
Yamagata Private Tours
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Yamagata Shore Excursion Tours
Hands-on Exciting and Exploring Tour in Sakata (6.5 Hours)
This tour can give you chances to enjoy both Japanese traditional cultures and modern ones. We can visit a sembei rice cracker firm, rice storehouses, rice museum, Zen-sect Buddhist temple and a maiko teahouse. What makes this tour so special is that you can dive deep into ricce-related Sakata cultures, one of Japan's biggest rice production sites from long ago. You can't miss this amazing and unforgettable tour!
Hands-on Exciting and Exploring Tour in Sakata (6.5 Hours)
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Unforgettable Deep-Dive Sakata Tour (6.5 Hours)
On this tour we can dive deep into not only wonderful nature of Sakata, but its rich traditions and cultures as well. First we visit 16 Buddha statues carved into the cliff along the Sea of Japan. Second destination is the Former Aoyama Residence built by Aoyama Tomekichii about 100 yrs ago, who made a tremendous fortune as a fisherman. Third Somaro Teahouse, where we can enjoy maiko dance. Lastly 1,200-year-old Kaikoji Temple, which holds two awe-inspiring self-mummified priests from long ago.
Unforgettable Deep-Dive Sakata Tour (6.5 Hours)
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Yamagata Tour Reviews
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Roberta G.
“We thoroughly enjoyed having Kuniaki as our guide”
Pure Water is his name and Pure Attention to Detail is his mission! Kuniaki suggested booking a 9 passenger van for our group of 8 from the Westerdam cruise ship in Sakata. This worked out great and saved time and whisked us right to our next destination. He always works with the same experienced driver and that worked like a charm and was a good value too. He customized a tour for us and planned a lunch stop at a small local restaurant where we had a delicious inexpensive quick lunch. Kuniaki’s English is very good, his communications in trip planning were excellent and his sense of humor was a joy. Domo Arigato Pure Water (not Waste Water!)
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Kuniaki S.
Thanks a million for traveling with me, giving me all the wonderful gifts, and even writing such an impressive review for me! Amazingly our tour planning started almost a year ago and we repeatedly shared our thoughts on creating the most suitable tailored tour ever for each and every one of us. For me it sure was a joyful process to go through shaping our own tour and finalizing it. I'm also very glad that you all savored ramen noodles for lunch, which is now very popular all across Japan because Sakata got the championship in the ramen competition several years ago. I'd be more than happy just if our paths would cross again in the future while I'm still at work as a tour guide. In reply to your Japnanese phrase; Do itashi mashite! (Pronounced like " Don't touch my moustache!", meaning the pleasure is all mine.) A special huge thank you from your joke-loving guide, Poor Water (Kuniaki)
Gabriel B.
“Yamadera and More”
Mai was a wonderful guide, Yamadera was about as beautiful as I could've imagined and Mai was a huge part of that experience. Her knowledge of the area as well as her experience with the hiking trails around Yamadera made the tour one-of-a kind in the best way possible. For those who are looking to get into nature the area, I would strongly recommend Mai for the best experience possible. Thank you, Mai!
Julieta V.
“Wonderful Tour of Sakata”
Our guide Pure Water gave us an excellent experience around Sakata, taking us to multiple interesting sites including the Oranda Senbei Factory, Sankyo Rice Storehouses, Kaikouji Temple, and Somaro. He gave lots of interesting historical and cultural context while inviting us to interact and participate, treated us to a delicious lunch featuring iconic foods of the Shonai region, and secured front row seats for us to watch an incredible maiko dance and performance.
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Kuniaki S.
Thank you so much for writing a review for me while you are still enjoying a journey on the Diamond Princess. I'm genuinely glad that you all had the time of your life taking a full-day tour in Sakata area with me. Your family members are always amiable and considerate of each other throughout our trip, which did make a deep impression on me! I simly can't say thank you enough for choosing me as your private tour guide this time. When our paths cross again in the future, why don't we delve more deeply into the Shonai region and make another round of fantastic tour with me? I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing you all again. Have a lot of fun reading my translated folk tales. Safe travels back to the States! Kuniaki (AKA: Pure Water)
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