Yamanashi is located around 100 kilometers east of Tokyo.
This province is surrounded by mountains, including Mount Fuji and the Southern Alps. Its locations deserve tremendous beauty and blessings from the mountains.
Scenic valleys, wineries, Sake breweries, and fruits as peaches, grapes...
Also, the terrain of a basin has territorial advantage, and the famous lord of Shingen Takeda ruled the area in the Samurai era.
Find the charms of the local of Yamanashi. You must be captivated!
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Kofu or Isawa Onsen
- Kofu or Isawa Onsen station, or a hotel surrounding
Shosenkyo Gorge
Ride a ropeway to Mount Rakanji (40 minutes walk roundtrip from the ropeway station on the hilltop).
Walk along the gorge alongside Sengataki Waterfall and overlooking Kausenhou Peak (30 minutes).
Lunch at a local restaurant
A local delicacy of Hoto noodle is recommended.
Winery or Sake brewery
Winery tour including factory, orchard, and tasting *Shirayuri winery or others (1 hour).
Sake brewery tour including factory, warehouse, and tasting *Shunnoten brewery or others (1 hour).
Takeda Shrine
The famous samurai of Shingen Takeda has been enshrined. This place used to be the fortress of the Takeda clan, which dominated the area. The treasure house exhibits swards and armors used by the Takeda clan. (30 minutes)
Ending Point
Kofu or Isawa Onsen
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Guide fee
Transportation: Private Car (Toyota RIZE) including fuel and toll
Ropeway at Shosenkyo = JPY1,500 per person
Winery Tour (at Shirayuri) = JPY2,200 per person *as a similar price for other wineries and Sake breweries.
Treasure house of Takeda Shrine = JPY300 per person
Lunch
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
* This tour is not recommended for those with severe back/knee problems.
* This tour is not appropriate for wheelchairs.
If the booking is far ahead over 9 months, please ask me the availability.
My name is Moto, National Licensed Guide Interpreter living in Yamanashi, Kofu-city.
I can offer real experiences of Japanese nature, culture and commoner's life.
Check tour inventory and contact me soon if you are interested in !!
Mary D.
“Great day, shame about the rain!!!!”
Motoyuki was prompt and ready to go for our trip to Mt Fuji and beyond. His enthusiasm is wonderful and he is very adaptable to changing the timetable is you request a change. Local knowledge and history is very strong. And we really appreciated visiting the Saki Distillery as an extra side trip. I have one wish, and that is the entire cost of the day had been prepaid. Don’t misunderstand, Motoyuki had advised that we needed to pay for the rental car on the day, we just wish everything had been fully paid before the trip. We highly recommend Motoyuki, he is knowledgeable, kind & loved to laugh.
Motoyuki H.
Thanks for your delightful review and for posting pictures! Even though Mt. Fuji had been embarrassed to reveal her figure, I am happy to know that you enjoyed the tour. Actually, Shizuoka is still local for foreign tourist but there are so many attractive place to visit. Hope to come again and explore more! All my best,
Steven D.
“Private Shore Excursion to Mt. Fuji/Shimizu with Moto-san”
After our 12 day cruise of Japan, our group of 5 compared notes and declared that Moto's private guided tour of Mt. Fuji/Shimizu was our favorite of all of our excursions. Mainly this was due to his curated selection of visit sites that spanned different cultural aspects of the area. In a short period of time, we saw waterfalls and lakes with a view of Mt. Fuji, ate peaches from a local vendor, went to an authentic tea house, ate lunch at an authentic non-touristy restaurant, and visited a local sake shop that used 200 year old water from Mt. Fuji to make its own sake. I don't much care for sake, but this stuff was light years ahead of what I've ever had in the States. Moto was interesting, responsive, and very helpful. You can't go wrong with this selection.
Motoyuki H.
Thanks for the review and rating! I am so happy to know that my tour was the best for you. Also, I appreciate that you were interested in and well understood our nature, culture, and society. I am preparing to show you much more. Hope you come again!
Deborah V.
“6 hr trip from Shimizu cruise port”
Everything we asked for and more. Moto was waiting as our party of four disembarked the cruise ship. He had hired a very comfortable car and it was great to skip the queues and head off on our Taylor made trip. Moto was informative , spoke perfect English and was very pleasant. We visited a tea plantation , Shiraito falls, Sake brewery , Mt. Fuji interactive museum and enjoyed a delicious traditional Japanese lunch . A great day and we were lucky enough to have plenty great views of Mt Fuji along the way. Highly recommend
Motoyuki H.
Thanks for the review! We were lucky to view Mt Fuji even amid the rainy season. There are so many places to see around the area. You need to stay one more day! Hope you come again and see you then.
$367/ per group