Akita Nature and Culture Experience - Full-day Trekking and Kakunodate Samurai House
Joined 2024
Mt. Komagatake, 1637 meters above sea level, provides with spectacular view of Lake Tazawa and its surrounding hills and countryside. After an hour and a half drive from Akita City to 8th station of the mountain, you may go up to the peak in 90 minutes. On the way back to Akita City, you may stroll around Kakunodate Samurai House Street, exposing you to wonderful flavor of Akita both in nature and culture!
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Akita Station, Akita airport, or your hotel in Akita City
Mt. Komagatake, 8th station
You are already 1300 meters high, given good view of lush green hills (or beautiful red and yellow color in autumn) around you. Feel fresh breezing wind!
Amidaike Pond
Quiet and tranquil pond, surrounded by beautiful flowers in summer. Ther is a mountain hut with toilet alongside.
Peak of Mt. Komagatake
Breathtaking view of Lake Tazawa, Mt. Iwate and other peaks in Akita and Iwate Prefectures!
Back to 8th station
Now you return to the car and can be relaxed!
Restaurant along Lake Tazawa
There are a couple of charming Western restaurants alongside Lake with food view. You may go alternatively to Japanese restaurant in Kakunodate town.
Kakunodate Samurai House
Departing for staring point
Ending Point
Back to Akita Station, Akita Airport, or your hotel
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
-Guiding fee
-Private car (Subaru Impreza XV)
- gasoline, toll, parking
-Lunch and drinks
-Entrance fee to Samurai House(s): approx. 500 yen per a house
Tour Important Information
This tour is for maximum of 3 guests, but please kindly inquire me for tour with 4 or more guests!
This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes, and not recommended for those with severe back/knee problems.
But you can skip either Mt. Komagatake trekking, or Kakunodate Samurai House stroll. In the former case, the above-mentioned constraints associated with trekking will be lifted.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2024
About Tour Guide Kenichi K.
I would be very glad to guide overseas tourists based on my various working experiences over 30 years in a general trading house, including overseas clients' guide in Japanese local cities, being aware of their interests and viewpoints learned through my engagement with various clients during my overseas assignments (10 years in total) and business trips to some 40 countries.
During the past 10 years living in Akita City (northern Japan), I could greatly expand my outdoor activities such as trekking (not only green season but also winter snowshoe hiking), skiing, and experiencing various local traditional festivals, fireworks festival, hot spring lodges stay with local cuisines/Sake etc. I would very much like to share such joy with our valued overseas tourists!
Reviews
Gabriele W.
“eine schöne individuelle Tour nach Kakunodate”
man kann Kenichi nur empfehlen. Wir haben im Rahmen einer Kreuzfahrt in Akita angelegt und haben vorab eine Tour nach Kakunodate und zum Lake Tazawa mit Kenichi vereinbart. Er hat uns pünklich am Hafen abgeholt und uns dann zu den diversen Sehenswürdigkeiten geführt und uns viele Informationen und Tips gegeben. Das Mittagessen in einem traditionellen Restaurant in Kakunodate war ganz nach unserem Geschmack. Auch sind wir immer abseits der Touristenmassen an den jeweiligen Sehenswürdigkeiten angelangt. Es war ein rundum schöner Tagesausflug. Danke Kenichi für diesen schönen erlebnisreichen Tag
Kenichi K.
(translation) A beautiful, personalized tour to Kakunodate I highly recommend Kenichi. We docked in Akita as part of a cruise and pre-arranged a tour to Kakunodate and Lake Tazawa with Kenichi. He picked us up on time at the port and then guided us to the various sights, giving us plenty of information and tips. Lunch at a traditional restaurant in Kakunodate was just what we were looking for. We also always arrived at the sights away from the tourist crowds. It was an all-around wonderful day trip. Thank you Kenichi for this wonderful, eventful day. Dear Gabriele, Thank you very much for your warm message. Welcoming your gentle couple from presumably beautiful town surrounded by lush greens, I was so happy to share time with you, sometimes at popular spots and other times at quiet and peaceful venues, having joyful talks. Also, great pleasure and honor to have learnt that you return home with good memories of Akita and Japan. Good days and always welcome back to Japan! Best regards, Kenichi
Melvin N.
“A grand adventure, customized to my needs!”
Had an amazing time exploring the marvels of Akita with Kenichi-san. Not only was there nary a dull moment, the experiences I had, trekking at the top of Mount Moriyoshi even in the midst of heavy snow to see the Juhyo, the absolute magical sights en route to Lake Towada, and finally, a scenic stroll through Kakunodate... and all throughout, absolutely safe and masterful driving, coupled with a most remarkable level of conscientiousness and preparedness. It was an incredible experience!
Kenichi K.
Dear Melvin-san, Very glad to learn you really enjoyed our tour to snowy (and cold) world in Akita of this January. It was an exciting experience to do snowshoe trekking in blizzard to me as well! Besides those visited, we have various charming spots in Akita, nearby prefectures, or Tokyo metropolitan area, and I would love to have another opportunity to enjoy tour with you or your friends. Good days and best regards, Kenichi
$487/ per group
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