Tohoku · Day Tour
Floats the height of a house, lit from inside, kept in a museum year-round.
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A private Aomori tour with a local guide. The Nebuta Museum WA RASSE and its festival floats, the Aomori Museum of Art, the Hakkoda mountains or the coast, and the Furukawa fish market. Aomori is the northern end of Honshu and it has a culture of its own.
Aomori's Nebuta festival, in early August, sends enormous illuminated paper floats through the streets — warriors and demons several metres high, lit from within, hauled by teams with thousands of dancers around them. WA RASSE keeps several of the actual floats from recent years indoors, so you can stand under one at any time of year and see how it is built.
The Aomori Museum of Art is a white building set partly below ground next to a Jomon archaeological site, designed so the excavation trench and the gallery echo each other. It holds a large dog sculpture by Yoshitomo Nara, who comes from the prefecture, and a set of enormous painted backdrops made by Chagall for the ballet Aleko.
The mountains behind the city, reached by ropeway, with hiking in summer and some of the heaviest snow on earth in winter — the trees ice over into shapes the Japanese call snow monsters. There are hot springs on the mountain, including one large wooden bathhouse that has been in use for centuries.
At Furukawa you buy a ticket sheet, get a bowl of rice, and walk the stalls exchanging tickets for whatever you want on top — scallops, tuna, sea urchin, squid. You end up with a bowl you designed. It is the most enjoyable lunch in the city and it costs very little.
Meet your guide at the FamilyMart by the station.
Immerse yourself in the spirit of Aomori’s famous summer festival.
The collection, and the building.
Experience the seasonal beauty of the Hakkoda Mountains.
Build your own seafood rice bowl in this lively local market.
FamilyMart Aomori Ekimae, Shinmachi, Aomori. Your guide will contact you on WhatsApp beforehand to discuss the plan.
The price covers your private English-speaking guide. Entry fees, transportation and meals are paid as you go, and by convention you also cover your guide's. Bring cash.
Yes. WA RASSE keeps several full-size floats from recent festivals on display year-round, with the drums and music alongside.
Early August. The city fills completely and accommodation goes months ahead.
Yes. It is a large prehistoric settlement site listed by UNESCO, next to the art museum. Say so when you book.
Both are reachable but need most of a day. Ask when you book and we will tell you what fits.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start time. Bookings are confirmed instantly.
Tohoku · Day Tour
6 hours · From ¥30,000
Tohoku · Day Tour
6 hours · From ¥30,000
