Ashikaga Flower Park Illumination & Strawberry Picking
Description
Enjoy a full day of seasonal flavors and dazzling night scenery on this experience from Tokyo. Start with a satisfying Japanese-style lunch featuring specialty beef sukiyaki, complemented by an all-you-can-eat selection of strawberry sweets. Continue the day with a hands-on strawberry picking experience, where you can enjoy fresh strawberries directly from the farm. In the evening, visit Ashikaga Flower Park, home to one of Japan’s most famous winter illumination events. Known as the “Garden of Light,” the park transforms into a magical world of glowing displays, including large-scale light installations inspired by flowers and nature. This tour offers a perfect balance of food, fun, and unforgettable scenery. - Enjoy beef sukiyaki lunch with strawberry sweets buffet - Experience all-you-can-eat strawberry picking - Visit Ashikaga Flower Park illumination - Relaxed day trip from Tokyo with seasonal highlights - Combines food experiences with evening light displays
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Itinerary
After meeting your tour conductor and travel toward the Numata area. Here, you will enjoy a Japanese-style lunch featuring beef sukiyaki, a popular dish prepared by simmering thinly sliced beef with vegetables in a savory broth. The meal also includes an all-you-can-eat strawberry sweets selection, available during lunch, offering a variety of desserts featuring the seasonal fruit. Please note that the contents of the sweets selection may vary depending on the day. Lunch is scheduled for around 13:00, slightly later than a typical lunchtime.
After approximately 20 minutes, continue to a nearby farm in Numata or Showa for a strawberry picking experience. You will have the chance to pick and enjoy fresh strawberries directly from the greenhouse, with an all-you-can-eat system during the visit. The experience allows you to taste strawberries at peak freshness while enjoying a relaxed farm atmosphere.
Travel approximately 90 minutes to Ashikaga Flower Park, one of Japan’s most popular illumination spots. As night falls, the park transforms into the “Garden of Light,” filled with large-scale illumination displays. Installations such as glowing floral scenes and the famous “Great Wisteria” light display create a dreamlike environment, offering plenty of opportunities to walk through and enjoy the changing scenery. The combination of light, color, and seasonal themes makes this one of the most impressive illumination events in Japan. After the visit, begin the journey back to Tokyo.
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What's included
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour is operated for both Japanese and foreign customers. A Japanese tour conductor will accompany the group and provide key information using a translation app. Please note that the tour conductor is not a tour guide and will focus on sharing essential information during the tour.
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be contacted 5 days prior to your travel date and offered an alternative date or a full refund.
- Depending on road conditions on the day, the order of the itinerary may change.
- Delays, shortenings of the tour or omissions made to the itinerary due to traffic, weather or other circumstances that are beyond the control of the tour operator are not subject to a refund.
- It can get very cold during the illumination viewing, so please wear warm clothing and come prepared with proper cold-weather gear.
- Delays due to transportation issues or non-participation will be subject to cancellation fees. The tour will depart at the time indicated
- Infant (0-2 years old) are free of charge but with no product inclusions.
- Fruit picking will take place even in rainy weather. In some farms, umbrellas may not be allowed during rain, so please bring a raincoat.
- There may be a walk of approximately 15 minutes from the bus drop-off point to the fruit-picking location. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
- The tour has several meeting spots, but it departs from only one on each specific date. Please note that the option you select will be the only available meeting location for your chosen date.
- Please note that we are unable to accommodate special dietary requests, including food allergies. If you have specific dietary needs, we recommend making your own meal arrangements. No refunds will be provided for meals.
- On January 17 and February 11, the tour will use buses equipped with restrooms. You may be assigned a seat next to the restroom; however, it will be across the aisle, and there is no significant difference from a standard seat.
- Operated by Club Tourism, a leading Japanese travel company with over 70 years of experience, this high-quality tour offers a safe and reliable travel experience in Japan. Accompanied by a tour leader known for excellent hospitality, it has received high praise from travelers of many nationalities.
