Kyonan Town Job And Business Creation Center 3562-2 Shimosakuma, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, 2992115 E-mail: [email protected]

Sample Itinerary For Groups (Early Spring)

Day Time Activities Transportation Accommodation Day 1 Morning Arrival at Haneda or Narita International Airport Tokyo sightseeing① Chartered bus Tokyo Tsukiji Market, Asakusa, Mosque, Sumida River cruise (Sakura viewing) /Hotel Check-in Day 2 Hotel Check-out Mt. Fuji tour / Flower viewing around Lake Yamanaka and Lake Chartered bus Lake Kawaguchi Kawaguchi, Fruit picking activity /Hotel Check-in Day 3 Hotel Check-out Disney Resort Chartered bus Kyonan Town Dinner /Leave for Kyonan Town/Hotel Check-in Day 4 9：00 Flower viewing around Sakuma Dam & Hota River area 10：15 Flower arrangement experience-Ikebana 12：15 Lunch Chartered bus Kyonan Town 13：30 Dyeing with sakura experience 15：30 Samurai Costume Dress up Experience 18：30 Dinner Day 5 9：00 Strawberry picking 10：00 Shopping at Roadside station-former“Hota Elementary School” Tokyo or Chiba Leave Kyonan Town for Tokyo Chartered bus bay area or Narita 11：00 Tokyo sightseeing② area Imperial Palace, Tokyo station, Ginza, Mosque, Shinjuku, Shibuya Hotel Check-in Day 6 Morning Hotel Check out /Departure Chartered bus -

Sample Itinerary For Groups (Autumn)

Day Time Activities Transportation Accommodation Day 1 Morning Arrival at Haneda or Narita International Airport Tokyo sightseeing① Chartered bus Tokyo Tsukiji market, Asakusa, Mosque, Sumida River cruise (Sakura viewing)/Hotel Check-in Day 2 Hotel Check out Mt. Fuji tour / Flower viewing around Lake Yamanaka and Lake Chartered bus Lake Kawaguchi Kawaguchi, Fruit picking activity/Hotel Check-in Day 3 Hotel Check out Disneyland Chartered bus Kyonan Town Dinner/Leave for Kyonan Town/Hotel Check-in Day 4 9：00 Japanese Culture Experience (Ikebana-Flower arrangement, 12：00 calligraphy oｒ Kendo etc.) 13：00 Lunch 15：00 Ride on the ropeway at Nokogiri Mountain top. Chartered bus Kyonan Town 16：00 Take a walk around Katsuyama Town 18：30 Samurai Costume Dress up Experience Dinner Day 5 7：00 Breakfast 9：00 Dyeing with leaves experience 10：00 Shopping at Roadside station-former“Hota Elementary School” Tokyo or Chiba 11：00 Leave Kyonan Town for Tokyo Chartered bus bay area or Narita Tokyo sightseeing② area Imperial Palace, Tokyo station, Ginza, Mosque, Shinjuku, Shibuya Hotel Check-in Day 6 Morning Hotel Check out/Departure Chartered bus -

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Kyonan Town Job And Business Creation Center 3562-2 Shimosakuma, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Chiba 2992115 Japan E-mail: [email protected]

Sample Itinerary for Educational Tours

Day Time Activities Transportation Accommodation

Day 1 Arrival at Haneda or Narita International Airport Mt Fuji tour Chartered bus Lake Kawaguchi Hotel Check-in Day 2 Hotel Check out Kyonan Town Tokyo sightseeing or Disney Resort *The students 16:00 Arrival at Kyonan Town will be staying Meeting host families Chartered bus with the assigned 17:00 Students will be divided into few groups for home stay host family Dinner preparation with host family

Day 3 7:00 Breakfast Kyonan Town 9:00 Get on the ropeway on Nokogiri Mountain *The students 11:30 Lunch will be staying 13:00 Japanese culture experience (Choose from activities listed below) Chartered bus with the assigned 17:00 Go back to host families’ homes host family Dinner preparation with the host family

Day 4 7:00 Breakfast 9:00 Farewell party with the host families Tokyo or Chiba 10:00 Japanese culture experience (Choose from activities listed below) Chartered bus bay area or Narita Leave Kyonan Town for Tokyo area Tokyo sightseeing Check in at the hotel Day 5 Morning Check out Departure Chartered bus

Education programs offered in Kyonan Town:

・Ukiyoe wood printing ・Samurai costume dress up experience ・Ikebana (flower arrangement) ・Japanese Calligraphy ・Exploring Japanese Festival music ・Zen meditation ・Kendo (art of sword) ・Kyudo (art of archery) ・Kimono wearing experience ・Japanese Agricultural Experience ・Roadside station- a former “Hota Primary School" where now became a local communal facility ・Robotics Technology Courses at National College of Technology ・Industry Visit at Mitsui Chemicals Inc. Chemical Plant

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Kyonan Town Job And Business Creation Center 3562-2 Shimosakuma, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Chiba 2992115 Japan E-mail: [email protected]

MORE INFORMATIONS

●Food A seafood restaurant called as “Banya” which is directly operated by Hota fisheries cooperative association, offers fresh fishes meals that we take from the nearby sea, so this restaurant is popular for eating fresh and local seafood. More than 400,000 peoples came here every year. Furthermore, thanks to the fishermen’s family who create a meal using local fishes that you can enjoy local Japanese home cooking taste with a very good volume. Not only local people come to this restaurant but also popular outside of . Banya (http://www.banya-grp.jp/index.html)

●Sea Kyonan Town face towards and have 4 beaches. The sea is deep and clear so it is suitable for diving. When the weather is fine, you can see Mt. Fuji across the sea, and also beautiful sunset view. Furthermore, we have great restaurant and accommodation where we can enjoy nice ocean view. Oshinaya (http://www.awa.or.jp/home/osinaya/) Umi (http://awa-umi.com/)

●Mountain Mt. Nokogiri which is located in the north of Kyonan Town is close to the sea, so you can enjoy a nice view and this place also known as fishing village. You can easily climb up to observatory by car or ropeway. We also have a road for hiking, so when you are walking through mountain path you can enjoy the scenery. Furthermore, there is a temple, Nihonji on this mountain, which has large area and some cultural heritage such as Daibutsu , industrial heritage and spectacular view which is called as Jigokunozoki. Mt.Nokogiri ropeway (http://www.mt-nokogiri.co.jp/) Nihonji (http://www.nihonji.jp/)

●Flower In Kyonan Town you also can view 4 seasons of flowers. We really recommend you to come see the beautiful flowers. As for travelers, we keep updating the latest information about those flowers on Facebook. We have a lot of pretty flowers, especially, narcissi in winter, cherry blossoms in early spring. Throughout winter to spring, we have a lot of different kind of blossoms there: white, pink and yellow, and it’s so beautiful. Because in this town, we can feel spring earlier than other places in Japan. You can find those flowers in the town. However, we have special spot for seeing flowers. For example, the best place for viewing narcissi is Ezuki Narcissi Rode, Okuzure Narcissi District and Sakuma Dam Lake. Then, the best place for viewing cherry blossoms is along Hota River and Sakuma Dam Lake. Kyonan Town Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kyonanmachi) Okuzure Narcissi District (http://www.okuzure.com/) Sakuma Dam Lake (http://sakumadam.com/)

●Cultural experiences In Kyonan Town also, you can enjoy traditional Japanese culture and lessons such as Bugei (martial art). Local people are very passionate to protect those cultures. They teach how to wear Kacchu (Samurai costume dress up experience), traditional festival music, Zazen(Zen meditation), Kadou (flower arrangement)), Shodou (Japanese Calligraphy), Kendou (art of sword), and Kyudou (art of archery). Addition to that, Kyonan Town is the birthplace of Moronobu Hishikawa – famous Ukiyo-e painter in Japan-, so you can experience an ukiyo-e wood block print there. Hishikawa Moronobu Memorial Museum (http://kyonan-info.jp/hishikawa/)

●Others ・Roadside station Hota Elementary School, (http://hotasho.jp/) This facility is reformed from elementary school which has been closed because short of students. We will use this facility as the base for helping local people communicate with tourist outside of Chiba prefecture. ・Warakuno-yu, (http://kyonan-info.jp/warakuno-yu/pc_top.html) This spa facility is run by municipal, and we are going to refurbish the part of this facility in the end of March this year. ・Banya no yu, (http://www.banya-grp.jp/bath/) There is also artificial spa in Banya (sea food restaurant) while enjoying meal here, take bath in hot spring and stay.

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Kyonan Town Job And Business Creation Center 3562-2 Shimosakuma, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Chiba 2992115 Japan E-mail: [email protected] ■Admission Name Address/Phone Fare Round trip (adult)：\930 (child age 6-12)：\450 Nokogiri Mountain 4052-1 Kanaya, , Chiba Group of 25 or more (adult)：\830 (child)：\410 Ropeway TEL 0439-69-2314 Students 25 or more (adult) ：\740 (child) :\410 184 Motona, Kyonan-machi, adult：\600 child age 4-12：\400 Nihonji (temple) Awa-gun, Chiba ※ Group reductions are available. TEL 0470-55-1103 516 Yoshihama, Kyonan-machi, Hisikawa Moronobu adult：\500 students：\400 Awa-gun, Chiba Memorial Museum Group of 20 or more adult：\400 students：\300 TEL 0470-55-4061 Please contact us for group reduction.

■Attraction Name Fare example Company Address/Phone 3039-1 Hota, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Strawberry picking Adult \800～\1,600 Family Farm Hota Chiba (January-May) ＴＥＬ：0470-55-1809 Inquire about other activities ：Dyeing with cherry tree, dyeing with leaves, armor wearing, calligraphy, ukiyoe wood printing, kimono dressing experience (Pre-order required)

■Meals（These restaurant have served Muslims groups in February and March 2016） Name Address/Phone Category Fare example 886 Ryushima, Kyonan- Kappo Nagisa machi, Awa-gun, Chiba Japanese Lunch：\1500～ Dinner：\4000～ TEL 0470-55-0350 430 Katsuyama, Kyonan- Sumiyosi Hanten machi, Awa-gun, Chiba Chinese with fish Lunch：\1500～ Dinner：\3000～ TEL 0470-55-0255

■Accommodation Inn Name Fare example Phone Address 1 night with dinner 442 Motona, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Umi and breakfast 0470-55-0123 Chiba \16,800～ 413-10 Katsuyama, Kyonan-machi, Awa- Oshinaya 0470-55-0426 gun, Chiba 1 night with dinner 341-8 Hota, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Isogai and breakfast 0470-55-0744 Chiba \7,500～ 447 Motona, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Imai Ryokan 0470-55-1069 Chiba

Lodging-house Name Fare example Phone Address Seiryoukai 945 Ryushima, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, 1 night with dinner 03-3581-5650 Katsuyamaryo Chiba and breakfast 1032 Dairoku, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Sunset Breeze Hota \5,560～ 0470-55-3707 Chiba Roadside station Hota 1 night no meals 724 Hota, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, 0470-29-5531 Elementary School \3,500～ Chiba ※Please contact us for further information.

Kyonan Town Job And Business Creation Center 3562-2 Shimosakuma, Kyonan-machi, Awa-gun, Chiba 2992115 Japan TEL：+81-470-29-7117 / FAX：+81-470-29-5771 E-mail: [email protected]

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