On September 7, sales of a cat-themed tour, "Onomichi: Cat's Waiting Alley Tour, Gurumoguri Tour," began.
Onomichi Nyaso (Image: Cat's Lane)
This is a one-day tour held in Onomichi, a town of cats. Visitors can "look for cats" in this maze-like town of hills, instead of looking for themselves.
Find the cat, not yourself, on the cat's narrow path! (The building in the foreground of the image is the "Maneki Neko Museum of Art")
There is a "Fukuishi Neko" hidden in the cat's narrow path.
The tour takes about 5 hours. The tour departs from JR Onomichi Station at 10:00 a.m., takes a stroll along "Hondori Shopping Street," "Cat's Narrow Path," and "Senkoji Temple" and has lunch at "Yamaneko Café," enjoys a cruise on Onomichi Waterway from 2:00 p.m., and ends at Onomichi Station at 3:00 p.m.
Senkoji Nya can be seen in the background.
■Outline of "Onomichi, Cat's Waiting Alley and Gurumoguri Tour"
◆Dates: November 1, 15, December 12, 13, 2015, January 16, 23, 2016
◆Gathering point: JR Onomichi Station
◆Tour price: 3,900 yen per person
To register, please visit the JTB website.
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In addition, a monitoring tour from Tokyo is being planned to commemorate the start of sales of this tour. The tour is open to cat lovers who do not mind having their own images taken during the tour posted on the JTB website. The tour is also open to those who can introduce the tour on their own social networking sites or blogs.
Outline of the "Onomichi: City of Cats" Monitor Tour (2 days 1 night) from Tokyo
◆Dates: October 10-11, 2015 (2 days 1 night)
◆Tour Price: 15,000 yen per person (1 or 2 people sharing a room)
Price includes transportation (bullet train, etc.), lodging, meals (1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner), and experience fees as stated on the itinerary. The fee includes transportation (Shinkansen, etc.), lodging, meals (one in the morning, one in the afternoon, one in the evening), experience fee, entrance fee, and guide fee.
◆Number of applicants: 20 (rain or shine) (minimum number of participants: 15)
*If there are too many applicants, the number will be determined by lottery
◆Gathering point: JR Tokyo Station, Yaesu North Exit
◆Application period: from September 4 to September 18, 2015 at 17:30
After the monitoring tour, you must fill out a questionnaire regarding this tour.
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