Ise Shima Tour from Helsinki | Inbound business association of Aichi

A journey to experience Japanese history and culture Custom-made model where you can choose dates, hotels, and transportation

Features of this tour

・You can upgrade your hotel ・You can upgrade your transportation ・An interpreter guide will be provided on each itinerary. ・You can have a tour guide for the whole trip.

Plan A

Enjoy Japanese culture such as Ise Grand Shrine, historic sake breweries, Kumano Kodo trekking, Ghibli Park, Magome/Tsumago hiking, and sushi making experience. 9 days trip

Plan B

Enjoy Japanese culture such as Ise Grand Shrine, historic sake breweries, Kumano Kodo trekking, Ghibli Park, Magome/Tsumago hiking, sushi making experience, national treasure Inuyama Castle, Sugihara Chiune Memorial Museum, etc. 16 days trip

Points of Plan A

Visit and worship Ise Grand Shrine, the grand shrine that stands at the pinnacle of Japanese Shintoism
Visit a historic sake brewery that uses rice grown in the land of the gods
Isedo Kumano Kodo trekking with a view of the sacred sites of the World Heritage Site
Visit to Ghibli Park, which represents the world of Studio Ghibli
Magome/Tsumago hiking through nature while looking at old folk houses
Experience making authentic sushi and receiving instruction from an authentic craftsman

schedule	day of week	place	Attend	means of transportation	Content	stay
Day 0	Sunday	helsinki	Departs at 00:14	AY079	00:14 Departing from Vantaa Airport	AY Overnight stay on board
Day 1	Sunday	Nagoya	Arrive at 19:05		19:05 Arrive at Chubu Airport
Day 1	Sunday	Nagoya	Possible	Meitetsu	After arriving at Chubu Airport, move to Nagoya city.	Nagoya city hotel
Day 2	Monday	Nagoya	Possible	Subway, city bus	Tour of Nagoya Castle, walk around the old town, experience Nagoya food	Nagoya city hotel
Day 3	Tuesday	Nagoya	Possible	Subway/Meitetsu	Ghibli Park tour or Arimatsu shibori experience	Nagoya city hotel
Day 4	Wednesday	Nagoya	Possible	JR Tokai/Meitetsu	Magome/Tsumago hiking or Shinojima/Hinakajima stroll	Nagoya city hotel
Day 5	Thursday	Inuyama	Possible	Subway, city bus	Visit Tokugawaen and Tokugawa Art Museum, experience making sushi at Tamahagane	Nagoya city hotel
Day 6	Friday	Nagoya → Ise	Possible	Kintetsu	Move to Ise, visit Ise Grand Shrine, have lunch at Okage Yokocho	Ise Shima area hotel
Day 7	Saturday	Ise	Possible	taxi	Motosaka Sake Brewery Tour, Japanese Sake and Japanese Cuisine Experience at Hinakaya	Ise Shima area hotel
Day 8	Sunday	Ise	Possible	近鉄、近鉄バス	Ise Shima hiking or Mikimoto Pearl Island tour	Ise Shima area hotel
Day 9	Monday	Ise→Nagoya	Possible	Kintetsu, Tsu Airport	Matsuzaka beef lunch, Sawada Sake brewery tour
Day 9	Monday	Nagoya	Departs at 22:50	AY080	22:50 Departing from Chubu Airport	AY Overnight stay on board
Day 10	Tuesday	helsinki	Arrive at 05:55		Arrive at Vantaa Airport at 05:55 the next day

Estimated price starting from $3,300.00

Points of Plan B

Visit and worship Ise Grand Shrine, the grand shrine that stands at the pinnacle of Japanese Shintoism
Visit a historic sake brewery that uses rice grown in the land of the gods
Isedo Kumano Kodo trekking with a view of the sacred sites of the World Heritage Site
Visit to Ghibli Park, which represents the world of Studio Ghibli
Magome/Tsumago hiking through nature while looking at old folk houses
Experience making authentic sushi and receiving instruction from an authentic craftsman
Tour of Inuyama Castle, a national treasure with Japan’s oldest castle tower, and cormorant fishing tour
Hand-made Mino washi paper, Japan’s proud traditional high-quality paper
Visit to the Chiune Sugihara Memorial Museum in Chiune Sugihara’s birthplace

schedule	day of week	place	Attend	means of transportation	Content	stay
Day 1	Sunday	helsinki	Departs at 00:14	AY079	00:14 Departing from Vantaa Airport	AY Overnight stay on board
Day 1	Sunday	Nagoya	Arrive at 19:05		19:05 Arrive at Chubu Airport
Day 1	Sunday	Nagoya	Possible	Meitetsu	After arriving at Chubu Airport, move to Nagoya city.	Nagoya city hotel
Day 2	Monday	Nagoya	Possible	subway	Tour of Nagoya Castle, walk around the old town, experience Nagoya food	Nagoya city hotel
Day 3	Tuesday	Nagoya	Possible	Subway/Meitetsu	Ghibli Park tour or Arimatsu shibori experience	Nagoya city hotel
Day 4	Wednesday	Nagoya	Possible	JR Tokai/Meitetsu	Magome/Tsumago hiking or Shinojima/Hinakajima stroll	Nagoya city hotel
Day 5	Thursday	Inuyama	Possible	Subway, city bus	Visit Tokugawaen and Tokugawa Art Museum, experience making sushi at Tamahagane	Nagoya city hotel
Day 6	Friday	Shima	Possible		free dates	Nagoya city hotel
Day 7	Saturday	Nagoya	Possible	Subway, city bus	Nagoya morning breakfast experience, Nagoya city walk	Nagoya city hotel
Day 8	Sunday	Nagoya → Inuyama	Possible	subway, Meitetsu	Inuyama Castle tour, Yurakuen matcha experience, Kiso River cormorant fishing excursion	Inuyama city hotel
Day 9	Monday	Inuyama	Possible	taxi	Mino washi paper making experience or Seki knife making experience	Inuyama city hotel
Day 10	Tuesday	Inuyama	Possible	taxi	Visit to Chiune Sugihara Memorial Museum or Meiji Village Museum	Inuyama city hotel
Day 11	Wednesday	Inuyama	Possible		free dates	Inuyama city hotel
Day 12	Thursday	Inuyama → Ise	Possible	Meitetsu, Kintetsu	Move to Ise, visit Ise Grand Shrine, have lunch at Okage Yokocho	Ise Shima area hotel
Day 13	Friday	Ise	Possible	taxi	Motosaka Sake Brewery Tour, Japanese Sake and Japanese Cuisine Experience at Hinakaya	Ise Shima area hotel
Day 14	Saturday	Ise	Possible	bus	Ise Shima hiking or Mikimoto Pearl Island tour	Ise Shima area hotel
Day 15	Sunday	Ise	Possible		free dates	Ise Shima area hotel
Day 16	Monday	Ise→Nagoya	Possible	Kintetsu, Tsu Airport	Matsuzaka beef lunch, Sawada Sake brewery tour
Day 16	Monday	Nagoya	Departs at 22:50	AY080	22:50 Departing from Chubu Airport	AY Overnight stay on board
Day 17	Tuesday	helsinki	Arrive at 05:55		Arrive at Vantaa Airport at 05:55 the next day

Estimated price starting from $4,900.00

tour guide

You can add a foreign language tour guide to each itinerary. Cost: 30,000 yen/day + actual transportation and accommodation expenses (if necessary)

transportation upgrade

You can add a private car if you are accompanied by a tour guide. Please inquire as costs vary depending on vehicle type.

The basic plan includes:

・Hotel accommodation for the entire itinerary ・Motosaka Brewery Sake Brewery Tour ・”Hinakaya” Japanese lunch ・Arimatsu shibori experience ・Ghibli Park admission reservation ・Sushi nigiri experience session ・Entrance to Inuyama Castle ・Yurakuen Matcha Teicha ・Inuyama cormorant fishing viewing ・Sawada Sake Brewery Sake Brewery Tour