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Aomori Highlights Private Full Day Tour

5.03 reviewsSannai-Maruyama Site

  • 6 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Private tour

Highlights

Experience the rich heritage and natural beauty of Aomori City on this private 5-hour tour. Starting from Aomori Port, your guide and private car will introduce you to ancient archaeological sites, contemporary art, and vibrant local culture. Surrounded by majestic mountains and bountiful seas, Aomori is renowned for its fresh seafood, delicious fruits, and the famous Nebuta Festival. This tour is ideal for cruise passengers or anyone wanting to explore the authentic charm of northern Japan. ・Visit the Sannai Maruyama Ruins, an expansive Jomon-period settlement with preserved pit dwellings and fascinating exhibits ・Explore the Aomori Museum of Art, known for its striking architecture and collections inspired by the region’s natural beauty ・Immerse yourself in the Nebuta Festival spirit at Wa Rasse and savor fresh seafood at the Fish Restaurant Den

Inclusions

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • English Guide
  • Pick-up and drop
  • Driver
  • All Fees and Taxes

What's not

  • Lunch

Itinerary

  1. The Sannai-Maruyama ruins were found in a large-scale settlement in the Jomon period more than 5,000 years ago, found in an excavation survey in 1992, and many residences, tombs, earthenware, stoneware, and ornaments were excavated. The grounds are covered in nature, and you can enter a pit-type dwelling or visit various exhibits within the exhibition space. Experience the lives of those people who lived together with nature.

    2 hAdmission included

  2. The Aomori Museum of Art is an art museum characterized by its modern and unique architectural design adjacent to the Sannai Maruyama ruins. It’s also one of the prefecture’s newest landmarks dubbed “Aomori Dog" and contains works by local Aomori artists as well as many collections of artists from around the world. Here you will enjoy various pieces created within the rich nature and climate of Aomori.

    2 hAdmission included

  3. This is a tourist facility that showcases the history and charm of the Nebuta Festival held in Aomori Prefecture every summer. You can enjoy the lively atmosphere of the actual festival while watching the powerful Nebuta lantern floats used in the festival while listening to the performance of the lion. You will also experience Aomori's various traditional cultures, performing arts and crafts.

    1 hAdmission included

  4. It is a duty-free, market-style shopping center that sells local products such as sweets, processed goods, fresh vegetables and fruits. The most featured facility at A-FACTORY is the apple cidre (cider) factory, which produces cidre and juices onsite using Aomori grown apples. Aomori Cider is a must buy as it is made up of Aomori Apples. Given that Aomori is Japan’s top apple producer. Visitors can observe the process of cidre production through glass windows with a factory tour and purchase tasting cards to enjoy the fresh flavors.

    1 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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Know before you go

Pickup
Pickup is included for everyone.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by
Trip Designer Inc.
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

How it compares in Aomori

  • Its from-price is 177% above the median of the 46 experiences we list in Aomori.
  • Its length is typical for the group.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 13 of 46.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Aomori

Aomori is a port city at the northern tip of Honshu, on Mutsu Bay, known for its summer Nebuta lantern festival, apples and heavy winter snow.

Aomori faces Mutsu Bay at the northern end of Honshu, Japan's main island, in a region of apple orchards and mountains. The Nebuta Warasse museum houses the huge painted lantern floats paraded each summer in the Nebuta festival, and the Aomori Museum of Art, with white walls inspired by excavation trenches, shows modern work including a giant dog sculpture. The Hakkōda Maru, a retired ferry, is moored by the bay as a museum.

Top-ranked sights in Aomori: Sannai-Maruyama Site, Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse, Aomori Museum of Art.

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