Starting from Aomori city, we visit castle town Hirosaki city to see local festival museum and one of 12 remaining castles Hirosaki castle (in winter, we can't get in the building)
JR Aomori station (Aomori city tourist information center)
Depart from Aomori city to Hirosaki
Tsugaru-han Neputa Village(600JPY/person)
Local summer festival Hirosaki Neputa Festival.
Local instrument Tsugaru Syamisen live performance.
You can experience local craft making If you like. (need extra charge)
Hirosaki Castle(320JPY/Person)
Feudal period Japanese Castle Hirosaki Castle.
One of the 12 castles remained from feudal era.
From mid to late April, this castle area is one of the best cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan.
There is a cafe you can enjoy apple pies and coffee.
Near the Hirosaki castle park a Japanese restaurant serves nice local Japanese food that I recommend.
Four samurai houses can be seen alternately depending on the day
End of the tour
JR Aomori station
You can enjoy local festival feeling at the Tsugaru-han Neputa Village.
Staff members play festival music and you can try to drum a japanese drum.
You can enjoy local craft making(extra charge needed.)
Gold Fish Neputa Making 1,500JPY
Tsugaru Kite Painting 1,300JPY etc.
At Hirosaki Castle, you can walk through the castle park which is famous for its cherry blossom in early to mid-April.
At the main wing, you can enter the castle tower which is one of twelve castle towers remaining from 19th century.
If we have time, you can visit a couple of samurai houses near by
-Guide fee
-Transportation fee (you and the guide)
-Lunch
-Entrance fee
In the Hirosaki castle park, we walk approximately 1 hour.
Tomio was fantastic. Knowledgeable , patient, punctual and friendly. His English was excellent. We had a fantastic tour of Hakodate with him. Highly recommend.
Thank you so much David. I also had a great day with your family in Hakodate.
We were only in Hakodate for 1 day. Tomio, our guide, was able to fit in a full day of activities into the day with being flexible at each activity to allow us the time to enjoy it. At the Market, Tomio, made sure we visited all the unique stalls and the stalls with the best food selections. We opted to take public transportation which worked well out well with our budget. Overall, Tomio was a great guide and my family enjoyed the day.
Thank your for the review. I hope you and your family member had great days in Japan.