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Fairy tale village and outdoor sports experience in Hanamaki
We will go to Miyazawa Kenji Dowa Mura (Fairy Tale Village), where you can live out a fantasy world of Kenji. At lunchtime, you will experience Wanko soba (buckwheat noodles), one of the most famous dishes in Iwate at Kinkon-tei. In the afternoon, you can enjoy outdoor sports such as canoeing, boat riding or fishing in summer, playing with snow including snowmobile experience in winter.
Meeting Point
At Hanamaki station, Shin-Hanamaki station or Hanamaki-kuko station
1. Kenji Miyazawa Dowa Mura (Fairly Tale Village): This is a museum where you can soak up the atmosphere of the fairly tale world of Kenji.
2. Kinkon-tei: Japanese style restaurant and local specialty shop. You can experience one of the three popular noodles in Iwate, Wanko-soba.
3. Hanamaki Sports Land: This is the place you can play in and around Kitakami river. You can enjoy canoeing in summer, snowmobile riding in winter, etc.
Ending Point
Hanamaki station, Shin-Hanamaki Station or at the hotel you booked.
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee
・Transportation fee of the guide (from my house- Hanamaki Station 870×2＝1740)
・Transportation fees
from Hanamki Station to Dowa Village ￥380/person by bus, around ￥2000 by taxi
from Dowa Village to Kinkon-tei ￥1,700 to ￥2,000 by taxi
from Kinkon-tei to Hanamaki Sports Land around￥2,000 by tax.
from Sports Land to the station to a station or hotel…depend on the place.
* You can choose a chartered taxi, too. It will cost around 33,000 for 6 hours.
・Lunch for guests and the guide ￥1,000-4,000/person
・Entrance fee for Dowa Mura ￥350/person (adult) ￥250 college and high school student ￥150 elementary and junior high school student
・Activitiy fee for the Sports Land. ￥3,000－￥6,000 depending on the kind of activity. Insurance fee will be around ￥500/person
Tour Important Information
1) We will meet at the station around Hanamaki, then we will go to Dowa Mura by bus or taxi.
2) Please inform me if you have any foods you cannot eat in advance.
3)Transportation and entrance fees of customers and a guide should be paid by customers.
4) In Iwate, the temperature in winter time is sometimes below 0 even during daytime. Please wear warm clothes to prevent cold weather.
5) In this area, the public transportation system hasn't been developed so much. You have to use a taxi to go to each location except Dowa Mura.
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