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Hands-on Adventure Facility

FUJI GATEWAY, which opened on May 1, 2023 in the Fuji Hokuroku area of Yamanashi Prefecture, is a hands-on adventure facility in collaboration with Amuse Co., Ltd., BEAMS Co., Ltd., and Fuji Kanko Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. Utilizing the knowledge and experience of the three companies, this is a regional comprehensive production project that combines entertainment with the charm of the Hokuroku area of Yamanashi Prefecture.

Three Properties: Club House, Campground and Theme Park

FUJI GATE WAY has three main facilities: a club house where you can eat and drink and buy souvenirs, a camp field where you can stay overnight, and Fuji Subaru Land, a theme park in the middle of nature. New facilities are planned for the future.

FUJI GATEWAY MAP

FUJI GATEWAY Facility Layout

Club House (formerly Sylvans)

This clubhouse, which is the base of FUJI GATEWAY, is a former beer restaurant, “Sylvans”, which has been renovated into an open lounge where you can relax and enjoy the comfort while leaving the warm red brick building intact. It is a community space filled with “fun” in the Mt.Hokuroku area.

Club House

At the club house, there is a reception desk for camping and adventure tours provided by FUJI GATEWAY. In addition, you can purchase carefully selected local wines, craft beer brewed in the facility, more than 20 types of drinks, caps, T-shirts, and apparel items such as “FUJI GATEWAY” original goods.

Original Goods

「FUJI GATEWAY」Official Goods

Craft Beers and Local Wines

Craft Beers and Local Wines

There is a wooden deck area outdoors. It is a community space full of “fun” in the Fuji Hokuroku area where everyone from children to adults can relax while feeling nature.

Club House - Outside

Wood Deck Area

Club House - Outside

Relaxing in Nature

Camping Field

The vast lawn area “FUJI GATEWAY CAMP FIELD” at the foot of Mt.Fuji is about 7000 square meters. It is a camp field where you can stay, such as a plan where you can enjoy camping even if you come empty-handed, a plan where you can enjoy camping at a spacious site, and a plan where you can enjoy it from the evening. Please check the official website for prices.

FUJI GATEWAY - Camping Field

In addition, all-you-can-drink special craft beer brewed in the facility! All-you-can-use firewood (produced in Yamanashi Prefecture) for the bonfire, which is the main part of the camp!

Craft Beers

Local Craft Beers

Firewood

Bonfire Firewood

You can fully enjoy the new camp field where everyone from children to adults can enjoy the great outdoors and experience various interactions and ways to spend time.

FUJI GATEWAY - Camp Field

A camping field of about 7,000㎡

Camping

You can enjoy camping even if you come empty-handed

FUJI SUBARU LAND – Site area of 100,000m²

Fuji Subaru Land” operated by Fuji Kanko Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. is a theme park where you can discover and experience various things surrounded by the great nature of Mt. Fuji with an area of 100,000m². There are many attractions such as a dog area where you can pet and walk cute dogs, a roll glider, and a buggy land, so you can enjoy various experiences all day long. Please check the official website for prices.

Fuji Subaru Land Official Video: Attraction

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FUJI GATEWAY CRUISE CLUB – Tour Program

They has prepared a guided tour that can only be experienced here! Currently (May 1, 2023) they offer 3 cruises: Fuji Adventure Cruise, Fuji Retreat Cruise and “When I was a child” Cruise. They are preparing a new tour. Please check the official website for prices.

Fuji Adventure Cruise

A 90-minute trail hike cruise where you can easily enjoy the nature of Mt. Fuji. This is a full-fledged exploration cruise where you wear a helmet and lights with a cruise guide and challenge a natural cave that was created by the eruption of Mt. Fuji.

Fuji Adventure Cruise

Fuji Retreat Cruise

The mysterious forest that surrounds Mt. Fuji, the sound of the fallen leaves being stepped on, the sunlight filtering through the trees, and the sound of the wind blowing down from Mt. Fuji. Step by step, step on your own feet and breathe deeply for the finest meditation time.

Fuji Retreat Cruise

“When I was a child” Cruise

It is a cruising that goes in nature with e-Fatbike. The experience of pushing through off-road mountain roads and forests that are not normally used allows adults to play innocently in nature and enjoy the time when they can return to their childhood.

“When I was a child” Cruise

FUJI GATEWAY HELLO Fest. held to commemorate the pre-opening

On Saturday, April 29, 2023, the FUJI GATEWAY HELLO Fest. was held as a ceremony event. Visitors were welcomed with a food marche using local ingredients, a workshop, and a free monitor tour of the FUJI GATEWAY CRUISE CLUB. They also plan to hold various other outdoor events.

FUJI GATEWAY HELLO Fest

A child who has just entered the first grade of elementary school challenges “chopping wood for the first time in his life”! Dad and Mom looked nervous as they grasped the heavy hammer with both hands and tried hard to chop the firewood with a timid “Ton-Ton-Ton” sound. While repeating it slowly, at the moment when it splits into two, the people around me unintentionally applauded!

Chopping firewood

Wearing a helmet and lights with a professional guide, go on a full-fledged exploration cruise that challenges a natural cave that was created with the eruption of Mt. Fuji. Talking to wild birds using a “bird call,” a tool that makes sounds similar to bird calls, and skillfully using a compass, “To be able to have such a wonderful experience with a parent and child is the best memory! ’ said the participants with sparkling eyes.

Fuji Adventure Cruise

At the pre-opening stage, they are planning a cycling plan and a trail hiking cruise plan using “e-BIKE” that can be enjoyed with children of junior high school age. We are also planning a completely private cruise called “Omakase” for the grand opening of the summer. The route changes depending on the season and weather, and the CRUISE CLUB is packed with the charm of the foot of Mt. Fuji that can only be experienced in that moment.

Cycling using e-bike

How to get to FUJI GATEWAY and parking lot

By Car

  • About 10 minutes by car from Chuo Expressway Kawaguchiko IC
  • About 5 minutes by car from Higashi Fujigoko Road, Fujiyoshida IC

By Train

  • About 15 minutes by microbus (free) bound for Fujizakura Kogen Villa from the parking lot behind the Fuji Kanko Development Building in front of Kawaguchiko Station on the Fujikyuko Line.

Yurari, a hot spring with a view of Mt.Fuji

  • About 15 minutes by car from Campfield分

Parking

It is possible to enter the camp field by car, and when checking in, please park your car in the parking lot of Fuji Subaru Land and complete the procedures at the clubhouse. After check-in, please drive to the camp field.

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Kamogawa Sea World https://localguide.biz/listing/kamogawa-seaworld/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 06:41:14 +0000 https://ja.localguide.biz/?post_type=listing&p=12395 Kamogawa Sea World Local Guide Biz

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Kamogawa Sea World is the largest aquarium in the Kanto region

Kamogawa Sea World, located in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, is a facility where you can enjoy about 11,000 sea creatures of 800 species, including killer whales, the king of the sea, dolphins, sea lions, and beluga whales. This facility, which functions as a theme park where you can enjoy performances by large animals, has a total floor area of 22,699 square meters, and is said to be the largest aquarium in the Kanto region.

Kamogawa Sea World: The total floor area is 22,699 square meters, the largest in the Kanto region.

The total floor area is 22,699 square meters, the largest in the Kanto region.

50th anniversary of opening in 2020

Kamogawa Sea World, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in October 2020, opened in October 1970 with the concept of “encountering the world of the sea” and now has about 900,000 visitors annually. Since 1986, he has been operating and managing Granvista Hotels & Resorts, and various events have been held in collaboration with the hotel.

50th anniversary TV commercial

Former E-girls Dream Ami and Shachi (Rabbie-chan) co-starring CM making

What Kamogawa Sea World values: Life

The various activities and life forms of aquatic organisms (organisms that live in water such as oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, etc), which have rich characteristics and ecology, greatly exceed our human imagination and give us surprises and impressions.

The purpose of this facility is to experience the importance of life through encounters with such aquatic organisms, and to enjoy learning about the relationship between knowledge about aquatic organisms and the natural environment.

Orca

Orca (Killer Whale)

Dolphin

Dolphin

Through each experience, including the exhibition environment that realistically reproduces the world of the sea and performances that bring out the intelligence and athletic abilities of the animals, Kamogawa Sea World hopes to share their feelings for the sea through the brilliance of life and heartfelt contact.

Sea Lion

Sea Lion

Beluga

Beluga

Four Initiatives of Kamogawa Sea World

The exhibition theme of Kamogawa Sea World is “encounter with the world of the sea”. Through ecological exhibitions and performances that reproduce the natural environment, they provides a place where you can be moved by the warmth of life and learn the importance of life and the environment that surrounds it.

1. Educational Activities

Through educational programs such as “Monthly Meeting of Animal Friends”, “Summer School”, “Junior Trainer Experience”, “Night Adventure”, and “Special Program for School Groups”, its provide a place to learn in a fun way.

Summer School is a learning program for elementary school students that has been held since 1973, when Kamogawa Sea World opened.

In this program, you can not only receive lectures about sea creatures, but also observe killer whales and dolphins up close, touch starfish and hermit crabs, and learn through contact with real creatures, which is very popular. Yes, many children participate every year.

Aquarium learning program for elementary school students

You can talk freely with the keepers

2. Wildlife Conservation Activities

Kamogawa Sea World contributes to the coexistence of nature and wild animals by promoting “species conservation activities” through conservation activities such as protecting injured and sick individuals, loggerhead turtle eggs, and aquatic insects.

In 2001, Kamogawa Sea World established the Sea Turtle Beach, an exhibition facility for sea turtles. Since 2002, its have been working to protect the eggs of loggerhead sea turtles that have been laid in places that are not suitable for hatching.

The number of loggerhead turtles is thought to be declining year by year due to the deterioration of their habitat (decrease in spawning grounds, accidental ingestion of plastic waste floating in the sea, etc.).

Baby turtles hatch from protected eggs and head offshore

Baby turtles hatch from protected eggs and head offshore

Japan is a major spawning ground for loggerhead turtles, and loggerhead turtles come to Chiba every year to lay their eggs. If there is a situation that requires protection, we take action to protect it.

3. Promotion and Research of Captive Breeding

As a place that contributes to “ex situ conservation”, it will promote breeding in captivity and conduct research related to it. In addition, it accumulate scientific knowledge through “species conservation activities” and contribute to “in-situ conservation.”

On May 29, 2019 (Wednesday), the white-sided dolphin “Diana” gave birth to a baby, and succeeded in breeding white-sided dolphins by artificial insemination for the first time in Japan.

Normally, the baby would start sucking the mother’s milk a few hours after giving birth, but the baby couldn’t suck on the nipple well, so Kamogawa Sea World decided that the baby wouldn’t be able to drink the mother’s milk as it was, so we switched to artificial feeding.

Artificially inseminated white-sided dolphin baby born Japan's first!

Artificially inseminated white-sided dolphin baby born Japan’s first!

Kamogawa Sea World has succeeded in breeding bottlenose dolphins by artificial insemination in the past, but this is the first case in Japan to succeed with white-sided dolphins. Contribute to in situ conservation.

4. Collaboration with Local Communities

The cooperation of local fishermen is essential for collecting the exhibits of Kamogawa Sea World, and they are also cooperating in the release of protected individuals and in survey and research activities. In addition, they actively cooperate with events such as coming-of-age ceremonies, prefectural citizens’ days, and respect for the aged days held by government agencies. And more, cooperate with local cultural activities and local tourism associations, and cooperate with local police on traffic safety campaigns and seminars.

Tojo coastline in front of the facility and the area around the anti-sand forest. These cleanup activities also aim to support the loggerhead turtles that come ashore to lay their eggs from June to August every year while striving to beautify the local environment.

As part of the Kamogawa Sea World 50th Anniversary Project, we recruited participants from members of the Dolphin Dream Club, a group of friends of Kamogawa Sea World, and worked with employees to clean up the Tojo coast that stretches out in front of Kamogawa Sea World.

Implemented the GOMI(Waste) ZERO campaign on the local beach. An opportunity to feel closer to the relationship between wildlife and their habitat.

Implemented the GOMI(Waste) ZERO campaign on the local beach. An opportunity to feel closer to the relationship between wildlife and their habitat.

Kamogawa Sea World’s four initiatives contribute to the SDGs

These four initiatives of Kamogawa Sea World contribute to the goals of the SDGs. 1. Educational activities to get in touch with marine life 2. Wildlife conservation activities 3. Promotion and research of breeding in captivity 4. Cooperation with local communities, such as cleanup activities around coasts and sand protection forests

SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

Kamogawa Sea World Official Videos

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Kamogawa Sea World Admission Fee

Fees: Adults (high school and above): ¥3,300, Children (elementary and junior high school students): ¥2,000, Infants (ages 4 and up): ¥1,300, Ages 60 and over: ¥2,700
Rates are as of April 28, 2023. Please check the official website as it may have changed.
Closed: Irregular holidays

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Mt. Fuji Satoyama Vacation https://localguide.biz/listing/mtfuji-satoyama-vacation/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 05:08:43 +0000 https://ja.localguide.biz/?post_type=listing&p=14001 Mt. Fuji Satoyama Vacation Local Guide Biz

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Mt. Fuji Satoyama Vacation: Eco Tour

Mt.Fuji Satoyama Vacation is a popular private glamping run by Ecologic, which develops ecotourism business mainly in Shizuoka Prefecture. It was opened in March 2021 near Shiraito Falls in Fujinomiya City by Mr. Masanori Shintani (details here), representative of Ecologic, one of the pioneers of ecotourism in Japan. You can enjoy an eco-tour surrounded by the rural scenery of the western foot of Mt. Fuji.

MT. FUJI SATOYAMA VACATION

Private Glamping

Bell tent decorated with local crafts

Enjoy without worrying about other campers

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Three features of Mt. Fuji Satoyama Vacation

The operating company, Ecologic, started an ecotour for inbound tourists in 2017 in its local area, Fujinomiya, based on its experience in developing ecotourism around the world. Company offers Mt. Fuji nature and cultural experience eco tours (En-Ya Mt. Fuji Ecotours), etc., and are highly rated especially by customers from Europe, the United States, and Australia.

Another major feature of this service is that you can enjoy an eco-tour of Fujinomiya at “Mt. Fuji Satoyama Vacation,” a place where people from all over the world and Japanese people can talk to each other while being watched over by Mt. Fuji.

Admire Mt. Fuji in your private space

Private glamping where you can enjoy the seasonal views of Mt. Fuji and Satoyama. You can enjoy the dynamic Mt. Fuji without worrying about other campers, the sound of the wind, the voices of animals, and the world created by the nature of Mt. Fuji.

Enjoy time in front of Mt. Fuji

A facility with the theme of sustainable tourism

Features include: bell tents decorated with local crafts from around the world, private cafeteria complete with resort showers, fair trade art exhibits, complimentary fair trade coffee, solar panels to recharge the e-bikes and more.

Private cafeteria complete with resort shower

Eco tour experience that contributes to SDGs

A full-fledged eco-tour experience is possible because Ecologic supports ecotourism development. E-bikes, Mt. Fuji trekking, sake brewery tours, Farm to Table (local production for local consumption) tours, wildlife viewing, stargazing, etc. all contribute to the SDGs.

An eco tour to fully enjoy the blessings of the village

Charter 1 group at the foot of Mt. Fuji

Staying in a glamping tent with a view of the dynamic view of Mt. Fuji, and eco-tours where you can feel the four seasons of Satoyama and the locals, you can enjoy a memorable camping experience that you cannot experience anywhere else.

For guests, programs such as early morning tours and starry sky observation are also available. In order for you to enjoy glamping to your heart’s content in a safe and secure environment, all glamping facilities and eco tour experiences are reserved for private groups (4 to 8 people) only. You can enjoy it in groups such as friends and family. Of course pets are allowed.

Luxurious 1 group charter at the foot of Mt. Fuji

Outdoors with friends and family while gazing at Mt. Fuji

Relax and spend time with your loved ones

Relax and spend time with your loved ones

Some people may have an image of glamping as “the campsite is full of people, and various people are using toilets and showers, so I’m worried about hygiene.” Mt.Fuji Satoyama Vacation offers luxurious private shower rooms and toilets that can be used by groups. In addition, we offer a bell tent decorated with local crafts, a cafeteria, and free fair trade coffee, so you can enjoy glamping with peace of mind.

Comfortable and clean cafeteria

Comfortable and clean cafeteria

Shower room (2 rooms)

Shower room (2 rooms)

One of the attractions of glamping is making a bonfire and encountering nature’s creatures. You can enjoy local production for local consumption BBQ (locally grown vegetables and Asagiri meat) around the BBQ grill.

Bonfire is one of the attractions of glamping

Bonfire is one of the attractions of glamping

地元で採れた野菜やお肉のローカルBBQ

Enjoy BBQ with delicious local vegetables and meat

Ecotours, the attraction of this glamping

Currently (November 2021), we offer 5 eco-tour programs that enjoy local culture and nature, which are highly evaluated by the world.

This is an eco-tour that values the “Japanese view of nature” by collaborating with local people and meeting them. Eco-tours provided by Ecologic have been introduced as representatives of Japan in the world-famous tourism book “Lonely Planet: Sustainable Escape.”

Enjoy Nature E-BIKE Eco Tour

Enjoy Nature E-BIKE Eco Tour

It is an electric bicycle that allows you to enjoy the nature of Lake Tanuki, which is part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, and you can easily climb uphill. You can also enjoy a rainbow trout lunch unique to Fujinomiya, which is run by a trout farm!

Satoyama E-BIKE Eco Tour

Satoyama E-BIKE Eco Tour

This eco tour is the most popular among customers from all over the world. Travel from the facility to the base of the Satoyama tour (Yuzuno Village) by private car, and take an E-BIKE to slowly explore the nature, history and culture of the local Fujinomiya Satoyama.

Mt. Fuji Trekking (Hoei Crater)

Mount Fuji Trekking

Travel by private vehicle to the 5th station of Mt. Fuji, and aim at a popular power spot Hoei Crater (the newest crater) at a slow pace. One of the pleasures is the lunch box made with local ingredients.

Mt.Fuji Forest Walk

Mt.Fuji Forest Walk

This is an eco-tour where you enter the 1,300-meter Nishiusuzuka forest and walk with a guide through the Mt. Fuji forest where you can meet giant beech and maple trees. The lunch box made with local ingredients eaten in the forest is exceptional.

An eco tour to fully enjoy the blessings of the village

Eco tour to fully enjoy the blessings of the village

Highly recommended eco tour for sake lovers. Pick up organic vegetables for dinner and sample at a local beer brewery made with spring water from Mt. Fuji. And you can also receive an explanation of the historical sake brewing and taste it.

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ECOLOGIC https://localguide.biz/listing/ecologic/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:49:38 +0000 https://ja.localguide.biz/?post_type=listing&p=13974 ECOLOGIC Local Guide Biz

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ECOLOGIC to develop ecotourism

Ecologic is a travel agency located in Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture, which develops ecotourism businesses in Japan and overseas that incorporate the unique charms of the region, such as the natural environment and historical culture. Through ecotourism, we support the development of ecotourism not only in Fujinomiya, but also in countries around the world, with the mission of “protecting the world’s diverse natural environments, local cultures, and the dignity of people.”

Mr. Masanori Shintani, the representative of Ecologic, was the first Japanese person to be involved in ecotourism projects on the island of Hawaii, and is also one of the pioneers of ecotourism in Japan. He has worked as an eco tour guide and consultant in Japan and overseas, and established Ecologic in 2008. By March 2021, he is supporting developing countries in 14 countries as an ecotourism expert at international organizations such as JICA.

Hawaiian nature

Hawaiian nature

In addition, this company has supported the development of Mt. Fuji inbound eco tours in Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and opened “Mt. Fuji Satoyama Vacation” in March 2021. This is a glamping eco tour that provides a higher quality eco tour at the foot of Mt. Fuji to people in Japan and around the world. You can enjoy the seasonal scenery of Mt. Fuji and Satoyama, and enjoy glamping in a luxurious private facility with the theme of Sustainable Tourism. It also offers a variety of eco tours and is highly regarded around the world.

Private cafeteria complete with resort shower

Private Glamping

In 2018, he was awarded the 2018 Minister of the Environment Award “Japan Ecotourism Grand Prix Special Award” in recognition of his activities. Mr. Shintani, the representative of Ecologic, was also selected as the representative of Japan in the world-famous tourist guidebook Lonely Planet: Sustainable Escape. He was also named one of Australia’s Traveller 2019 ’31 People Who Will Change the World through Tourism’.

Ecologic Business Overview

Aiming for a sustainable society, Ecologic provides ecotourism development support and interpretation (tourist guide) training in countries around the world, as well as inbound ecotours, glamping, and SDGs training in Mt. Fuji and Fujinomiya.

Ecotourism Development Support

The company provides the following services in cooperation with various stakeholders such as local residents, government agencies, researchers, and NGOs. Tourism development support such as formulation of tourism master plans and guidelines, discovery of tourism resources, human resource development, guide training, planning and development of regional sightseeing tours, inbound tour planning, facility design, exhibition design, and teaching material creation.

Hawaii Nature

Interpretation Training

Interpretation is a communication technique that leaves a lasting impression. It is a guiding technique that conveys the important message behind it through explanations, exhibits, educational materials, books, etc., and provides people with enjoyment, excitement, and awareness. This method is widely used as an effective technique in various fields, and Ecologic conducts interpretation training not only in Japan but also around the world.

Unforgettable trip

SDGs Training

Ecotourism and sustainable tourism provided by Ecologic are linked to all 17 SDGs. Training targets include short-term overseas dispatches and English training for employees, and English-language training centered on interpretation for university students in Japan and overseas. As for training facilities, his SDGs training (Japanese or English) is held at Mt. Fuji Satoyama Vacation upon request.

SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

Mt.Fuji Inbound Eco Tour

Mt. Fuji is a symbol of Japan and is highly valued for its intangible values such as Japanese mountain worship, view of nature, and cultural significance. The local ecological logic communicates the nature of Mt. Fuji and the intangible cultural value of Fujinomiya to the world, acting as an interpreter of the hearts of the local people.

Mt. Fuji Inbound Eco Tour

Mt. Fuji Satoyama Vacation

Private glamping provided by Ecologic where you can enjoy the seasonal views of Mt. Fuji and Satoyama. The glamping we are aiming for is not a resort that brings in the city life surrounded by gorgeous furniture, but the theme is “harmony”, “human harmony” and “Japanese harmony”. Click here for details.

Bell tent decorated with local crafts

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Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort https://localguide.biz/listing/hakuba-iwatake-mountain-resort/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 01:07:25 +0000 https://localguide.biz/?post_type=listing&p=15188 Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort Local Guide Biz

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Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort is located in Hakuba Village, the site of the Nagano Winter Olympics

Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort is located in Hakuba Village, in the northwestern part of Nagano Prefecture, which became internationally famous as the site of the Nagano Winter Olympics. Shirouma Iwatake is a mountain resort where you can enjoy a variety of activities all year round, known as the place where you can see the most beautiful views of the three mountains of Hakuba (Mt. Shirouma, Mt. Shakushi, and Mt. Shirouma.)

Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort

A mountain resort where you can enjoy various activities amid magnificent scenery throughout the four seasons

During the green season (late April to mid-November), you can enjoy the fresh greenery and remaining snow on the mountain range from spring to summer, and the three-tiered autumn foliage of the snow cap on the summit, autumn foliage on the middle of the mountain, and greenery at the foot of the mountain in autumn. And during the winter season (mid-December to late March), you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of each season, such as the mysterious silvery white mountains.

This Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort is operated by Iwatake Resort Co., Ltd. (〒399-9301 6329-1 Hokujo, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano Prefecture)

Green season at Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort

Enjoy an 8-minute aerial walk on the gondola to the summit at an altitude of 1,289m. From there, you can enjoy a 360-degree view of the Northern Alps, Hakuba Village, and the mountains of Hokushin.

Green season offer a variety of services and attractions. For example, there is a superb view terrace & cafe “HAKUBA MOUNTAIN HARBOR” where you can enjoy the majestic Alps while eating delicious food, and a large swing “Yahoo! Swing” where you can enjoy the feeling of jumping into the big mountains. In addition, there is “Iwatake MTB PARK” where you can enjoy exhilarating MTB riding in the great outdoors! Also, for those who have to work a little while traveling, how about a resort telework area where you can work in the forest in a quiet environment?

The green season runs from late April to mid-November.

This video is produced by Hakuba Tourism Development Co., Ltd.

HAKUBA MOUNTAIN HARBOR Terrace View

Terrace jutting out to the superb view

Superb view large swing

Superb view large swing

Iwatake MTB PARK

Iwatake MTB PARK

Resort Telework

Resort Telework

Located at an altitude of 1,100m, the area around the “5th Line South Lift” platform includes a lawn area, a photogenic area, and an observatory area “Hakuba Hitotokinomori” with various playground equipment. There are many attractive projects and events such as horse riding attractions where you can enjoy “experience horseback riding with a leash” and “horse trekking outdoor horseback riding” set in the wilderness of Hakuba, as well as live music that echoes in the mountains and a telework area!

Outdoor Concert

Outdoor Concert

Horse Riding

Horse Riding

Eco Lantern

Eco Lantern Event

Outdoor Yoga

Outdoor Relax Yoga

Green Season Outline

Name: Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort Green Season
Open: Business period
Hours: 8:30~17:00
Fee: Entrance fee (includes gondola and lift round trip): Adults 2,400 yen, Children 1,300 yen, Pets (per pet) 700 yen
Parking: 600 cars (free) *There may be a charge when an event is held.
WWW: Official Website

Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field (Winter Season)

Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort becomes “Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field” during the winter season (mid-December to late March). In winter, they are developing various projects and events where skiers and snowboarders can enjoy winter sports that are highly satisfying and Hakuba’s best powder snow.

“IWATAKE WHITE PARK Iwatake White Park” on the top of the mountain with an altitude of 1,289m is a snow outdoor area where not only skiers and snowboarders but also tourists, families, and pets can fully enjoy.

This video is produced by Hakuba Tourism Development Co., Ltd.

Hakuba Snow Powder

Hakuba Snow Powder

Hakuba Hitotokinomori

Hakuba Hitotokinomori

HAKUBA MOUNTAIN HARBOR Winter Season

HAKUBA MOUNTAIN HARBOR Winter Season

Snowboard

Snowboarders enjoy powder snow

In the snow outdoor area, there is a “Relaxing & Photogenic Zone” that will make you want to take pictures, such as “Kamakura”, “Snow Wall”, and “Snow Angel”, which is a winter tradition.

Other popular zones include the “Pet Zone” where you can run around the snowy fields with your dog, the “Snowshoe” where you can explore with a guide, and the “Playing Zone” where you can enjoy skiing and snowboarding lessons for the first time.

Snow sculptures are also installed, and it is a course where you can enjoy snow while walking around, and it is a winter season where you can enjoy playing in the snow and enjoying the spectacular winter scenery throughout the day.

Snow Wall

Snow Wall can be used for photo shoots distributed on SNS such as Instagram!

Pet Zone

“Pet Zone” where you can run around the snowy field with your dog

Snowshoe Tour Guide

Guided tour with snowshoe rental and tea time

Yahoo Swing

It is a swing with the momentum to jump in front of the snowy mountains

Winter Season Outline

Name: Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Open: Mid-December to late March
Hours: 8:30~17:00
Fee: Check the price list on Official Website
Parking: Parking for 1,000 vehicles (free) *There may be a charge when events are held.
WWW: Official Website for Winter

Travel Time to Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort

By Car

Access to Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort is about 4 hours by car from Tokyo, about 3 hours and 30 minutes from Nagoya, about 5 hours and 30 minutes from Osaka, and by wide road from the nearest IC (Nagano IC, Azumino IC, Itoigawa IC). It will take about 1 hour.

Azumino IC

There are 4 free parking lots. The first parking lot next to the gondola lift can accommodate 100 vehicles, and the second parking lot (central parking lot) opposite the gondola lift can accommodate 750 vehicles. The 3rd parking lot next to White Plaza can accommodate 100 cars, and the 4th parking lot next to Komakusa can accommodate 50 cars. Entry is possible 24 hours a day, except for certain periods.

By Trains

It takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes from Tokyo to Hakuba/Iwatake using the JR Nagano Shinkansen “Asama” and the express bus Nagano Hakuba Line. From Shinjuku, take the JR Chuo Line East Line “Super Azusa”, then take the JR Oito Line from Matsumoto to Hakuba/Iwatake via Hakuba Station, which takes about 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Nagano Station

It takes the same amount of time if you take the JR Chuo-Higashi Line “Limited Express Shinano” from Nagoya and take the JR Oito Line from Matsumoto via Hakuba Station. From Osaka, take the JR Tokaido Shinkansen/JR Chuo-Higashi Line “Limited Express Shinano”, and take the JR Oito Line from Matsumoto via Hakuba Station, which takes about 4 hours and 30 minutes. From Kanazawa, take the JR Hokuriku Main Line, and from Itoigawa take the JR Oito Line via Hakuba Station, which takes about 2 hours and 10 minutes. A free shuttle bus runs for a limited time from JR Hakuba Station and Hakuba Happo Bus Stop.

By Airplanes

It takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes from Osaka to Hakuba/Iwatake using the JR Oito Line via Matsumoto Airport. From Sapporo via Matsumoto Airport and from Fukuoka via Matsumoto Airport, it takes about 3 hours and 10 minutes to Hakuba/Iwatake using the JR Oito Line.

Matsumoto Airport

SDGs initiatives of the operating company “Iwatake Resort”

Our ski resort business stands by allowing our customers to enjoy the blessings of nature such as “snow” and “mountains.” However, due to the effects of global climate change in recent years, light snowfall is beginning to affect even Hakuba, which is one of the areas with the most abundant snowfall in the world.

SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

Under these circumstances, Iwatake Resort will support the “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs) in future business operations and contribute to creating a better natural environment through ski resort operations. Please refer to their website for specific initiatives. In promoting this initiative, the company will work effectively with Protect their Winters Japan (POW Japan).

Announcements from Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort

Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field season ticket early bird sales start on Saturday, October 1, 2022! Regular season tickets go on sale from December 10th, but the early bird discount is great! For example, the regular season ticket for adults is ¥60,000, and if this is the early bird season, it is ¥37,000, which is about 40% off! Last season saw …Click here for details

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Satoyume Co., Ltd. https://localguide.biz/listing/satoyume/ Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:12:17 +0000 https://localguide.biz/?post_type=listing&p=14912 Satoyume Co., Ltd. Local Guide Biz

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Creating a business in the local region: Satoyume

Satoyume Co., Ltd., developing regional revitalization as its main business, is a company established in April 2012 with its head office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo and a branch office in Shinano-machi, Kamiminochi-gun, Nagano Prefecture.

With the corporate identity of “Local Business Incubator – Create business in the region with people as the starting point -“, they produce an accompanying business that specializes in regional revitalization.

Satoyume Co., Ltd.

Developing regional revitalization projects in various regions in Japan

For example, NIPPONIA Kosuge Genryu no Mura (Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture), based on the concept of “a village of 700 people in one hotel,” and the “Healing Forest Project” (Nagano Shinano-machi, Yamagata Prefecture), and “Kahokurashi” (Kahoku-machi, Yamagata Prefecture), a local antenna shop and local trading company business (Kahoku-cho, Yamagata Prefecture), are just some examples of the creation of various businesses based on people.

Local Antenna Shop "KAHOKURASHI"

Local Antenna Shop “KAHOKURASHI”

"KAHOKURASHI" Local Products Shop

1F Local Products Shop

"KAHOKURASHI" Restaurant with Local Foods

2F Restaurant with Local Foods

In the second business plan period from 2021, they will shift from “plan-based” to “people-based” and start their business by discovering and developing human resources with ideas and visions. Aiming to establish a new system, they are expanding encounters between people and the community, which is the starting point of their business, strengthening ties, and further promoting sustainable community development.

Local x Human resource development to promote SDGs = New Workcation

In addition, in May 2022, they acquired a national travel business license (Type 2 travel business in Japan) and established the “Satoyume Travel Business Department”. Then, from October 2022, “LOCAL SDGs Workcation” will be launched as the first project of the travel business department.

This “LOCAL SDGs Workcation” is aimed at a wide range of people who are interested in the region, mainly corporate executives and employees, and through experiencing the cutting-edge SDGs efforts in the region, develops human resources who will be responsible for promoting the local x SDGs. It’s a new workcation to nurture.

LOCAL SDGs Workcation

In “LOCAL SDGs Workcation”, in addition to lecture-style sessions including “SDGs Basic Course” by Ms. Ayako Sakurada, who is active as an eco-announcer, there will be a program that combines cross-industry interaction type workcations that actually visit the area. , which will be implemented over a period of 5 months.

Announcement from Company / Shop

LOCAL SDGs Workcation”, a program to develop human resources who will promote SDGs, will start from Satoyume Co., Ltd., which supports regional revitalization! Satoyume, which develops regional revitalization projects in about 40 regions across Japan, acquired a national travel agency license in May 2022 and established a new Satoyume Travel Business Department.

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Fujinokuni Tea Museum https://localguide.biz/listing/fujinokuni-chanomiyako-museum/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:02:39 +0000 https://ja.localguide.biz/?post_type=listing&p=14059 Fujinokuni Tea Museum Local Guide Biz

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Fujinokuni Tea Museum – Tea Prefectural Museum

The Fujinokuni Tea Museum opened in March 2018 after refurbishing the former Ocha-no-Sato. It is a mixed facility that includes a museum, a tea room, a garden, a commercial hall including restaurants and shops, etc., for Shizuoka Prefecture to further enhance the Shizuoka tea brand for domestic and overseas.

Located in the Makinohara plateau (midwestern Shizuoka Prefecture, southeastern Enshu region), which is the largest tea plantation in Japan, it is a prefectural museum specializing in tea, which is rare in Japan.

Fujinokuni Tea Museum

Designed with the concept of “KIREISABI”

View from Mt.Fuji Observation Hall

View from Mt.Fuji Observation Hall

Inside the museum, there is a museum that introduces teas from Japan to teas from around the world, where you can experience various types of tea by introducing the tea drinking culture of China, Turkey, and Tibet. There is also a tea station where you can learn how to make and drink tea.

In the hall, there are tea picking and hand-rolling experiences, as well as lectures that you can feel with all five senses, making it a place where everyone from children to adults can enjoy learning about tea. They also hold workshops for people involved in the tea industry and tea lovers in Japan and overseas.

Permanent Exhibition / World Tea

Permanent Exhibition / World Tea

Introducing the tea manufacturing process and typical teas

Introducing the tea manufacturing process and typical teas

Tea Hut

Tea Hut

Tea Room

Tea Room

“Kirei Sabi” = The concept of beauty in harmony with Wabi and Sabi

In addition, there is a Japanese garden and tea room related to Kobori Enshu, and a restaurant “Maruobara Maruobara” that is unified in the design of “Kirei Sabi”. There is also a museum shop that sells a wide variety of tea leaves from within the prefecture and overseas, as well as products related to exhibitions.

At this museum, you can enjoy learning about the appeal of tea through tea drinking competitions, matcha grinding, and tea ceremonies.

Inside the cafe restaurant "Maruohara"

Inside the cafe restaurant “Maruohara”

Museum Shop

Museum Shop

Tea hand-rolling experience

Tea hand-rolling experience

Tea ceremony experience

Tea ceremony experience

This “Kirei Sabi” is the words of Enshu Kobori, who added beauty, brightness, and richness to the spirit of “Wabi Sabi” and created the beauty of harmony that everyone said was beautiful. . The tea capital museum in Fuji no Kuni is designed with the concept of “Wabi・Sabi”.

Makinohara Tea Garden Observation Terrace

Makinohara Tea Garden Observation Terrace

Japanese Garden

Japanese Garden

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Fujinokuni Tea Museum Outline

Name Fujinokuni Tea Museum
Address 3053-2 Kanayafujimi-cho, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka 428-0034
Open 9AM-5PM (Admission until 4:30PM), Tea room 9:30am-4pm (entry until 3:30pm)
Closed Every Tuesday (if Tuesday is a public holiday, it will be open and closed on the following weekday), year-end and New Year holidays
Admission fee Individuals: 300 yen | Groups (20 people or more): 200 yen | College students and younger, people over 70, people with a disability certificate: Free (Please see here for details)
How to get there About 5 minutes by bus or taxi from JR Kanaya Station, or 25 minutes on foot
From JR Kanaya Station, take the Shizutetsu Just Line bound for Sagara Business Office or Shizunami Kaigan Iriguchi and get off at the Nishikenyabara bus stop.
About 13 minutes by car from Shimada Kanaya IC
About 10 minutes by car from Sagara Makinohara IC
About 10 minutes by car from Odai IC
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Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort https://localguide.biz/listing/tsurigasaki-glamping-resort/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:11:21 +0000 https://localguide.biz/?post_type=listing&p=14509 Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort Local Guide Biz

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Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort: OPEN at Tsurigasaki Beach, a mecca for surfers!

The full-scale resort glamping “Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort”, which will open in August 2022, is located on the Tsurigasaki Beach in Chiba Prefecture, which also became the surfing competition venue for the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021. It is a coast located at the southern end of Kujukuri Beach, and it is also a mecca for surfing that is loved by surfers all over the world as a “surfing town”.

Tsurigasaki Coast Surfing

Surfer’s Mecca “Tsurigasaki Beach”

Tsurigasaki Coast Sunset

Tsurigasaki Coast Sunset View

“Ichinomiya Town, Chiba Prefecture” is a relaxing town where you can forget the passage of time with the magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean and the eternal sky, and the slowly changing natural scenery. Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort, which opened in a luxurious location, has an open observation terrace, a characteristic heart-shaped pool, and a sauna on the side. This resort offer various outdoor experiences, various marine activities, outdoor food education experiences, etc., where you can enjoy extraordinary and elegant time.

If you come by car, it is about 90 minutes from central Tokyo. You can come from either the Aqua Line or the Kujukuri Toll Road. If you come by train, it’s about 70 minutes from Tokyo Station. It takes about 60 minutes from Tokyo Station to the limited express “Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station” and about 5 to 7 minutes by taxi.

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort: Noon

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort: Night

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort: Night View

An open dome tent with an observation deck that spreads out the sea and sky

Located on a hill with a good view, where the sky and the horizon intersect, which is the pride of Ichinomiya Town, Chiba Prefecture, you can enjoy outdoor glamping in all 8 buildings and 5 types of dome tents. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning and separate bathrooms / toilets, and are equipped with an all-weather outdoor dining space that is individually prepared as well as a comfortable space. You can choose a room with a large observation deck that boasts an outstanding view, a room where you can bring your dog, and a super-large 10m dome tent that can accommodate groups. Recommended for those who want to experience the exciting and elegant outdoors.

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort

Large observation deck with outstanding view

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort

All 8 buildings and 5 types of dome tents

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort: Dome Tent

Forest deck dome

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort: Dome Tent

Sky deck dome

Hotel style & ocean room is spacious and comfortable for families!

Located on the 2nd floor of the “Central House” in the front wing, the hotel-style guest rooms are spacious front wing rooms with loft-shaped beds and individual kitchen spaces. BBQ is also possible in each room on the outdoor deck with an emphasis on private space and a view of the sea. Recommended for families with young children and for a relaxing stay with loved ones.

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort: Forest Deck Dome

Forest Deck Dome Large

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort: Sky Deck Dome

Sky Deck Dome

A pet-friendly glamping dome that can accommodate pet dogs

It is possible to deepen the bond while enjoying an outdoor stay with an important partner. The pet-only guest room is equipped with a private dog run space, various amenities such as cages and towels for dogs, and a private foot wash area so that you can spend your time with your dog comfortably. Owners who usually have difficulty arranging travel can spend their time with peace of mind.

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort: Stay with Pets

A pet-friendly glamping dome

Large pool and private leil sauna where you can feel the sea breeze

On the observation terrace located at the top of the facility, there is a large heart-shaped pool where you can play openly while feeling the expanding Pacific Ocean and the sky. At the poolside, there is a sauna where you can enjoy leil, and you can experience the best healing that “refreshes” your mind and body. Forget about everyday life, and adults and children forget about time and play. You can spend a resort time that blends into the extraordinary.

Heart-Shaped Pool

Large heart-shaped pool

Sauna

Sauna where you can enjoy leil

Breakfast and dinner served with luxurious ingredients from Chiba

A gorgeous glamping BBQ that excites the resort mood by sticking to carefully selected ingredients in Chiba. Enjoy a hot barbecue with ingredients unique to Chiba, such as sirloin steak of Japanese beef from Chiba prefecture, beach grilled with seafood from Chiba prefecture, and cheese fondue of cheese from contract ranch. In addition, we will prepare a dedicated BBQ set & morning set for children, and will provide children with an exciting experience through meals.

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort: BBQ

Glamping BBQ using luxurious ingredients from Chiba

Dinner (Example)

  • Chiba Prefecture Wagyu beef lean meat and vegetable skewers
  • Black pork tomahawk herb spice tailoring
  • Hama-yaki of turban shells and clams from Chiba prefecture
  • Grilled scallops in butter and soy sauce
  • Contract ranch (Isumi City, Chiba Prefecture) Cheese fondue of cheese
  • Exquisite bacon and vegetable ajillo
  • Fresh vegetable salad
  • Contract Ranch (Isumi City, Chiba Prefecture) Cheese dessert (Fromage Cle Cranberry)

Breakfast (Example)

  • Pastrami and cheese bucket sandwich
  • Fresh vegetable salad
  • Orange juice (100%)
  • Local yogurt
  • Seasonal fruits
Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort: Bucket Sandwich

Bucket sandwich that you can enjoy while watching the sunrise ♪

※The photograph is an image. In addition, since seasonal ingredients are used, the menu contents may differ depending on the season.

Many activities in collaboration with the community

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort is located on a hill with a good view where the sky and the horizon intersect, and you can enjoy outdoor glamping in all 8 buildings and 5 types of dome tents. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning and separate bathrooms / toilets, and are equipped with an all-weather outdoor dining space that is individually prepared as well as a comfortable space. You can choose a room with a large observation deck that boasts an outstanding view, a room where you can bring your dog, and a super-large 10m dome tent that can accommodate groups. This glamping is recommended for those who want to experience the exciting and elegant outdoors.

Tsurigasaki Glamping Resort: Winding

Wood chopping experience

Campfire

Campfire

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Hodaigi Ski Resort https://localguide.biz/listing/minakami-hodaigi-resort/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 02:50:26 +0000 https://localguide.biz/?post_type=listing&p=14442 Hodaigi Ski Resort Local Guide Biz

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Best powder snow of Hodaigi Ski Resort

Gunma Minakami Hodaigi Ski Resort is located in the Hodaigi district of Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture, with an excellent location, about two and a half hours by car from the city center and about one and a half hours from Tokyo Station by Shinkansen and bus. This ski resort has an altitude of 1,400m in Minakami Town, so it has abundant snowfall and boasts world-class powder snow.

This Minakami town is known for being the headwaters of the Tone River and “Tanigawadake“, one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan, and has many snow resorts, hot springs, and a huge dam lake called Mizugame in the Kanto region.

Hodaigi Ski Resort: Elevation 1,400 M

High altitude in Minakami Town

Hodaigi Ski Resort: Elevation 1,400 M

World class powder snow

The longest course distance is 2,600M, and the total distance of 16 course is 12,620M.

The highest altitude of the ski resort is 1,400m, and the amount of snow is abundant and the snow quality is excellent. There are 16 courses, ranging from advanced courses with a maximum slope of 40 degrees to courses that even beginners can slide with peace of mind. The longest run distance of the course is 2,600m, the total course is 12,620m, and it is equipped with a total of 7 lifts (2 quads, 5 pairs).

Hodaigi Ski Resort: Powder Snow
Hodaigi Ski Resort: Powder Snow
Hodaigi Ski Resort: Pizza Shop

Pizza Shop: Pokkur

Hodaigi Ski Resort: Bus

Hodaigi Ski Resort: Bus

Kids can enjoy it with confidence in the Kids’ Land

There is also a kids’ land where kids can play with sledding and snow, and they can enjoy it with confidence because it is exclusively for small children.

Kids Park Area

Kids Sled

Kids Park Area

Snow Boarding

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