8 Days of Beautiful Scenery and Tohoku Culture
Tohoku is attractive with delicious food and rich natural scenery. In this course you will travel around Tohoku on 8 days schedule. Let's make local cuisine and paint traditional crafts. You look forward to seeing beautiful mountains, mountain streams and driving along coastline. This 8-day trip will make you impressed with Tohoku culture such as Kakunodate, famous for Samurai culture, or golden temples. You can also visit many hot springs. Now is the time to go on a trip to Tohoku!
| Departure date | Course number | Price | Time | Meal | Language |
| May - October | Akita_3 | 302,000Yen～ (for a goup of 6 person) | 8 days | 7 x breakfast, 8 x lunch, 6 x dinner | English |
schedule
| Day 1 | Assemble at JR Akita station |
| Proceed to Oga | |
| Exihibition hall of Namahage, which is the god of Oga | |
| Enjoy view of coastline in Oga | |
| Relieve your tired body in hot spring and enjoy the performance of Namahage drumming in the evening | |
| You will stay at Yuzankaku or similar | |
| Day 2 | Visit a local sake brewery |
| Kiritanpo making experience - kiritanpo is local cuisine in Akita | |
| Visit Kosaka town famous for the oldest stage hut in Japan | |
| You will stay at Yoze hotel or similar | |
| Day 3 | Koiwai farm, where you can touch animals such as cows and horses |
| Try cold noodle for lunch, cold noodle is one of the famous local foods of Morioka | |
| Visit to Chusonji temple, a world heritage site. | |
| You will stay at Naruko Hotel or similar | |
| Day 4 | Try making kokeshi doll which is the local speciality in Naruko |
| Go along Mogami river by boat and enjoy the scenery | |
| After fresh seafood lunch, you will watch songs and dances of Japanese traditional culture of Maiko | |
| You will stay at Yaotome Hotel or similar | |
| Day 5 | Visit to Mt.Chokai, which is called Mt.Fuji in Tohoku area, and mysterious waterfalls |
| After lunch, Spend time walking around Kakunodate which is town full of Samurai houses | |
| You will stay at Nyuto Onsen famous for secret hot springs | |
| Day 6 | Visit Lake Tazawa, the deepest lake in Japan |
| Then take a local train to see the splendid view of valleys and rice fields from the window | |
| Afrer lunch, take fondola and enjoy the scenery of Mt.Moriyoshi | |
| You will stay at Utto Onsen or similar | |
| Day 7 | Visit to morning markets in Gojome (Only every month on the day that 2, 5, 7 or 0 are attached) |
| Ramen lunch and visit shopping mall in Akita | |
| You will stay at Metropolitan Akita or simikar | |
| Day 8 | Enjoy a walk in Senshu park and shopping in Akita station |
| Tour disbands at JR Akita station | |
remarks
| Included : | English speaking guide, Private transportation, accommodation, entrance fee, 7 breakfast/8 lunch/6 dinner |
| Excluded : | Train fee to/from JR Akita station, beverages & drinks, personal expenses |
| Minimum : | 2 persons |
| Remarks : | Tour price may change according to departure date |
