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Half Day Tour to Akita, Samurai Town with Licensed Guide
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Joined 2018
Explore old Samurai street with government licensed tour guide.
We visit two samurai houses open to the public, miso and soy sauce shop and local handy craft museum and shop.
Kakunodate is called as a little Kyoto of northern Japan, so the best season to visit is early April (depends on the year), but you can enjoy this tour all year long.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
JR Akita station (in front of the Main ticket gate)
Meeting Point
JR Akita station (in front of the Main ticket gate)
Kakunodate Samurai Town
We will visit two samurai houses still remain from feudal era.
The time include transportation from JR Akita station to Kakunodate Town and lunch.
To have a Lunch or not is depends on you.
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.
Aoyagi Samurai House
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 buildings 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.
Lunch
If you are ready to eat lunch, there is an udon restaurant serving local Inaniwa Udon.
Enjoy your time in Kakunodate Samurai town.
Ending Point
JR Akita station
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
-Guide fee
-Transportation fee (you and the guide)
- Lunch
- Entrance fee
Tour Important Information
Premiere Half-Day Tour of Akita.
In this tour, you can see how samurai 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.
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
Chris M.
“Exceptional Tour with Tomio - Highly Recommend!”
Our experience with Tomio was outstanding from start to finish. He’s an incredibly knowledgeable guide who brought the history and culture of the region to life with fascinating stories and insights. His calm professionalism, clear communication, and thoughtful pacing made the day seamless and enjoyable. Having him drive us in his car was an absolute bonus, it made the experience comfortable, efficient, and far more relaxed. We truly appreciated his warmth, attention to detail, and passion for sharing Japan’s heritage. Highly recommended for anyone seeking an informative, engaging, and effortless tour experience.
Frances H.
“A very good guide and well informed”
Tomio is well informed and made our visit to Akita something we will remember with nice experiences. Everything went above our expectations and we are happy we engagedTomio. Thank you Tomio for the memories.
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Tomio Y.
Unfortunately, the tour was conducted in the rain, but I am happy to hear that you enjoyed it. We look forward to serving you again if you ever come to Japan again.
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.
$354/ per group
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