Half-Day Tour in Aomori: Inakadate Village Rice Paddy Art and Japanese Swords Experience
Hirosaki, Japan
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 5 hours
Travel north to Aomori Prefecture and visit the beautiful rural town in Japan! Experience the rice paddy art in Inakadate which has become famous worldwide. The theme for this year's art is "Godzilla Resurgence" and "Sanadamaru" (the NHK historical drama). The art that uses land as a canvas constantly changes and is a must see while it lasts! Also tour a Japanese sword-making workshop and learn how to handle a Japanese sword. Enjoy local food at a farmhouse for lunch and visit a local market full of local ingredients and small shops.
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Travel north to Aomori Prefecture and visit the beautiful rural town in Japan! Experience the rice paddy art in Inakadate which has become famous worldwide. The theme for this year's art is "Godzilla Resurgence" and "Sanadamaru" (the NHK historical drama). The art that uses land as a canvas constantly changes and is a must see while it lasts! Also tour a Japanese sword-making workshop and learn how to handle a Japanese sword. Enjoy local food at a farmhouse for lunch and visit a local market full of local ingredients and small shops.Meet your guide at Hirosaki Station in Aomori Prefecture in the morning and start this relaxing 5-hour tour to see the beauty of Aomori. First stop by the sites of world-famous rice paddy art that uses various colored rice plants as paint on a rice field. Later experience a Japanese sword workshop run by a local sword smith, Mitsugu Nakahata, who has crafted Japanese swords for many years in Inakadate.
8:30 AM: Meet your guide at Hirosaki Station and travel to Inakadate by van or taxi
9:00 AM: Visit No. 2 rice paddy art site
9:40 AM: Visit No.1 rice paddy art site
10:15 AM: Take a Japanese sword workshop at Katana-no-Iori that is specialized in Japanese swords. While learning the history and insights from the local sword smith, feel a sword in your hands and take a close look
11:40 AM: Enjoy lunch of local dishes at a farmhouse with the freshest local ingredients from the restaurant's private garden
12:50 PM: After lunch visit one of the most popular local markets - Niji-no-Mart. See some local vegetables that you've never seen before and do some shopping at small local stores
*If you're traveling on Sunday, you will go to roadside station instead
1:20 PM: Tour concludes at the main entrance of Hirosaki Station
8:30 AM: Meet your guide at Hirosaki Station and travel to Inakadate by van or taxi
9:00 AM: Visit No. 2 rice paddy art site
9:40 AM: Visit No.1 rice paddy art site
10:15 AM: Take a Japanese sword workshop at Katana-no-Iori that is specialized in Japanese swords. While learning the history and insights from the local sword smith, feel a sword in your hands and take a close look
11:40 AM: Enjoy lunch of local dishes at a farmhouse with the freshest local ingredients from the restaurant's private garden
12:50 PM: After lunch visit one of the most popular local markets - Niji-no-Mart. See some local vegetables that you've never seen before and do some shopping at small local stores
*If you're traveling on Sunday, you will go to roadside station instead
1:20 PM: Tour concludes at the main entrance of Hirosaki Station
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