Okitsu · 2 nights
Seisei-an, Okitsu
Two minutes on foot from JR Okitsu Station. momen for parties of two or three; momen and anco for four or five. Wednesday and Thursday nights.
See the houseKAIDO WALK · SHOGUN · Satta Pass · 4 days, 3 nights
KAIDO WALK · SHOGUN — Make your shogun portrait.
Then cross Satta Pass.
- 4 days, 3 nights
- 2 to 5 people
- Luggage goes house to house
In Okitsu, receive the Shogun's letter with your name on it, then carry it over Satta Pass to Kanbara. Four days, three nights. Houses, meals, workshops, guiding and luggage are in the price. An English-speaking guide is with you on two of the four days; on the other two, you go on your own with the app.
Choose one selfie
A clear photo of your face, with no one else in it.
Pick a name and a crest
The name is optional. Choose one of six crests.
Receive it by email
Your portrait arrives by email in a few minutes, attached.
Shogun portrait
Start with your selfie.
Add a photo and your email address. The portrait keeps the features of your face and dresses you as a shogun.
Next, walk the Tokaido
Carry the Shogun's letter
over Satta Pass.
At the house in Okitsu, you receive the Shogun's letter, sealed and addressed to you. As the Shogun's envoy, you carry it over Satta Pass and deliver it to the house in Kanbara. Four days, three nights. Houses, meals, workshops, guiding and luggage are in the price.
An English-speaking guide is with you on two of the four days: Thursday in Okitsu and Friday over the pass. On Wednesday and Saturday you go on your own, with the map and notes in the app.
- Party of 2
- ¥238,000
- Party of 3 to 5
- ¥198,000
- For 2 to 5 people. We cannot take a party of one
- The price will be revised in spring
- No sake for anyone under 20
The four days
Arrive Wednesday. Cross the pass Friday. Leave Saturday.
Your bag moves from house to house. On the day you walk, you carry only the letter, the koban and water.
- OkitsuWed · Thu
- Satta Passabout 5 km · 120 m of climbFri
- Yui
- KanbaraJR, one stopFri night · Sat
- DAY 01Wednesday
Arrive in Okitsu
Okitsu
Two minutes on foot from JR Okitsu Station to Seisei-an. In the letter box by the door is the Shogun's letter, sealed and addressed to the name you chose when you booked.
Dinner is included.
- DAY 02Thursday
A day in Okitsu
Okitsu
With an English-speaking guide
For lunch, you make onigiri rice balls and eat them.
Seikenji is the temple where Tokugawa Ieyasu, held hostage as a boy, is said to have studied under the monk Taigen Sessai. The room where he is said to have practised writing is still in the grounds.
At that temple, write one character of your own name with a brush. You take it home.
A taxi takes you to dinner and back. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
- DAY 03Friday
The walk. Okitsu, over Satta Pass, to Yui and Kanbara
Okitsu → Satta Pass → Yui → Kanbara
With an English-speaking guide
In the morning, leave everything except your daypack inside the entrance, and carry only the Shogun's letter, the koban and water. The pass section is about 5 km with 120 m of climb. At the viewpoint, take one photograph in the same direction as Hiroshige's print of Satta Pass, and send it from the app.
In Yui, have lunch, pull one woodblock print yourself, and exchange a koban for a bottle of sake from Yui. One stop by train from Yui to Kanbara.
Open the door at Soku-an and your bag is already there. Press the seal from the letter box onto your letter. After dinner, open the bottle.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
- DAY 04Saturday
Leave from Kanbara
Kanbara
Check out at 11:00. Five minutes on foot to JR Kanbara Station. After you leave, the app issues your travel pass.
Breakfast is included.
Friday, the day you walk
One photograph from the pass, facing as Hiroshige did.
The pass section is about 5 km with 120 m of climb.
Satta Pass is the place Hiroshige drew as Yui in The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido. Mount Fuji, Suruga Bay and the Tokaido sit in one frame.
You carry only the letter, the koban and water.
What you take home
A letter, a koban, a character, a print, a bottle.
What a koban is exchanged for is part of the itinerary. Every participant receives the same things.
- The letter
- The Shogun's letter: a sealed washi envelope. Your name on the front, your crest on the seal, a serial number. Seals are added along the way; the last one is pressed in Kanbara.
- The koban
- One per person, numbered, stamped with the character for Way. Exchanged for the things included in the itinerary.
- One character
- One character of your name, written with a brush at Seikenji temple.
- A print
- A woodblock print you pulled yourself in Yui.
- A bottle of sake
- Handed to you directly by the brewery in Yui. Opened at the house in Kanbara. Not provided to anyone under 20.
- The travel pass
- Issued by the app after you part: name, crest, date, the photograph from the pass, your character and your print.
Where you sleep
Two nights in Okitsu, one in Kanbara.
What the price includes
Houses, meals, workshops, a guide, your luggage.
The price per person (party of 2: ¥238,000; party of 3 to 5: ¥198,000; tax included) covers the following.
- Houses
- Three nights: Seisei-an in Okitsu (two nights) and Soku-an in Kanbara (one night). At Seisei-an, parties of two or three stay in momen; parties of four or five have both momen and anco. When you have momen only, other guests may stay in anco, behind a locked door.
- Meals
- Eight: three dinners (Wed, Thu, Fri), two lunches (Thu, Fri) and three breakfasts (Thu, Fri, Sat).
- Workshops and visits
- Calligraphy at Seikenji temple, where you write one character of your name and take it home. Making onigiri rice balls for Thursday lunch. Printing one woodblock sheet in Yui. One bottle of sake from a brewery in Yui (age 20 and over). A sweet from Okitsu.
- Transport
- A taxi to Thursday's dinner and back. The JR train from Yui to Kanbara on Friday.
- Guide
- An English-speaking guide on two days, Thursday and Friday.
- Luggage
- Moved once, from Seisei-an to Soku-an, on Friday.
- Letter, koban, pass
- The Shogun's letter with your name on it, a numbered koban, and a travel pass in the app.
- Portrait
- A shogun portrait, made after we confirm the details with you by email.
Not included
- Travel to Okitsu and from Kanbara
- Drinks with meals (the bottle of sake from Yui is included)
- Personal shopping
- Travel insurance (please arrange your own)
Questions
Does creating a portrait book a tour?
No. The portrait and the tour are separate. Read about the journey first, then apply on the booking page.
What kind of photo should I use?
A clear photo of your face, with no one else in it. Avoid dark photos, covered faces and group shots. Convert HEIC photos to JPEG before choosing them.
Will my photo or portrait be made public?
KAIDO does not publish them. If we would like to show a photo or portrait, we ask for your separate permission first. You can save the image and share it yourself.
When are my photos deleted?
The photo used for your portrait is deleted once the portrait is made, or if it cannot be made. Finished portraits are deleted 30 days after your request. To have them deleted sooner, write to info@kaido-japan.com.
How much is the tour?
The price per person depends on the size of your party: ¥238,000 for a party of 2, and ¥198,000 for a party of 3 to 5, tax included. Houses, meals, workshops, guiding and luggage are in the price. The price will be revised in spring.
Can one person book alone?
No. The tour is for parties of 2 to 5 people.
Is there a guide?
An English-speaking guide is with you on two of the four days: Thursday in Okitsu and Friday over the pass. On Wednesday and Saturday you go on your own, with the map and notes in the app.
Are meals included?
Yes, eight meals: three dinners (Wed, Thu, Fri), two lunches (Thu, Fri) and three breakfasts (Thu, Fri, Sat). Drinks with meals are not included, but the bottle of sake from Yui is.
What is not included?
Travel to Okitsu and from Kanbara, drinks with meals (the bottle of sake from Yui is included), personal shopping, and travel insurance, which you arrange yourself. See the travel conditions on the booking page for details.
Departures
Choose a Wednesday.
Applications close 20 days before departure. Payment is made in advance by card.
2 people ¥238,000 / 3 to 5 people ¥198,000 (per person, tax included)
Go to bookingTour Operator ／ 旅行企画・実施
- Company
- KAIDO Inc.株式会社KAI堂
- Address
- 341 Oba, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka, Japan静岡県静岡市清水区尾羽341
- Registration
- Region-Limited Travel Agency, registered with the Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, No. 地-48静岡県知事登録旅行業 第 地-48 号
- Travel Services Manager
- Hideko Makita牧田 秀子
- Price
- ¥238,000 per person for a party of 2; ¥198,000 per person for a party of 3 to 5. Tax included. To be revised in spring.
- Meals
- Three breakfasts, two lunches and three dinners (dinners Wed, Thu, Fri; lunches Thu, Fri; breakfasts Thu, Fri, Sat). Drinks with meals are not included.
- Minimum party
- 2 people
- Tour conductor
- None
- Licensed guide interpreter (national or regional)
- None. An English-speaking guide is with you on two days, Thursday and Friday.
- Contact
- info@kaido-japan.com
Before any contract is concluded, we provide a written statement of travel conditions and, upon conclusion, a contract document. With your consent these are sent by email as PDF; paper copies are available on request at any time. If you ask, the Travel Services Manager named above will explain the conditions to you directly.
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