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Media tour ( city) 【Reservation】 Email: [email protected] Tel: 053-458-0011 ( Hamamatsu/Lake Hamana Tourism Bureau )

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Tour Name HAMAMATSU SHOGUN TOUR

Area HAMAMATSU CITY

Tour date and time Four Days: 9/29,10/5,10/10,10/12

A tour where participants experience tea as well as places with connections to “” and “shogun”, centered on , within Brief introduction of Tour walking distance from

Apply by By 15:00 the day before

Conditions to participate Be able to present an official media accreditation pass when participating

Maximum/minimum No. of participants 1 person 20 person

Tour course introduction

Start Time Place

In front of the Shinkansen ticket gate at Entrance to Hamamatsu Station ! Hamamatsu Station ! 9:00 There are many hotels around the station. Multilingual pamphlets https://hamamatsu-daisuki.net/hamacon/infomation/center.html In front of the Hamamatsu City Tourism are available in the Center as well. Information Center

Standing where its predecessor once stood, Hamamatsu Castle not only has connections to Ieyasu Tokugawa, but to another ruler 9:20 Motoshirocho Toshogu Shrine of the country, Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Within the castle grounds are two bronze statues, which have become power spots for getting ahead in life.

Hamamatsu Castle, where Ieyasu Tokugawa spent 17 years, also 10:00 Hamamatsu Castle goes by the name Shusse Castle, or "Castle of Success". The https://www.entetsuassist-dms.com/hamamatsu-jyo/ castle tower offers panoramic views of Hamamatsu City.

This is an authentic tea-room opened in one section of 11:00 Shoin-Tei Hamamatsujo Park, a relaxing space teeming with greenery loved https://www.entetsuassist-dms.com/hamamatsu-jyo/ by citizens. Groups or tours can experience tea here casually.

In front of the Shinkansen ticket gate at Entrance to Hamamatsu Station ! Hamamatsu Station ! 12:30 There are many hotels around the station. Multilingual pamphlets In front of the Hamamatsu City Tourism are available in the Center as well. Information Center Media tour (Hamamatsu city) 【Reservation】 Email: [email protected] Tel: 053-458-0011 ( Hamamatsu/Lake Hamana Tourism Bureau )

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Tour Name Hamamatsu’s Famous Temples and World-Famous Yamaha Tour

Area HAMAMATSU CITY

Tour date and time Four Days: 9/29,10/5,10/10,10/12

A tour where participants learn the history of Yamaha (musical instruments), visit a museum where they can try out real instruments, and visit Brief introduction of Tour Ryugashido Cavern and Hoko-ji Temple in northern Hamamatsu

Apply by By 15:00 the day before

Conditions to participate Be able to present an official media accreditation pass when participating

Maximum/minimum No. of participants 2 persons 10 person

Tour course introduction

Start Time Place

In front of the Shinkansen ticket gate at Entrance to Hamamatsu Station ! Hamamatsu Station ! 9:15 There are many hotels around the station. Multilingual pamphlets In front of the Hamamatsu City Tourism https://hamamatsu-daisuki.net/hamacon/infomation/center.html are available in the Center as well. Information Center

A company museum located inside Yamaha's headquarters. This 9:30 Yamaha Innovation Road museum shows the history of Yamaha up to the present with https://www.yamaha.com/ja/about/innovation/ pianos, stringed instruments, wind instruments, and more.

The largest limestone cave in the Tokai region. Its total length is 11:15 Ryugashido Cavern 1,000 meters. Experience the scale of nature within the http://www.doukutu.co.jp/ mysterious depths of the Earth.

The 500 Rakan (arhat, those who have achieved Nirvana) 12:15 Hoko-ji Temple statues within temple grounds welcome you. Visitors come here http://www.houkouji.or.jp/ to worship the God of Fire Protection.

In front of the Shinkansen ticket gate at Entrance to Hamamatsu Station ! Hamamatsu Station ! 15:30 There are many hotels around the station. Multilingual pamphlets In front of the Hamamatsu City Tourism https://hamamatsu-daisuki.net/hamacon/infomation/center.html are available in the Center as well. Information Center Media tour ( city) 【Reservation】Tel: 054-221-1037 ( Sports Exchange Division, Shizuoka City Tourism Bureau )

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Tour Name View of and Kunozan Toshogu Shrine

Area Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City

Tour date and time Sept. 30/Oct. 2, 2019

Kunozan Toshogu Shrine is where lies Ieyasu Tokugawa, who laid the foundation for an era of peace in with no civil wars for 264 years. This shrine is designated as a national treasure, the only one in . ! Brief introduction of Tour This tour takes you to Nihondaira, where you can enjoy views of Mt. Fuji, the highest peak in Japan and registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013, as well as one of its components, . If Mt. Fuji is not visible, we will take a look at it from Miho Shirube.

Apply by Until 16:00 the previous day for each

Conditions to participate Be able to present an official media accreditation pass when participating

Maximum/minimum No. of participants 1 person to 10 person

Tour course introduction

Start Time Place

(1) 10:00 Connects Kunozan Toshogu Shrine and Nihondaira, chosen for Nihondaira Ropeway first place among the Top 100 Tourist Destinations in Japan, in https://ropeway.shizutetsu.co.jp (2) 11:30 just five minutes.

Buried here is Ieyasu Tokugawa, who spent his winter years here. 60 minutes Kunozan Toshogu Shrine The shrine was repainted in 2006, and designated a national https://www.toshogu.or.jp treasure in 2010.

(1) Rodin TERRACE Lunch made with generous amounts of local ingredients will be 40 minutes No photo (2) Nasube served. https://www.nasubi-ltd.co.jp

Opened in November 2018, half a year later in mid-May, the total number of visitors had already exceeded 800,000. ! 40 minutes Nihondaira Yume Terrace https://nihondaira-yume-terrace.jp When the weather is fine, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of Mt. Fuji, , and more.

The exhibition room on the first floor has a theater where you can (During bad weather) ! enjoy footage of Miho no Matsubara’s landscapes, culture, and 40 minutes https://miho-no-matsubara.jp Miho Shirube arts, meaning you can enjoy Miho no Matsubara and Mt. Fuji even when the weather is bad.

(1) 14:40 If we change from Nihon Yume Terrace to Miho Shirube due to JR bad weather, the estimated arrival times to JR Shizuoka Station (2) 15:50 will be delayed by about one hour each.