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In the Steps of Legendary Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi Tour

By JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc.
Free cancellation available
Price is £269 per adult
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  • 4h 10m
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Overview

Embark on a journey to Kumamoto, where the unrivalled swordsman Miyamoto Musashi spent his later years, and visit places associated with him. Begin with a tour around the Shimada Museum where several items related to this famous swordsman, such as his swords and portraits, are on display. Afterwards, visit Nishi-no-Musashizuka, said to be one of the possible burial sites of Miyamoto Musashi. The last stop of the tour is Reigando, the cave where Miyamoto Musashi retreated and wrote about swordsmanship and martial arts in general in The Book of Five Rings, to spend some time meditating and think about what the famed swordsman's twilight years must have been like.

Activity location
  • Shimada Museum of Arts
    • 4-5-28 Shimasaki,
    • 860-0073, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Kumamoto Station Tourist Information Center
    • 30 15
    • 860-0047, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan

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Half Day Tour
  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 10 minutes4h 10m
    4h 10m
  • English

Duration: 4 hours

Language options: English
Starting time: 13:50
Price details
£268.63 x 2 Adults£537.26
Total
Price is £537.26
Until Wed, 25 Feb

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admission fees, experience fees, and transport costs included in the tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter fee
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel drop-off (Only for hotels in Kumamoto City)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Fees other than those listed in Includes

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please note that participants may not join partway through the tour. Customers who are late for the departure time will have their reservations cancelled
  • Itinerary locations and itinerary order may be changed depending on weather conditions and operating conditions of locations to be visited. Even when changed, the tour charge will not be refunded
  • If it is difficult to have the meditation experience in the Reigando cave due to inclement weather or other reasons, the experience will be held in a hall in Unganzen-ji Temple
  • There will be an accompanying National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter from the tour meeting location to the tour end location
  • Children up to 5 years old may join free of charge, but will not be provided with hired car seats and experience activities. If seats or experience activities are required, please make a booking under the child rate
  • As Reigando Cave is located within the grounds of Unganzen-ji Temple in the mountains, some paths may have poor or uneven footing. Please be sure to participate in shoes which are easy to walk in. Furthermore, as some locations require shoes to be taken off, please bring socks or wear them in advance
  • As large luggage such as suitcases cannot be brought during the tour, please leave them in a locker or at your hotel before participating
  • Parental permission in writing is necessary for all tour participants under the age of eighteen. Any participant under the age of fifteen or not yet enrolled in middle school must be joined by a parent or guardian on the tour
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Shimada Museum of Arts
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Nishi Musashizuka
  • 20m
Reigando Cave
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included

Location

Activity location
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    Shimada Museum of Arts
    • 4-5-28 Shimasaki,
    • 860-0073, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Kumamoto Station Tourist Information Center
    • 30 15
    • 860-0047, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan

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