Half Day Tour to Akita, Samurai Town with Lisenced Guide
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About the Activity
Premiere Half-Day Tour of Akita. In this tour, you can see how samurais(warriors) lived in samurai residences. At one Samurai house, the head of the family or a staff member will tell us about the residence, where it is still used for living. You can witness samurai swords, armor, kimonos, etc. You can take a nice photo wearing a samurai helmet. There are cute shops in the street of Samurai residences, such as a miso and soy sauce shop, a local craft shop, a Japanese sake shop, and a traditional snack shop. At Japanese Sake shop, you can try tasting of a couple of Japanese sake for free. If you have time, you can visit Kabazaiku museum where a craft man is demonstrating to make local handy craft beautiful "Kabazaiku." In addition, you can choose cute kabazaiku products from lots of varieties in the shop. On the way back to the Akita city, we can drop in a roadside station for a restroom break and shopping. I promise you can enjoy this half day tour totally.5 hours
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Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
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Inclusions & Exclusions
English Guiding
Food and drink : Lunch. Lunch
Admission fee(1,100 JPY/ person for two Samurai houses)
Expressway fee (approximately 2,000 JPY)
Guide's Private car (5,000 JPY) less than 4 pax
Hired van taxi (around 60,000 JPY) more than 3 Pax
Lunch (If you need)
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Kakunodate
Kakunodatemachi, Semboku, Japan, 014-0300We will visit two samurai houses still remain from feudal era.
The time include transportation from the port to Kakunodate Town and lunch.
To have a Lunch or not is depends on you.
From Akita city to Kakunodate town, it takes about 1 hour and half one way.
So you have approximately 2 hours at Kakunodate samurai town
In this 2 hours, you can visit Ishiguro Samurai house first.
You can hear about Ishiguro house from a staff member.
There is a museum to see on the backside.
After 1 hour stay in Ishiguro house, we move to another Samurai house "Aoyagi Samurai House."
Aoyagi house has large area which consists of a main buildinge and other several old Japanese buildings.
You can see lots of samurai armors, matchlock guns, Japanese swords and kimonos.
You can also try samurai helmets on and take pictures.
If you are redey to eat lunch, there is an udon restaurant serving local Inaniwa Udon.
Enjoy your time in Kakunodate Samurai town.5 hours • Admission Ticket Not IncludedView LocationMeeting and Pickup
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Customers must make their own way to and meet at the start point- Travelers CANNOT choose a custom pickup or meeting location.
Additional Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Language And Guide
Tour Guide Available In
- English
Ticket Details
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- One per booking
Ticket Redemption
No redemption point. This is a direct entry ticketCancellation & Refunds
Cancellable up to 24 hours before the travel date (local supplier time) for a full refund. A 100% cancellation penalty applies for cancellations submitted less than 24 hours before the start time.- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Suplier may cancel the activity on account of bad weather conditions.
- Cancel at least 1 day before activity starts in Asia/Tokyo time to receive 100% refund.
Operated by Tomio YokouchiCreated on 17 Aug 2023Created on 01 Dec 2024
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