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SL Hitoyoshi and Terroir Dining Tour

Day trips

  • 6h 30m
  • 2 languages
  • Mobile ticket

Highlights

In this tour, you will experience the pairing of ‘ichigu-unaju’ (eel stew) from a famous restaurant in Hitoyoshi City with Kuma tea, a local speciality, while cruising down the Kuma River, a precious natural resource of Hitoyoshi City, and then visit a restored steam locomotive (SL Hitoyoshi) and the only working stone engine house in Japan, built in 1911 (Meiji 44), which was used as a The tour is guided by a guide who was involved in the operation of the SL at the time.You will also enjoy a full-course lunch, which was developed especially for this tour, at a stylish restaurant in a converted warehouse next to Okoba Station on the Hisatsu Line, the only station in Japan with a switchback in the loop line, and which makes the most of the bounty of the Kuma River.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Guide fee
  • Lunch
  • Transportation from JR Shin-Yatsushiro Station/Yatsushiro Station

What's not

  • Drinks during lunch

Itinerary

  1. An Exclusive Kuma River Boat Tour

    1.5 h

  2. “SL HITOYOSHI” Guided Tour with Expert Commentary

    1.5 h

  3. “OKOBA Station” Guided Tour with Expert Commentary & HITOYOSHI Terroir Dining at OKOBA Station

    2 h

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Know before you go

Meeting point
We will meat at JR Shin-Yatsushiro station. Please come to outside of the ticket gates. Our staff will be waiting for you with a signboard with the lead travel name.
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 9 travellers
Operated by
株式会社VISIT九州
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Japan, outside the cities

  • Its from-price is 34% above the median of the 155 day trips we list in Japan, outside the cities.
  • Its length is typical for the group.

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