Experience Japanese Culture & Wellbeing Tour
in Hiroshima & Yamaguchi, Japan
3 days
～Very unique tour supervised by a doctor ～
*Please apply in units of 2 people.(Up to 6 people)
Tour Dates：
・January 30(Thu) -February 1(Sat) 2025
・February 6(Thu) -February 8(Sat) 2025
Tour Fee:
・If your group is 2 people: 235,000JPN / Per Person
・If your group is 4 people: 185,000JPN/ Per Person
・If your group is 6 people: 155,000JPN/ Per Person
【Special Offer!】
①The hotel rooms will be twin rooms, so the above rates will apply
even if your group consists of two pairs of friends (=4 people) or three pairs of friends (=6 people)!
A Wellbeing Tour that satisfies your Mind & Body!
This tour was created under the supervision of a doctor who is an expert in food, health and beauty.
During the tour, the doctor will conduct a mineral health 🄬 check and give you a personal advise you
on the best foods for create & keep your good health and beauty.
The tour includes:
-Mineal Health🄬Check and a Personal Health Consultation from a doctor.
-A visit to a 100-year-old local Sake brewery and Sake tasting.
-Onsen(=Natural Hot Spring)
-Kimono & Macha(traditional Japanese tea) experiences.
-Zazen (Zen Meditaion) experience at a temple.
-A visit to Miyajima in Hiroshima, the World Heritage Site by a chartered taxi.
-A tour of Yamaguchi Prefecture's spectacular scenery by chartered taxi.
-A Private English Speaking Driver (Hiroshima) & An English Speaking Guide (Yamaguchi)
*Yamaguchi was selected as one of the "52 Places to Go in 2024" by the 『New York Times』!
1. Visit the Hiroshima's World Heritage, Itukushima Shrine & Yamaguchi's Tradition
Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima in Hiroshima, the World Heritage:
We visit the Itukushima Shrine on Miyajima in Hiroshima by chartered taxi on Day1.
Itsukushima Shrine has been called "God's Island" since ancient times and is famous for its shrine pavilions built as if floating on the sea. Itsukushima Shrine is said to grant wishes for traffic safety, good luck, victory, and marriage.
- Take time to visit Itsukushima Shrine, the World Heritage with your private English Speaking chartered taxi.
Visit Yamaguchi city, one of the "52 places to go in 2024" by New York Times:
We visit Yamaguchi City on Day2.
Yamaguchi City has a history of prosperity as "Kyoto in the West. This was due to the Ouchi Clan developed the city in imitation of Kyoto.
Yamaguchi Prefecture is famous in Japan as the birthplace of many influential politicians, prime ministers, and business leaders since the Meiji Restoration 150 years ago.
In this historical place, you will enjoy a kimono and matcha (powdered green tea) experience!
An English-speaking guide
will show you around.
2. Zen Meditation at a temple for Spritual Wellness
Zen Meditation at a temple in Yamaguchi
On day2 , you will experience Zazen (Zen meditation) at a temple in Yamaguchi.
The chief priest of the temple will carefully teach you how to do Zazen.
What is Zazen (Zen Meditation)？
Zazen is a training in Zen Buddhism, in which one meditates deeply while sitting in a correct posture, in order to enter a spiritual state of nothingness.
Benefits of doing zazen
Zazen is an ancient Japanese method of
refreshing the mind.
By sitting up straight and breathing slowly through the abdominal muscles, the mind calms down and the distractions disappear.
It is also a stress reliever.
In addition, various studies have shown that there is scientific support for Zazen. The key word is "serotonin”.
Zazen, which involves concentrated abdominal breathing, causes the secretion of serotonin. The secret of how zazen refreshes the body and mind lies in the function of serotonin.
3. Visit to Yamaguchi's spectacular scenery by chartered taxi.
Motonosumi Shrine
Selected by the American TV, CNN as one of the 31 most beautiful places in Japan in 2015, Motonosumi Shrine is a spectacular spot that has garnered worldwide attention!
Its greatest attraction is the group of 123 torii gates lined up against the sea. The contrast between the red of the torii gates, the blue of the Sea of Japan, and the green of the surrounding vegetation is beautiful.
It is also known as a power spot where blessings such as prosperity in business, safety at sea, good relationships, fertility, good luck and protection from evil, prosperity, road safety, and academic success can be bestowed.
Tunoshima Ohashi Bridge
Tsunoshima Bridge often appears as a location for Japanese TV commercials and movies. The stunning scenery of the resort-like white sand beach and cobalt blue sea has become a hot topic on social media, and it has quickly become one of the most scenic spots in Japan.
The length of the bridge (1,780m) is also one of the longest in Japan for a free public road.
4. Natural Hot Spring for your Beauty & Health (Private hot spring bath house available.)
YUDA ONSEN Hot Spring（Yamaguchi)
You will stay at Yuda Onsen Hot Spring, also known as "White Fox's Hot Spring," where legend has it that a white fox once healed a wound. Yuda Onsen is a natural hot spring that produces 2,000 tons of hot spring water per day. The high alkalinity of the water makes it a cleansing hot spring for beautiful skin, recovery from fatigue etc.
Relax in a natural hot spring at a ryokan full of Japanese atmosphere!
About the Hotel you will stay on this tour:
Japanese-style hotels (ryokan) are characterized not only by their rooms and hot springs, but also by their cuisine and hospitality.
The hotel where we will stay on this tour is a Japanese-style luxury hotel with tradition and history, famous as the hotel where the aspirants of the Meiji Restoration gathered!
＊Many of our guests from overseas tell us that they prefer not to be naked in public in order to use the large common onsen bathtubs that are often found in Japanese hot springs.
But don't worry! We chose the hotel with bath, where you can reserve time for private bathing. Please feel free to enjoy the hot spring baths!
5. Mineral Health🄬 Checks & Personal Advises for your Health and Beauty
Why are Mineral Health🄬 and food important?
What you eat makes your body and mind.
Mental and physical discomfort may be caused by a mineral imbalance. Find out the balance of 21 necessary minerals and 15 harmful minerals in your body with Oligoscan, a mineral measuring device.
You will know which foods and ingredients are right for you. And use it to improve your health, mind, and beauty, and for daily self-medication.
・Hair and skin problems ・Fatigue ・Become more fertile ・Menstrual irregularity
・Menopausal disorders ・Low Mood ・Rejuvenation etc
3 days Tour Itenerary:
Day 1 Itsukushima Shrine,
the World Heritage, Hiroshima
13:00 A Private English Speaking taxi driver will be waiting for you at JR Hiroshima Station and go sightseeing to Itukushima Shrine, the World Heritage site.
After sightseeing Itsukushima Shrine,
Go to your hotel in Hiroshima.
17:00 Arrive at the hotel.
■Accomodation: Near JR Hiroshima Station (Hiroshima city)
■Meal: Not included.
Day 2 Yamaguchi
8:30 Take a Shinkansen Bullet Train from JR Hiroshima Station. Go to JR Tokuyama Station(30min)
9:00 Arrive at JR Tokuyama Station. An English Speaking Guide will be waiting for you at a platform. Go to the doctor's clinic with a guide on foot.
9:05-11:00 Mineral Health🄬Check & Personal health advices from a doctor.
11:10-12:10 Go to a local sake brewery on foot. Sake brewing tour and tasting of 3 types of sake.（No alcohol beverages are also available.）
12:30-13:30 Lunch time
* Your guide will take you to the local healty restaurant on foot.
Please pay for lunch on the spot.
Afternoon: Go sightseeing in Yamaguchi city by chartered taxi & An English Speaking Guide.
-Saiko-tei in Yamaguchi city. Enjoy Kimono and matcha (traditional Japanese tea and sweets) experience!
-Zen Meditation Experience at Joeiji Temple Sessyu Garden(Traditional Japanese Garden).
17:30 Arriving at Yuda Onsen.
■Accomodation: Yuda Onsen.Yamaguchi
■Meal: Breakfast and Dinner included.
Day 3 Motonosumi Shrine,
Tsunoshima Bridge, Yamaguchi
10:00 A Charterd taxi and an English Speaking Guide will pick you up at your hotel.
Go to Yamaguchi Prefecture's Tour by a chartered taxi and guide (About 6 hours).
- Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge
- Senjojiki
- Motonosumi Shrine
*Your guide will take you to the restaurant for lunch.
Please pay for lunch on the spot.
16:00 Tour ends at JR Shin-Yamaguchi station.
Tour ends.
About trasportation after the tour
JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station is a Shinkansen(bullet train) station.
So you can go to Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo stations by Shinkansen(bullet train), easily.
We can advise you on transportation beyond JR Tokuyama Station,
Please do not hesitate to ask us!
What includes:
・Hotel in Hiroshima on Day1 (Near JR Hiroshima Station), Hotel Granvia Hiroshima or Similer(4 Star Hotel/ TWIN Room).
・Ryokan (Japanese traditional Style inn) at Yuda Onsen on Day2. (Breakfast & Dinner included) Matudaya Hotel or Similer.
・3 days Private chartered taxi （Day1：An English Speaking Driver)
・An English Speaking Guide for Day2 & Day3
・Mineral Health🄬Checks & Personal Advises on Day2
・Zazen (Zen Meditation) Experience at a temple on Day 2
・Sake tasting at 100-year-old brewery on Day 2
・Kimono＆Macha（traditional Japanese tea and sweet) Experience on Day2
What excluded:
・Please pay the Miyajima entry tax of 100 yen/person and the ferry fare of 200 yen/person on the day.
(Please also pay the driver's fee.)
・Lunch (Please pay on the spot)
・Dinner on Day1
・Personal Expenses
Application Deadline： 1months before the tour. It is recommended to apply 2 months in advance.
(After your tour application, we will check the availability of Charterd taxi, English-speaking guides,
and hotels. Then we will get back to you within one week.)
Cancellation Charges:
A cancellation fee will be charged from the following date.
- 20days to 8days before the tour : 20% of the tour fee.
- 7 days to 4 days before the tour: 30% of the tour fee.
- 3 days before the tour: 40% of the tour fee.
- 2 days before the tour: 50% of the tour fee.
- On the day of the tour: 100% of the tour fee.
About the Supervisor of this tour:
CREDENTIALS:
- Doctor of Medicine
- Board Certified Rheumatologist, Japan College of Rheumatology
- Board Certified Internist, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
- Certified Nutritional Consultant, Nutritional Therapy Institute (NTI), Colorado, U.S.A.
Based on her experience of overcoming her own ailments by improving her diet and lifestyle, she promotes and educates the public about "Mineral Health🄬" preventive care, provides medical advice to healthcare companies, and develops products based on evidence.
Apply for a tour
＊After your application is submitted, you will be notified by return e-mail within 1 week whether or not
there is availability on the date of your choice.