Enjoy autumn in Okuizumo Town and take a glimpse of the history and culture of good old Japan with the new 4 hour bus/taxi tour! Autumn is the best season to enjoy the open-air sightseeing train called “Okuizumo Orochi-go” on JR Kisuki Line. The bus/taxi service allows you easy access, after arriving by the open-air train, to the popular autumn tourist destinations within Okuizumo such places as the Okuizumo Tatara and Japanese Sword Museum, Orochi Loop Bridge, Maitake Mushroom farm, Oni-no-Shitaburui Gorge, and much more. Okuizumo was an area prominent with Tatara craftsmen who altered the landscape shaping the once mountainous land and it gave birth to the popular Nita-mai brand rice.
[September 16, 17, 23, 24, 29 ,30]
[October 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 29]
[November 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25]
Time: 12:15 PM ~ 4:08 PM *finishing time depends on course
Capacity: 20 persons
Minimum: 3 persons
For Reservations or Inquiries
Contact: Okuizumo Tourism Association
https://okuizumo.org/en/inquiry/
*Reservations must be made 7 days prior before 5:00 PM (JST)
*Participants have to be 3 years old or older
*In the case of bad weather or insufficient amount of people, visitors will be notified 7 days prior of cancellation and will not be charged with a cancellation fee
Timetable
12:15 Miinohara Station (Start)
12:20 Orochi Loop Roadside Station
12:45 Maitake Mushroom Farm
13:20 Cultural Landscape: Terraced Rice Fields
13:30 Okuizumo Tatara and Japanese Sword Museum
14:20 Izumo-Yokota Station
(End of course for Orochi-go Train riders *14:32 departure)
14:50 Oni-no-Shitaburui Gorge & Suspension Bridge
15:50 Izumo-Minari Station
(Local Market Place)
16:08 Izumo-Minari Station
(Connecting to the local train on JR Kisuki Line *16:08 departure)
Fees
●Miinohara Station ~ Izumo-Yokota Station Course
(Adult: 1,000 yen / Elementary School Student: 500 yen)
●Miinohara Station ~ Izumo-Minari Station Course
(Adult: 1,500 yen / Elementary School Student: 800 yen)
*prices include admission to Okuizumo Tatara and Japanese Sword Museum and transportation costs (bus/taxi)
*prices to be paid on the day
Cancellation Policy
*no cancellation fee for cancellations due to the weather
*no cancellation fee for cancellations made more than 3 days prior
*cancellation fee of 30% will be applied for cancellations made 2 days prior
*cancellation fee of 40% will be applied for cancellations made 1 day prior
*cancellation fee of 50% will be applied for cancellations made on the day of
For reservations or inquiries contact:
Okuizumo Tourism Association
https://okuizumo.org/en/inquiry/
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