Art! Scenic views! Autumn Urabandai and Art Museum Day Tour

■Tour Ticket Sales Period

1 September to 29 October 2025

■Concept

This day-trip viewing tour takes you to the "Hajimarino Bijutsukan (Museum of Beginnings)" (Inawashiro Town), the Morohashi Museum of Modern Art (Kitashiobara Village), and the natural landscapes of Urabandai.

■Date

One day only: 1 November 2025

■Tour Type

Sightseeing day trip (Walking on flat terrain, but please wear comfortable walking shoes.)

■Itinerary

　　　　　　(Reference: Yamabiko 127 Tokyo 08:07 - Kōriyama 09:32)

9:45 　　　 Meet at Kōriyama Station West Exit Group Bus Stop

　　　　　　（Tour overview explanation, participant introductions, and ice-breaking during bus transfer）

11:00-11:45　Hajimarino Bijutsukan (The Museum of Beginnings)　Viewing

　　　　　　（Exhibition introduction + free viewing）

12:15　　　　Lunch: Nature Cottage Akabeko Special Lunch (served in indoor restaurant)

13:30-15:30　Morohashi Museum of Modern Art viewing

　　　　　　（Exhibition introduction + free viewing）

15:45-17:00　Goshikinuma Ponds and Urabandai Scenery viewing　　　　

18:30 Disband at Koriyama Station West Exit Group Bus Stop

※Times in the itinerary are approximate and the schedule may change due to congestion, weather, or disasters.

※As this is a sightseeing tour, it will proceed even in rainy weather. Please bring rain gear (umbrella or raincoat) if rain is forecast. However, the tour may be cancelled in the event of severe weather where safety cannot be ensured.

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Organised by: Morohashi Museum of Modern Art 0241-37-1088

Tour Sales: Bandai Tours Enquiries info@bandai.tours

■Tour Fee & Transfers

Adults: ¥8,600 per person (tax included)

※The tour fee includes museum admission, lunch, and local guide service.

※Free return transport to Koriyama Station is included for tour participants. Guests staying at Urabandai accommodation wishing to alight en route on the return shuttle bus (post-tour) should enquire. Boarding en route on the outward journey is only possible at Roadside Station Inawashiro and JR Inawashiro Station (around 10:45).

■Policies

Minimum participants: 4 persons

(The decision to proceed will be made one week prior to the tour date, on 25th October. Should the minimum number not be reached by this date, full refunds will be issued to those who have already booked.)

Maximum participants: 15 persons

Booking opens: 1st September

Final booking deadline: 29th October

※Cancellations requested by the customer up to 3 days prior to departure will be refunded minus a 3.6% advance payment processing fee. Cancellations thereafter (from 2 days prior to the tour date) due to illness, transport issues en route to the meeting point (including vehicle breakdowns or accidents), bereavement, or rainfall will be considered customer-initiated cancellations and are non-refundable. A full refund will only be issued to those who have already paid if a disaster-level incident occurs immediately before the tour, rendering its physical execution impossible, even on the tour date itself.

■ Booking Method

※ Booking (at the time of reservation) requires selecting a seat on the tour bus, providing the applicant's contact details, and completing payment (by credit card). Please have the credit card you will use for payment ready when making your reservation.

To make a reservation:

1. Click ‘Select Ticket’.

2. Select your seat on the tour bus (all 15 seats are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis).

3. Then, click ‘Proceed to checkout’ to enter the required information and complete your booking and payment.

Upon completing your booking, a ticket with a QR code will be issued.

Please present this ticket when boarding the bus on the tour day.

Please note, the ticket includes a map of the meeting point and a photo of the tour bus that will collect you.

※ If you have completed your booking and payment but have not received an email, please contact us (info@bandai.tours). We will confirm whether your booking has been completed.