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Iwaki, Kita-Ibaraki Seaside Car Tour
Joined 2017
This tour will take you to my hometown of Iwaki City and wonderful sightseeing spots in northern Ibaraki Prefecture. This coastal area is quiet and peaceful, with a mild climate and abundant fishing grounds. You can admire the spectacular views along the coastline, as well as the uniquely designed buildings. Of course, you can also enjoy local gourmet food such as seafood.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
JR Izumi Station(Joban Line) or At your hotel in Iwaki City
- I can accommodate day trips from Tokyo and Mito. If you take the Limited Express Hitachi departing from Tokyo Station at 7:52am(Or Mito Station at 9:19 am), you will arrive at Izumi Station at 10:12 am.
Onahama Port, Iwaki City
First of all, please take a look at the superb view of Onahama Port that can be seen from Misaki Park on a hill. Next, stroll through the commercial areas of the port area. Aquamarine Fukushima is one of the biggest aquarium in Tohoku area and the unique glass-covered exterior is well worth seeing. After that Let's go to Iwaki LaLa-Mew (Fish market) and enjoy shopping. We'll have lunch in Onahama area. You can taste anything like seafood, sushi or ramen, etc . Please choose anything you want.
Izura Coast, Kita-Ibaraki City
The history of the Izura Coast dates back to the Meiji era. Tenshin Okakura, a famous thinker at the time, was fascinated by the beautiful coastline scenery and moved from Tokyo to Izura, where he invited many Japan painters to support their creative activities.Thanks to the artistic activities of our predecessors, the land of Izura, which is characterized by the Rias Coast, became known throughout Japan.
By the way, Tenshin built a hexagonal building named Rokkakudo as a place of contemplation along the coast. During the 2011 earthquake, the building was completely swept away by the tsunami, but was rebuilt a few years later using locally sourced wood. Please enjoy this beautiful view.
There is an Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of Art on the hill in Izura. Here you can enjoy Tenshin's achievements and Japan painters. In addition, this museum building is the work of Hiroshi Naito, a famous designer, and is very highly regarded as an attractive architecture.
(If we have time, I will also guide you to a nice café with an ocean view, where frozen cheesecake is popular.)
JR Hitachi Station(See you off)
Hitachi City is a company town of Hitachi, Ltd. .The rows of cherry blossom trees in front of the station are famous all over the country. The new Hitachi station building was built in 2011 with the design by Kazuyo Sejima, a well-known local Hitachi-born architect. The view of the Pacific Ocean from the beautiful glass-covered building is spectacular, and many tourists visit Hitachi just to see the station building itself.
A street piano is installed at the station. If you want, please enjoy the performance in a wonderful space.
If you take the Limited Express Hitachi departing from Hitachi Station at 4:02 pm, you will arrive at Tokyo Station at 5:43 pm.
If you take the local train departing from Hitachi Station at 4:11 pm, you will arrive at Mito Station at 4:41 pm.
Ending Point
JR Hitachi Station (4pm)
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, private transportation fees, toll fees, gasoline expenses and hotel pick-up(in Iwaki City).
*The type of the vehicle used to conduct the tour is small sized hatchback. It may be a bit hard for guests who are over 175 cm tall to sit in the back seat for a long time.
Admission Fee for you and guide (Iwaki Marine Tower 330 yen, Aquqmarine Fukushima 1,850yen, Rokkakudo 400 yen, Izura Museum 190-700 yen) , Lunch
* Guests can choose whether or not to enter the facility.
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 2017
About Tour Guide Go E.
Hello.My name is Go ,a national certified guide-interpreter. I live in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture. Iwaki, about 180 km northeast of Tokyo, is a seaside city blessed with the mild climate and the gateway to the Tohoku district. My favorite things are gardening and listening jazz and fusion. I am a big fan of Hirotaka Izumi, a proficient pianist. I had lived in Auckland,NZ for a year and a half. As a local,I will show great sights of Ibaraki and Fukushima to visitors with sincerity.
Reviews
“Flexible and thoughtful, no better available.”
Go san is a kind-hearted person, he accommodated my change of schedule as far as he could. He asked why I opted for this tour and he could addressed with places to visit from extraordinary to wow. Go san was informative and talkative as well which allowed us to exchange observations and ideas of the local area spicing up the experience.
Go E.
(4 reviews)Maxim san Thank you for your heartwarming review. I am very happy that you enjoyed the tour. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughtful stories. They were very profound and informative to me. I look forward to seeing you again. Kind Regards Go
“Fukushima Coastal Tour”
I spent an amazing day with Go. He picked me up at my hotel and was on time. He took me to some awesome spots that I really enjoyed. It was one of my favourite parts of my trip as I got to see a side of Japan that you don’t see in the major cities. Go had the itinerary all laid out and I never felt rushed exploring the whole day. I went solo with him and his English is excellent.
Go E.
(4 reviews)Charles-san, I'm really glad you enjoyed the tour. I’ve learned a lot from you through the tour. I will continue to strive for a better tour. I look forward to seeing you again in the future. Thank you very much. Go
“Fukuroda falls”
Had a great day with Go-san, he helped us to arrange for the taxis and tea ceremony session with Chanosanto park. Unfortunately, Namase falls was too many steps and challenging, so we did not manage to see. Fukuroda falls was amazing! We ended the tour at an old cafe since the lacquerware shop is closed.
Go E.
(4 reviews)Fonia-san Thank you very much for your review. There were some things I didn't do well during the tour, but I were all helped by your kindness, compassion and smiles. I will do my best to provide more satisfying guiding in the future. I would also like to make a tour around the waterfalls and lakes of Fukushima. I look forward to seeing you again. Thank you. Go
