Discover Adventure in&around Tokyo

This booklet will make your journey more and more exciting


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SaitamaPrefecture1Defygravityinavarietyofthrillingactivitiessurroundedbythebeautyofnature!TheChichibuGeoGravityParkisaplaceinJapanwhereyoucanenjoyavarietyofgravity-defyingactivities!Whetherit’stheCanyonWalk—whereyouwalkacrosstheplanksofa100metersuspensionbridgeacrossariver,strappedintoasafetyharness—theCanyonFly—whereyoudanglefromawireandzoomthroughthecanyon—ortheCanyonSwing—ahugeswingbetweentwoplatformsinthecanyon—you’resuretoexperienceseriousthrills!Wantmore?A400-meterziplineisscheduledtoopeninspring2020!Pleasemakereservationsinadvance.123Diveintonature!Tandemwithfriendsisalsoavailable.Evenifyouaren’tafraidofheights,thesuspensionbridgeisadauntingexperience!There’snothinglikethethrillofthewindonyourfaceduringtheCanyonFly.ReferenceWebsite:GeoGravityParkChichibuAreaTourismOrganizationChichibuGeoGravityPark2312MinamikoshigayaAwa-OdoriTheAwa-Odoriisfuntowatch,butevenmorefuntodance,andanyonecanjoinin!TheAwa-OdoriisoneofJapan’smostenduringsummertraditions,andthefestivitiesinMinamikoshigayaareoneofthecountry’sgreatest,alongsidetheeventsinTokushima,andKoenjiinTokyo.Drawnbytheunforgettablerhythmofthedanceandthevibrantcallsoftheperformers,over700,000peopleattendMinamikoshigayaAwa-Odorieveryyear.Whiletheperformancehasdeephistoricalroots,thebasicmovementsandtwo-beatrhythmmeansanyonecanjoinin—afterall,localssay“ifyouraiseyourhandsandmoveyourfeet,you’redancingtheAwa-Odori!”Lessonsareheldforbeginnersthroughoutthefestival,andthegeneralpubliccanjointheNiwakaRendancetroupetohaveanofcialpartinthefestivities!MinamikoshigayaAwa-Odoriisfuntowatch,andevenmorefuntojoinin!3ReferenceWebsite:MinamikoshigayaAwa-Odori18123MinamikoshigayaAwa-OdoriisheldeveryyearinlateAugust,andisoneofJapan’sthreegreatAwa-Odorifestivals.Beginnerscanlearnthestepstothedance,andthenjoininonthefunwiththeNiwakaRendancetroupe!Dancersperformupanddownthestreets,upcloseandpersonalwiththeaudience.


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