2025.May - 6day tour customized for customer from England

This was private customized tour with itinerary discussed by phone call from 4months in advance. After sharing proposed itinerary several times and revised to meet all customers request. Combined local hidden places of private flower garden open to public as customer liked flowers with private Japanese onsen ryokan (gorgeous dinner of Japanese style) and local rice planting and landscape to enjoy the season on the way. Places we visited: Inuyama castle - Takayama - Shirakawago - Kazawa - Snow wall - Kurobe railway gorge - Matsumoto castle - Naraijuku&Magome the Nakasendo trail - Yoko's mountain house tour

Awesome view that the King(Shogun) viewed in 1600’s with only several castles that remains in wood. The Inuyama Castle.

At the morning market in Takayama the old traditional post town. This is the freshest Banboo just harvested.

Kenrokuen - the one of the three largest Japanese garden in Japan at Kanazawa

Snow wall Toyama through Kurobe Alpine route. The highest wall was 16m high and is expected to continue until August.

Kurobe Railway Gorge - of 50minutes ride one way and back through gorgeous view to enjoy feeling the fresh breeze as you pass through the tunnels.

flower garden of local person that did research of plant for 10years decided to plow the wild land and turned it into flower garden in return for the life spent for research and development for many species of flowers. Since him passing away the city decided to extend the garden and opened to public in honor to him that plowed this land and turned it into beautiful flower garden.

Naraijyuku post town of pathway through Nakasendo trail.

Looking up you see the dragon watching you from above at the temple in Naraijuku.

This bridge at Naraijuku- was a rainy day

200 jizou (monk) that was carried here to be rested when railway came in and was moved to the entrance to the mountain looking down to the post town of Naraijuku

Customer had birthday while I served Italian course dinner with Wagyu steak at YoKo’s mountain house.

climbed the mountain beside YoKo’s mountain house with sandwich lunch in viewing this scenery. Sandwiches were made at bakery dedicated in baking bread in traditional French style.