Saitama Prefecture Products and Tourism Association Chokotabi Saitama day trip bus tour “A geopark guide will accompany you! Now accepting applications for “Chichibu KODAWARI Spot Tour”!

[Saitama Prefecture Products and Tourism Association] Chokotabi Saitama day trip bus tour “A geopark guide will accompany you! Now accepting applications for “Chichibu KODAWARI Spot Tour”! ​
Saitama Prefecture Products and Tourism Association Press release: January 24, 2025 Chokotabi Saitama day trip bus tour “Geopark guide will accompany you!” Now accepting applications for “Chichibu KODAWARI Spot Tour”! The Saitama Prefecture Products and Tourism Association (Chairman: Shigeharu Asagiri) is offering a one-day bus tour “A geopark guide will accompany you! We have started accepting applications for “Chichibu KODAWARI Spot Tour” (departing from and arriving at Seibu Chichibu Station). The Chichibu area is dotted with special spots that are a bit geeky. It spans fields such as nature, industry, and history, and is filled with special technology and passion. Why not visit these KODAWARI spots and experience the depth of the Chichibu area?
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/47262/169/47262-169-6095d8773fff2f1b4d636206a13cbc6e-3900×2600.jpg Experience the history and exhibits of Chichibu Meisen Chichibu Meisen Museum exhibits valuable materials and manufacturing processes related to the history of Chichibu textiles and Meisen. Also, at the “Meisen Exhibition” held at the Mori no Art Museum in Mahora Inahoyama, you can see an exhibition of colorful Meisen kimonos. Increase your financial luck at power spots! ? In 708, copper excavated in Chichibu was presented to the Imperial Court, and the “Wado Kaichin”, which is said to be Japan’s first currency in circulation, was issued that year. The Holy Shrine built near the excavation site is called “Zenigami” and is attracting attention as a power spot for financial luck.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/47262/169/47262-169-02a00bbcc2abddc09354d98051d82062-3072×2048.jpg I was surprised by the faithfully reproduced model! When you step into Furusatokan of Sorrow, you will be greeted by a nostalgic landscape. Lined up in rows are miniature models of private houses that existed all over the country, including Chichibu. Not only the buildings, but also the gardens, fittings, furniture, and even the spider webs have been meticulously recreated over many years. “Brown rice vegetarian lunch” surrounded by nature Stroll around Mahora Inahoyama, a natural park that uses an entire mountain of Chichibu red flowers. For lunch, we will have a “brown rice vegetarian lunch” that will please your body and mind, centered on local organic and pesticide-free vegetables at Mahora Sato Cafe -hirake goma- located in the park.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/47262/169/47262-169-cd4ba21e47e1bdbf542ae5bc2498d3c5-3872×2581.jpg Feel it! Saitama was not a prefecture without a sea Oga Fossil Museum is located in a place where you can see the natural monument “Yobake”. A reconstructed skeletal model of the strange beast Paleoparadoxia, which was produced in Ogano Town, and a number of rare fossils such as the Titan’s whale are on display. You can also listen to commentary from the Geopark Chichibu guide who accompanies you. Learn about sake making in Chichibu, the sake producing area Sake Brewery Forest is a tourist sake brewery with a sake brewery museum and product hall attached to the brewery for the local sake “Chichibu Nishiki.” The museum exhibits many sake brewing tools and materials that tell the story of over 270 years of history. At the product center, you can sample and purchase alcoholic beverages.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/47262/169/47262-169-25fde687973a0f48c13cdb575993ae63-667×445.jpg • Tour Overview [Travel date] February 28th (Friday), March 10th (Monday), March 14th (Friday), 2025 [Recruitment number] 20 people each day (minimum number of participants 16 people) [Departure and arrival point] Seibu Railway/Seibu Chichibu Station [Travel fee] Adults 1,100 yen (tax included), children (junior high school students and younger) 10,500 yen [Meal] 1 lunch: Mahora Sato Cafe -hirake goma- “Brown rice vegetarian lunch” [Tour conductor] I will accompany you and take care of you [Transportation] Use of chartered bus (Chichibu Railway sightseeing bus planned) • Tour details and reservations Saitama Prefecture Official Tourism Site “Chokotabi Saitama” (Tour) https://chocotabi-saitama-store.jp/archives/activity/576800 • Business background Our association is registered as a tourism regional development corporation (DMO) and has also acquired Type 2 travel business certification, and we collaborate with municipalities and businesses in the prefecture to create and sell destination-based travel products. We offer travel products full of local attractions that make use of the unique tourist attractions of each region. Information on each tour is posted and sold on the Saitama Prefecture tourist information site “Chokotabi Saitama” operated by our association, and the site is timely added and updated with information on sightseeing spots in the prefecture and the latest events. In addition, at the Chokotabi Saitama Online Store, you can purchase products from all over the prefecture, including Saitama specialty sweets, local sake, and other foods, folk crafts, and agricultural products.