Story-telling taxi tours for Chikuma City
千曲市のタクシー会社らが一生懸命に語り部タクシーのツアーをPRしています。地元の運転士さんが地元の歴史、伝説のお話しをしながら、千曲市の見所を回る「千曲市観光名所めぐり語り部タクシー」
千曲市巡りモデルコースは４つ：
＊姨捨の「田毎の月」棚田と土壁蔵と伝統建物１２０軒が残る稲荷山地区
＊1600年の歴史のある森将軍塚と日本一のあんずの里
＊NHK大河ドラマロケ地「荒砥城」と重文「智識寺」
＊姨捨棚田・長楽寺、味噌蔵、漬物店巡り
それぞれのコースは約2時間；タクシー1台貸し切り料金が13000円。4人の場合は一人3250円。
自分でマイカーで巡り手もあるが、
運転はお任せ、尚且つ地元でしか分からないうんちくのお話を聞けて、なかなか良い企画だと思う。
これからは千曲市以外な行先：小布施、安曇野、戸隠、稲荷山・高橋まゆみ人形館、須坂、上田・真田などのコースも開発する予定だそうです。戸倉上山田温泉がちょうど中心的な位置なので、ここから信州を冒険・探検しょう！
Have you ever wanted to explore a new town, but didn't have a way of getting around and wanted the inside knowledge of a local? Well, Chikuma City's taxi companies have just the thing: Story-telling Taxi Tours.
The 2 hour tours cost 13,000 yen which, split by 4 people, is only 3,250 yen a person. Four model courses cover the city's main tourist spots:
*Moon-reflecting Obasute terraced rice fields + Inariyama neighborhood with its 120 historical buildings and earthen walled storehouses
*Mori's 1600-year old tomb and Japan's largest apricot growing area
*Arato-jo Fortress (used by NHK for their historical dramas) and Chishiki-ji Temple, listed on the national historical registry
*Obasute's Choraku-ji Temple + Miso maker + Picles maker tour.
More tours are in the works to outlying destinations, such as Togakushi, the Jigokudani snow monkey park, Matsumoto Castle, etc.
Togura Kamiyamada Onsen is central to Nagano's many tourist spots, and a story-telling taxi tour is a great way to take it all in!
(NOTE: Story-telling is in Japanese so an understanding of some 'nihongo' would be necessary to fully appreciate these tours.)
詳しくは千曲市観光協会 RSVP with the Chikuma City Tourism Assoc.
