Limited to the Kamiari Festival season! Discover Izumo Taisha, Inasa no Hama, and Yaegaki Shrine on a 2-day journey, with an overnight stay at Kaike Onsen Fuyo Bekkan.
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The Highlight
- Experience the Kamiari Festival at Izumo Taisha, where Japan's deities are said to gather each year.
- Enjoy an overnight stay at Kaike Onsen Fuyo Bekkan.
- Visit Yaegaki Shrine and try the famous Mirror Pond fortune-telling for love and relationships.
- Meet beloved yokai characters along Mizuki Shigeru Road.
- Shop for fresh seafood and local specialties at Nakauura Seafood Market.
- Visit Kotobuki Castle, a sweets theme park inspired by historic Yonago Castle.
The Experience
Exclusive Guided Visit to Izumo Taisha
- Accompanied by an experienced tour leader who has guided 5+ tours to Izumo Taisha.
- Learn about the shrine's history, traditions, and proper worship etiquette before arrival.
- Enjoy approximately 3 hours at Izumo Taisha, including time to visit the Kamimiya Shrine (about a 15-minute walk each way).
Experience the Kamiari Festival
During one week of the lunar October, it is believed that all of Japan's deities gather at Izumo Taisha. While the rest of Japan calls this month Kannazuki ("Month Without Gods"), Izumo celebrates it as Kamiarizuki ("Month With Gods"). The festival features sacred ceremonies welcoming, honoring, and sending off the deities.
Visit Japan's Legendary Power Spot
Dedicated to Okuninushi-no-Okami, the deity of love and good fortune, Izumo Taisha is one of Japan's oldest and most revered shrines, with a history recorded in the ancient Kojiki.
Rare Access to Kamimiya Shrine
The Kamimiya Shrine is open to visitors only during the seven-day Kamiari Festival. According to tradition, this is where the gathered deities hold their divine meetings. Visitors may also receive sacred sake and blessed rice, subject to availability.
Enjoy an overnight stay at Kaike Onsen Fuyo Bekkan.
- Stay at a hot spring hotel renowned for its free-flowing natural onsen.
- Enjoy panoramic views of the Sea of Japan and Yonago City from the top-floor public bath.
- Savor a traditional Japanese kaiseki dinner featuring local San'in specialties, including half a snow crab.
Sample Dinner Menu
- Seasonal appetizer
- Assorted sashimi
- Chawanmushi (savory egg custard)
- Grilled seasonal dish
- Seasonal hot pot
- Seasonal specialty
- Half snow crab
- Seasonal kamameshi (rice cooked in an iron pot)
- Pickles
- Soup
- Dessert Please Note: The menu is subject to change depending on seasonal ingredient availability.
Visit Yaegaki Shrine and try the famous Mirror Pond fortune-telling for love and relationships.
- Try the popular Mirror Pond fortune-telling ritual by placing a coin on a special paper and floating it on the pond to reveal your luck in love and relationships.
- Choose from a wide variety of colorful lucky charms.
- According to legend, Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Princess Inata were united here, making Yaegaki Shrine a renowned power spot for love, marriage, and lasting relationships. Please Note: The fortune-telling paper is available for JPY 100 per person.
Information about Tour Place of departure and destination: From OSAKA to TOTTORI / SHIMANE Number of days of travel: 2 days Means of transportation: Bus Name of bus company: International Motor Vehicles Osaka or equivalent Meal(s): Dinner x 1, Breakfast x 1 Minimum number of passengers to operate. 20 Number of GUIDE：1
Tour Operator Information Company Name: H.I.S. Co., Ltd. Department Name: Inbound Travel Division DMC Business Department West Japan Group Kansai Team Address: Mainichi Intecio 16F 3-4-5 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8215, JAPAN Registration No: No. 724 by the Commissioner of Japan Tourism Agency Membership: Full Member of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA)
Contact Information Department Name: Inbound Travel Division DMC Business Department West Japan Group Kansai Team Address: Mainichi Intecio 15F 3-4-5 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8215, JAPAN Tel: +81- 50-1745-1444 Opening hour:10:00~18:00 (Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays)
General Travel Services Manager: Eri Tomiyama *The Tour Operations Manager is responsible for transactions related to your travel at the sales office, handling your travel arrangements. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the explanations provided by the staff about this travel contract, please do not hesitate to contact the above-mentioned Tour Operations Manager.
Please read and understand the Terms and Conditions below. Travel Terms and Conditions: Domestic Package Tours Travel Agency Terms and Conditions: Section of Package Tour Contract
Guide Services
Languages Spoken by Guides
- Japanese
Itinerary
- Include: Dinner
- 08:15Umeda (Meeting time 8:15, Departure time 8:30)
- Nakaura Fish Market (A market offering a wide variety of products, from fresh seafood from the Sea of Japan to famous sweets and specialty products from the San'in region. Free time for lunch/approx. 60 minutes)
- Mizuki Shigeru Road (Free time to explore the town of yokai/approx. 70 minutes)
- Kotobuki-jo Confectionery (Shopping for Tottori's famous sweets/approx. 40 minutes)
- 17:00Kaike Onsen, Fuyo Bekkan (Around 17:00) *Enjoy the atmospheric large public bath and the open-air bath with a sense of freedom. *Dinner will be a kaiseki meal featuring ingredients from the San'in region, including crab dishes.
- Include: Breakfast
- 08:30Hotel (Departure around 8:30)
- Inasa Beach (Visit the site where the Kami-mukae Shinto ritual takes place / approx. 15 minutes)
- <Walking>
- Izumo Taisha & Kamimiya Shrine Visit Izumo Taisha during the Kamiari Festival, when Japan's eight million deities are believed to gather in Izumo. Continue with a walk to Kamimiya Shrine, where the gods are said to hold their divine meetings during the festival (approx. 3 hours)
- Yaegaki Shrine (Visit a popular matchmaking spot known for its "love fortune-telling" at the Mirror Pond / approx. 30 minutes)
- 19:30Umeda (Around 19:30)
Price Details
How to Use
- Voucher will be sent via email. Please show your e-voucher at designated location.
Purchase Notice
- This tour is a Japanese tour. The tour conductor will provide language support using a translator (Pocket Talk).
- Eligibility: This tour is not valid for Japanese nationals. It is available to overseas tourists only.
- This is not a private tour; you will enjoy the tour with other guests.
- If the minimum number of participants (20) is not met by (14) days before the scheduled date, the tour on that date might be canceled.
- Guests in odd-numbered groups may be required to share bus seats.
- Sightseeing time may be shortened due to traffic conditions.
- A 15-minute walk is required from Izumo Taisha to Kamimiya Shrine.
- Lunch on both Day 1 and Day 2 is at your own expense.
- Distribution of sacred sake and blessed rice at Kamimiya Shrine is subject to the availability of shrine staff.
Important Booking Information
Important Notes During Bus Tour
- Please refrain from drinking alcohol on the bus.
- Members of the odd-numbered group may need to share seats with other passengers on the bus.
- As stipulated by Japanese law, please wear your seat belt on the tour bus.
- Please remain seated and avoid walking while the tour bus is moving.
- Seating on the bus is assigned by H.I.S staff. Please do not change your seat during the tour.
- Please be punctual and arrive at the designated meeting place on time. The bus will depart on time and will not wait for latecomers.
- Latecomers who wish to rejoin the group will be responsible for all transportation fees. 8.Please wear the sticker provided by the tour guide visibly.
- Avoid sticking the sticker on leather goods, as it may leave marks.
- Do not use the seat reclining function or adjust the seat settings.
- Please set all electronic devices, including mobile phones and game consoles, to silent mode.
- Talking on mobile phones and making video calls are prohibited on the tour bus.
- Smoking is strictly prohibited on the tour bus.
- Arrival times at each sightseeing spot may vary depending on traffic conditions.
- The use of drones for filming or other purposes is prohibited during the tour.
- Please do not use perfume, sprays, or change baby diapers on the bus, as it may disturb other passengers.
- Manage your valuable belongings yourself.
- After the tour, please take all your trash with you and do not leave any on the bus.
- Ensure you do not forget or leave any personal belongings on the bus after the tour.
- If you fail to follow these regulations and cause a disturbance on the bus, you may be asked to leave the bus, even during the tour.
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellation made at least 21 day(s) before departure date, Fully refundable (100% refund)
- Cancel during 8 ~ 20 day(s) of departure, will charge 20%
- Cancel during 2 ~ 7 day(s) of departure, will charge 30%
- Cancel on 1 day(s) before departure, will charge 40%
- Cancel on activities date, will charge 50%
