Takada Castle Town / Naoetsu Port Town- Cultural Experience 【Private Tour】

Let's take a break from skiing and snowboarding for a day!  This tailored tour will be a great chance to experience a slice of traditional Japanese life and see what else the area offers besides the meters of deep snow.

We will customize the tour according to your group's preferences, from cultural experiences such as Zen meditation and a tea ceremony in the castle town Takada area to local seafood cuisine and an aquarium facing the sea in the port city of Naoetsu.

Example of  Takada castle town tour:

Meet at your hotel or Myoko Kogen/Sekiyama station

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Drive or train to Takada

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Walking tour in Takada

✓Takada Castle Park

✓Takada Honcho area (traditional Gangi-street)

✓Enjoy local food

✓Cultural experience/attractions you can add during the tour (please let us know in advance)

• Local sake brewery and/or winery visit
• Kobayashi Kokei Museum & Kokeitei (traditional Japanese residence)
• Kimono experience: 5,000 yen (you can stroll in the town with kimono)
• Zen - sitting meditation experience: 1,500 yen
• Tea ceremony experience: 1,500 yen (min.2 required)
• Nichibu- Japanese traditional dance experience: 1,500 yen (min.2 required)
• Joetsu Aquarium Umigatari (1,800 yen for adults, 500~1100 yen for children under 18)

*Please let us know if you'd like to include any of the above upon booking.

• English or Chinese speaking local guide
• Transportation from your hotel in Myoko Kogen
  (Inquire us for pick-up from Lotte Arai Resort and Tangram Madarao)

• Food & drinks during the tour
• Admissions if any
• Cultural experience fee (see the above tour details)
• Medical insurance in Japan