%E9%9D%92%E6%A2%85_PNG.png)
Ome-city
Tour Code:JSSG003
1-Day Cherry Blossoms & Japanese Sake Brewery Visit in Ome
Tour Date: Late March- Mid April, 2024
(Except on Mondays and Tuesdays)
This tour takes in the cherry blossoms of Ome City, once an inn town in the Nishi-Tama area. The weeping cherry trees at the two temples are a sight to behold.
Kamanofuchi Park is one of the best places for cherry blossom viewing in the Nishi-Tama region. Stroll in the old town and enjoy sake tasting at Ozawa Sake Brewery, one of the five sake breweries in the Nishitama area.
*Sake tasting fee not included: applox 1,000-2,000 yen for the tasting.
1. JR Ome station
2. Weeping Cherry Trees at Baigan Temple
It is an ancient temple with a history of 1,000 years. The weeping cherry tree on its grounds is famous as a representative 'picture' of the Nishi-Tama area and is a natural monument of Ome City. The view of the city from behind the weeping cherry tree is truly a view through the cherry curtains. A statue of Kobo-Daishi and his footprints are enshrined in the temple's precincts, and stepping on the footprints will bring merit equivalent to the 88 pilgrimage sites on Shikoku.
3. Weeping Cherry Trees at Kongou Temple
When Taira no Masakado (903-940: a powerful family active in the Kanto region during the Heian period) visited this temple, the plum tree's body remained green and never ripened, hence the name "Ome of Masakado's oath", and the current name of Ome City.
The temple's precincts are home to significant cultural assets and natural monuments of the national and metropolitan governments, and a large weeping cherry tree stands symbolically.
4. Kamanofuchi Park
This park, which uses a sizeable meandering section of the Tama River, is famous for its 200-metre-long row of cherry blossom trees. The park also contains the Ayumi Bridge, with its graceful egret-like appearance, the Ome City Folk Museum, which tells the history of Ome, and the Miyazaki Family Residence, a farmer's house with a distinctive thatched roof, believed to have been built in the early 19th century.
5. Lunch at Gallery Restaurant "Mayugura"
Remodeled old-style warehouse built about 100 years ago, this restaurant serve healthy and tasty dish of seasonal seasonal ingredients. There is an art gallery upstairs.
*We will visit other restaurants when this restaurant is not available.
6. Stroll around JR. Ome station
This popular tourist destination is famous as the birthplace of Japan's Showa-era (1926 - 1989) retro. In the Ome shopping arcade, which is like a time slip back to the Showa period, there is the Showa Retro Products Museum*, where we can experience the lifestyle and culture of the Showa period, which lasted for 64 years, including confectionery, beverages, miscellaneous goods, stationery and medicines that were sold in the Showa period, including valuable packages not preserved even by manufacturers. We can see the culture of daily life in the Showa era. Furthermore, visitors can also see the works of the last signboard painter, Mr Kubo Itakan.
*Showa retro museum visit included only on Sat and Sundays due to the business day.
7. Ozawa Sake Brewery / Sawanoi Garden
Founded in 1702, Ozawa Sake Brewery is the oldest sake maker around this area, standing amongst the scenic beauty of the Tama River, Tokyo. Tour the brewery where over 300 years of sake-making traditions are passed down through generations.
8. JR Sawai Station
Price per Person
JPY ¥ 51,200 for single
JPY ¥ 29,000 for a group of 2
JPY ¥ 21,000 for a group of 3
JPY ¥ 17,100 for a group of 4
JPY ¥ 14,800 for a group of 5
Inclusions
- English-speaking staff or guide
- Lunch (Box lunch available upon request)
- Transportation during the tour (Taxi)
- Travel Insurance
Exclusions
- Sake Tasting
Cancellation Policy
- If you cancel at least 14 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
- If you cancel between 8 and 13 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure,
there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
- If you cancel within 7 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
Departure Point & Time
- JR Ome Station Exit at 8:55am
⇒Check the meeting point on a map
*You can also choose a pickup or private transportation service from your hotel as an option.
Please ask us for the additional fee if your group needs the service.
Return Point & Time
- JR Sawai Station at 4:30pm(approx.)
Important Information
- If you have any allergies or dietary restrictions, please let us know when you book.
- Please note that the tour itinerary and order may change.
- Due to weather conditions, natural disasters or any other special conditions, we could cancel tours.
When we cancel the tour, we will refund all the tour cost you paid.
Participation is subject to confirmation of the following
- You must not have been diagnosed with symptoms similar to those of the novel Coronavirus within two weeks of the date of participation
- No close contact with a person infected with the novel Coronavirus within two weeks of the date of participation
- Do not have a body temperature of 37.5°C or higher, or cold symptoms, and do not feel ill on the day of participation
[Our countermeasures against COVID-19]
If you have traveled to or had close contact with an infected person in the past two weeks, or have symptoms similar to those of infection, please refrain from participating in the experience and cooperate in taking your temperature, disinfecting, and filling out your personal information on the day of the experience.
- Practice good health and hygiene measures such as wearing a mask in crowded areas and washing/sanitizing your hands, even if you are vaccinated.
- Maintain physical distancing.
Tour Code :JSSG003