TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JTB Group, Japan's largest travel agency, through JTB Sunrise Tours, its tour brand dedicated to bringing foreign tourists to Japan, has launched sales of a brand-new bus tour plan that invites foreign visitors to experience the majestic nature and rich Japanese culture of central Hokkaido, a favorite destination of tourists to Japan.
This conveniently designed tour departs from Sapporo Station in Sapporo, Hokkaido's urban capital, and takes visitors on a 2 days and 1 night all-bus-travel plan before returning them once again to Sapporo Station. Guests will stay at the Meitounoyado Park Hotel Miyabitei located in central Noboribetsu Hot Springs, Hokkaido's most famous hot springs resort area which is immensely popular even among Japanese people. Visitors have access to hot springs with many benefits as well as the nearby River Oyunuma Natural Footbath, a rare natural hot spring river footbath. This plan has been carefully designed to deliver the breathtaking nature and rich Japanese culture of central Hokkaido to visitors in a single trip. An English-speaking tour-guide interpreter will accompany guests to ease and disencumber English speaking visitors from any concerns over the language barrier.
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Bask in the natural grandeur of central Hokkaido
- Experience kayaking on Lake Shikotsu, boasting an unparalleled water quality in Japan with water so clear that the lake bottom can be seen from the surface.
- Take a trip to Showa-shinzan, a volcano in the Toya Caldera and Usu Volcano Global Geopark, accredited as a UNESCO World Geopark.
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Experience Japanese culture
- Visit Noboribetsu Date Jidaimura, a historical theme park that recreates an Edo Period village to watch exciting Ninja and Oiran concubine themed shows.
- Visit the Date Reimei-Kan swordsmith forge to see a master swordsmith ('katana-kaji') craft a Japanese sword.
The Noboribetsu International Tourism and Convention Association had
this to say about the special appeal of Noboribetsu Hot Springs:
“Noboribetsu
Hot Springs (aka. Noboribetsu Onsen) has been healing the body and souls
of innumerable visitors with bountiful and diverse springs, even by
Hokkaido standards. Powerful expressions of nature in every season set
this spa area apart from others. These include Jigoku-Dani (Hell
Valley), whose subtle boiling sounds can still be heard today; Oyunuma
Pond, a gourd-shaped water mass with a circumference of about 1 km
formed by an explosion crater at Mount Kuttara; and the River Oyunuma
Natural Footbath, a hot spring river that meanders through lush nature.
Apart
from hot springs, there are also special festivals that include the
‘Noboribetsu Jigoku Festival’, where the Enma Daio (King of Hell) makes
an appearance; ‘Noboribetsu Onsen Hot Spring Festival’, that is held to
celebrate and pray for the area's hot springs and people's good health;
and the area's number one attraction: ‘Demons' Fireworks in Hell
Valley,’ featuring hand-held fireworks launched to honor Yukijin, ogre
god of the hot springs1.”
Reservations can be made on JTB Group's tour reservation website JAPANiCAN.com, where visitors can also book tours, hotels and ryokans throughout Japan.
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JAPANiCAN.com
http://www.japanican.com/en/tour/detail/ECS2H00211HHS
About JTB Group
JTB
was established in 1912 as a means to increase foreign tourists to Japan
and has grown to become the largest travel agency in Japan, employing
roughly 26,000 people, contracting with approximately 18,000 lodging
facilities throughout Japan, and handling more than three million
visitors to Japan each year.
JTB Sunrise Tours began offering the
first package tours for visitors to Japan in 1964. Since then, JTB
Sunrise Tours has earned a good reputation among the many tourists who
come to Japan each year.
JTB is able to utilize more than a century
of history and experience as well as a network that covers all of Japan
to offer travel products and services for anyone visiting Japan.
About JTB Sunrise Tours
JTB Sunrise Tours is a tour brand
dedicated to foreign visitors to Japan which began offering services in
Japan in 1964. Many of its plans include tour-guide interpreters and
provide guaranteed departure even with just one to two participants,
providing even first-time visitors with the means to enjoy Japan with
full confidence and peace of mind. JTB Sunrise Tours offers a
comprehensive lineup of over 1000 tour-courses across Japan that span
everything from distinctively Japanese history and culture to modern
Japan, allowing visitors to reap maximum enjoyment from various genres.
1: "Noboribetsu Jigoku Festival," "Noboribetsu Onsen Hot Spring Festival," and "Demons' Fireworks in Hell Valley" are not included in this tour plan.
