Daily (except New Year and Obon holiday)

Yuzawa 1N2D Luxury Food Package

Discover the Healing Power of Fermentation: A Premium Culinary Journey in Akita

Highlights

To endure the region’s long, snowy winters, Akita developed a deeply rooted “fermentation culture” preserved for centuries — today this ancient wisdom is backed by modern science. This premium 1-night, 2-day package invites guests to experience the profound health benefits and rich flavors of Akita’s traditional fermented foods: cultural exploration of the merchant town of Masuda and its storehouses (kura) with an authentic fermentation-based lunch, a private visit to the Edo-period Ishimago miso and soy sauce brewery, an exclusive multi-course fermentation dinner at Yamamo featuring dishes enhanced by its patented yeast strain, and an overnight stay at an ultra-exclusive, single-booking heritage villa — a renovated private residence originally owned by a Meiji-period sake brewing family, featuring premium IWATA bedding from Kyoto.

 

TAX Included, per 1 pax _2 PAX 184800YEN,  3 PAX 154000YEN,  4 PAX 137500YEN,  5 PAX 128700YEN,  6 PAX 122100YEN

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What’s Included

Guiding fee (from Masuda), lunch, dinner and breakfast, accommodation, transportation, entrance fees, and insurance.

Not included

Anything not listed as included.

MEETING PLACE

TOUR COURSE

(1) Day 1 – 10:00

Meet at hotel lobby with taxi driver; meet your guide at Masuda at 11:30.

(2) Day 1 – 11:45

Masuda warehouse (kura) visit, followed by lunch at Kurawo (12:30).

(3) Day 1 – 14:00

Ishimago Miso and Soy Sauce factory visit.

 

(4) Day 1 – 15:30

Check-in at Momotose (private heritage villa); exclusive multi-course fermentation dinner at Yamamo miso and soy sauce factory (17:00). Day 1 ends at 20:30 (guide ends here).

 

(5) Day 2 – 8:00

Breakfast at Yamamo; check-out at Momotose (9:30).

 

(6) Day 2 – 10:30

Departure from Omagari Station to Sendai. Tour ends.

 

TOUR DETAILS

Where
Meet at the hotel lobby (Day 1, taxi pickup). Guide joins at Masuda at 11:30. Tour ends at Omagari Station (departure to Sendai) on Day 2.
Time
10:00 AM (Day 1 start)
1 Night / 2 Days
Available Daily (except New Year and Obon holiday)
Size
2-6 people (private, minimum 2). No age restriction.
Price
184,800 yen (par pax, based on 2 pax)
Sign-up Deadline
2 weeks before the event.
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 184,800 yen (par pax, based on 2 pax)

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