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Private Guided Full Day Stove-Train and Deep Tsugaru Culture Tour

Aomori, Japanby Tomio Yokouchi

  • 5 hours
  • Free cancellation
  • Private tour
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Guide: English

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Overview

Let's enjoy deep Tsugaru sight-seeing with Stove train ride. Stove train is operated through snow covered rice fields only from December to March. On the stove train, local attendants help us to know deep Tsugaru area, and they even cook dried squid on the stove (Squid is sold on the train) for you. It is also fun to dring Japanese sake with dried squid. At Goshogawara city, you can visit local summer festival museum called Tachineputa no Yakata(museum.) Tachineputa Museum:Gigantic floats are welcomming you at this museum.22 meters high. Please enjoy deep Tsugaru culture.

What's included

  • Guiding (English or Japanese)

    Itinerary

    1. 1

      Aomori Station

      1.5 hours

      We leave JR Aomori Station by Guide's Privat car. Transportaion cost to Gosyogawara (petrole and toll road fare) should be paid on the tour day JPY 4,000. The time is from Aomori station to Goshogawara station.

    2. 2

      Stop 2

      1.5 hours

      Private railroad "Tsugaru Railway" is famous for its stove train in the winter. You can take the stove train from TSugaru Railway Gosyogawara station.

    3. 3

      Stop 3

      1 hour

      Tsugaru Nakasato station is a terminal of Tsugaru railway. After 45 minutes ride on a stove train enjoying Sake and dried squid which an attendant of the train cooks for you, you get to the terminal Tsugaru Nakasato station. There is nice Japanese food restaurant in 3 minutes on foot.

    4. 4

      Stop 4

      Pass by

      Come back to the Tsugaru Goshogawara station by local train (not stove train.)

    5. 5

      Tachineputa No Yakata

      1.5 hours

      You can witness huge (23m high) lantern floats of Goshogaara Tachineputa festival which is held in early August. If you have time, you can enjoy local handy craft making. There is a local resutaurant where you can enjoy local Japanese food enjoying city view of Goshogawara city.

    6. 6

      Stop 6

      30 min

      The end of this tour.

    Meeting and pickup

    In front of the ticket gate of the JR Aomori Station

    End point

    In front of the ticket gate of the JR Aomori Station

    Good to know

    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Cancellation policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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