'One of Kyushu's Premier Summer Traditions 'Yamaga Lantern Festival' and the Refreshing Shirakawa Water Source, Kumamoto Castle - 2 Days'
(Additional information) Aug. Only for departures on the 16th! Admission per person per room for the same trip / includes 4 meals (1 boxed lunch) / "Yamaga Lantern Festival" includes designated viewing area
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- 79,900yen ~79,900yen
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" Kumamoto Destination Campaign" (Period: Jul. 1st ~ Sep. 30th, 2026)
Guided to 'Yamaga Lantern Festival,' one of Kyushu's premier summer traditions
Please enjoy the "Yamaga Thousand Lantern Dance" from the bleachers!
Yamaga Lantern Festival is a festival held at Omiya Shrine in Yamaga Onsen, Kumamoto Prefecture, held annually over two days in Aug..
At night, women wearing golden lanterns that emit a soft light on their heads sing the folk song "Yoheho-bushi"
The relaxed Yamaga Lantern Dance livens up the festival.
The "Senjin Lantern Dance" is the climax of the Yamaga Lantern Festival, and the graceful dance by the Senjin is a masterpiece.
Yamaga 1000-person lantern dance (Image)
*The festival may be canceled due to bad weather, etc.
There's plenty to see and do besides the festival!
◆ Yachiyoza
Visit the summer evening performance at the Yachiyoza Theater, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property.
A theater built in 1910 that continues to preserve the traditional theater style.
Please enjoy the "Lantern Festival Yachiyoza Summer Evening Performance".
Yachiyoza (Image)
*If the summer evening performance is suddenly canceled, visitors will be free to explore the building and wander around at their leisure.
◆The refreshing Shirakawa spring
It has been selected as one of the 100 best waters in Japan by the Ministry of the Environment, and approximately 60 tons of pure spring water gush out every minute.
This popular tourist destination offers a tranquil space surrounded by trees, where visitors can enjoy crystal-clear water and the beauty of nature.
Shirakawa Water Source (Image) Photo provided by: Kumamoto Prefectural Tourism Federation *"100 Famous Waters" selected by the Ministry of the Environment
◆ Kumamoto Castle
Enter inside the castle tower at Kumamoto Castle!
Enjoy the view from the top floor.
Kumamoto Castle after restoration (Image)
*You may have to wait to enter the castle tower depending on how busy it is.
Includes 4 meals!
Hakata-ken (Lunch Day 1)
Hakata At the station, we offer "Kashiwameshi Bento (with paper pack tea)"
Please enjoy it at your convenience, such as in your car.
Kashiwameshi Bento (Image)
Tamana Kikusui no Sato <Dinner Day 1 >
Kumamoto Tomato sukiyaki set meal of brand meat "Ajisai beef" and "play pork"
Kumamoto Enjoy comparing the two major brands of meat
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※ Dinner on Day 1 will be an early dinner from around 4 p.m.
Suizenji Jojuen Garden <Lunch Day 2 >
This strolling garden was created during the Edo period by the Hosokawa family, the lords of the Higo domain, and is designated as a national scenic spot.
Aso Centered on a pond where underground water gushes out, there are mountains and beautiful gardens modeled after Mt. Fuji.
You can enjoy traditional Japanese scenery.
Lunch is Local cuisine Spring water set meal including '-jiru' (rice bowl soup) is available.
Suizenji Seijuen (Image) Photo courtesy of Kumamoto Prefectural Tourism Federation
Accommodation at a hotel with a large public bath
Hotel Route-Inn Kumamoto Ekimae [B] *Our standard
The radium-enriched artificial hot spring bath, perfect for relaxing and unwinding after a long journey, is open until 2 AM.
Large communal bath (Image)
Enjoy a wide variety of Buffet ♪ breakfast
Breakfast buffet (Image)
Information on Front Seat Bus Option
・For an additional fee of 3,000 yen per person (for 2 days), we will reserve a seat within the first 3 rows of the bus.
・We cannot accept requests for seats in rows 1–3. Please leave the seating arrangement to us. You may have to share a seat with someone else.
・This plan is for groups.
・We may not be able to secure seats if there is an increase in the number of people, or if the tour or departure date is changed.
・Please pay in advance by bank transfer or credit card.
・Due to seating arrangement, passengers in the first three rows may not be those who have applied for the front seat reserved plan.
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Itinerary
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- Schedule
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名古屋駅(7:00~8:00発)-
-<Nozomi Shinkansen, ordinary reserved seat>-
Hakata Station-
-<Kyushu Shinkansen Tsubame, ordinary reserved seat>-
Kumamoto Station-
-[Travel: Approx. 20 minutes] Kumamoto Castle (Castle Tower Entrance/Approx. 90 minutes)-
[Movement: Approximately 130 minutes / including WC break] Tamana / Kikusui no Sato (Kumamoto Tomato sukiyaki dinner of brand meat "Ajisai beef" and "play pork" / about 50 minutes)-
-[Travel: approx. 20 minutes] Yachiyoza Theater (Viewing the summer evening performance / approx. 70 minutes)-
-Yamaga Lantern Festival (Watch the magical 'Thousand-Person Lantern Dance' from designated viewing area, where women gracefully dance with lanterns on their heads / about 100 minutes) -
- [Travel: about 60 minutes] Kumamoto City (overnight)★Arrived around 10:30 p.m. scheduled. Accommodation to a hotel with a large public bath
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Hotel Route Inn Kumamoto [B]
- Day 2
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Kumamoto City (9:30 Departure) -
-[Travel: approx. 95 minutes] Shirakawa Spring (One of Japan's Top 100 Famous Waters / approx. 40 minutes)-
- [Transportation: approx. 90 minutes] Suizenji Seishuen (Free Walk / Local cuisine Lunch with Spring Water Meal Including Rice Soup / Total Approx. 110 min) -
-[Travel: about 25 minutes] Kumamoto Station-
-<Kyushu Shinkansen Tsubame, ordinary reserved seat>-
Hakata Station-
-<Nozomi Shinkansen, ordinary reserved seat>-
-名古屋駅(21:30~21:55着)
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Additional Information・Important notes
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[About the Tour]
● The order of the itinerary may be rearranged.
● If you book a room for two people, you may be guided to separate rooms.
● Dinner at Day 1 is served early around 4 PM.
● Regarding the Day 1 Important Cultural Property 'Yachiyoza' Summer Summer Performance scheduled, if the lecture is suddenly canceled, you will be free to tour and stroll around the facility.
● Day 1 Kumamoto Depending on crowd conditions, you may be asked to wait when entering the castle main keep.
● Regarding Yamaga Lantern Festival, as the festival is held outdoors, the lights may be "turned off" or "partially turned on" in case of rain.
In such cases, there will be no substitute sightseeing, and you will be arriving early at the accommodation.
* If the event is canceled due to severe weather or other reasons, no refunds will be given after departure
● For designated viewing area seat arrangements, please leave it to us.
● After watching the festival at night, you will be transferred to the hotel, so your arrival will be late around 10:30 PM.
● Minors are not permitted to participate.
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[Regarding changes to meal content]
Domestic Travel departing on or after May. 1, 2025, a fee of 1,500 yen per meal will be charged for changes to meal contents due to food allergies or religious reasons, and any price differences will be charged at actual cost. In principle, please notify us at least 14 days before your departure date. For further inquiries, please consult with us.
[Regarding the Pre-Travel Peace of Mind Call from Tour Guides]
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[Travel precautions]
*The round-trip transportation and Accommodation details will be provided in the "Travel Guide (Departure Information)" which will be sent to you approximately 5 days prior to the departure date.
*Please leave seat allocations for transportation (bus, plane, train, Other) and room allocations for Accommodation to our discretion. Please refrain from reclining bus seats.
*Please note that even if you apply for train seats for two or more people, the seats may not be next to each other or may be far apart.
*This tour is also available for sale to foreigners. If foreign passengers are on board, some of the tour may be conducted in a foreign language, but a guide-interpreter will not accompany the passenger.
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[Information about reservations]
■The information is updated daily (excluding Sundays, national holidays, and the New Year holidays), but please note that it is not in real time. Also, even if there is only one seat remaining, it will be displayed as [Available].
■If there are not enough participants, the trip may be canceled. If the trip is canceled, we will contact you at least 14 days before departure.
[Please be sure to check the "Online Reservation Procedure" before using the service]
■Reservations can be made online up until 8 days before departure. - 'Carrying Oversized Luggage on Tokaido
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For Tokaido, Sanyo, Kyushu, and Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen trains, from May 20, 2020 onwards, if you wish to bring on board luggage whose three sides exceed 160 cm in total (hereinafter referred to as "oversized luggage"), you must reserve a seat with an oversized luggage area in advance, so please be sure to request this when applying for your trip (there is no reservation fee, but the number of seats is limited). Even if you contact us at the last minute, we may not be able to make arrangements. Even if we are able to make a reservation, you may be separated from other passengers in the car and seat. Please note that luggage whose three sides exceed 250 cm in total cannot be brought on board. If you bring on "oversized luggage" without making a reservation in advance, you will need to pay a handling fee (1,000 yen including tax) on board, so please divide your luggage into smaller pieces as much as possible. If you have any questions, please contact our reservation center.
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Kyushu Sanko Bus or equivalent
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Hotel Route-Inn Kumamoto [B]
Western-style room (single/triple) / with bathroom and toilet
<Regarding Accommodation rankings>
We have established standards for Accommodation and classify Accommodation facilities into categories [S, A, B, C] based on our own research and customer tour questionnaires (S being the best).
For more details, please visit our website.
*The [S], [A], [B], and [C] within the itinerary also indicate ranks, but Accommodation that do not receive the required number of survey responses are excluded from the rank display.
*The ranks listed above are those as of today.
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(If the travel cost is 10,000 yen and Club Tourism Pass member discount is 2,000 yen)
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| Club Tourism Pass discount benefits |
-2,000円 | 0円 |
| Club Tourism Discount pass usage fee |
8,000円 | 10,000円 |
| GOTO applicable amount Travel discount rate 30% |
-2,400円 | -3,000円 |
| Actual payment amount | 5,600円 | 7,000円 |



