Forest therapy (Forest Bathing - Shinrin-yoku) in Japan
Wellness in the Wildness - Rellaxation Tour 2nights3Days N-315
The Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku(forest bathing) is the therapeutic act of spending time in a forest.
Nabekura Hights was the first place in Japan to be certified as a forest therapy base, offering a unique relaxation journey in a beautiful "SATOYAMA" beech forest.
Nabekura Hights & Accommodation: https://nabekura.net/en/
Tour Image:https://www.iiyama-ouendan.net/en/experience/wellness-in-the-wilderness-a-forest-bathing-getaway-in-iiyama/
This 2night-tour offers the opportunity to experience the Japanese forests where you will feel truly relaxed!
The first day is a half-day walking tour of temples in the old town of Iiyama. A staff will greet you at the Shinkansen ticket gate. An orientation will then be held. You have the option to rent E-bikes and experience a special Zen meditation.
Then board the JR Iiyama Line to JR Togari Nozawaonsen Station. Enjoy the scenery of the local train line with its rice paddies. (This is a passenger-only tour, but our staff will guide you to the ticket gate.) Upon your arrival, you will be greeted by an inn member. After check-in, relax in your cottage until dinner. Dinner will be served at an izakaya (Japanese-style pub) in a renovated old private house near where you will be staying. You can also enjoy the atmosphere of the nearly 200-year-old old house. (Staff will pick you up and drop you off)
The second day is the main experience of this tour, the forest bathing experience. After breakfast, you will depart for a forest bathing tour with a professional guide and a local interpreter. In the beech forest behind the cottages, you will spend time experiencing the plants, birds, and other animals of this region, as well as the lives of the people of the snow country, using all of your five senses.
After the tour, enjoy a special lunch box made entirely from local ingredients.
In the afternoon, free time for a leisurely stroll in the forest, a nap in a hammock, or just relax without any electronic devices.
Optional tours can be added.
3) Herb tea making experience:
This is an experience of making original herb tea at Kihara Farm in Nabekura Kogen. You will pick herbs grown without pesticides and make your own original herb tea. The experience takes place in an open field while listening to an explanation of the effects of the herbs.
4) Pizza making experience using local vegetables:
Experience making pizza using a Dutch oven with the staff. Vegetables grown in snow country are exceptionally sweet.
5) E-bike rental:
Nabekura Kogen is a great place for mountain biking. Enjoy a bicycle trip by deciding on a course in consultation with our staff.
Dinner will be served at a nearby day spa facility. Enjoy a local hot spring with an open-air bath. Miyuki pork, a local brand of pork is used for dinner.
On the last day, after check-out, we will take you to JR Togari Nozawa Onsen Station. Please transfer to the Shinkansen at Iiyama Station.
Price
Wellness in the Wildness - Rellaxation Tour 2nights3Days
1 person
| Adults・Children same amount | 64900Yen Same price for elementary school students and older. Minimum : 2 persons / Maximum : 8 persons |
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Plan Details
| Period |
2025/5/1(Thu)～2025/11/7(Fri) Wednesday - Saturday departures only |
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| What is included in the travel/plan price |
・Lodging ・Meals (2 nights, 2 breakfast 2dinner and 1lunchbox) ・Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku) Experience ・One onsen entrance fee ・Amenities ・Insurance ・Consumption tax and other taxes |
| Minimum number of participants per group | 2 person/people |
| Minimum number of participants | 2 person/people |
| Maximum number of participants | 8 person/people |
| Tour Conductor | No |
| Tour Time | 2nights 3Days |
| Reservation Deadline | 10 days before travel date |
| Payment Method |
Creditcard 
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- Tour itinerary -
| Day 1 | 12:17 | Arrive at JR Iiyama Station | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meet at Exit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 | Orientation at Tourist Information Center | |||||||||||||||||||
| Free time / Self-guided Tour | ||||||||||||||||||||
| You can enjoy old downtown with an English map. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 【Option】 1) Rent a bicycle @1,500yen per bike ～ 2) Zazen Experience at Shojuan-tenmple *Book in advance @1,000yen per person |
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| 15:30 | Return to Tourist Information Center | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15:54 | Take JR Iiyama Line (Purchase your tiket at JR Iiyama Station) *Staff are available to help with purchasing tikcets if needed. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16:05 | Arrive at JR Togari Nozawaonsen Station | |||||||||||||||||||
| Meet Morinoie Staff at the exit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer to Nabekura Kogen Morinoie (accommodation) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16:30 | Check-in | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Free time) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18:00 | Transfer to Dinner place (Restaurant Paipatiroma) *3min by car | |||||||||||||||||||
| Enjoy Japanese local Okinawa Dinner (set menu) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| *Purchase your own drinks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19:30 | Transfer back to the accommodation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Day 2 | 8:30 | Breakfast at Center house | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9:45 | Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku) Experience with a guide | |||||||||||||||||||
| （Japanese-speaking therapist guide with a translator) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Enjoy Japanese Shinrin-Yoku experience in Morinoie beech tree forest | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 | Finish the tour | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12:45 | Enjoy a lunch box made with local ingredients | |||||||||||||||||||
| 【Option】 3) Organic Herbal Tea Experience @3,500yen per person 4) Making Pizza Experience @4,000yen per person 5) Rent E-Bike @3,500yen per bike |
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| 16:45 | Transfer to Iiyama Yutaki Onsen (Dinner & Onsen) *15min by car | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17:00 | Enjoy local hot spring, Onsen | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18:00 | Enjoy local Japanese dinner | |||||||||||||||||||
| *Purchase your own drinks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19:30 | Transfer back to the accommodation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Day 3 | 8:15 | Breakfast at Center house | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9:20 | Check-out | |||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer to JR Togari Nozawaonsen Station *15min by car | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:35 | Arrive at JR Togari Nozawaonsen Station *Staff help to buy ticket | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9:50 | Take JR Iiyama line to JR Iiyama Station | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10:01 | Arrive at JR Iiyama station (and change shinkansen) | |||||||||||||||||||
- Meeting Place -
Address is displayed when location is selected.
JR Iiyama Station ticket gate
- Important Points -
- Transportation to the meeting place and train transportation during the tour are not included in the tour fee.
- No tour guide or escort will accompany the tour. Local staff will guide you.
- ◆Accommodation: Nabekura Kogen Morinoie
https://www.nabekura.net/en/
(Cottage type: Western-style cottage with beds, a Japanese-style cabin with tatami mats and a kotatsu, and a sofa-bed style cabin with three sofa beds) - In case of rain: Forest bathing experience:
Light rain or rain: Tour will be held.
- Cancellation Fee -
In cases where the customer cancels the contract after the contract has been completed, 1 customer will be charged a cancellation fee from their travel fee at the following rates. In cases where multiple people are participating and a portion of the customers cancel their contracts, we will charge the remaining customers a fee based on the difference according to the change in the number of people (around 1 vehicle/1 room per person) using transport and accommodation facilities.
| Cancellation 20 days before the start date | Cancellation 7 days before the start date | Cancellation the day before the start date | Cancellation on the start date | Cancel after tour departure or no-show |
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| 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 100% |
- Plan Provider Company -
Shinshu-Iiyama Tourism Bureau
1110-1, Iiyama, Iiyama city, Nagano
Registration of Travel Services：Governor of NaganoTravel Services Type 2 492
Certified Domestic Travel Services Manager：Seki Aimi
Contact Phone Number：0269-62-3133
Application
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Plan Contents
Relaxing stay at Nabekura Kogen Mori-no-ie.
Enjoy spending time in a forest
