Explore old-world Japan shopping experiences, from origami to kimono, calligraphy, local glassware, tea sets, and more. We will give you a tour of Kagoshima along the way, as well as skills and cheat sheets for your future Japanese shopping excursions elsewhere. Excellent for folks who want to hit the shops locally like a local.
The lunch session will consist of Kagoshima Wagyu prime beef.
Not only do we bring you to well-thought-out places that international guests love, but we can also help you interact with the shop staff, explain extra services that Japanese retailers offer, help with customizations, and give additional details you wouldn't have gotten if you tried it yourself.
We will also take photos of the group throughout the tour for you, and as we bump into local Japanese, we can also act as your translator to make sure we engage with Kagoshima's friendly locals.
Pickup included
The morning tour will start here after pickup, and the afternoon tour will end here. We highlight not just Kagoshima shopping but specialty old-world items that foreign visitors rave about that are uniquely Japanese, including many that are specifically from Kagoshima. We will go to a 4th generation maker of Japanese Washi origami paper and make origami and be able to shop for some very nice as well as handmade origami papers. We will also go to a Kagoshima landmark shop with fine Japanese kimono, silks, calligraphy items, fine Japanese pens, glassware, and more. This tour is a fun way to spend the day learning about some amazing local shopping, but we will receive skills, shopping assistance, cheat sheets, and recommendations that will enhance your ability to go out on your own around the country and find other unique Japanese items and unexpected treasures, as well as multiple locations that are hidden and unique Japanese experiences.
Of course, we will eat amazing Kagoshima food! We will be eating some of the highest-ranked wagyu in Japan and enjoying this paradise we love. The meal is a well-rounded course, including salad, veggies, soup, marbleized wagyu, tea, and dessert. We will be assisting throughout the meal and exploring the central station section of Kagoshima city. For the morning tour, this will be the last stop, and for the afternoon tour, this will be the first stop.
Trolly ride as well as transportation time, including from the port as well as back to the cruise port.
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
We will be waiting in the Information Center at the Kagoshima port and at the precise start time we will walk to the parking lot for transportation. Please od not be late as we have other guests and committed reservations after this tour. We are available via WhatsApp as well as Japanese cell phone and will do our very best to communicate prior to the excursion regarding any questions or concerns.
We will be available via WhatsApp as well as Japanese cell phone.