Monday to Saturday

Full-Day Kakunodate Tour of Crafts, Culture and Cuisine

A Full Day Among Samurai Streets, Craftsmen and a Historic Sake Brewery

Highlights

Kakunodate is a former castle town which flourished during the Edo period. Known as the “Little Kyoto of Tohoku”, the town is home to a district 800 meters in radius consisting of samurai residences and traditional architecture.

 

With an experienced local guide, this tour visits both the merchant district and the samurai district of Kakunodate: experience local craftsmanship (Kabazaiku cherry-bark carving), taste and compare soy sauce at the historic Ando Brewery, be guided inside a samurai residence, enjoy lunch, and finish with a visit to Suzuki Sake Brewery for a tasting with pairings.

 

From cherry bark carving to centuries-old soy sauce and sake making, discover the living traditions that still shape daily life in Kakunodate today.

 

TAX Included, per 1 pax _1 PAX 97900YEN, 2 PAX 66000YEN, 3 PAX 56100YEN, 4 PAX 50600YEN, 5 PAX 47300YEN, 6 PAX 45100YEN, 7 PAX 44000YEN, 8 PAX 42900YEN, 9 PAX 41800YEN, 10 PAX 40700YEN

OUTLINE

Your guide will meet you at Co-Working Space ORENCHI in central Kakunodate at 9:00 (pick-up at JR Kakunodate Station also available).

What’s Included

8 hours in-person guiding fee, Kabazaiku craft fee, entrance fee to one samurai residence, Ando Brewery visit and tasting, Suzuki Brewery visit and tasting, lunch, insurance fee.

Not included

Any additional meals and drinks, transport to/from meeting point, anything not listed as included.

MEETING PLACE

TOUR COURSE

9:00

Meet and introduction at Co-Working Space ORENCHI.

9:15

Kabazaiku (cherry bark craft) workshop – scrape and make your own coaster by hand. Duration: 1 hour.

10:30

Ando Soy Sauce and Miso Brewery – tour of the historic storage warehouse and tasting of three types of soy sauce, with a personalized bottle to take home. Duration: 1 hour.

11:30

Visit Bukeyashiki (Samurai Street) – enter one of the nationally protected samurai residences. Duration: 1 hour.

 

12:30

Lunch.

13:30

Transfer by private car.

14:00

Suzuki Sake Brewery – tour of the sake-making facilities and tasting with a pairing appetizer. Duration: 1.5 hours.

16:00

Return by private car.

16:30

Tour ends. Thank you for exploring Kakunodate’s crafts, culture, and cuisine with us!

TOUR DETAILS

Where
Co-Working Space ORENCHI (pick-up at JR Kakunodate Station is also available).
Time
9:00
8H
Size
1-10 people (Private)
Price
66,000 yen (par pax, based on 2 pax)
Sign-up Deadline
2 weeks before date of experience.
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation up to 18 days before / 30% from 17-11 days before / 50% from 10-9 days before / 80% on 8 days before / 100% from 7 days before (and after).
Note
If the minimum number of participants is not met the event will be cancelled.

TOUR PLAN

Basic Plan

Price 66,000 yen (par pax, based on 2 pax)

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