Full Day Fukushima Private Tour: Tsuruga Castle & Ouchi-juku

Take the bullet train (Yamabiko, reserved seat) from Sendai Station to Koriyama Station in Fukushima Prefecture

Take the hired car from Koriyama Station to Aizu Bukeyashiki (Samurai Residence)

The historical theme park Aizu Bukeyashiki, where visitors can experience what the life of samurai was like during the Edo period, look forward to painting akabeko, a traditional Aizu craft. Akabeko is a traditional toy loved as a talisman for warding off evil. Customers on this tour can create their own original Akabeko. Experience Japan's traditional culture while simultaneously gaining wonderful memories and a handmade souvenir.

Tsuruga-jo Castle was built in 1384. In 2011, its red roof tiles have been restored as they were during the final years of the Edo period. It is Japan's only castle with an extant castle tower with red roof tiles. Inside the castle tower is a local museum where visitors can learn the history of Aizu through displays of important cultural heritage left in the Aizu region. A panorama of the castle town and Aizuwakamatsu City can be enjoyed from the top floor.

Ouchi-juku flourished as an important post town connecting Aizuwakamatsu and Imaichi in Nikko during the Edo period (1603-1868). Traditional houses with thatched roofs still line the road to this day, maintaining an appearance seemingly unchanged from the Edo period. Visitors can experience the feeling of being a traveler in the Edo period at the teahouses and inns where samurai likely took a break.

Take the hired car from Ouchi-juku to Koriyama Station

Take the bullet train from Koriyama Station to Sendai Station