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17 Day Northern Japan Cherry Blossom Tour

Single package:
$6,400
Twin package:
$5,100
Triple package:
$4,550
  • Airport Limousine Bus transfer coupon (one-way)
  • JPY 1,500 Suica Card
  • 14 Day Japan Rail Pass
  • 3 nights at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel - Tokyo

    2 nights at the Hotel Metropolitan Sendai East - Sendai
  • 2 nights at the Kura Hotel in Ichinoseki inc. breakfast daily - Ichinoseki
  • 2 nights at the Hotel Metropolitan Morioka New Wing inc. breakfast - Morioka
  • 2 nights at the Art Hotel Hirosaki City inc. breakfast daily - Hirosaki
  • 2 nights at the Hotel Resol Hakodate - Hakodate
  • 3 nights at the Keio Plaza Hotel - Sapporo

Journey north for the cherry blossoms of Tohoku and Hokkaido. Cherry blossoms in the northern region of Japan come into bloom from mid-April and this tour shows off some of the best cherry blossoms along with the highlights of the region.

*inclusions shown in the bullet points - package does not include airfares

 

Day 11: Hirosaki
Nebuta Warasse Festival Float Musem

Nebuta Warasse Festival Float Musem

From Hirosaki Station board a Limited Express Tsugaru train to Aomori Station. (33 mins)

Visit Nebuta Warasse (09:00 - 19:00/JPY600) which is a one minute walk from the station, to view the large, glowing floats used in Aomori's Nebuta Festival. Get a taste of the lively festival atmosphere and learn about the history and traditions of one of Tohoku's 'Big Three Summer Festivals'.

For lunch, visit the Furukawa Fish Market (07:00 - 16:00) where you can create your own nokkedon, or bowl of rice topped with fresh seafood. Purchase tickets in sets of five (JPY540) or ten (JPY1,080) which are exchanged for rice and various seafood toppings sold in the market.

Return to Hirosaki in the afternoon. For dinner tonight you may like to visit one of the izakaya where local specialties are served and Tsugaru folksongs are performed.

Stay: Art Hotel Hirosaki City - 2/2

Japan Package Tours will be happy to prepare you a personalised itinerary to suit your budget and preferences.
Contact us now for a no-obligation quotation.

 

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