SAT • 2 NOV
COST BY AGE GROUP:
$10 Deployed Affected
$55 (13 & Up)
$50 (6–12)
$35 (4–5)
$30 (3 & Under if a seat is needed)
ITINERARY:
Depart 7 a.m.
Umihotaru PA 9–9:45 a.m.
Mt Nokogiri 10:30–1:30 p.m. (Ropeway and free time)
Kanaya Port 1:45–3 p.m. (Lunch on your own)
Ferry 3:20–4 p.m.
Return 7 p.m.
The tour includes bus transportation, a one-way ropeway ride, and temple admission. Please note that this trip involves a significant amount of walking, including ascending and descending many steps. The food at Kanaya Port primarily consists of seafood. If the ropeway is not operational, we will take the bus up. If the ferry boat is canceled, the tour will return via the Aqua Line tunnel. Built on a 650-mile island surrounded by 360° of water, the “Umihotaru Parking Area” is located approximately midway along the Tokyo Bay Aqua Line Expressway. This bridge/tunnel combination has an overall length of 14 km, consisting of a 4.4 km bridge and a 9.6 km tunnel, making it the fourth-longest underwater tunnel in the world. Mount Nokogiri, named for its saw-tooth-like mountain range, is home to the Nihon-ji Buddhist temple, which dates back to 725 AD and is located near the summit. The highlight of Mount Nokogiri is the Jigoku Nozoki, or “Peek into Hell,” a thrilling viewpoint at the mountain’s peak. Be prepared to climb over 400 steps to reach the top, with more than 2,600 steps throughout the entire mountain. After “peeking into hell,” we will visit the impressive Buddha statue carved from stone, standing 102 feet (31 meters) tall—equivalent to a tenstory building—located midway up the mountain. On our way back, we will take a 40-minute ferryboat ride across Tokyo Bay.