Private multi-day tour · Multi-day from Tokyo
From Tokyo: 3-Day Tsuruga & Wakasa Customizable Tour
See the Port of Humanity Tsuruga museum and Kehi Shrine, polish your own lacquer chopsticks in Obama, and view the Mikata Five Lakes from above.
Private · your group only◆3 days◆Up to 6 guests◆Pickup included
Road-day snapshot
This is your private tour, so the route is flexible: tell us if you want to skip a stop, stay longer somewhere or add a place nearby.
The experience
A private journey, thoughtfully paced
The Wakasa coast of Fukui faces the Sea of Japan. It has an old port with an important human story, a craft found in many Japanese homes, and five lakes in green hills. This private 3-day trip from Tokyo explores all of them.
The Port of Humanity Tsuruga museum tells two stories of people who arrived here by ship: Polish orphans from Siberia in the 1920s, and Jewish refugees in 1940 who held transit visas from the diplomat Chiune Sugihara. It is a calm and moving visit.
Kehi Jingu is the main shrine of Tsuruga, with a large red torii gate. The old pine coast of Kehi no Matsubara is close by.
Obama in Wakasa makes most of the lacquered chopsticks in Japan. At a chopstick workshop you see how layers of lacquer and shell are polished, and you polish a pair of your own to take home.
The Mikata Five Lakes are five lakes of different colours. The Rainbow Line road climbs to a hilltop park where you see the lakes and the sea together.
Your driver-guide meets you in the lobby of your hotel in central Tokyo. The van has room for your luggage, and we stop at expressway rest areas for toilets, snacks and coffee. Times in the plan below are a guide and can shift a little with traffic.
This is a private tour. Only your group. Your driver-guide speaks English, and also Hindi and Urdu.
If a core site is closed on your date, you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed.
Day 1 Morning pickup in Tokyo and drive to Tsuruga (about 5 hours 30 minutes). Afternoon at Kehi Jingu and the Port of Humanity Tsuruga museum. Evening free in Tsuruga.
Day 2 Rainbow Line drive and the hilltop park over the Mikata Five Lakes. Afternoon chopstick polishing workshop in Obama.
Day 3 Morning drive back to your Tokyo hotel, with rest stops on the way.
Choose with confidence
Is this the right journey for your group?
Excellent fit if
- Discover refugee stories at Port of Humanity Tsuruga museum
- See Kehi Jingu's red torii gate
- Polish your own lacquer chopsticks in Obama
- Admire the Mikata Five Lakes from the hilltop
- Drive the Rainbow Line along the coast
Said plainly
The chopstick workshop takes about 1 hour. No skill is needed The hilltop park is best on a clear day. In bad weather we keep the same plan but the view may be limited If the chopstick workshop or the Port of Humanity museum is closed on your date, you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed. If you prefer, we can instead book another chopstick workshop in Obama or a history museum in Tsuruga Pickup is from your hotel in central Tokyo. Dietary needs can be added in the booking form
Your day
Suggested itinerary
Times are approximate. Your driver-guide adjusts the order for traffic, weather, opening hours and the best light.
Discover refugee stories at Port of Humanity Tsuruga museum
See Kehi Jingu's red torii gate
Polish your own lacquer chopsticks in Obama
Admire the Mikata Five Lakes from the hilltop
Drive the Rainbow Line along the coast
What is covered
What you see is what you pay
Ours — included
- Private van and English-speaking driver-guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in central Tokyo
- All parking, fuel and road tolls
- Port of Humanity Tsuruga museum entry
- Chopstick polishing workshop
- Rainbow Line road toll and hilltop park entry
Yours — paid on the day
- Hotel accommodation (you book your own hotel in Tsuruga)
- Meals and drinks unless listed as included
- Optional chopstick and souvenir purchases
- Gratuities, which are never expected in Japan
Good to know
Before you book
Languages
English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi
Pickup
Pickup and drop-off at your Tokyo hotel or accommodation (23 wards).
Group and vehicle
Private for up to 6 guests. Enter adults, children, infants and child seats separately at booking.
Dietary and mobility needs
Halal, vegetarian, allergy, walking or other practical requests go in your booking notes and are planned before the day.
Questions
Frequently asked
Can we change the route on the day?
Yes. It is a private tour in our own van, so your driver-guide can skip, extend or add stops where time allows.
Is the price per person?
No. The price is for your whole private group of up to 6 people, including the van, fuel, tolls, parking and your driver-guide.
What is the cancellation policy?
Cancel at least 24 hours before departure for an automatic full refund to the original payment method. Within 24 hours, contact us directly so we can help. If a typhoon or official weather warning stops the trip, we offer a new date or a full refund. For a GetYourGuide booking, the terms shown on that booking apply.
Somewhere else in mind?
Any destination in Japan
If this route is not exactly what you need, tell us the destination, dates and group. We confirm the plan and the exact price before any payment is taken.
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