Full-day Akita Samurai Town and Lake Tazawa Tour
Joined 2018
Premiere Tour of Akita.
In this tour, you can see how samurai lived in samurai residences.
At one Samurai house, a staff member tells us about the residence. You can witness samurai swords, armor, kimonos, etc. You can take a nice photo wearing a samurai helmet.
Lake Tazawa is a mysterious Lake and the deepest one in Japan.
The golden statue of Tatsuko is a must-see spot in Akita.
Please take memorial photos at the shore of Lake Tazawa.
We enjoy lunch at Kakunodate town or near Lake Tazawa.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
JR Akita Station
- We will meet at JR Akita Station. I will be waiting for you with a sign board.
Kakunodate Samurai Town
Several Samurai houses can be seen in this town.
We can walk into Samurai house district seeing several shops.
We have traditional local food as a lunch.
Lake Tazawa
Mysterious blue Lake Tazawa is the deepest lake in Japan.
You can learn about a legend of Tatsuko standing at lake shore as a golden statue.
Local miso and soy sauce shop.
Please try tasting various miso and pickled vegetables.
Soy sauce taste soft ice cream is my recommendation.
JR Akita Station
End of the tour
Ending Point
JR Akita Station
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
English guiding
Private car transportation in Toyota Prius (Less than 4 pax)
Gasoline, Parking fare, toll
Lunch
Addmission fee
Tour Important Information
Pax for this tour can be 1 to 4, but to enjoy a comfortable ride, pax 1 to 3 is recommended.
Guide's private car is Toyota Prius (5 seater.)
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 2018
About Tour Guide Tomio Y.
Government Licensed tour guide with 9 years experience as a shore excursion guide for cruise ships visiting northern part of Japan such as Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi and Hokkaido prefecture.
In addition, I am a frequent visitor of Beppu, Ooita every Feb.
I am staying at Beppu city, Ooita during February annually.
So, I can provide you tours around Beppu city, Ooita prefecture annually in February.
Please contact me if your Japan visit Ooita on this month. I', happy to arrange a tour in Beppu. Just drop me a message!
I am one of onsen hot spring master in Beppu Onsen.
Reviews
Heike E.
“Interessante Tour auf den Spuren der Samurai”
Tomio war sehr pünktlich und überaus freundlich. Besonders gut gefallen hat uns der authentische Lunch.
Tomio Y.
Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für meine Samurai-Stadtführung entschieden haben. Ich bin so froh, dass Sie meine Empfehlung für das Mittagessen genossen.
David D.
“Excellent Tour. Excellent Tour Guide. ”
Tomio was fantastic. Knowledgeable , patient, punctual and friendly. His English was excellent. We had a fantastic tour of Hakodate with him. Highly recommend.
Tomio Y.
Thank you so much David. I also had a great day with your family in Hakodate.
Cheryl D.
“Family fun in Hakodate”
We were only in Hakodate for 1 day. Tomio, our guide, was able to fit in a full day of activities into the day with being flexible at each activity to allow us the time to enjoy it. At the Market, Tomio, made sure we visited all the unique stalls and the stalls with the best food selections. We opted to take public transportation which worked well out well with our budget. Overall, Tomio was a great guide and my family enjoyed the day.
Tomio Y.
Thank your for the review. I hope you and your family member had great days in Japan.
$420/ per group
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