Experience Japan's best starry skies in Achi VillageAchi Village in Nagano Prefecture, known for being selected as the top location in Japan for the brightest stars by the Ministry of the Environment (*1), offers an exceptional stargazing experience. Surrounded by mountains, the village is shielded from light pollution, providing clear skies perfect for observing the stars. During the "Starry Sky Night Tour," ride the gondola to the mountaintop at 1,400 meters! As the new moon approaches, the night sky sparkles with countless stars, and when the moon is full, you can enjoy the bright glow of first-magnitude stars and planets alongside the moon. Full Moon DAY: April 13(*1) Achi Village was ranked first for the best stargazing location by the Ministry of the Environment's national star observation survey in 2006. The village also won the Environment Minister's Award at the 29th Nagano Prefecture South Maki Village Conference (2017). Please note that stargazing may be unavailable depending on weather conditions. The mountaintop at Heavens Sonohara can be cold, so we recommend bringing warm clothing.There are no designated viewing seats; feel free to enjoy the stars from any location. We suggest bringing a leisure sheet and flashlight.Hanamomo Kaido: Blossoms & Strawberry Picking★ The "Hanamomo no Sato" (Peach Blossom Village) boasts around 5,000 peach trees blooming in beautiful gradients of red, white, and pink. Enjoy the stunning sight of these vibrant flowers!Best Viewing Period: Mid-April to Early May ★ Enjoy all-you-can-eat strawberry picking, with strawberries grown in the snowmelt water of the Central Alps! (Varieties: Akihime, Benihoppe, and more)Visit the historic post towns of Magome and Tsumago on the Kisoji routeThe Nakasendo, one of the five main routes established by Tokugawa Ieyasu, starts from Nihonbashi and passes through Kiso, also known as "Kisoji." Magome-juku and Tsumago-juku are historic post towns where travelers once rested on their journey.Magome-juku is also the birthplace of Fumiko Shimazaki, author of Yoake Mae, which begins with the famous line "The Kiso Road is all in the mountains."Today, these towns still retain the charm of the Edo period, offering a delightful stroll through their nostalgic streets.Stay at Fudo Onsen Hanabishi or Yumoto Hotel Achikawa NaganoFudo Onsen Hanabishi (For tour departure on April 16, 22, 24)Located in the Namiai area of Achi Village, famous for Japan's best starry skies, this hot spring inn offers breathtaking views of the starry sky on clear nights. Relax and unwind in the natural hot spring sourced from the inn’s private spring. For dinner, enjoy the inn’s specialty irori (sunken hearth) cuisine, prepared over a charcoal fire. Meals: Dinner: Japanese kaiseki / Breakfast: Japanese set mealRoom: Traditional Japanese-style room with toilet (bathroom not in-room; large public bath available)Address: 254-1, Namiai, Achi Village, Nagano PrefecturePhone: 0265-47-2321Official Website: Fudo Onsen Hanabishi Yumoto Hotel Achikawa Nagano (For tour departure on April 18, 21, 25, 26)The highly acclaimed, silky-smooth hot springs are said to rejuvenate your skin for three years after just one soak! Enjoy a variety of baths, including large outdoor baths and cave baths, for a truly relaxing experience. For dinner, indulge in a traditional Japanese course made with fresh, seasonal ingredients from Shinshu.Meal: Dinner: Japanese kaiseki (traditional course meal) / Breakfast: Japanese set mealRoom Type: No specific room type (either Japanese-style room, Western-style room, or a mix of both, to be assigned on the day of check-in; all rooms come with a toilet) Note: There is no private bath in the room. Please use the public baths. Note: The cave bath and sauna may be temporarily closed depending on the situation. Smoking Policy: All rooms are smoking rooms. If you prefer a non-smoking room, please request deodorizing service in the comments section.Address: 503-115 Chisato, Achi Village, Shimoina-gun, Nagano Phone: 0265-43-2800 Official Website: http://www.hotel-achigawa.jp/ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーInformation about tour operatorName: H.I.S. Co.,Ltd.Address: Kamiyacho Trust Tower 5F 4-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6905, JAPAN　Registration number: No.724 by Commissioner of Japan Tourism AgencyInformation about tourPlace of departure and destination:　from OSAKA to NAGANO/GIFUNumber of days of travel: 2 DaysMeans of transportation:　BUSName of bus company: Ginga Kotsu Co., LtdMeals: Breakfast x1, Dinner x1Minimum number of passengers to operate: 10 PeoplesNumber of　GUIDE：1Please, read and understand the terms and conditions of our travel packages at the following link: https://www.his-j.com/company/yakkan/boshu_j_2009.pdfPlease, read and understand the terms and conditions about this product at the following link: https://www.his-j.com/company/yakkanーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー