Tour Code:JSSG004
Ome-city
1-Day Azalea Viewing in Western Tokyo
Tour Date: Late April - Early May, 2024
(Except on Mondays and Tuesdays)
This tour will take us to some of the best places to see azaleas.
This tour is a light hiking tour. We will visit the Nanakuni Pass, where the seven provinces (today's seven municipalities) could be seen in the olden days, and then head to the highlight of the tour, the Shiofune Kannon（Goddess of Mercy）.
After the Shiobune Kannon, local beer awaits us.
1. JR Ome Station
Meet your English-speaking guide at the Exit.
*You can choose the pickup or private transportation service from your hotel as an option. Please ask us for the additional fee if your group needs the service.
2. Azaleas at Yakuo-ji Temple
Its origins date back to the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. For about 700 years since then, Yakuo-ji Temple has been dedicated to Yakushi Nyorai as its principal deity. Since the Edo period（1603～1867）, it has been worshipped by the local community as a good cure for eye diseases.
The principal image is typically kept secret, and the door is locked and sealed tightly. This door is only allowed to open once every 30 years. The azaleas that fill the temple grounds make the temple landscape even more attractive at this time of year.
3. Azaleas at Shiofune Kan'non-ji Temple
The 15-meter tall standing statue of Kannon Bodhisattva is one of the features of the Shiofune Kannonji Temple besides historical buildings designated as cultural properties, huge Japanese cedar tree designated as a natural monument.
As many as 17,000 azaleas bloom from mid-April to early May. A lot of people come to view the carpet of flowers.
4. Local beer and lunch at Ome Bakushu
It is a really nice opportunity to taste different taps from the locals at the cozy atmosphere after the outside viewing.
*The menu in the pic is example.
5. Stroll around JR Ome station
This popular tourist destination is famous as the birthplace of Japan's Showa-era (1926 - 1989) retro. In the Ome shopping arcade, which is like a time slip back to the Showa period, there is the Showa Retro Products Museum*, where we can experience the lifestyle and culture of the Showa period, which lasted for 64 years, including confectionery, beverages, miscellaneous goods, stationery and medicines that were sold in the Showa period, including valuable packages not preserved even by manufacturers. We can see the culture of daily life in the Showa era. Furthermore, visitors can also see the works of the last signboard painter, Mr Kubo Itakan.
*Showa retro museum visit included only on Sat and Sundays due to the business day.
6. JR Ome station
Price per Person
JPY ¥ 65,500 for single
JPY ¥ 38,200 for a group of 2
JPY ¥ 28,600 for a group of 3
JPY ¥ 25,300 for a group of 4
JPY ¥ 22,200 for a group of 5
Inclusions
- English-speaking staff or guide
- Lunch (One beer included)
- Transportation during the tour (Taxi)
- Travel Insurance
Cancellation Policy
- If you cancel at least 14 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
- If you cancel between 8 and 13 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure,
there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
- If you cancel within 7 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
Departure Point & Time
- JR Kabe Station Exit at 9:00am
⇒Check the meeting point on a map
*You can also choose a pickup or private transportation service from your hotel as an option.
Please ask us for the additional fee if your group needs the service.
Return Point & Time
- JR Ome Station at 3:00pm(approx.)
Important Information
- If you have any allergies or dietary restrictions, please let us know when you book.
- Please note that the tour itinerary and order may change.
- Due to weather conditions, natural disasters or any other special conditions, we could cancel tours.
When we cancel the tour, we will refund all the tour cost you paid.
Participation is subject to confirmation of the following
- You must not have been diagnosed with symptoms similar to those of the novel Coronavirus within two weeks of the date of participation
- No close contact with a person infected with the novel Coronavirus within two weeks of the date of participation
- Do not have a body temperature of 37.5°C or higher, or cold symptoms, and do not feel ill on the day of participation
[Our countermeasures against COVID-19]
If you have traveled to or had close contact with an infected person in the past two weeks, or have symptoms similar to those of infection, please refrain from participating in the experience and cooperate in taking your temperature, disinfecting, and filling out your personal information on the day of the experience.
- Practice good health and hygiene measures such as wearing a mask in crowded areas and washing/sanitizing your hands, even if you are vaccinated.
- Maintain physical distancing.
Tour Code :JSSG004