Geotour
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Tide Pool Tour
Duration:60 min.
Protecting the ocean is protecting my life.
Play with the ocean to the fullest. Discover the importance of the sea and its connections to people at the Tatsukushi tide pools. What you find there will surely bring you new discoveries...
It will become your own personal treasure. -
Seaside Fun Tour: Play with the creatures of the seashore!
Duration:60 min.
The tide pools of Tatsukushi Beach, with its mysterious rock formations, are a paradise for creatures! Let's go out to the beach and observe the creatures in the tide pools!
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Rock Back in Time Level 3 Tatsukushi Coast Walking Tour
Duration:90 min.
How did it get to be called “Tatsukushi”?
This is a walking tour that brings you to the charms of Tatsukushi, a highlight of Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park. -
Tour the Tatsukushi Coast and
explore the mysteries of the oddly-shaped rocks!Duration:60 min.
Since the Edo period, the Tatsukushi Coast has been visited by many travelers for its picturesque scenery. Even today, people still enjoy it as a scenic spot with its strangely shaped rocks. Current science explains events and history clearly from the patterns trapped in these strange rocks. Why not come and enjoy solving the riddles of these oddly shaped rocks while learning about the formation of the earth?
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The Tatsukushi Coast is a time capsule created by the Earth!
Duration:90 min.
The interesting and mysteriously shaped rocks and landscape of the Tatsukushi Coast, shaped 17 million years ago by the magnificent activities of the earth, are a time capsule with messages for us today, and we think knowing their secrets and stories provides an experience that transcends time and can only be experienced here.
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Tosa no Shimizu Saba (Blue mackrel in Kochi) Tour: 120-minute Tour
Duration:120 min.
”Tosa no Shimizu Saba (mackerel) Tour” for enjoying “Tosa Shimizu, the City of Fish” in its entirety. Because you’re accompanied by a local guide, you’ll be able to fully enjoy the fishing village, take a tour of the market, which you don’t usually get to see, and talk with the staff of the fisheries cooperative, fishermen passing through town, and the owner of the fishing tackle store!
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Tosa no Shimizu Saba (Blue mackrel in Kochi) Tour: 60-minute Tour
Duration:60 min.
This 60-minute tour is a quick way to enjoy the atmosphere of the fishing village while exploring the secrets of the delicious taste of Shimizu Saba mackerel. Shimizu Saba Sashimi Lunch will be served upon request.
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Kashima, the Island of a God – The Wonder of Hyotanjima
Duration:70 min.
Kashima is floating peacefully in the port of Shimizu. Kashima, once an isolated island, is an oasis in a port town where the god of safe navigation and good fishing is enshrined and where giant trees over 100 years old stand in great numbers. Locals love it as a walking trail. This 70-minute tour will take you around the island and let you experience the wonders of its origin. Why not take the time to explore this island that has always watched over the port town of Shimizu?
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Ashizuri 1 Day Cycling Tour
Duration:390 min.
Ride your bicycle through the winding roads of the Ashizuri Peninsula.
Our guides will lead you to the rocky areas and villages of the coast that are not easy to access unless you are a local.
This tour lets you get an up-close experience of life in a fishing village. -
Enjoy breathtaking scenery—Hakusan Domon—Earth and Plants / That is what Rapakivi is!
Duration:70 - 90 min.
Experience the mysterious Hakusan Domon Natural Arch up close at the most popular spot in Cape Ashizuri. We will bring you the majesty of the Hakusan Domon, one of the largest granite sea caves in Japan, a popular spot for praying for success in love, and breathtaking scenery produced by the dynamic workings of the earth and the mysteries of Rapakivi granite.
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A small cape, Kanaezaki, marveled at by literatis
Duration:60 min.
At the beginning of the Showa period, writers who visited the distant Kanaezaki Cape admired the scenery of the azure sea, crashing waves, steep cliffs, and reefs and left their poetic words behind.
Why not experience its charm and geological formation, think about the literary figures of the Showa period, and come up with a poem?
Activity
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regalo del mar: Make sea shell art with gifts from the sea!
Duration:60 min.
Make beautiful art with gifts from the sea and free thinking.
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Glass-bottom boat crossing and guided tour around the strangely-shaped rocks of Minokoshi
Duration:90 min.
On the largest glass boat in Tatsukushi, the captain, who has been involved in coral conservation activities in Tatsukushi for many years, will thoroughly explain the coral and tropical fish of Tatsukushi Bay while heading to the Minokoshi coast.
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Tatsukushi Marine Park, Japan’s largest Plate coral group, and a walk along the coastal promenade to experience the birth of the Japanese islands!
Duration:150 min.
This is a 2-hour, 30-minute guided tour of the Tatsukushi Marine Park area with a Tatsukushi Glass Boat ride and promenade walking.
The Shikoro Coral Group can only be seen from the Tatsukushi Glass Boat!
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Strolling along the beach and making a photo frame
Duration:60min.
In the shellfish museum "Umino Gallery," a building recognized as one of the 100 most architecturally significant buildings, you can decorate frames with collected shells and other items to create your own original photo frames. The finished photo frames will be delivered in a gift box.
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Fishing experience;You don't need to bring anything! Japan’s first undersea park, Tatsukushi Cruising
Duration:120min.
Private cruising is limited to one group.
Experienced captains will give detailed lectures, so even first-time fishermen, children, and women can easily enjoy!
Why not catch colorful fish at a fishing spot just five minutes from the harbor while enjoying a pictoresque view of Tatsukushi? -
Let's make mini-bottles with sea glass, the jewels of the seashore
Duration:30 min.
You can create your very own little ocean by filling bottles with coral, shells, and sea glass—the jewels of the sea.
Create your own “sea of memories” like the Tatsukushi Sea and take it home with you!
After the activity, we will wrap and deliver your work to you. -
Trial diving and snorkeling experience
Duration:150-180 min.
Tatsukushi, Japan’s first designated marine park, is home to a large expanse of coral, the forest of the sea.
Lovely tropical creatures live around these corals. Why not take a peek into this other-dimensional world?
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A guided tour of Minokoshi’s oddly shaped rocks and scenic beauty
Duration:90 min.
This is a tour of the oddly shaped rocks and scenic beauty of the Minokoshi coast. In particular, in memory of the virtues of Kobo Daishi Kukai, who is said to have given the name Minokoshi to this place, the tour will be guided by a Shikoku 88 Sacred Places Association-certified tour guide.
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Trial cooking of stray-grilled bonito
Duration:60 min.
We use fresh bonito caught in Tosashimizu. You can have your fill of delicious straw-grilled bonito. After the activity, you can eat it on the spot, and any uneaten soda-bushi can be packaged for gift-giving. The tour includes an “Uomeshi” set meal and arajiru (fishhead soup), as well as a bonito cleaning and straw-grilling activity.
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Visit to traditional soda-bushi barn and soda-bushi shaving activity
Duration:60 min.
Thanks to the bounty of the Kuroshio Current, Tosashimizu City boasts Japan’s largest production of soda-bushi (bonito flakes made from dried bullet mackerel). You can visit the site of soda-bushi production, where the aroma of dried bullet mackerel is wafting through the air, and learn the secrets of making the most of the bounties of the sea and mountains. In addition, this is a great way to experience the taste of dashi broth and make your own bottle of umami soy sauce to take as a souvenir! Please be sure to visit the soda-bushi barn when you come to Tosashimizu.
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Spectacular! Cape Ashizuri Exploration Cruise
Duration:50 min.
The view of Cape Ashizuri from the boat is spectacular!
You can see magnificent natural features, such as the surrounding islands and caves, from a different angle than when viewed from land.
This is a 50-minute ride along the dynamic and graceful coastline. You will be able to fully experience the magnificence of Ashizuri in a way you cannot on a land route.
If you are lucky, you may even encounter a pod of dolphins. Sunset cruises are also recommended!
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Beginner’s Surfing Experience School
Duration:120 - 150 min.
A surf school at a secluded surf spot where surfers seeking solace gather.
This is a full-fledged school by professional surfer, and most of biginners succeed in standing up and riding the waves even for the first time.
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Kanaezaki, where dreams come true/Otsu Tour
Duration:120 min.
Tosashimizu is located at the southernmost tip of Shikoku, and Otsu Village is located at its westernmost tip.
It is said that a visit to Kanaezaki “will make your dreams come true,” as the name, which literally means “Fulfillment Cape,” implies.
Our guides, who live in the area, will show you places such as the Kanaezaki Lighthouse, built in 1911. -
A quad wheel buggy paradise Tour
Duration:180 min..
This is a "buggy mystery tour” by the owner, acting as also a local tour guide with extensive knowledge of the area.
Different every day for every guest and every season! Even the passing showers are dramatic!
A buggy can smoothly reach rare places that are not easily accessible by car, similar to an amusement ride!
Not only in summer! In spring, there are many places famous for their cherry blossoms, including the mysterious “moonlight cherry blossoms,” and in fall, late-blooming sunflowers and garden cosmoses... There are also a great number of hidden photo spots scattered throughout the area!
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Odo Coast Adventure Cruise
Duration:75 min.
This is truly a sea adventure cruise where you can enjoy to your heart’s content the spectacular views of the white cliffs and geometric patterns of the Odo coast!
The spectacular view of the shining white rock face is a distinctive feature of the Odo coast.
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Kashiwajima Island Cruising
Duration:40 min.
The highly transparent waters of Kashiwajima are said to be a treasure trove of coral and are home to about 1,000 species of fish.
The coral reefs and occasionally sea turtles can be seen from the bottom of the boat.
Gaze at the blue sea of Kashiwajima from the sea and enjoy a moment out of the ordinary. -
Explore the ocean floor on a Glass-bottom boat!
Duration:40 min.
From small children to the elderly, you can observe beautiful coral communities and lovely sea creatures from a glass boat without swimming and enjoy Kashiwajima Island to the fullest, both in the landscape and in the sea.
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Private one-group kayak tour
Duration:150 - 180 min..
Let's go see the blue sea, coral, and colorful fish by kayak. It's a private charter where you can spend time at your own pace. We'll conduct the tour at the best location for that day and time of year. Our licensed guides will provide thorough instruction.
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Chalk Hall Odo Coast ocean sightseeing boat
Duration:60 min.
Odo Beach boasts towering white cliffs ranging from 50 to 100 meters high against the azure sea. The magnificent white rock faces shining brilliantly constitute the distinctive feature of odo Beach. Enjoy a cruise to experience the essence of the cliff-lined Ashizuri region.
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Clear Canoe Tour in Kashiwajima Island with a Fish Expert
Duration:120 - 180 min.
In the waters of Kashiwajima, which are so transparent that the boat appears to be floating in the air, take a ride in a clear canoe with a transparent bottom and entire surface to observe fish and coral. A fish doctor will guide you, so it will be a fun and educational tour that is a bit different from other tours.
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Okinoshima Island sea kayak experience
Duration:120 min.
Okinoshima is known for its exceptionally clear waters, the chalk cliffs surrounding the island are really intense and very spectacular while paddling a sea kayak.
One of the most famous sights is a group of large holes on the island’s wharf called the Nanatsu-do (seven caves), and if the weather is good, you may be able to enter one of these holes... -
Yumekaina-Gaiyana undersea exploration
Duration:40 min.
Why not take a trip on the Yumekaina Gaiana, an undersea observation ship, to the “flower garden of the sea,” where colorful tropical fish swim in a coral forest?
We recommend boarding in the morning when water clarity is high. -
Seawalker, diving for everyone
Duration:20 min.
You can walk around underwater wearing a special helmet, glasses, and makeup.
Why not walk on the seabed of Kashima, an uninhabited island home to many fish and coral reefs? You can also take a commemorative photo underwater.
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Seaborn Art
Duration:120 - 240 min (Depending on the work undertaken).
You can experience making photo frames and lampshades using brightly colored noble scallop shells and glass that washes ashore.Seaweed art activities using seaweed are also available.
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Nametoko Gorge Canyoning
Duration:360 min.
Enjoy various canyoning activities, such as a natural pipe slide and Tarzan jumping into a waterfall basin.
We will have a canyon lunch and do the 40-meter stone slide challenge.
Half-day courses are available and can be chosen according to your mood and physical condition. -
Nametoko Gorge Canyoning(Whole Day Course)
Duration:390 min.
Enjoy various canyoning activities, such as a natural pipe slide and Tarzan jumping into a waterfall basin.
We will have a canyon lunch and do the 40-meter stone slide challenge.
Half-day courses are available and can be chosen according to your mood and physical condition.
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Jakoten-Cooking
Duration:40 min.
During the factory tour, you can watch craftsmen making kamaboko fish cakes from the tour corridors.
During the jakoten-making activities, you can also make regular koban coin-shaped jakoten and cute heart-shaped jakoten.
The taste of freshly-fried jakoten will be a great memory!
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Pearl accessory-making
Duration:60 - 90 min.
During pearl accessory-making activities, you can make things like your own original necklace, bracelet, and cell phone strap.
Why not make your own original accessories with high-quality pearls from a place famous for its pearls?
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Pearl culture activity tour with souvenirs
Duration:60 - 90 min..
Visitors can observe the process of pearl cultivation from implantation to extraction, and at the pearl seminar, they can deepen their knowledge of pearls and learn how to select good pearls.
You can not experience activities including selecting your own pearl oyster from a raft and extracting pearl from the oyster except for the pearl cultivation site.
You can take accessories made of the pearls you extract into home.
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Ushi-Oni (Buyale) painting activit
Duration:60 min.
We have prepared an activity where visitors can paint an Ushi-oni carving toy, or “Buyare,” as their own original “My Ushi Oni.”
Why not try this activity as a way to learn about the culture of Uwajima?
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Fishing Boat Cruising and Yusumizugaura Terrace Field Tour
Duration:60 min.
The Yusumizugaura Terrace Field in Uwajima has been designated as an important cultural landscape to be preserved for the future.
You can take a fishing boat for a pictoresque cruise, coursing through Japan’s largest pearl and sea bream farms.
We will berth as you look up at the terraced field from the sea, disembark together, and give you a guided tour.
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"Gururi Uwakai" Cruise Tour
Duration:60 min and 40 min.
Visitors can view the islands of the Uwakai Sea from the boat windows. Enjoy a boat trip to experience the history of things, such as Uwakai’s beautiful ria coastlines, flourishing fish farms, and the legend of Fujiwara no Sumitomo.