Winter Activities in Japan
From Festivals to Strawberry picking, discover what Japan has to offer outside of skiing and world famous powder.
Winter Life in Rural Japan
TokudAw’s original tour in Tomi City, Nagano in Snow Country offers a travelers the opportunity to make celebratory mochi inside a traditional Japanese home, weave grass to make traditional winter decorations, drill bamboo to make traditional Japanese lanterns with decorative patterns, and snowshoe across beautiful winter landscapes in Nagano prefecture. Click video to watch on YouTube.
Strawberry picking
While in some parts of the world, summer is Strawberry season, in Japan, it is winter! This is because the strawberries are grown in greenhouses, enabling a winter harvest. With many varieties, a trip to the strawberry farm while in Japan makes a memorable experience for the entire group. Click into the Facebook post to learn more about strawberry season in Japan.
Winter Festivals and Sights to See
From Ice caves and icicles to light-ups and lantern festivals, fireworks and fire festivals, to doll festivals and candle festivals, to snow fall landscapes to early blooming flowers and remote onsen towns.
Off the beaten path Japanese winter adventure
Explore Mt. Bandai, a 4 hour drive from Tokyo with a Samurai culture and the unique identity of a red cow said to be a guardian spirit. Click the Facebook post to learn more about all the variety of activities offered in the area relating to the red cow. The destination makes a great choice for families.
November, December, and January destinations in Japan
Want to visit Japan during Thanksgiving or at the end of the year, Christmas or New years timeframes and need ideas on where to visit? You can still catch fall leaves in November and December. Later in December and in January you can catch an early blooming seasonal flower known as a Winter Sweet. It’s kind of like a yellow cherry blossom, only it smells incredibly sweet! Click the Facebook post to view an infographic on Fall color destinations in you can drive to and Wintersweet destinations to visit.
Plan your Japan trip with TokudAw.
Let TokudAw handle the logistics for you, with private vehicle transport ensuring that you arrive at your destinations smoothly, without stressing about train transfers or crowded platforms. TokudAw also designs custom Japan itineraries around your travel style, thus ensuring a comfortable daily pacing built around your interests.
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