★☆ 3 Nights at A-Class Standard Onsen Hotels!
★☆ Explore the 4 Major Festivals of Tohoku [Aomori Nebuta Matsuri / Akita Kanto Matsuri / Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri / Sendai Tanabata Matsuri]!
★☆ Visit One of Tohoku’s Most Famous Attractions - Aoike (Blue Pond) in Shirakami-Sanchi (Jūniko Lakes)!
【Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (Seat Viewing)】
Event Period: August 2, 2025 – August 7, 2025
Designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset in 1980, the Aomori Nebuta Matsuri is held from August 2 to August 7 every year, attracting over 3 million visitors from Japan and abroad. The festival features more than 20 large Nebuta lantern floats, inspired by kabuki, history, and mythology. Accompanied by warriors and dancers, the floats parade through the streets as the Haneto dancers move in sync with music and chants of "Rasseraa", creating a breathtaking spectacle of Sakagami Tamuramaro's legendary story.
【Akita Kanto Matsuri (Seat Viewing)】
Event Period: August 3, 2025 – August 6, 2025
Young performers dressed in white socks showcase their impressive skills by balancing Kanto lantern poles (up to 13 meters tall and weighing about 60 kg) on their shoulders, waists, or foreheads. The glowing lanterns form a stunning "river of light" along the streets, resembling golden rice ears when combined with the poles.
【Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri (Free Viewing)】
Event Period: August 5, 2025 – August 7, 2025
This festival features energetic chants and powerful Hanagasa Taiko drums, with over 10,000 dancers wearing colorful costumes and holding decorated flower hats as they perform along Yamagata’s main streets. The parade is led by luxuriously decorated festival floats, creating a mesmerizing cultural experience.
【Sendai Tanabata Matsuri (Free Viewing)】
Event Period: August 6, 2025 – August 8, 2025
The Sendai Tanabata Matsuri is celebrated with handmade decorations, some over 10 meters tall. Each bamboo display costs hundreds of thousands to millions of yen, creating a competition for the most extravagant and luxurious decorations.
【Itinerary】
Day 1
- Meeting Time: 40 minutes before Shinkansen departure.
- Depart from Tokyo Station or Ueno Station (10:18 – 10:51) 【Tohoku Shinkansen, Reserved Ordinary Seat】.
- Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (Seat Viewing, approx. 120 minutes).
- Check-in at Ajigasawa Kogen Onsen (arrival around 23:00) 【with open-air onsen】.
🚌 Bus travel distance: Approx. 250 km
🍱 Lunch: Not provided, please prepare and eat on the train (self-catered).
🌙 Note: Due to the evening festival schedule, hotel check-in will be late at night (around 23:00 – 25:00).
Day 2
- Depart at 10:30.
- Michi-no-Eki Wando (Roadside Station) (approx. 50 minutes).
- Senjojiki (Scenic coastal area) (approx. 30 minutes).
- Shirakami-Sanchi, Jūniko Lakes, Aoike (Blue Pond) (approx. 40 minutes).
- Early Dinner (approx. 50 minutes).
- Akita Kanto Matsuri (Seat Viewing, approx. 120 minutes).
- Check-in at Sarukura Onsen (arrival around 23:00) 【with open-air onsen】.
🚌 Bus travel distance: Approx. 280 km
🍱 Lunch: Self-catered at a rest area (e.g., roadside station).
🍽 Dinner: Scheduled earlier (between 16:00 – 17:00).
Day 3
- Depart at 10:00.
- [Scenic Drive] Chokai Blue Line (Enjoy views from the bus window).
- [Scenic Spot] Chokai Mountain – Hokotate Observatory (Enjoy panoramic views from approx. 1,150m elevation, approx. 20 minutes).
- Michi-no-Eki Kisakata, Nemu-no-Oka (Enjoy views of "Kisakata Kujukushima," known as the "Matsushima of the Land," approx. 50 minutes).
- Sankyo Warehouse (Historic rice storage warehouses, approx. 30 minutes).
- Early Dinner (approx. 40 minutes).
- Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri (Free Viewing, approx. 90 minutes).
- Check-in at Inawashiro Onsen (arrival around 23:00) 【with open-air onsen】.
🚌 Bus travel distance: Approx. 400 km
🍱 Lunch: Self-catered at a rest area (e.g., roadside station).
Day 4
- Depart at 10:00.
- Bishamon-numa (A lake shimmering in emerald green and cobalt blue, approx. 30 minutes).
- Sendai Tanabata Matsuri (Free Viewing, approx. 90 minutes).
- Depart from Sendai Station 【Tohoku Shinkansen, Reserved Ordinary Seat】.
- Arrive at Ueno or Tokyo Station (approx. 17:42 – 19:28).
🚌 Bus travel distance: Approx. 160 km
🍱 Lunch: Self-catered at Sendai Station.
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[Included Items]
- Train, bus, and other transportation fares and costs (for routes where cabin class selection is available or specific cabin classes are required, these will be indicated in the promotional brochure, etc.)
- Accommodation costs, taxes, and service charges
- Meal costs, taxes, and service charges as listed in the itinerary
- Sightseeing fees as listed in the itinerary
- For routes with a tour guide, the necessary expenses for the tour guide’s accompaniment
For the items mentioned above, if any services are not used due to the customer’s personal reasons, generally, the corresponding costs will not be refunded.
[Not Included Items]
- Any costs not mentioned above
- Personal expenses
- Personal insurance (it is recommended to purchase insurance before departure)
