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Bus tour to enjoy Shiba-sakura(moss phlox), rice terraces and strawberry picking
Appreciate the picturesque scenery and the panoramic view of the pink-colored carpet of moss phlox and the green rice terraces.
Taste sweet and sour big Japanese strawberries.
Tour Highlights
* Hitsuji-yama Park is on the slope of Hitsuji-yama hill at the foot of Mt Buko (regarded as the symbol of Chichibu) and 16,500 square meters in area. Various colors of moss phlox are planted and look like literally " the patchworks of flowers "This park has 400,000 moss phloxes of 8 varieties including pink, white, purple, and so on and is also called " the hill of moss phlox "
* Moss phlox is from the North America and a perennial creeper growing on the ground. It has the small, five-petalled flowers in rose, mauve, blue, white, or pink color in late spring to early summer.
* Tanada or rice terraces are leveled and cultivated sections on the hill, designed as a method of soil conservation to slow or prevent the rapid surface runoff of irrigation water. Often such land is formed into multiple terraces, giving a stepped appearance and called Senmaid (a thousand paddy fields) in Japanese language. In Saitama prefecture there are rice terraces in Terasaka Yokoze.
* Japanese strawberry is large-sized and good mixture of the sweet and the sour. The tip to pick the strawberry well is first to chose red and ripen one and second to put the strawberry ‘s stalk between your forefinger and middle finger and push the berry softly with your thumb.
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* All photos are sample images.
Visiting Spots
Yokoze, Rice terraces, Moss phlox in the Hitsuji-yama Park
Tour fare (per person)
Adult (12 ~ ) ¥9,800
Child(6 ~ 11)¥6,800
Infant( ~ 5)¥0
Departure
MAY. 2 Sat. 3 Sun. 4 Mon. 5 Tue. 6 Wed. 2009
Itinerary
8:00 Leave Shinjuku Station → Arrive at Hitsuji-yama Park Appreciate moss phlox → Lunch → Strawberry picking → Rice terraces → 6:00pm Disband at Shinjuku Station
Conditions
DepartureShinjuku Station
Tour guide Certified tour guide-interpreter in English
LanguageEnglish
MealsLunch 1
Minimum number of participants required for operation1
AccommodationNone
TransportationChartered bus
Included in the fareGuiding fee, Admission fee, Lunch, Strawberry Picking fee
Tour Code
SAI030
Important Remarks
Wear clothing and shoes easy to walk.
Planner
At the stalls of Hitsuji-yama park Kitty-chan goods related to moss phlox are sold and they are limited sale to Chichibu area.
HOW TO APPLY
You can apply for the tour by phone or web.
Tel: 03-5322-8988

