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Bonsai sightseeing and Kawagoe small-Edo tour in Saitama

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This tour include Omiya Bonsai museum & village where several types of Bonsai are displayed in both inside the museum & outside garden and Kawagoe tour spots with nostalgic atmosphere of ancient Edo-Era such as Kura-machi street , Kawagoe-castle and Hikawa-Shrines which are both located in Saitama. You can enjoy Japanese traditional atmosphere and craftsman skill.

Saitama Tour Guide - Kashima H.
Kashima H.
4.63 / 5
(68 reviews)
08:00 AM

Meeting Point

At your hotel in Tokyo

08:30 AM

To pick up your group at your staying hotel.

09:00 AM

To take JR train from Tokyo to Toro / Saitama prefecture

10:00 AM

To see and enjoy Omiya Bonsai museum

Omiya Bonsai museum which is one of the most famous Bonsai museum in Japan located in Saitama prefecture.

There are two types of Bonsai display circumstances. One is Bonsai Display in traditional Japanese Rooms called Zashiki-kazari.　 The other is Bonsai Display in garden called Bonsai garden. Various types of Bonsai are displayed in a garden considering the harmony between each Bonsai and the garden itself including the actual trees in background.

11:00 AM

To see and enjoy one of Bonsai store in Bonsai village.

To visit one of Bonsai store within Bonsai village near the museum and see a lot variety of actual Bonsai display.


11:30 AM

To take JR train from Toro to Kawagoe

12:30 PM

To have a lunch in Kawagoe

01:30 PM

To move to Kura store houses street by walking

To see Kura store houses street in Kawagoe city where there are many houses built like a Kura with the walls covered in mud lined in the Kura-machi street which show the atmosphere of Edo period.

02:00 PM

To enjoy the street including Tokinokane/hour bell

While walking through the street, you will find the symbol of Kawagoe as “Tokinokane/hour bell”. This is said to be built in Edo era by the feudal lord of Kawagoe who is said to be strict punctual load and the bell has still announced the time to Kawagoe citizen.


02:30 PM

To move to Kawagoe castle by walking

After going through the Kura-machi street to west by around 10 minutes walking, you will reach Honmaru palace of Kawagoe castle.

02:30 PM

To see Kawagoe castle

Kawagoe castle was built in 1848 by the feudal load at that time and a part of the palace has been remained as it was.

03:00 PM

To take bus and JR train to Tokyo

By walking around 5 minutes from the palace, you will reach Hikawa-shrine.

03:30 PM

To see Hikawa-jinjya including Shingashigawa-river

Hikawa-jinjya shrine is the local Shinto deity of Kawagoe. The deity of this shrine is Ohikawa-sama who has been worshipped and well known from many people. In near the back of Hikawa-shrine, you can find the river named as Shingashigawa which used to be a main artery as flow of goods between Edo and Kawagoe. This river is flowing by surrounding Kawagoe city.

04:00 PM

To take bus and JR train to Tokyo

Ending Point

At your hotel in Tokyo

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Inclusions & Exclusions

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What‘s included

Guide fee,

Pick-up fee at your staying hotel in Tokyo,

Transportation inside Kawagoe city for a guide,

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What‘s not included

Transportation fee during this tour for you and a guide in case you move from hotel in Tokyo to Omiya (both way): JPY1140/ adult,

Transportation fee inside Omiya & Kawagoe for you: About JPY1000/ adult,

Entrance fee for you: Omiya Bonsai Museum: JPY310/ adult,

Kawagoe castle: JPY100/ adult,

Lunch fee,

Tour Important Information

1) For fairly long walking of sight -seeing, please put on the shoes to walk with ease.

2) Please prepare the cash to spend any train riding, lunch and souvenir.

3) I prepared the blog of Omiya Bonsai Museum with photos and detail explanation each shown as below,

Blog title: Omiya Bonsai Museum in Saitama Prefecture

Important message from the guide

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I am now focusing tour guide area for East Japan area such as Tokyo, Yokohama, Hakone, Kamakura, Mt.Fuji, Nikko, Gunma, Saitama and Kanazawa.

However, I can support you for one day trip of Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Nara and Himeji from Tokyo.

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Saitama Tour Reviews

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Ee lin K.

5 / 5
Apr 11, 2024

One day Mt.Fuji tour for your greatexperience

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“Well informed tour”

Kashima is knowledgeable and have good sense humour. I appreciate very the useful Japanese phrases and vocabulary & information sheet. I find it concise ad very functional.

Ee lin K.

Kashima H.

(68 reviews)

Ee lin san, Thank you very much for your upmost review for me. We enjoyed Mt.Fuji viewing and surrounding beautiful nature spots such as Arakurayama Sengen Park, Ohishi park and Oshino Hakkai. Thanks to your young group happy and energic atmosphere with continuous funny talking, I could join to exchange lots of conversation with your group including various topics for your country and Japan. I hope that you visit Japan again in near future so that I can introduce other nice tour spots in Japan for you. Thanks, Kashima

Chris S.

Chris S.

5 / 5
Mar 11, 2024

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“Fantastic launch pad for further exploring. ”

Kashima’s tour gave us a wonderful overview of the highlights we wanted to see. He got us into a superb Yakatori restaurant that we would never dare enter on our own. Not only is he a master at navigating the labyrinth of Toyo’s subways and trains but his knowledge of Japanese Cuisine and photography skills are unreal. Throughly enjoyed ourselves.

Chris S.

Kashima H.

(68 reviews)

Chris san, Thank you very much for your upmost review for me. We enjoyed the combination of Japanese traditional atmosphere as Meiji shrine and the most bustling & entertainment area as Harajuku, Omotesando, Shibuya and Shinjuku. I am pleased that you could satisfy the highlights you wanted to see. Also, it is my pleasure that you could start well for your Japan continuous tour by your experience of my guiding of the day. I hope that you continue to enjoy Japan tour. Thanks, Kashima

J

Joe K.

5 / 5
Mar 9, 2024

One day Gunma butchery school & Saitama Kato farm tour

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Customized

“Perfect in every way”

Kashima made everything perfect. He handles our every unusual request. It was the best tour we have ever done.

Joe K.

Kashima H.

(68 reviews)

Joe san, Thank you very much for your upmost review to me. It was very much pleasure for me that you requested me to arrange to learn the actual butchering process and watching the process of making beef to sell for general market at the school of butchery in Gunma prefecture. We could hear and watch the information in detail by the school top person. I am impressed that You and your family are so much professional to ask any questions and learned a lot. I am very much pleased that you could get important information from the school. Also, we visited Kato farm in Saitama prefecture who grows his own feed for the cattle and has won over 100 awards for their beef. We could see free range cows and goats and enjoyed tasting various foods by cow milking. I hope that you and your family continue to enjoy your nice business. Thanks, Kashima

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