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Japan Open-air Folk House Museum and Japanese rice-wine Class
Joined 2018
Mi-n-ka-e-n (Japan Open-air Folk House Museum) and O-sa-ke (Japanese rice-wine) Class, including its tasting.
Let’s feel the energy coming from the ground in Ebina and Kawasaki (not going as far as the Northern Alps), and learn how o-sa-ke (Japanese rice-wine) is made.
Itinerary
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Meeting Point
09:00 Meet at Mu-ko-ga-o-ka-yu-e-n station (South Exit) on the Odakyu Railway Line
Mi-n-ka-e-n (Japan Open-air Folk House Museum) in Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Osake brewery in Ebina, Kanagawa
Ending Point
16:00 Ebina station on the Odakyu/Sotetsu/JR Sagami Lines The tour will finish at 16:00. The guide, however, will be happy to attend to your requests; how to go back to your hotel or go anywhere else in the city you wish to spend the evening. Pl
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee
* The more the merrier 6 rather than 4.
• The tour requires 4 participants.
• Please wear comfortable shoes.
• Please wear your pedometer.
• Please let us know your dietary requirements.
• Lunch
• Admission fee ( 500 yen) Museum
• Osake (Japanese rice-wine) class 1,500 yen, including tax
• Transport expenses (540 yen Train fare between Mukogaoka Yuen and Ebina 360 yen, one-way, Bus fare 180 yen)
Tour Important Information
Timelines
09:00 Meet at Mu-ko-ga-o-ka-yu-e-n station (South Exit) on the Odakyu Railway Line and start walking slowly to the museum. (FYI: If you are coming in from Tokyo area, take 08:30 express bound for O-da-wa-ra and get to Mukogaoka Yuen station at 08:51) (Fare 250 yen.)
09:30-11:40 Visit the museum (mi-n-ka-e-n) , which was established in 1967 aiming to preserve the
disappearing vernacular houses in Japan, and to hand them down to the next generations. Most of the folk houses have been disassembled and reassembled in a natural setting in which they were originally built in the countryside.
11:40-12:40 Lunch
Take 12:55 train (local) to reach Ebina at 13:26 (Fare 360 yen)
Take 13:40 bus to I-ma-i-zu-mi bus stop (Fare 180 yen)
Take o-sa-ke tour 14:00-15:15 scheduled on Saturdays.
Walk back to Ebina station (25 minutes)
16:00 Ebina station on the Odakyu/Sotetsu/JR Sagami Lines
Please note: The tour will finish at 16:00. The guide, however, will be happy to attend to your requests; how to go back to your hotel or go anywhere else in the city you wish to spend the evening. Please feel free to ask him anytime.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2018
About Tour Guide Hideaki W.
Hello, I'm a resident of Ebina, Kanagawa, and am a national government licensed guide and interpreter.
I enjoy showing travelers the countryside of central Honshu, primarily Shizuoka, ranging from the beautiful Izu Peninsula, Shimoda, and the Port of Shimizu, to Kunozan Shrine and Ieyasu TOKUGAWA, the elaborate resting place of Japan's first shogun.
I also enjoy introducing travelers to Japanese culture through home visits with Japanese families, touring Zen temples, and explaining the intricacies of Japanese culture.
I am happy to arrange personalized tours to other places of your interest.
I’ve been a frequent visitor to Kyushu, too.
I am making the most of my long experience as a foreign language education services, escorting VIPs at the Sony showroom in Ginza, Tokyo.
I also offer services to help families and individuals relocating to Japan with VISA applications.
My hobbies are movies, strolling along the river in my neighborhood and am a novice at la lingua italiano.
Let's enjoy touring together, shall we?
I look forward to meeting up with you soon. Thank you.
$218/ per group
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