A private day trip in your own Toyota Alphard with driver: hotel pickup in Tokyo, then Karuizawa Prince Outlets and Hikawa Shrine. About 11 hours on this route, priced per car for up to 6 guests. You enter your hotel (or a station) and the pickup time in the booking form.
The car price does not include a guide, entry tickets, rides, experiences, meals, tolls or parking.
Karuizawa The Japanese resort town of Karuizawa served as the filming location for the popular Japanese drama "Quartet." Surrounded by beautiful mountains, it's renowned as a prime location for ecotourism. Its lush larch and birch trees create a pleasant natural environment, Karuizawa Prince Outlets This outlet mall in Karuizawa is known as Japan's most beautiful, boasting over 200 brand-name clothing stores, over 100 restaurants, and even a golf course and ski resort. Karuizawa Harunire Terrace Located in Nagano Prefecture, Harunire Terrace is a shopping district comprised of nine buildings connected by wide wooden decks, nestled amidst a natural setting of over 100 wild spring elms. This commercial facility, themed around experiencing "daily life in Karuizawa," Hoshino Onsen The hot springs operated by the Hoshinoya Resort & Spa are known as "beautifying hot springs." Nestled at the foot of the mountain, you can soak in the open-air baths and enjoy the magnificent views. The expansive glass windows of the open-air indoor baths also offer unobstructed views of the outdoors. Hikawa Shrine and Kawagoe Koedo Kawagoe: "Travel back" to the Edo period four hundred years ago and experience the dreamlike sensation of stepping back in time. There are many "Little Kyotos" in the world, but there's only one "Little Edo" in Kawagoe.
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🎫 Options
⏸ Join-a-group seats are paused for now. This day tour is currently available as a private Alphard (7 seats) only.
🚌 Shared group tour
- Meeting / pick-up point: Meet & depart from Tokyo Station — the Japanese flag 🇯🇵 by the red brick building (Marunouchi side)
- Departs 08:00
- Guide language: English
- Free cancellation up to 7 days before
- Reserve now, pay on the day or online
From¥6,900/person
🚘 Private Alphard Tour
- Private Toyota Alphard + driver
- Up to 6 guests
- Hotel pickup in Tokyo
- About 11 hours · book 7+ days ahead
- Reserve now, pay on pickup or online
- Free cancellation up to 24h before pickup
−30%Book by 31 Dec (JST), then ¥104,300
Campaign price:¥73,000/car · fixed price
Up to 6 guests · from ¥12,167/person with 6
Guide, entry tickets, tolls and parking not included.
- Capacity
- 1+
- Itinerary
- 1 day · 4 stops
🚘 Your private Alphard and driver follow this route. The car price does not include a guide, entry tickets, rides, experiences, meals, tolls or parking.
- 08:00
Hotel pickup in Tokyo
You enter your hotel (or a station) and the pickup time in the booking form.
- 10:30
Karuizawa · 120 min
The Japanese resort town of Karuizawa served as the filming location for the popular Japanese drama "Quartet." Surrounded by beautiful mountains, it's renowned as a prime location for ecotourism. Its lush larch and birch trees create a pleasant natural environment, making it a renowned destination for luxury villas and high society.
- 15:45
Hikawa Shrine and Kawagoe Koedo · 60 min
Kawagoe: "Travel back" to the Edo period four hundred years ago and experience the dreamlike sensation of stepping back in time. There are many "Little Kyotos" in the world, but there's only one "Little Edo" in Kawagoe. Kawagoe flourished during the Edo period, earning the nickname "Little Edo."
- 18:30
End of the tour
※ Actual timings vary with road conditions on the day.
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Day 1 — Karuizawa Prince Outlets
Karuizawa Prince Outlets
- Your private Alphard and driver follow this route. The car price does not include a guide, entry tickets, rides, experiences, meals, tolls or parking.
- Hotel pickup in Tokyo. You enter your hotel (or a station) and the pickup time in the booking form.
- Two ways to pay: the driver on the day (cash or card, nothing upfront), or online at checkout right after you send the booking. Either way we confirm the car and pickup time by email.
- Free cancellation up to 24h before pickup
📍 Hotel pickup
🏨 Hotel pickup in Tokyo
You enter your hotel (or a station) and the pickup time in the booking form.
- Private Toyota Alphard + driver
- Hotel pickup in Tokyo
- About 11 hours on this tour's route
- Guide
- Entry tickets, rides and experiences at the stops
- Meals
- Expressway tolls and parking
How long does this tour last?+
The tour runs 1 day with 3 scheduled stops laid out hour by hour.
Where is the pickup?+
Hotel pickup in Tokyo. You enter your hotel (or a station) and the pickup time in the booking form.
What's the minimum group size?+
The price is per car, so the private Alphard runs from 1 guest. Up to 6 guests per car — for more, we add a second car.
Does the car come with a guide?+
The private Alphard comes with a driver; a guide is not included in the car price.
Can I cancel or reschedule?+
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup (full refund). Within 24 hours or no-show: charged in full. To cancel or change the date, email us with your booking ID; date changes depend on car availability.
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- •The itinerary and time at each stop may be adjusted for traffic, weather or facility maintenance; in force-majeure cases a stop may be replaced with a comparable alternative.