This tour covers my hometown. This coastal area is peace ,quiet and cozy with beautiful shoreline and mild climate.In February & March, Mito Plum Festival & Angler Fish Pot is Very Popular. Please visit the lovely place. One day trip from Tokyo is possible.
Check out what we are going to do.
Feel free to personalize this offer.
JR Mito Station ,Hitachi Station or Nakoso Station
11:10 AM JR Nakoso Station (Meeting)
11:13 AM Take a train and taxi to Izura Coast
11:30 AM Izura Coast(Rokkakudo , Cape Izura Park)
12:30 PM Lunch(Seafood is popular. Angler Fish Pot is recommeded.)
2:18 PM Take a train to Mito
3:40 PM Kairakuen Park(Plum Festival)
5:10 PM JR Mito Station (See Off)
JR Mito Station
On this tour,we will use public transportation such as train, bus or taxi
I can arrange the itinerary on your request
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(Kita-Ibaraki city & Iwaki city)
１ Izura Coast ( Recommended)
A picturesque place for its beautiful seashore with different shapes of bays and a pine tree forest. Its name came to be known for what Tenshin Okakura,a leading figure who contributed to the modernization of Japanese art ,moved there from Tokyo in 1903. Tenshin Museum exhibits various precious materials such as the first edition of "Book of Tea" penned by Tenshin. Rokkaku-do(Hexagonal Building ) and Cape Izura park are the unmissable points, and you can imagine that ex-famous painters during Meiji era worked hard at fictionization if you stand on this ground.
2 Seafood
Please try the local specialty . Especially in winter Angler fish pot is very popular . This dish has a lot of coragen , making your skin more beautiful.
3 Strawberry picking (Option 1,600yen)
There are several farms in this area.
(Mito) Mito is the capital of Ibaraki Prefecture.
1 Kairakuen Park
It is one of the three great landscape gardens in Japan.
From February to Mid March, About 3,000 Plum trees are in bloom.
Please appreciate the stunning scenery and lovely scent.
2 Meiri Sake Brewery(Option)
Guide fee, etc
transportation fee to the meeting point (guide 1,500 to 2,000 yen)
entrance fee for you and guide (Rokkaku-do 300 yen, Tenshin Museum 190 yen ,Kairakuen Garden 300 yen, etc)
lunch (you and guide),
transportation fee (you and guide),etc
*Rokkaku-do and Tenshin Museum will be closed on Mondays.
*I can arrange other places on your request or weather condition.
*Please inform it beforehand when there is much baggage.
*I highly recommend you take out travel insurance before leaving tour country.
* I recomend you exchange money before this tour.
* To Purchase"JR JAPAN PASS(7 days 29,110 yen)" beforehand is highly recommended.
* The Best time to see plum blossom may vary according to weather condition.
Yes, it is. I show you the time table below. Of course I can arrange other itineraries on your request.
e.g.
(From Tokyo)
9:00 a.m. JR Ueno station(Depart)-(Express Hitachi 5)-
10:07 a.m. Mito - 11:07 Nakoso .
(For Tokyo)
5:27 p.m. Mito(Depart)-(Express Hitachi 22)-
6:43 p.m. Tokyo at 6:43 (Arrival)
Yes, I can. However, please make sure that an additional fee will cost.
Pick-up only (5,000 yen to 6,500 yen)
Pick-up & to take you your hotel (10,000 yen to 13,000 yen)
I will show you how to get to Mito or Iwaki very politely so that you can save the cost.
I highly recommend perchasing the JR pass beforehand.
Go is an excellent, friendly and good knowledge tour guide. He helped me to contact the bus company regarding the itinerary. Many thanks Go. Your help is greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Chi
Dear Chi-san, I am relieved to hear that.Thank you very much. I hope you will enjoy travelling in Japan. Regards, Go