What to do and see in Chofu, Kanto: The Best Tours

First of all, please check Instagram: #wasabijpzen #wasabijp we are "wasabi experience project" This project provides Japan's carefully selected superb experiences. Looking for a retreat from a hectic daily life where you can finding peace of mind? How about a relaxed 1.5-hour zen experience at a serene temple surrounded by lush green, less than an hour away from central Tokyo? In this session, you can experience zazen meditation, try out simple sutra recitation, and listen to the head priest’s preach. Also while you are there, take a tour around the main hall of the temple with more than 1000 years of history and take pictures. This is a perfect opportunity to break away from the hustle and bustle of the city to see the peaceful side of Tokyo and fully appreciate the beauty of Japanese culture.

Inclusions: Instructor, Tax

Exclusions: Gratuities

If you are looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, how about a Japanese-style tea ceremony experience led by the head priest at a serene temple surrounded by lush green? While you are there, you can also take a tour around the main hall of the temple with over 1000 years of history and take pictures, one of many reasons why a lot of international visitors have enjoyed this unique experience. The session can be experienced by a small group in an intimate setting at the temple’s tea house. This is a perfect opportunity to fully appreciate the beauty of Japanese culture.

Inclusions: Instructor, Japanese tea and sweets, Tax

Exclusions: Gratuities

First of all, please check Instagram: #wasabijpdoll #wasabijp we are "wasabi experience project" This project provides Japan's carefully selected superb experiences. Daruma dolls are round-shaped dolls that have long been loved by the Japanese as good luck charms that help realize people’s wishes. In this one-hour workshop, you can create your original colorful daruma doll. Choose your favorite fabric, cut and paste it onto the daruma’s body, and paint a face on it. As daruma and fabrics are two of Chofu’s main specialties, this makes a perfect souvenir of your visit to the city. While waiting for the glue to dry, engage in fun little daruma-themed games or take pictures with a daruma mask on your head. Tea will also be served at this time. This is a great way to get a quick hands-on experience of Japanese culture while putting your creativity to work.

Inclusions: Instructor, Material fee, Japanese tea, Tax

Exclusions: Gratuities

Whether it’s a samurai movie or kabuki theater, taiko drum sounds are an integral part of Japanese tradition and culture. Join this 2-hour taiko playing experience at Tokyo’s Gionji Temple surrounded by nature, and try out a wide variety of taiko drums to enjoy a unique sound each of them produces. Don a traditional taiko performance outfit, put your soul into the drumsticks and beat out the rhythm that embodies japan. This is a perfect activity for someone who wants to let off stress while enjoying a culturally and musically inspiring experience.

Inclusions: Instructor, Instrument and costume rental fees, Facility usage fee, Tax

Exclusions: Gratuities, If you wish to purchase drumsticks and use them during the session, we can provide you with a pair at an extra cost of 1,300 yen. Please let us know at the time of sign-up.

Care for a little adventure in the center of the metropolis? Jindaiji Temple is located in Musashino City, an area rich in nature. Although it is not too far from central Tokyo, this area is still little known. On this tour you will visit a temple, known as a "power spot", where you can ward off bad luck and pray to the god of matchmaking. You will then enjoy some time in a vast botanical garden which has roughly 100,000 plants of 4,500 types. This tour offers more than just a wander around the neighbourhood. You will also experience Japanese culture through riding the local bus and practicing ceramic painting, all made possible through the assistance of your otomo tour guide! Try the delicious Jindaiji Soba noodles to top your day off.

Inclusions: Tour Guide, Private Tour, Necessary expenses for the tour guide

Exclusions: Travel expenses and entrance fees for your own, Money for food/drinks, souvenirs and extra activities for your own, Hotel pick-up and drop-off, The use of private van

Experience flying a rocket to the moon! Travel to Japan and visit Mitaka, one of Japan's few astronomical areas! This is a tour for people of all ages to enjoy, visiting JAXA and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.

Inclusions: Tour Guide, Private tour, Necessary expenses for the tour guide

Exclusions: Travel expenses and entrance fees for your own, Money for food/drinks, souvenirs and extra activities for your own, Hotel pick-up and drop-off, The use of private van

★Cherry blossoms in Japan is really popular. Join this tour, you could choose the place where you want to go. You could make your trip easily and substantial. ★You don't have to worry about where to go, or where is the best place to go. Our guide will recommend the schedule for you. ★You also could have sometime to eat something under the trees(but the cuisine fee in not including.)

Inclusions: Local guide fee

Exclusions: Transportation fee

Explore locally famous spooky spots with an English-speaking guide in the outer Tokyo. Take interesting photos of the loyal dog "Hachiko"'s grave, thousands beckoning cat statues, real size house replicas used for a famous Japanese animation film and more!

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off service, Lunch, Edo Tokyo Tatemono Museum Entrance fees, Private transportation, Local guide fee

Exclusions: Gratuities

Have a leisurely holiday in the fresh green and autumn leaves of Jindaiji Temple, the forest of the botanical garden and the approach that is fun to walk around Would you like to spend? Close to the city center but full of nature, quiet temples and delicious You can enjoy homemade buckwheat noodles (extra charge). For those who are new to Jindaiji Temple, a local guide packed it up I will guide you.

Inclusions: Botanical garden entrance fee

Exclusions: Gratuities, Lunch