Haruka-san planned a highly enjoyable & well thought trip for my 2 friends & 1. We had lots of forest walks in beautiful parks featuring lovely autumn foliage.  We were able to immerse ourselves in Japanese culture by visiting authentic local farms and participating in mochi pounding, making chirashi, beautifully executed tea ceremony, Salen meditation at a temple with a local pastor. And we ate great Japanese food at small, local eateries.  Amazing trip. Lots of wonderful memories & experiences.

Dealing with 3 women with different needs is defnitely not easy and Buren-san was very accommodating. A bit more detailed planning – maybe a discussion every morning – re the plan for the day, timing, etc would have meant that we were not late/missed key planned activities.