This tour will allow you to fully enjoy nature, history, and food in and around the “Shiramine Area” of Hakusan City. Please take this opportunity to visit Shiramine Area!

Tour Recommendations!

★Visit the Hakusan Alpine Botanical Garden, which is open only once a year from early June to mid-July for a month and a half when the flower fields are at their best!

★Take a leisurely stroll through the Shiramine area, a designated preservation area where a unique culture has developed that is unique to this region!

★Lunch will be a “Satoyama Omusubi(rice ball) Lunchbox” filled with the bounty of the Hakusan mountain range! The lunch is served in the Hakusan Alpine Botanical Garden!

★Stopover at the popular “Roadside Station Sena”!

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【Tour Schedule】

07:50a.m.

│Meet at JR Kanazawa Sta.

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08:00a.m.

│ Depart from Kanazawa Station

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09:20a.m.  - 09:40a.m. 

│  Roadside Station "Sena" (rest)

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10:10a.m.  - 12:20p.m.　

│ Hakusan Alpine Botanical Garden (Free time)

│ Lunch (box lunch) in the Alpine Botanical Garden.In case of rain, lunch will be served at the Center House "Kamoshika".

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12:35p.m. - 01:35p.m.

│ Shiramine Important Traditional Building Group Preservation Area (Free time)

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02:00p.m.  - 02:20p.m.

│ Roadside Station "Sena" (rest)

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03:40p.m.

└ Arrive at Kanazawa Station

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【Hakusan Alpine Botanical Garden】

The Hakusan Alpine Botanical Garden is open only once a year, from early June to mid-July, for a month and a half when the flower fields are at their best. Located near the summit of Nishiyama (857 meters above sea level), which offers a splendid view of “Hakusan,” one of the three most famous mountains in Japan (along with Mt. Fuji and Mt. Tateyama), visitors can view 100,000 alpine plants of about 50 species. Visitors can also enjoy an onigiri (rice ball) lunch box filled with the bounty of the Hakusan Rural Area in the botanical garden while viewing alpine plants that can only be enjoyed at this time of year.

*There is about 10 minutes of climbing each way. Please climb at your own pace, slowly, and without exertion.

*We recommend that you wear comfortable clothing suitable for hiking, clothing that does not expose skin to prevent insect bites, and shoes that will allow you to trek.

*Please bring trekking poles, etc. if possible.

*If the weather is fine, lunch (onigiri bento) can be eaten on benches or tents in the Botanical Garden. Lunch box will be distributed in advance, Please take the distributed lunch boxes to the Botanical Garden by yourself. Also, please bring a leisure sheet, etc. if necessary. (In case of rain, lunch will be served in the Center House “Kamoshika”.)

*There are no restrooms in the Alpine Botanical Garden. Please use the restrooms in the Kamoshika Center House. (We will stop by the bus before climbing the mountain.)

*Please check the Hakusan Alpine Botanical Garden website for details. (Japanese only)https://garden.hakusanmab.org/

【SHIRAMINE Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings】

You will visit the “Shiramine District” where a unique architectural style remains in one of the heaviest snowfall areas in Japan. Enjoy the townscape with its unique architectural style, which was selected as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2012.

【Roadside station SENA】

You will stop at the popular roadside station Sena, so you won't have to worry about souvenirs. Experience the nature and blessings of the mountains of Hakusan through souvenirs such as the Hakusan 100 Selections, a standard Hakusan souvenir!

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【Qualifying age 】

*Ages for tour participants: 6 years old and up (children 0-5 years old are not allowed to join the tour)

*A client under 18 years of age and traveling alone during the tour period shall provide White Ring with written consent of his/her guardian. Clients under 15 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, except for certain courses.

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【Notes】

* Capacity : 25people (minimum number of participants: 1)
* A tour guide will accompany the tour.

* Lunch : included  (Box lunch (Contents are subject to change)  Vegetarian/vegan, etc. are not available.)
* Time required: approx. 7 hours and 40 minutes

* Scheduled to be held rain or shine. (In case of cancellation, we will notify you by 3:00 p.m. the day before the event.)

* Tour may be cancelled depending on the opening condition of Hakusan Alpine Botanical Garden.

* Schedule is subject to change or cancellation due to road conditions, weather, etc.

* The tour fee includes round-trip transportation, meals, experiences, and consumption tax as specified in the itinerary. The tour fee is subject to change in accordance with changes in consumption tax, etc.

* English speaking staff: Available upon request. If you would like to request English speaking staff, please apply at the time of reservation.

*Operating bus companies: White Ring Bus & Tours Co., Ltd., Fuji-kotsu Co., Ltd., MARUICHI KANKO Co., Ltd. Hakusan Kitasaki Bus, Map Co., Ltd., WEST JAPAN JR BUS Co., Ltd.,Daiwa Taxi Co., Ltd

【Wi-Fi on the bus】

Free Wi-Fi service is available on the bus. However, this service is not available on buses other than the White Ring Bus & Tours Co., Ltd.,

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Our staff will support your trip with sincerity.