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[set plan ③]
RYUHYO(DRIFT ICE) WALK®
+Animal Trail (Kemono-Michi) Snowshoeing

Tour time:

9:30 - 11:00 RYUHYO(DRIFT ICE) WALK®

13:30 - 16:30 Animal Trail Snowshoeing

*Please be sure to check the details page for each tour.

Period

1st,FEB - 31th,MAR

Entry qualifications:

- Ages: 10–74 years old
- Height: 130–190 cm
- Weight: 99 kg or less

* Must be able to move safely on uneven, floating, and slippery ice under varying ice conditions.

* Must have the general physical and motor skills necessary to participate in outdoor activities.

* Must be able to manage their own safety and follow group instructions.

* Must be able to put on and take off the dry suit independently.

* Must have the physical stamina to walk approximately 4 km on snow wearing snowshoes, with an elevation change of approximately 40 m. Each snowshoe weighs approximately 1.5–1.8 kg.

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- Minimum Number of Participants: 2

* If the minimum number of participants is not met, the tour will be canceled 7 days in advance. Your reservation will be canceled, and you will receive a full refund.

TOUR FEE

*Please note!

Please be sure to check the contents of the "Important Info" page and this link before applying.
Please note that if there are any incomplete or suspicious information in your application, your reservation will not be accepted.

 2/1~3/10

 Age 13 - 74:JPY 14,500

 Age 10 - 12:JPY 13,000

 3/11~3/31

 Age 13 - 74:JPY 13,500

 Age 10 - 12:JPY 12,500

About Meeting Point:

■ Pick-up service from designated accommodation facilities specified by our company:
[RYUHYO (DRIFT ICE) WALK®]:

Pick-up time: 0–15 minutes before the tour starts
[Animal Trail (Kemono-Michi) Snowshoeing]:

Pick-up time: 15–30 minutes before the tour starts

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■ If your accommodation is not one of the designated pick-up locations specified by our company:
Please choose one of the following meeting points:
1. Michi-no-Eki (Roadside Rest Area) “Utoro/Shirietoku”
2. Utoro Onsen Bus Terminal (No parking available)

*Please be sure to check the reminder email sent two days before the tour for the final start time, meeting time, and guide information.

NOTICE:

*This is a set plan for use on the same day. If you use one of the tours on a different day, it will not be treated as a set.

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***About Tour Period***

The ice will come during first week on FEB. The possibility that a tour is held by the end of January is very low.

Therefore, we do not normally accept reservations for January.
(This may change depending on the ice conditions, so please check the website frequently)

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​*Please refrain from taking videos during the guide commentary.

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*About Ryuhyo(ICE) walk tour.

***Minimum height for participation

Due to the dry suits that must be worn for safety, people under 130cm tall cannot participate.

If you are found to be under 130cm tall when measured before putting on the dry suits, you will be refused participation. In that case, a 100% cancellation fee will be charged.

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***Dummy input of "height" and "weight" will not be accepted. Please make a reservation request only after you have collected the correct "height" and "weight" information for all participants.

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1. The tour may be operated under special conditions or cancelled depending on drift ice proximity to the shore.


2. The dry suit is worn over participants' normal clothing and has attached boots. Long pants, a sweater, and fleece jacket are recommended. The dry suit cannot be worn with a skirt, coat or outer jacket. Clothing under the dry suit will stay dry, but the cuffs of clothing may get wet. Wearing a hat is recommended, but note that it may get wet.

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*For Kemono-Michi(Animal trail) Snowshoe

*Children under the age of 9 cannot participate.Please note that if it is discovered on the day that your child does not meet the minimum age requirement, your reservation will be canceled on the day and 100% of the fee will be charged.

Those aged 75 or older will also be unable to participate. The same measures will be taken as above.

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1. The tour might be cancelled or discontinued because of the bad weather condition or unexpected accidents.


2. You will walk about 3 hours in snowing forest. Please wear warm clothes. Long pants, a sweater, fleece jacket, and waterproofjacket and pants on top. Woolen gloves, woollen cap, neck warmer, thick socksand sunglasses or goggles to keep you from cold.

 

*For both tours
3. Please refrain from consuming alcohol immediately before the tour, and refrain from consuming alcohol, smoking during the tour.


4. Pregnant women may not join this tour.


5. Please refrain from using cell phones during the walk.


6. About morning tour. Accommodation for the night prior to this tour must be a hotel in the Utoro area. Participants will be picked up from their hotel 10 to 15 minutes prior to the tour. Pick-up service is handled by SHINRA.

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等待时间是“出发时间”。
在会议时间
·不是所有的成员
·衣服还没有完成(附带睡衣)
·吃饭
上面的参与者不能参与。 此外,我们将在当天收取100%的取消费用。


等待時間是“出發時間”。
在會議時間
·並非所有成員
·衣服還沒有完成(附帶睡衣)
·吃飯
上面的參與者不能參與。 此外,我們將在當天收取100%的取消費用。

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