Japan
This is the first time we visited Tokyo with young children, we chose hop on hop off bus to get an overview of Tokyo. It's very easy for us to find their ticket office in Mitsubishi building, there are plenty of restaurants inside the building thus you can grab someting before boarding the bus. Bus arrival is super on time, clean and spacious. The route design also allow us to view most of the attractive places, bus attendants are helpful and polite.
There are three routes per day for travelers to choose, we managed to go blue & purple line within 24hours, I would strongly advise a well time planning is essential for you to finish all routes.
The disadvantage of the bus route is the bus didn't stop in front of the tourist places, e.g. Sensoji temple (Asakusa line) & Tsukiji fish market. There are about 10min walking distance, as I said, this is our first time in Tokyo, I need to remember where the bus stop is, so that I can find it after visiting the tourist places.
Besides, this is good to have Multilingual Audio Guide in English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese. However, the audio guide will suddenly switch to next introduction before ending the current one. I think this need improvement so that complete information is provided as described
This is the first time we visited Tokyo with young children, we chose hop on hop off bus to get an overview of Tokyo. It's very easy for us to find their ticket office in Mitsubishi building, there are plenty of restaurants inside the building thus you can grab someting before boarding the bus. Bus arrival is super on time, clean and spacious. The route design also allow us to view most of the attractive places, bus attendants are helpful and polite.
There are three routes per day for travelers to choose, we managed to go blue & purple line within 24hours, I would strongly advise a well time planning is essential for you to finish all routes.
The disadvantage of the bus route is the bus didn't stop in front of the tourist places, e.g. Sensoji temple (Asakusa line) & Tsukiji fish market. There are about 10min walking distance, as I said, this is our first time in Tokyo, I need to remember where the bus stop is, so that I can find it after visiting the tourist places.
Besides, this is good to have Multilingual Audio Guide in English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese. However, the audio guide will suddenly switch to next introduction before ending the current one. I think this need improvement so that complete information is provided as described.
On the first night of my sightseeing in Sapporo, I went to the observation deck.
As someone else mentioned, the reception area was indeed hard to find, and I got a bit lost (laughs).
When I took the elevator to the observation deck and stepped out, the night view of Sapporo took my breath away, and I couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!!!" It was so beautiful! I noticed that Sapporo has many straight roads, which made it very picturesque. That night, there was an event like a Christmas concert, with piano performances of many Christmas songs, creating a fantastic atmosphere! I also enjoyed a complimentary cake set, and the chiffon cake was quite large!
It seems that the men's restroom is quite open! My husband came out very excited (laughs).
This might not be limited to this place, but there were a lot of tourists from Korea and Japanese tourists, and their manners were really bad! They would sit on the floor and not move, or cut in line without hesitation. It was really frustrating. If it weren't for them, I would have enjoyed it even more.
札幌観光初日の夜に行きました。
どなたかも記載されていましたが、確かに受付場所が分かりにくく迷いました(笑)
展望台行きのエレベーターと降りると、目の前に札幌の夜景が飛び込んできて、あまりの美しさに「うわーーーっ!」と声が漏れるほど感動しました!!
札幌って一直線の道路が多いんですね!とても綺麗でした。
この日は、クリスマスコンサートのようなイベントが行われており、
ピアノ演奏でクリスマスソングをたくさん弾いていてムードも抜群でした!
無料のケーキセットも美味しく頂きました。
シフォンケーキがとても大きかったです!
男子トイレがかなり開放的なようですね!
旦那が、かなり興奮して出てきました(笑)
これは、ここに限らず観光地あるあるかもしれませんが、韓国人?日系の観光客がたくさん来ていて
あいつらマジでマナーが悪い!!
床に座り込んで動かなかったり、平気で割り込んで来たり
本当にイラっとしました。
あいつらさえいなかったらもっと楽しめたんですけどね。
I booked this tour hoping my foreign friends would enjoy it. We visited two courses: Asakusa and Odaiba, but the Odaiba course was particularly well-received. The first stop was next to Tokyo Tower. The beautifully lit Tokyo Tower was breathtaking and even for someone living in Japan, it was moving. Since we were on a bus with a transparent upper deck, I was able to take photos of Tokyo Tower from a close-up angle, looking up at it. Additionally, we were lucky enough to see fireworks near the Rainbow Bridge. I wish we could have extended our trip to Roppongi, but there were few buses, so we had to give up. I think the illuminations in Roppongi are beautiful this time of year, so I hope the bus frequency increases a bit. Another issue was that, despite it being Saturday, the service was running on a weekday schedule. According to the staff, they had started running the same schedule all day for a while now. I found out about this on the morning of the tour and had to change my plans, so I felt it would have been helpful if this information was available on the website.
外国人の友達が喜んでくれるといいなと思い、このツアーを予約しました。浅草コースとお台場コースの2つを巡りましたが、特に好評だったのはお台場コースです。まず初めの停留所は東京タワー横。綺麗にライトアップされた東京タワーは圧巻で、日本に住んでいる私にとっても感動的でした。乗車していたのが上がスケルトンになっているタイプのバスだったこともあり、接近して見上げるような角度で東京タワーの写真を撮ることができました。また、偶然にもレインボーブリッジの脇に花火を見ることができ、ラッキーな思いもできました。六本木まで足を伸ばせたら良かったのですが、バスの本数が少なく、断念しました。六本木のライトアップも綺麗な時期だと思うので、もう少し本数が増えれば良いのになぁと思います。また、最も困った点は、土曜日だったにもかかわらず平日ダイヤで運行していたことです。担当の方いはく、少し前から終日同じダイヤで走るようになったとのこと。当日の朝そのことを知り、予定を変えなくてはいけなくなったので、HPの方にも情報が載っていると良かったなと感じました。
Una actuación que recomendaría no perderse a cualquiera que visite Kyoto. Son bailes tradicionales japoneses y es posible que no a todo el mundo le guste pero creo que es algo que hay que conocer. La reserva de los asientos estuvo bien, lo malo que no puedes elegir asiento.
It was fun to see the owls and the people running the cafe were very knowledgeable and helpful.
Thank you very much for coming.
We are glad to hear that you had a good time with our owls.
Your nice comments are very encouraging.
If you ever want to see our cute owls again, please feel free to visit us.
We are waiting for you with our 18 owls.
Thank you very much.
OwlVillage Harajuku🦉💕😊
This is traditional japanese thing you definitely want to see.
I personally love it.
You can watch it only here and only 10 days in a year, SO JUST DO IT.
On the other hand, tea ceremony is not the thing you want spend money on. It's not even ceremony: you just get matcha tea and small sweets.
The opportunity to see the Gion Odori was such a lovely and unique pleasure. The dance was beautiful, and the costumes and sets were spectacular. I highly recommend this to anyone wanting to see into the traditional and exquisite world of Geiko and Maiko.
Bus drivers very helpful, staff generally very kind and helpful. The two routes we took encompassed quite a great deal of the city. We preferred the route that took in the Rainbow bridge. We had a job finding the office to collect our ticket after getting our online voucher, but a kindly bus driver took us to the office and dropped us off. Once there we were able to get our tickets and were off. The bus is hop on hop off but limited in time, so we were only able to do the two routes in one day as there was a gap over lunch time, which is why we found a little restaurant near the office to while away the time until the afternoon bus. They are not as frequent as we have found in other cities, but on the whole worthwhile for the money.
It's great that Veltra offered this service which allowed me to buy the ticket in advance. The tickets of this performance were actually only sold at the theater
As I bought it in advance via Veltra, I just collected my ticket at the entrance without worrying about the queue and out of tickets. The show was actually full house when I arrived there! So I highly recommended to buy ticket online in advance.
Before the show, there was a brief tea session in a big room with Maiko performing tea ceremony. The dance performance was like going back in time and totally immersed into Japanese culture!
I had only been there once during high school, so I went in almost as a first-timer. I was worried about whether I would understand, but thanks to the explanation provided by the modernized stage arrangement before it started, I was able to enjoy it very much. I want to go again!
高校生の頃に行ったことがあるだけだったので、ほぼ初めての状態で行きました。
理解ができるか不安でしたが、始まる前に、現代的にアレンジした舞台による解説のおかげでとても楽しむことができました。また行きたいと思います!
The show was perfect, but my seat had a partial view of it! I was disappointed because I paid the same amount as other people but couldn't enjoy 100% of the show.
This is the meaning of it all, this is what the Geiko & Maiko are trained for. And this might be one of the very few opportunities that a tourist can see a Geiko perform. Not to be missed if you are in Kyoto during this period.
It was a really good experience, definitely worth doing. We had really good seats right at the front, and thoroughly enjoyed each performance. One of the highlights whilst staying in Kyoto.
Beautiful show of gheishas dancing singing and displaying beautiful kimonos and other costumes
We went to the tea ceremony and geisha performance in Kyoto and thought both weee wonderful. The geisha doing the tea was stunningly graceful- beautiful to watch. Re the performance, the Kabuki in Tokyo had finished the October sessions and the place in Kyoto was still not open after renovations but this performance was fabulous alternative. Beautiful costumes, live musicians, well designed sets etc made for a dramatic performance- not just beautiful girls moving around to recorded music.
Everything was perfect. The tickets were reserved by the time we checked in and the place of the seats were very good (third row quite near to the stage).
It was very beautiful and interesting show. As foriegner I didn't understand anything from songs, but I want to mention orchestra, very beautiful melodies. I enjoyed the show. Thank you!
As my heading states the show was great and the seats were perfect, we were sitting on the wing with a perfect eye level view of the stage.
We were very happy with the show and even more pleased we had the opportunity to be a part of the annual dance performance. The final act was beautifully done with Maikos and Geishas. The tea ceremony was quite rushed and did not resemble a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Overall a real authentic cultural experience, without any pictures as they were not allowed.
The bus ride is fine for a speedy trip through parts of Tokyo. We had good weather, but I would not do this in the rain. The guide was a bit out of sync at some points and cut the commentary short when you went past locations at higher speeds. It was a good intro to Tokyo, but I am not sure I would recommend it for the price.
Unfortunately, rain was pouring down this day. We got all wet on the bus. Can only visit Asakusa Temple. Not a memorable day to speak off.
There were some people lined up at the entrance but we were able to check in without waiting since we'd made an advance reservation through veltra! The cafe was relatively small but very cozy and they had tatami seats that you could enjoy your drink. It took me a while to get comfortable enough to pet them, but when I did, I found out they’re really soft and ADORABLE. The attentive staff would place the owl on your shoulder or head if you like! This owl cafe guarantees you a truly amazing experience. Don't forget your camera!
Thank you very much for coming.
We are glad to hear that you had a good time with our owls.
Your nice comments are very encouraging.
And thank you for the nice photos.
If you ever want to see our cute owls again, please feel free to visit us.
We are waiting for you with our 18 owls.
Thank you very much.
OwlVillage Harajuku🦉💕😊
On the weekend I went with friends to an owl cafe for the first time in Harajuku. The staff were very nice and tried hard to speak English with us.
The owls were really cute. You can touch them and even let them perch on your arm. One owl named Haku perched on my hat and refused to move! haha If I have the chance, I'd like to go again!
(Translated from Chinese by Veltra.com)
Thank you very much for coming.
We are glad to hear that you had a good time with our owls.
Your nice comments are very encouraging.
And thank you for the nice photos.
If you ever want to see our cute owls again, please feel free to visit us.
We are waiting for you with our 18 owls.
Thank you very much.
I'm glad you like haku♡♡♡
OwlVillage Harajuku🦉💕😊
這次去原宿的貓頭鷹咖啡真是太高興了,貓頭鷹都好可愛。可以摸它們,還可以放在手上,真是意猶未盡!下次來日本時一定還要再來!
非常感谢您的光临。
很高兴您和我们的猫头鹰玩得开心。
您的好评让我们深受鼓舞。
如果您想再次看到我们可爱的猫头鹰,欢迎随时来访。
我们带着18只猫头鹰恭候您的光临。
非常感谢!
原宿猫头鹰村🦉💕😊
This was my first time went to an owl cafe in Japan, the shop was a bit small but very very cozy. We spent nearly one hour with those cute owls, most of them were very social and let us touch them, we even put them on our hand or shoulder. This was a very good experience, and we highly recommend it to everyone.
Thank you very much for coming.
We are glad to hear that you had a good time with our owls.
Your nice comments are very encouraging.
And thank you for the nice photos.
If you ever want to see our cute owls again, please feel free to visit us.
We are waiting for you with our 18 owls.
Thank you very much.
OwlVillage Harajuku🦉💕😊
It's my second time to go to an owl cafe.
The cafe is pretty near the JR harajyuku station. It is small but lovely.
And the staffs are friendly, too. They can also speak a little English and they provide English instructions to read, so there's no need to worry!
Off course the owls are so lovely! We all had a great time with these cute owls.
And I would love to take my other friends to visit them again!
Thank you very much for coming.
We are glad to hear that you had a good time with our owls.
Your nice comments are very encouraging.
And thank you for the nice photos.
If you ever want to see our cute owls again, please feel free to visit us.
We are waiting for you with our 18 owls.
Thank you very much.
OwlVillage Harajuku🦉💕😊
Enjoyed our time on the hop on, hop off bus. The first loop we did was Asakusa course and got off and on the busses at different stops. We were able to see some major sights and the time in between the bus returns was reasonable with about an hour time frame. We then did the Odaiba Course and only got off at a one stop since the time frame was over an hour for the next bus and it was getting late. We enjoyed having the transportation around Tokyo since it was our first time there and it helped us determine what sites we would like to return to the next few days using the subways. I would highly recommend this tour for first time guests in Tokyo.
Hop on Hop off is the best way to Tour Tokyo when on a limited time. It gives you enough information of the sites as you go around the city. They also have 3 selections for Tour routes which you can access. Also allows you to go around without having to use the subways.
It was my first experience with kyogen. Just seeing the Noh theater is worth it, and Enban Rider's pre-performance explanation was great. I enjoyed the kyogen itself thanks to the explanations.
There is a bit of an insider feel to it. It's like I stumbled into a cultural festival from another school...
Overall, I think it offers value that exceeds the price.
初の狂言でした。
能楽堂を見るだけでも価値はありますし、
円盤ライダーさんの狂言前説も良かったです。
狂言自体も説明のおかげで楽しめました。
やや内輪感があります。
なんというか他校の文化祭に紛れ込んだような。。。
基本的にはお値段以上の価値はあるかと。