- JPY 1,500 Suica Card
- 14 Day Japan Rail Pass
- 3 nights at the Keio Plaza Hotel - Sapporo
- 2 nights at the Hakodate Kokusai Hotel
- 2 nights at the Art Hotel Hirosaki City inc. breakfast daily - Hirosaki
- 2 nights at the Hotel Jogakura inc. dinner and breakfast daily - Hakkoda
- 2 nights at the Hotel Metropolitan Morioka New Wing inc. breakfast daily - Morioka
- 2 nights at the Kura Hotel Ichinoseki inc. breakfast daily - Ichinoseki
- 3 nights at the Hotel Metropolitan Sendai East - Sendai
Commencing in Sapporo, see the glorious autumn colours of Northern Japan. Travel by train from Hokkaido down to Tokyo with short stays in between.
This 17 day tour combines many highlights with a superb backdrop of autumn colours. *Extra nights can be added in Tokyo to make a longer Tour.
From Morioka Station board a Komachi bullet train to Kakunodate. (50 mins)
Kakunodate is a small castle town, famous for its 390-year old, well-preserved samurai mansions that lie in the Inner District. South, in the Outer District, was a bustling merchant district. Many old buildings and storehouses remain, and are used today as shops and restaurants.
The small town of Kakunodate can easily be explored on foot. Stroll through the historic streets for the atmosphere of the Edo period.
Walk to Bukeyashiki Street (15 mins) where a number of samurai houses are open to public. The Ishiguro House (08:00 - 17:00/JPY300) is still inhabited by descendants of the original Ishiguro family, the most prestigious samurai family in the Kakunodate region. The Aoyagi House (09:00 - 17:00/JPY500) was home to descendants of the Aoyagi family until 1985 and is now home to a number of exhibitions and small museums in the old buildings on the property.
Visit the nearby Kaba Craft Denshokan (09:00 - 17:00/JPY300) where you can observe a demonstration of the local traditional craft 'Kabazaiku', which involves crafting boxes, tea utensils and furniture with a veneer of the bark of mountain cherry blossom trees.
In the afternoon, visit the merchant district to explore the kura storehouses where local handicrafts are exhibited and sold.
Stay: Hotel Metropolitan Morioka New Wing - 2/2
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