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Spring Water Source and a Post-Town Inn

Private tour

Spring Water Source and a Post-Town Inn

Two days walking Ojiragawa Gorge and staying at an inn in the old post town.

180,000 JPY per person, tax incl. Sample price

Accommodation (1 night, 2 meals), lunch, guide, chauffeured car and activity fees (excluding travel to and from Kobuchisawa Station)

Sample only: booking not available

Drinking under the age of 20 is prohibited by law. Do not drive after drinking.

What is a private tour?

  • Two days for your party aloneAn English-speaking guide and a chauffeured car stay with you. You won't share with other guests; your party travels on its own.
  • Choose your lunch and activityLunch from three restaurants, and the day-two activity from three options. The price is the same whichever you choose.
  • Stay in the post townStay at Kuraya Post-town Inn (sample). Day one also includes a tour of a sake brewery in the rice fields.
  • Per person 180,000 JPY (tax incl.)The price covers accommodation (1 night, 2 meals), lunch, guide, chauffeured car and activity fees (excluding travel to and from Kobuchisawa Station).

Itinerary

Day 1: Tracing the water to its source

Choose your lunch near the station, then head to Ojiragawa Gorge. The night is spent at an inn in the post town.

  1. 11:00

    Kobuchisawa Station

    Meet

  2. 11:15

    Booking included Lunch

    Choose from the restaurant options

    Choose from "Lunch options" below. The price is the same at every restaurant.

  3. 12:45

    Booking included Ojiragawa Gorge

    Your English-speaking guide interprets

    Walk Ojiragawa Gorge, one of the sources of the Southern Alps spring water, with your guide.

  4. 15:30

    Booking included Komasumi BrewerySample

    A sake brewery in the rice fields

    Drive to the brewery to see its Meiji-era storehouse and well, then taste.

  5. About 17:00

    Booking included Kuraya Post-town InnSample

    Check in

    Arrive at the inn in the post town in the early evening.

  6. 18:30

    Booking included Kuraya Post-town InnSample

    Dinner

    Dinner with rice cooked in spring water (local sake is extra).

Day 2: Your choice of activity

After breakfast, go to the activity you chose. Make a stop on the way back to the station.

  1. 8:00

    Booking included Kuraya Post-town InnSample

    Breakfast

  2. 9:30

    Booking included Activity

    Check out, then go to the activity you chose

    Choose from "Activity options" below.

  3. 12:00

    A stop on the way

    Stop somewhere on the way back

  4. 13:00

    Kobuchisawa Station

    End of tour

Booking included Booking for each venue is included in the tour price.

Lunch options

The price is the same whichever restaurant you choose.

  • Ishiusu-an SobaSample

    Hand-made soba from stone-ground flour

    Hours
    Lunch 11:30–14:30 (until sold out); evenings Fri–Sat by booking. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
  • Komorebi Forest KitchenSample

    A dining room in the woods using vegetables from its own fields

    Hours
    Lunch from 11:00 (last order 14:00), café from 14:00 (last order 16:30), closes 17:00. Closed Wednesdays (Wed and Thu, Dec to Mar)
  • Makiba Farm DinerSample

    Set meals of a farm's own pork and eggs

    Hours
    11:00–14:30 (last order 14:00). Closed Thursdays

Activity options

The price is the same whichever you choose.

Dinner

Dinner at Kuraya Post-town Inn (sample) (dinner and breakfast included).

Price

180,000 JPY per person (tax incl.)

This is a sample price. This is a test site, so booking is not available.

Included
Accommodation (1 night, 2 meals), lunch, guide, chauffeured car, activity fees
Not included
Travel to and from Kobuchisawa Station
Cancellation policy
Sample only: no cancellation policy

Drinking under the age of 20 is prohibited by law. Do not drive after drinking.

Conditions and meeting point

Group size
2 people
Guide language
English (both days)
Meet
Kobuchisawa Station 11:00
Finish
Kobuchisawa Station around 13:00
Getting around
Chauffeured car
Dietary needs
Ask us (vegetarian, allergies, etc.)
From Tokyo
About 2 hours from Shinjuku by Limited Express Azusa (example)