Our family of six (including four children between 9 and 14) had the holiday of a lifetime skiing and snowboarding in Hokkaido in late January 2016. We flew from Brisbane, with a short stopover in Taiwan, Taipei, then straight on to Sapporo, Hokkaido. It was a very comfortable trip, with no jet lag, and we were met by JTB staff and put on a coach for a short but scenic drive through the snow to Rusutsu Resort.
The Rusutsu Resort facilities and service were fantastic and there was plenty of the most beautiful soft powder every day. There’s plenty for the kids to do — a two-storey merry-go-round, a wave pool with slide, dog sledding, snow mobiling, etc. The hot springs were a highlight. I recommend Rusutsu Resort for families with both experienced skiers and beginners, and it is the perfect introduction to Japan for first-time visitors. We are recommending this trip to anyone who will listen. Thank you JTB for one of the best holidays we have ever had.
Hi Olivia
Thanks for your welcome home!
Yes back home safe and sound!
I emailed you some pics but I don’t know if you got them – let me know whether or not you did.
We had the most amazing holiday – we are both in love with Japan!
The Discover Japan tour was absolutely fabulous – the itinerary was so good! It’s the perfect tour for a first time visit to Japan for anyone! Our tour Director Maya Mizuno was wonderful, one of the best we’ve ever encountered. She always went above and beyond what was required.
We could sing her praises for ever!
We had a great group, ate delicious food, did and saw so much – had many special moments – unforgettable memories! Those Cherry Blossoms – WOW WOW WOW!
We coped well on our own – got lost a few times – but someone always gave us assistance!
The hiccup with Sakura Terrace was no big deal they sorted it without any fuss. It was a great hotel! Our free cocktail every night was great!
The Brian Wilson concert (he’s a legend) we both really enjoyed – it was a wonderful way to end our trip! – thank you for going the extra mile and organising for us.
I could go on and on……………….!
We would like to do a review to put on the JTB website if you let me know how.
Best wishes
Pauline.
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Hi Mika, We arrived back home last Wednesday. We had a great trip and found Japan an extremely interesting and friendly country. Everything went well and we managed to catch the trains, find our hotels and enjoy the day tours you booked for us. The weather was generally good and it was quite warm in Kanazawa.
We saw lots of beautiful cherry blossoms as well as Mt. Fuji from the plane and on the day tour. It also snowed while we were in Sapporo. I would definitely like to return to see and experience more of the wonderful culture and lovely people.
Thank you very much for helping to organize our holiday, which we will always remember.
Hi Miyuki
Thank you very much for the work you did on our holiday. It was fantastic. Every part of the holiday brought something unique to our experiences
The suite in Koyasan Ichijoin was amazing, and was a brilliant way to finish off the holiday
Putting us in hotel in Namba district in Osaka really made our life easy to get around in the last few days.
We managed to fit in Hiroshima day trip on the last day
Thank you again for all your help
Graeme
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We returned from our wonderful holiday in Japan yesterday. We did appreciate your careful planning and would be pleased if you would pass on our special thanks to our guide ms maya mizuno. She was caring helpful and very knowledgeable.
The cherry blossoms were amazing very beautiful.
We will not hesitate to recommend you to friends thinking of travelling to Japan
I’m writing to acknowledge formally the professional service of Paul when I visited JTB earlier today. Paul is knowledgeable, enthusiastic, personable and kind. He is a credit to JTB and I hope for your sale that you never lose him! He is one of the best customer service consultants I have met
Hi Olivia,
Just wanted to say a big thank you for your assistance with our booking for Japan, we have just returned home from yet another perfect skiing trip to Niseko. Accommodation was great & all our transfers went very smoothly.
Looking forward to booking another trip with you again soon.
Many thanks & kind regards
Chelsea
Dear Kumiko,
I am writing to you briefly to share with you a very good experience I had dealing with one of your branch managers, Tony.
There was a small incident with the courier company JTB uses to deliver rail passes to our stores: my customer’s tickets were lost by Toll and they were nowhere to be found. Tony went above and beyond to solve this issue quickly and promptly, with impeccable professionalism and work ethic. His actions speak very highly of JTB as a company, and I will make sure to continue to book my Japan customers through you.
Should you have any questions or comments about this, please do not hesitate in contacting me.
Warm regards from a very happy travel agent,
Bruno
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Hi Mende,
A quick note to thank you for making all the arrangements for our recent trip to Japan.
All worked well and, again, we very much enjoyed being in Japan.
Thanks again.
Regards,
John
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Hi Koyomi,
I just wanted to say a quick thank you for the work you did for our trip. John and I had an amazing time and all of our accommodation and tours were perfect with no issues whatsoever. It was a massive help that everything ran so smoothly and we are very grateful that you set it up so professionally.
I have already been recommending JTB to my friends and colleagues who have asked me about the trip and it’s thanks to your hard work.
Please share this email with your supervisor/manager by way of appreciation for your hard work enabling a fantastic and easy holiday for my brother and I.
Thank you,
Martin
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Dear Mende
Many thanks for the altered confirmation slip for the Sunrise Tours – much appreciated.
I have also received the vouchers for the transfer – lucky they came today as we go out on Sunday – so everything is in order.
I would like to say a very sincere thank you for all of the trouble you have gone to adjusting the hotels/tours etc – following the mistake we made with the date of arrival.
The service we have received throughout making all these arrangements has been exceptional.
Looking forward to the trip.
Regards
Lynette
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Hi
I just wanted to send you a quick note to thank you so much for all your hard work organising our recent trip to Japan. All the wonderful advice you provided regarding flights, travelling within various cities, the types of accommodation available, ski hire and activities, was really invaluable and meant that we had a fantastic time from our first to last day.
As you know we were travelling with a teen and pre-teen , which is not always easy, (and A LOT of luggage), often using the Shinkansen and some local train networks, however, we were always extremely pleased to find that not only was the all the accommodation booked perfect for us, the hotels were also within walking distance from the train stations. Magnificent! We especially enjoyed staying in the ryokan style hotel on Miyajima Island, and getting to and from the ski slopes from our accommodation in Hakuba was so easy, we could not have asked for better.
One particular highlight of our time in Japan was attending the sold-out January Sumo Tournament, and I have no doubt that without you securing tickets for us (and travel arrangements from our hotel to the stadium) this is something we would most likely have missed out on. I know my kids really loved this experience, so we are especially grateful for your assistance with that.
Thanks again for helping to ensure we had a totally fabulous trip.
Kind regards,
Dominique
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