We pick up your group at your hotel in Matsumoto city or Azumino at 09:00. Today you see the quiet Azumino valley, at the foot of the Northern Alps, with clear spring water, farms and small museums.

Around 09:30 we arrive at Daio Wasabi Farm, one of the biggest wasabi farms in Japan. Walk the paths between the shaded wasabi beds and the clear river with old water wheels. Try wasabi ice cream or wasabi croquettes. You have about 1 hour 15 minutes.

Around 11:00 we visit Hotaka Shrine, a calm shrine with large cedar trees. It honours the god of the Hotaka mountains.

Around 11:30 we visit the Rokuzan Art Museum, a small church-like brick building with bronze sculptures by Ogiwara Rokuzan. It is close to the shrine.

Around 12:15 lunch in Azumino. Fresh soba made with the local water is famous here. Halal food is not guaranteed, but there are vegetarian choices.

Around 13:30 we drive through the rice fields and orchards to Azumino Chihiro Park, a large open park with the Northern Alps behind it. Walk the lawns and the pond. From March to November the Chihiro Art Museum is open inside the park.

Around 14:45 we stop at the Mitsumata or Karasugawa valley area for mountain stream views and a short forest walk. Around 16:00 we head back. You reach your hotel at about 17:00.

Your plan is customizable: on the day, your group can change the order, skip a museum, stay longer at the wasabi farm, or swap in a nearby place such as the Azumino Glass Studio or the Japan Alps cycling path. Changes stay in Azumino and within about 8 hours.

This is a private tour. Only your group. You choose how long to spend at each place.

If Daio Wasabi Farm is closed on your date, your driver-guide takes you to a similar place nearby instead. The tour price does not change. If you prefer, we can instead visit the Azumino Pref. Alps Park and the Azumino Glass Studio.