Cherry Blossom Buddha and Mt.Yoshino with Strawberry Picking Tour
Description
*Visit Tsubosakadera Temple which has the Cherry Blossom Buddha *Enjoy the breathtaking cherry blossom view of Mount Yoshino *Including strawberry picking experience *Enjoy picnic bento for lunch (Optional) ※Please note that obento ingredient cannnot be change. If you have any allergies or dietary restrictions, please choose the No Lunch plan and prepare your own. *Make a small stop at the roadside station Katsuragi for shopping *This tour is conducted by an English-speaking guide only.
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Itinerary
Enjoy a strawberry picking experience in Asuka Village. You can taste local specialty of sweet strawberries with an all you can eat option for 30 minutes!
Explore Tsubosakaji Temple is known for its Great Cherry Blossom Buddha. Alongside the impressive Buddha, you will find various giant stone Buddhas invited from India, creating a unique and captivating atmosphere. The temple is also famous for its cherry blossoms, which cover the entire temple grounds.
Enjoy beautiful cherry blossoms at one of Japan's most famous spots for cherry blossom viewing. We are sure that you will have a memorable cherry blossom viewing experience at Mount Yoshino. Depending on the cherry blossom conditions in Mt. Yoshino, we may take you to a different location. If the cherry trees are not in full bloom, we will take you to Ohnaka Park (Onaka, Yamatotakada-shi, Nara-ken 635-0095).
Make a stop at Roadside Station Katsuragi and enjoy shopping for local products and souvenirs. Additionally, let's try some delicious local sweets!
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This is not a private tour, you will enjoy the tour with other guests.
- Bringing large luggage on the tour is not allowed.
- For the picnic bento lunch, it includes four pieces of Kakinohazushi (Nara local cuisine, sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves), fried food, Japanese-style rolled omelet, Japanese seasonal side dish, and one pack of Green tea. (The contents of the product may change depending on the season and availability.)
- Please note that obento ingredient cannnot be change. If you have any allergies or dietary restrictions, please choose the No Lunch plan and prepare your own.
- If minimum number of participants of 10 is not met by 14 days before the scheduled date, the tour on that date may be cancelled.
- Please arrive at the meeting location 15 minutes prior to the departure time.
- IMPORTANT: The bus will depart according to the schedule and will not wait for late arrivals.
- The schedule is subject to change without prior notice.
- Due to traffic or other reasons, the duration of visits at each destination may be shortened, and arrival times may be delayed.
- Refunds will not be provided if you fail to arrive at the meeting location on time (no show).
- In the event of a natural disaster, such as a typhoon, the tour will be canceled, and a full refund will be issued.
- Please note that cherry blossoms may not be seen due to weather conditions.
- Wheelchair is not accessible. This tour involves a lot of walking. If you have trouble walking, we advise you not to book this tour.
Reviews(39)
We had a wonderful time on this tour. Some members of our tour were difficult, but our guide handled everything with patience and grace. We all ended up having a great time. The asuka ruby strawberries were very sweet! And we visited places with beautiful cherry blossoms. I highly recommend this tour.
Excellent tour and a superb guide, answered all our questions, kept our group together. It was a wonderful experience for a very first day in Japan
Amazing tour, without this tour we wouldn't have been able to get up to the temples as it's all via cars. Good crowd size and bus. Able to take naps in-between the trips and fold out legs. Sha our tour guide was very informative and helpful, very good person by nature and knows alot of details about the temples and history. Good for healthy to fit people as there are alot of stair climbing and steep hills. Worth the hike for the view. Just becareful of slippery stairs.... We fell.... Wish it was a better weather during our visit but good recommendation!
Nice trip!! Saw some cherry blossoms, temples, statues and other local sites! Very beautiful…. I particularly love the flowers and the scenery not to mention eating like a pound of the most delicious strawberries ever!! Our tour guide, Sho, was really patient and understanding while keeping the tour organized and on time.
Our guide Sho was wonderful. We had a difficult group with a bunch of demanding complainers. They were extremely difficult and pushy. Sho did his best to make everyone happy, and he did a great job. We saw beautiful double cherry blossoms (kanzan) and had the most delicious strawberries I’ve ever had. Sho won everyone over by the end of the tour, and he deserves extra kudos for his efforts. We saw beautiful temples and shrines, too. Overall, it was a very nice tour. We highly recommend it!
We have a very good tour guide, however there was no more cherry blossom to see, too 😢 not a good timing
We ended up touring on a rainy day but it made the experience worth remembering. From picking strawberries during a rain storm, visiting a temple during small showers and seeing the variety of cherry blossom trees through out a small detour, the experience and sight seeing was beautiful. Our tour guide explained the history well and answered all our questions. He has a good sense of humor and my friends and I enjoyed his company.
It was nice but the weather did not cooperate so the guide had alternative plans besides Mount Yoshino so we enjoyed it.
Beautiful day and interesting tour, the guide was very friendly and capable and above all patient. The driver was expert and responsible.
Our Guide, Michiko, was brilliant! So lovely, very funny and extremely knowledgable. The experience gets you into the heart of Japan, in and around Nara prefecture, and each stop is somehow more welcoming and awe-gazing than the last. For anyone who has yet to explore the Sakura within mountain ranges, I couldn’t recommend this tour enough. There is nothing quite like it. The food was good as well, from a former non-sushi eater! Many options in the box, both Japanese and Western. 8:30am meet, back in Osaka at 5pm. When you do take this trip, please say hi to Kannon and Nirvara for me. :)
