
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.
- 11:00
Kobuchisawa Station
Meet
- 11:15
Booking included Lunch
Choose from the restaurant options
Choose from "Lunch options" below. The price is the same at every restaurant.
- 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.
- 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.
- About 17:00

Booking included Kuraya Post-town InnSample
Check in
Arrive at the inn in the post town in the early evening.
- 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.
- 8:00
Booking included Kuraya Post-town InnSample
Breakfast
- 9:30
Booking included Activity
Check out, then go to the activity you chose
Choose from "Activity options" below.
- 12:00
A stop on the way
Stop somewhere on the way back
- 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.

Oizumi
Highland Riding ClubSample
A gentle trail ride through the forest
- Hours
- 9:00–17:00 (last booking 16:00). Closed Thursdays; closed December to March

Sutama
Seiran-ji Garden TempleSample
Viewing a pond garden and a stone garden
- Hours
- 9:00–16:30 (last entry 16:00)

Mukawa
Mokume Woodcraft StudioSample
Carving a wooden spoon
- Hours
- Gallery 10:00–17:00. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, New Year holidays
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)