Home / Things to do in Japan / Things to do in Aomori Prefecture / Aomori Prefecture Tours / Rail Tours
Private Aomori Handicraft Making Experience Tour
Select Date and Travelers
Free cancellation
Up to 24 hours in advance. Learn More
7 Hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Overview
Experience traditional craft making with Guide.
Tsugaru is the eastern half of Aomori Prefecture.
On this tour you can experience three kinds of local handicrafts in Tsugaru.
We visit Kuroishi Town, famous for its old Komise Street (traditional shopping arcade street), and museums nearby.
1. Making a lantern
Using the colourful Japanese paper from the local summer festival float, you can make your own design lantern by placing the paper over a prepared wooden flame.
2.Kokeshi doll or handicraft painting experience
Kokeshi doll is a local souvenir of some hot spring resorts in the northeastern region of Japan.
You can experience painting Kokeshi doll face and body.
Or you can choose other handicrafts such as tops, matryoshka or some local toys.
3.Lacquerware chopstick making
Tsugaru lacquerware is a local traditional lacquerware dating back to the samurai period.
You can experience the grinding step of chopstick making.
Make your own individual chopsticks for your daily life.
What's Included
- Public transportation (Hirosaki to Kuroishi)
- Private transportation
- Lantern making experience
- Kokeshi doll or handy craft painting experience
- Lacquer ware chopsticks experience
- Lunch
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
Select a meeting point
In front of the ticket gate of JR Aomori Station (not Shin-Aomori Station)
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Meet at the ticket gate of the station. I will hold a sign board with your name. We will enjoy tarin ride to Kuroishi station. If you would like to start this tour from Aomori station, addtional cost will be 1,880 JPY per person (you and a guide).
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
We arrive at Konan railway Kuroishi station. From Kuroishi station, we walk or take a taxi (need extra fare) to a traditional Komise street.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Komise Street is an old Japanese arcade street. There are two Japanese sake breweries, a local handicraft experience shop, an old merchant's house, a former public bath house now used as a local community centre, and some restaurants.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
In this shop you can enjoy lantern making with colourful Japanese paper used for summer festival. (Includes cost of small lantern making) After completion, you can take a memorable photo with your lantern.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Tsugaru Traditional Crafts Museum
This building houses museums and shops of traditional local handicrafts. There is also a souvenir shop and a restaurant. You can enjoy foot bath in natural hot spring foot bath in the centre area. (one towel costs 200-300 JPY) At Tsugaru Lacquerware Shop, you can experience lacquer chopstick grinding. (Experience fee is included) In Japan, each chopstick is unique. Make your own chopsticks for an unforgettable souvenir.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Museum of Tsugaru-style kokeshi dolls. This museum also houses various styles of kokeshi dolls from the Tohoku region. You will be amazed by the largest kokeshi doll made from a large tree trunk. How about buying a cute kokeshi doll of your own choice for your unforgettable souvenir. Here you can enjoy doll painting or handicraft painting. (Cost included) Choose which one you would like to try and concentrate on painting cute traditional local toys from Aomori.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Take the local train back to Hirosaki Station. Enjoy the scenery from the local train through the rice fields of the Tsugaru Plain.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
End of this tour. If you are staying in Hirosaki City after the tour, there are several nice places to visit. I will be happy to inform you about the next day of your trip. Please ask me.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operated by Tomio Yokouchi
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Compare Similar Experiences
Eiffel Tower Skip The Line Summit with Host
0
50 Minutes
Free Cancellation
From ₹
Eiffel Tower Skip The Line Summit with Host
0
50 Minutes
Free Cancellation
From ₹
Eiffel Tower Skip The Line Summit with Host
0
50 Minutes
Free Cancellation
From ₹
Why you are seeing these recommendations
Customers Who Bought This Tour Also Bought
Eiffel Tower Skip The Line Summit with Host
from ₹6,261.98Recently viewed