banner-trade.webpThis page is for travel companies who want to sell trips to Hokuto, and for media who want to feature it. It covers what Hokuto is like, private tour conditions, how to ask about groups and incentives, how booking works, and photos and materials.
Hokuto at a glance
Hokuto is a highland city in the north-west corner of Yamanashi, ringed by Yatsugatake, the Southern Alps and Mt. Kayagatake. Trips here centre on its water (two sites among Japan's 100 finest), the sake and whisky made from it, Daigahara-juku, a post town on the Edo-period Koshu Kaido highway, and its temples and gardens.
- Location
- Hokuto, Yamanashi, at the foot of Yatsugatake and the Southern Alps
- From Tokyo
- About 2 hours from Shinjuku to Kobuchisawa by Limited Express Azusa; about 2 hours by car on the Chuo Expressway
- Themes
- An Edo post town (Daigahara-juku), spring water, sake and food, gardens and Zen
- Size
- About 602 km², formed when eight towns and villages merged in 2004 and 2006
- Spring water
- Two of Japan's 100 finest waters: the Yatsugatake south-slope springs and Hakushu's Ojiragawa. According to the city, it also has the most hours of sunshine in Japan
- Three areas
- Clear Streams & Mt. Kaikoma Area: At the foot of the Southern Alps: spring water, sake breweries and an Edo post town.
- Southern Yatsugatake Highlands Area: The highlands on the southern slopes of Yatsugatake, from the Kobuchisawa gateway, with an express-train station and expressway exits, up to the farms and forest of Kiyosato.
- Sun, Mt. Kayagatake & Mt. Mizugaki Area: The sunny east side: sunflower fields, Mt. Mizugaki and the Masutomi hot springs.
Private tour conditions
Hokuto offers one two-day private tour, self-guided tours and a 6-language audio guide. The private tour conditions are below.
| Tour | Spring Water Source and a Post-Town Inn |
|---|---|
| Group size | 2 people |
| Minimum | 2 people |
| Included | Accommodation (1 night, 2 meals), lunch, guide, chauffeured car, activity fees, insurance |
| Not included | Travel to and from Kobuchisawa Station |
| Booking deadline | Checking with venue |
| Cancellation | Checking with venue |
| Contract with | Checking with venue (details after you contact us) |
Net rates and commission are sent with the conditions sheet after you contact us.
Groups and incentives (9 or more)
- Accommodation, meals, activities and transport
- English-speaking guides and interpreters
- Meeting rooms
How far ahead to ask: Checking with venue. There is no fixed price list: we quote for each request once we know your group size, dates and what you want to do.
How venues welcome guests
Wi-Fi, languages, private rooms, dietary options and more, venue by venue. See the table
How booking works
- InquiryGroup size, dates, themesDays: Checking with venue
- QuoteConditions sheet and quoteDays: Checking with venue
- Provisional holdHold rooms and activitiesDays: Checking with venue
- ConfirmationFinal numbers and itineraryDays: Checking with venue
- InvoiceInvoiced before travelDays: Checking with venue
Materials
- Overview PDF (Japanese)In preparation
- Overview PDF (English)In preparation
- Private tour conditions sheetIn preparation
- Map (three areas)In preparation
- Fact sheetIn preparation
For media
Story ideas
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- Available photos
- Only photos cleared for media use
- Terms of use
- Checking with venue
- Credit line
- Checking with venue
Interviews and filming
- Contact
- Hokuto Food Valley Council (site operator)
- Details
- About / Contact
Press releases
- Private tours are now bookable on VELTRA
Contacts
- Travel trade
- Tabizen, a local Hokuto travel agency · Checking with venue
- Media
- Hokuto Food Valley Council (site operator) · About / Contact