine.
• This is one of our highly recommended trips in the autumn season.
• Walk up is easy and short but can give you a good sweat.
• Reasonable fitness required.
• You can do onsen and/or wine tasting at Budonooka.

（Details）

Meeting Point：

• https://maps.app.goo.gl/R6fgs9YKbj7Bd1om8
• N4 exit just outside Shinjuku Center Building on the ground level (opposite side of Tokyo Mode Gakuen N3 exit)
• Outside the Shinjuku Centre Building (The side of the building closest to the station, not the front of the building) opposite the Tokyo Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower

Day Trip Condition:

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jC2aIurdJFcotBuxyzJ6UJkCvSDAWGdW/view?usp=drive_link

FEE : 13,000Yen /per Person

Cancellation policy

A. 12 hours before the tour - 50%

B. 24 hours before the tour - 40%

C. 2~7 days before the tour - 30%

D. 8~10 days before the tour - 20%

E. 11~20 days before the tour - 10%

F. 21 days before - 0%

• A-F + 1000YEN

WEAR/BRING

• Clothes appropriate for outdoors and weather
• Trekking or sports shoes
• Comfortable socks
• Spare clothes
• Small backpack
• Rain coat (in case of bad weather)
• Gloves
• Small towel
• Hat
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses
• Picnic lunch
• Energy snacks
• Water or sports drink
• Book (to read on the bus)
• Camera
• Smartphone
• Cash

IMPORTANT

• ※Even if last-minute reservations and payments have been made, WelcomeTokyo will contact you if the number of participants exceeds the number of participants for the event. If we are unable to increase the number of participants, we will refund the participation fee. In that case, we will do it without charge.
• This day tour is basically an event held locally.
• This will be a collaboration event between WelcomeTokyo and other event companies. Please note the following points.

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