JR East View Tourism & Sales Co., Ltd.
Experiential learning tour for children “Fretemina” summer carefully selected courses are now on sale!
Perfect for a summer family trip! We are launching experiential learning tours for children!
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●JR East and JR East View Tourism & Sales will provide “rail travel” and “a variety of authentic experiences through travel” to children who will lead the next generation through “Fretemina.” We are working to support growth and the creation of family memories. ●This time, we have prepared 5 courses where you can spend a special time experiencing nature and traditional culture that can only be experienced at “Fretemina”. ● Why not take Fretemina on a trip where children can experience real nature and culture, a special trip that will help them grow, and a trip that will expand their possibilities?
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1. Product release date and time, application method (1) Release date and time: Friday, June 7, 2024, 1:00 p.m. (2) Application method and details: Please use the application site “Travel in Japan, Railway Travel”. (https://www.jrview-travel.com/content/sp/fretemina/) 2. Course overview
(1) Product name: Learn about Sanriku’s sea and mountain creatures with a guide! Observe wild animals in the town at night and join forces with Otsuchi Night Safari to experience a seine net experience
In Otsuchi Town, a town rich in nature located almost in the center of the Sanriku coast of Iwate Prefecture, you will learn about the types and ecology of fish and wild animals in the Sanriku region with your guide. Otsuchi Town is home to many wild animals walking around the town at night, so after dinner on the first day, we boarded a bus and headed into the town at night! A guide who studies the ecology of wild animals will guide you from inside the bus! You might be able to meet many wild animals such as deer, antelopes, martens, foxes, etc. ! On the second day, everyone joins forces to experience dragnet fishing! Put the caught fish in a colander and the fish guide will explain about their ecology and types!
・Departure date: Saturday, July 27, 2024 1 night and 2 days ・Travel fee: 65,800 yen to 69,800 yen (52,800 to 56,800 yen) Adult (elementary school student) 1 person Departing from Tokyo Station
・Capacity/Minimum number of participants: 40 Number of participants: 15 people *The experience program within the tour is available for elementary school students and above.
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(2) Product name: Mt. Haguro stone stair climbing! Zazen! Fire walking! Yamabushi training experience at Japan’s three major mountain ascetic practices “Dewa Sanzan”
Yamabushi training experience at “Dewa Sanzan”, one of Japan’s three major mountain ascetics! This summer, why not experience Yamabushi training in the Dewa Sanzan, which has been said to be a “journey of rebirth” since ancient times, by placing yourself in a sacred place of mountain worship, experiencing nature, and facing your own heart? Also, enjoy the fantastic world of colorful jellyfish floating around at the popular jellyfish aquarium, Kamo Aquarium.
・Departure date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 1 night and 2 days ・Travel fee: 59,800 yen to 62,800 yen (39,800 yen to 42,800 yen) 1 adult (elementary school student) departing from Tokyo Station
・Capacity/Minimum number of participants: 20 people / 15 people *Children must be elementary school students or older.
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Have fun traversing the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route on 6 different vehicles♪ With this tour, you can travel smoothly even during the busy summer holidays. For the overnight stay, go to “Midagahara Hotel” on the Alpine Route. If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to enjoy spectacular views that only guests can see, such as the sunset behind a sea of clouds and a starry sky. Two exclusive plans exclusively for Fretemina Tour! The “Midagahara Guided Walk” where you can enjoy the great outdoors and the “Kurobe Dam Guided Tour” where you can see the construction ruins that you can’t normally visit are perfect for your summer independent research!
・Departure date: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 1 night and 2 days ・Travel fee: 79,000 yen to 89,000 yen (60,000 yen to 74,000 yen) for 1 adult (elementary school student) departing from and arriving at Tokyo Station
63,000 yen to 73,000 yen (52,000 yen to 66,000 yen) 1 adult
(elementary school student) Local departure and arrival (*)
・Capacity/Minimum number of participants: 40 people / 15 people *Children must be 3 years old or older to apply, and children must be elementary school students or older to use the experience programs within the tour.
*Local departures and arrivals are from Kurobe Unazuki Onsen Station and Nagano Station.
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Usui Pass on the Shinetsu Main Line was once known as JR’s most difficult point. Accompanied by a professional guide, we will take a walk through the part of the line between Yokogawa and Karuizawa, which was discontinued due to the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen in 1997! On a day trip, you can enjoy experiences unique to abandoned railways, such as passing through a tunnel and walking on the tracks, eating lunch on the tracks, etc. ♪ “Usui Pass Railway Culture” where valuable vehicles are on display Enjoy a tour of Mura!
・Departure date: Sunday, August 11, 2024, Saturday, September 21, 2024 Day trip The trains used within the itinerary (from Takasaki Station to Yokogawa Station) will vary depending on the departure date.・Travel fee: 24,000 yen to 30,000 yen (19,000 yen to 22,000 yen) 1 adult (elementary school student) Departing from and arriving at Tokyo Station ・Capacity/Minimum number of participants: 30/25 people *Children must be elementary school students or older to apply.
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(5) Product name: Take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Fukui! Become a driver! Experience driving a real train on the “Echizen Railway” and find dinosaur fossils! ! Excavation experience & “Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum”
Easily depart from Fukui Prefecture, which has become much more familiar with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, without changing trains! Tour the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, one of the largest in Japan, and experience fossil excavation in the dinosaur kingdom of Fukui! Drive a real train at “Echizen Railway”! There are many experiences where you can peek at the train from below and learn about trains!
・Departure date: Saturday, August 24, 2024, Saturday, September 14, 2024 1 night and 2 days ・Travel fee: 64,800 yen to 66,800 yen (48,800 yen to 54,800 yen) 1 adult (elementary school student) Tokyo Station Departure and arrival: 42,800 yen to 44,800 yen (36,800 yen to 42,800 yen) Adult (elementary school student) 1 person Local departure and arrival (*) Capacity/Minimum number of participants: 40 / 15 people *Children must be 3 years old or older to participate in the tour. The program is available to elementary school students and above. *Local departures and arrivals will be from Fukui Station.
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For the brand concept of Fretemina, please see Fretemina in the “HAPPY CHILD PROJECT” link below. “HAPPY CHILD PROJECT” Fretemina:
https://www.jreast.co.jp/kosodate/fretemina/ *Photos and diagrams related to this press are for illustrative purposes only.
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