Overview
One of 17 Jomon Historical sites in Northern Japan which was listed on UNESCO World Heritage, Omori Katsuyama Stone Circle is located at the foot of holy Mt.Iwaki. In addintion, Hirosaki castle is one of 12 remained Samurai period castle. Nearby the castle, there stands a complex including restaurants, local festival display, Japanese garden and souvenir shop where you can feel whole Hirosaki culture.
Why travelers book this
What's Included
- English guiding
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Admission fee(Neputa Museum 540JPY, Hirosaki castle 320JPY)
- Guide's Private car and petrol cost 5,000 JPY
- gratuity(Optional)
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting point, pickup options and start time are confirmed on Viator before checkout.
Itinerary
Stop 1
Stone Circle at the foot of sacred Mt.Iwaki. In Jomon times, Jomon people gatherd here and hold festival in this stone circle. You would touched by the sight of combination of the stone circle and holy mountain. Real stones are covered by modern covering for protection. You can see copies of stones that is placed exactly at the same locations.
Stop 2
Jomon Artifacts found around Omori Katsuyama site are displayed in this facility. Lots of potteries, clay figurins are seen here.
Stop 3
Local festival, hand crafts, Japanese garden, souvenir shop, restaurant. You can enjoy local food set meal here. After the meal, you can enjoy local festival music performance in the neputa hall, moreover you can experience drumming of festival music. Several fork crafts can be seen at crafts shops. There is a workshop you can make some of these crafts too. Shamisen, a three stringed banjo like instrument is played energeticly at Shamisen hall. A Japanese garden Yo-ki en is placed at the center of the facility.
Stop 4
Japanese castle built in 19th century Admission 320JPY This castle is one os 12 remained castle from Edo period. You can walk through from huge wooden gate to the main tower. This castle is located in the Hirosaki castle park which is famous nation wide for its beautiful cherry blossoms in mid-to-late April.
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels