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One day walking excursion at Mishima
Joined 2014
Are you looking for a day trip to have a break from visiting big and busy cities and seek relief from everyday fatigue? This is the ideal walking tour to relax and refresh your mind by exploring Mishima city, known as "city of water and history".
Mishima is located in the eastern part of Shizuka prefecture with one of ideal places to see Mt.Fuji, only 50 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen and it is also very convenient
to make a stop for the day tour from the eastern part of Japan, too.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Mishima station ( the south exit)
Mishima station( south exit)
This is 4 hour walking tour ：start the tour from Mishima station→visiting "Rakujyuen "( a park with aboundant nature approximately 75,474 square meters , which was constructed as a villa for the imperial family in 1952, designated as Natural Monument and Place of Scenic Beauty". We can join the guiding tour for Rakujyukan, which is a former villa used by one of the imperial family , great artisan architectural works and beautiful view of garden with the pond )→ going to Genbe River, an irrigation canal about 1.5 km long. Enjoy walking on the stone path in the river, feeling the nature and see the spring water gushing out here and there.)→take a break at a cozy cafe or have lunch at a local restaurant →we can explore Mishima city, going to Mishima shrine or other places of interests if the time permits →the tour ends at Mishima station.
If you would like to explore more and have extra 2-3 hours, we can take a local train to go to Izu Nagaoka, where you may enjoy visiting the tea field, hot springs and other by bicycle .
Rakujyuen(Park designated as Natural Monument and Place of Scenic Beauty)
Walk to “Rakujyuen "( a park with aboundant nature approximately 75,474 square meters , which was constructed as a villa for the imperial family in 1952, designated as Natural Monument and Place of Scenic Beauty". We can join the guiding tour for Rakujyukan, which is a former villa used by one of the imperial family , great artisan architectural works and beautiful view of garden with the pond )
Special guide tour : 9:30,10:30,11:30,13:30,14:30 and 15:30
So if you would like to take this opportunity to take a guide tour , you can enter the former villa built in 1890 , used by Imperial Prince Komatsunomiya ( guide tour is in Japanese but your guide can translate it to you. This is a free guiding service for 30 minutes and no guiding charge is required but there may be other participants who join the tour)
Genbei River unique walking tour
Just only 3 minutes from the back gate of Rakujyuen, there is “Genbe River “ which is an irrigation canal about 1.5 km long. Enjoy walking on the stone path in the river and if it is summer, you can go into the river , feeling the nature and see the spring water gushing out here and there.)
We walk half way and from here on, depending on how much tour time is left, you can decide if you would like to keep walking to the end of the river or you may take a break at a cozy cafe or have lunch at local restaurant, or explore charms of Mishima city, visiting to Mishima shrine or walking around and see the daily life of ordinary Japanese people in an ordinary city before making a return to Mishima station.
“ Discover something special which you do not see and feel in different cities during your stay in Japan by walking in Mishima town” is one of the enjoyments in this Mishima tour.
( in many cases , as a tourist , we tend to visit popular and famous tourist spots and cities and we do not have an opportunity to see and discover what a normal daily life of Japanese would be. By walking on your own foot in Mishima city , you can watch and find “ normali lives of Japanese people “ with our daily activities, customs and beliefs , which would be interesting to you .)
Mishima station
The tour ends at Mishima station
Ending Point
Mishima station (the south exit)
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee, guide transportation
your transportation fees to Mishima station (return), lunch for participants and a guide
, drinks, etc.
Tour Important Information
・4 hours walking tour but this can be customized according to your requests. (such as the stating time and finishing time, etc)
・please wear comfortable walking shoes and prepare sunglasses, hat, drinking water, etc.
・if you have extra time and would like to do more activities, there are many additional places to visit such as taking a train to Izunagaoka to visit the tea field, cable car riding and cycling etc) please consult the guide
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 2014
About Tour Guide Hiroko I.
Greeting from Izu ,shizuoka prefecture, a city just 1.5 hours from Tokyo. I am Hiroko Inamura, a national licensed tour guide. I was born in Numazu and live in Nirayama, located at north part of Izu Peninsula, surrounded by beautiful seas and mountains, and at the top of it all, Mt.Fuji: a truly lovely and amazing Mountain.
I am lucky to see Mt.Fuji from my room everyday !
Since I studied and lived in Perth, Australia and Barcelona, Spain, and traveled over 35 countries, I am fluent in English and do speak Spanish that is very useful fie me to communicate with guests from abroad.
I love travelling and look for something different and special to introduce for my guests that they haven't experienced before.
Izu is the place if you want something more! And yet we Japanese seem to have kept it to ourselves: you see only few foreign visitors here!
Visiting the top and center of Izu areas, you constantly meet Japanese traditional and rural world , visit to a wasabi water-field, it's great fun!- and you can experience "wasabi picking " or "wasabi pickle making " during the season, you can do "Japanese tea picking" , ,wearing the special traditional tea picking Kimono! There are many more attractive sits such as Banjo Fall, Joren fall in Amagi and lots more to make your day memorable.
This area is great during the seasons of autumn leaves and cherry blossom.
And what you can't miss our on is a visit to the oldest hot-springs resort in Izu: the really beautiful Shuzenji. Walking around the town , , ,exploring historical and traditional sits and the grate Bamboo Grove Path remind you of "the good old days".
This is the town described as "the little Kyoto "and designated as one of the best visiting place in Japan by the Michelin guide book.
I have just mentioned a few of many other attractive places in this area .
I am very happy to introduce you what you can see,do and eat here in Izu and its surrounding areas and I promise you to have wonderful memories !
Reviews
Kyle K.
Izu Experience-"Wasabi field" ,Great nature and Sushi
“Well-organized, very welcoming and warm”
Our visit with Hiroko to the wasabi fields in Izu was an amazing experience from the moment we met her at the station. She was very welcoming and provided a warm, happy tour for our family. Everything was very well organized and she took special care to spend extra time seeing things that we were interested in. We would highly recommend her if you are looking for a special experience in Japan.
Hiroko I.
Dear Mr. Kyle and Mr. Kyle’s parents, Thank you so much for your warm comments. I am so glad to know that you and your parents enjoyed the tour surrounded by peaceful and beautiful nature of Izu with no tourists. And I appreciate your friendliness and kindness. I hope that you and your parents stay fine and happy. Please give my regards to your parents. Thank you very much again. I am lo forward to meeting you all again in the future. Best regards, Hiroko
Gordon A.
The custimized Shizuoka 6 hours for Mr.Gordon and Mr. Gordon’s mother on April 16, 2019
Customized
“Amazing Mount Fiji”
My mother and I travelled to Shizuoka and enjoyed a wonderful day with Hiroko. Absolutely recommend her as a guide if you are in the Fuji area.
Hiroko I.
Dear Mr. Gordon, Thank you very much for your warm comment on the tour. I am so glad that you and your mother enjoy the tour and saw magnificent view of Mt. Fuji. It was a wonderful day for me throughout the tour, too but we really had great walk in Miho Pine grove. I hope that you and your mother will stay well and happy. Thank you again for everything and I hope to see you again in the future. Best regards, Hiroko
Camille A.
Izu experience tour “wasabi field and green tea picking” for Mrs. Camille family
Customized
“Awesome day visiting a wasabi farm and tea plantation”
Hiroko was an awesome guide. We were travelling with a 4 month old and we forgot his formula. She brought us to a drugstore so we can get formula so we can continue our trip. It was a bit challenging travelling with a 4 month old but she made it easy for us. She did a customized tour for us, first to a wasabi farm where she gave us information on how wasabi is grown, then after that we went to a short hike to view a waterfalls. After that she brought us to a tea farm. Where we picked tea leaves and tasted green tea. We enjoyed our tour wih Hiroko. It was a perfect day for us.
Hiroko I.
Dear Mrs. Camille, Thank you very much for your warm comments. I am so glad that you, your husband and Charles enjoyed the tour and made a great memories of Izu.It was a lovely tour for me, too. Your baby ,Charles, is so quite and very good boy. You all are still vacation in Philippines so please enjoy there and I am looking forward to hearing about your wasabi growing in January. Thank you again. I hope to see you in the future. Best regards, Hiroko
$208/ per group
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Izu Experience-"Wasabi field" ,Great nature and Sushi
This tour gives you a lot of surprises and new experiences you can just do in Izu! Start from Shuzenji station, we go through a way of the among mountains in Naka Izu to visit one of the wasabi field .With its pure water and unspoiled natural surroundings, this area produces one of the best Wasabi in Japan and you are surprised to see beautiful wasabi terraces along the river. On your requests, you can experience "wasabi Picking"(seasonal ) and wasabi pickles making(all the seasons ) by local housewives.Then going deeper into the mountain, you see Banjo Falls (20m high and 6 m width). You stand in front of its great water fall to feel just relax. Try to take a deep breath with your both arms full opened , you just listen to the sounds of the waterfalls, birds singing, and nature with your eyes closed , you feel very calm and peaceful, forgetting about busy daily lives while getting positive and happy feeling. After visiting Naka Izu area, This is the time to enjoy Locan specialities!! Yes! With your wasabi picked or bought at the wasabi field, you can go to a local sushi restaurant and you try fresh sea food from just "out of the Suruga Bay " at their counter. Enjoy conversations with a restaurant staff,looking un usual seafood, and trying new sushi can be just enjoyable! You are also surprised the taste of real wasabi ( not hot like what you know.it is mildly hot and feels like a whipping cream !It is very difficult to describe so please try and tell me how you taste!). When you are happy with what you eat and experience at a sushi restaurant, this is the end of the tour ,going back to the nearest train station,saying good bye to Izu with a new memory !
Seasonal Tour! Tea picking with a view of Mt.Fuji, closest tea field from Tokyo!
The basic idea of this tour is to spend relaxing and enjoyable day in Izu, by experiencing what you can do only here for a limited time! Enjoy the day trip to Japanese tea field in a beautiful town of Nirayama, overlooking two World heritage sites; "Mt.Fuji" and "the Nirayama Reverberator", and let's have delicious Japanese lunch together!
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