Winter AIZU KOUGEN RESORT & SKI

Enjoy the powder snow at Aizu Kogen Resort Regardless or whether you are a Skier or Snowboarder, the 15 courses offer 5 kilometers of runs with an elevation of 700 meters; enjoyment for everyone from beginners to experts !

Massively popular! Aizu Railway train operating experience

"Get a feeling of train operators!" Hugely popular train operating experience in Aizu Railway. It's a very popular plan that reservation of the plan scheduled for the year is filled as soon as it is released every year. We would like to inform you of the event with specially increased days to be held this time. Participation of ladies and children in the event id available at ease due to polite instructions provided by active operators and conductors as well. The plan is full of special feeling such as specially made lunch box for you to eat on the train and visiting tour of rail yard that you cannot observe usually.

The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel

"Deep & Massive"

The world's highest level of disaster prevention technology in JAPAN

Underground Shrine Concierges take you round Japan’s world-class flood prevention facility.

Samurai Town Shirakawa

It takes just over an hour from Tokyo to reach the Samurai Town of "Shirakawa", which is the entrance to the Tohoku region. The area is known to be where fierce battles took place during the "Boshin War", which was fought between forces that sought for ruling power in Japan around 150 years ago. It is also where one of Tohoku region's most famous castle, the Komine Castle is located, and it offers visitors a chance to wear traditional samurai armors. Tea ceremony workshops are also held in Nanko Park, which was a favored spot by the samurais of that period. This course allows visitors to experience the essence of the samurai spirit.

Samurai Town Nihonmatsu

"Nihonmatsu" is one of the Tohoku region's most famous Samurai Towns, located just over an hour away from Tokyo. The area is known to be where fierce battles took place during the "Boshin War", which was fought between forces that sought for ruling power in Japan around 150 years ago. The "Nihonmatsu Castle" was once famed as an impregnable fortress, and today visitors are able to experience wearing traditional samurai armors here. The tour also includes a chopstick making workshop and lunch serving local specialties that were loved by the samurais of the period, making it a course that allows visitors to experience the essence of the samurai spirit.

SamuraiIai Workshop

This is an authentic Iai (traditional sword arts) workshop offered by the "Hogyokukai" International Iaido Organization. Easy to understand guidance of Iai arts (kata (form), Kumitachi (paired practice), and Tameshigiri (actual cutting)) is provided by an Iai master at the Hogyokukai. The Hogyokukai is a renown school of Iaido, and has been introduced on a special program on "NBC", which is one of the 3 major broadcasting networks in the U.S. that will also be nationally broadcasting the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The school also offers Iai lessons for members of the "Tokyo American Club", a top class social club in Japan.

Aizu-NikkoTour
"Going by Samurai Train    ～an overnight stay～

Tour visiting “Aizu” where Japanese ancient Samurai culture remains rich and famous world heritage of “Nikko”

Point 1:
   Going on the chartered ”Samurai Train”

Point 2:
   Available to enjoy exciting show of Samurai Artists active across the world!

Point 3:
   You can feel Japanese Samurai spirits in various places