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Oyama(from Odakyu line)
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Oyama Cable car
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Oyama-dera Temple
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Afuri-jinja Shrine
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Michelin 2stars view
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tofu dishes1
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tofu dish2
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tofu dish3
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Oyama-koma(spinning tops)
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kyarabuki(cooked butterbur) )
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I'm playing football (O-60)
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also playing golf
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Joined 2024
Toshi S.
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Date
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Available Areas
Kanagawa (Living), Tokyo, Yokohama
Languages
English, Japanese (Native)
Response Time
1 hour on average
Availability Updated
4 days ago
About Tour Guide Toshi S.
Hello, My name is Toshi. I'm an Oyama Area Licensed Guide Interpreter.
Oyama is the mount in Kanagawa prefecture west of Tokyo.
I will guide what Oyama pilgrimage was in 200 years ago..
You can experience what common people saw and thoght in Edo period.
I had been living and working in United States of America and Canada for about 12 years in total.
Also I have traveled South East Asia and Europe many times.
Important
I can meet you at your hotel in Tokyo (including Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ginza) or Yokohama area
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Categories
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Art, Culture, & Historical
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Kanagawa
5 hours
Oyama Pilgrimage - Japan Heritage a Half day Detour on the way between Tokyo and Hakone
Oyama is the name of mountain located in Kanagawa pref. in the middle of the way between Tokyo and Hakone. It takes about 2 hours from Shinjuku st. or Hakone Yumoto st. During the Edo period(A.D.1600 -1868) , Mt.Oyama became a popular pilgrimage site for common people. This tour will cover this pilgrimage main destinations -Oyama-dera Temple and Afuri-jinja Shrine. You will enjoy the calm nature, shrines/temples, history and cable car. You are able to forget busy cities and long waiting lines.
Oyama Pilgrimage - Japan Heritage a Half day Detour on the way between Tokyo and Hakone
FROM$90/ per group
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Kanagawa
7 hrs 30 mins
Hinata Yakushi and Oyama Pilgrimage- Japan Heritage
We will visit Hinata Yakushi-Hojobo and Oyama area where is designated as Japan Heritage. These are located in Kanagawa prefecture western nabor of Tokyo. You can see differnt views of Japan other than big cities as Tokyo, Kyoto or Osaka. In this tour, you will view old temples, statues, shrines and Michelin 2 stars awarded landscape. You can feel and understand what old local Japanese people saw , thought and believed those are the basis of we current Japanese people.
Hinata Yakushi and Oyama Pilgrimage- Japan Heritage
FROM$103/ per group
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Kanagawa
8 hours
Oyama Pilgrimage - Japan Heritage and Shinyokohama Ramen Museum
During the Edo period(A.D.1600 -1868) , Mt.Oyama became a popular pilgrimage site for common people. We will view this unique pilgrimage main destinations -Oyama-dera Temple and Afuri-jinja Shrine. After Mt. Oyama, we will visit Shinyokohama Ramen museum where we can learn about the culture and history of ramen and taste ramen noodles- there are 8 ramen restaurants in the old Japan street atmosphere and you can even make your own Cup Ramen. You can learn Edo period and current Japan in one day.
Oyama Pilgrimage - Japan Heritage and Shinyokohama Ramen Museum
FROM$129/ per group
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