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Goshogawara Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide

This value-packed trip with a government-licensed and experienced multilingual tour guide is a fantastic and efficient way to explore Aomori city! Every summer, the world's tallest paper sculptures, known as Tachineputa, parade through Goshogawara City. Enjoy the views of the expansive Tsugaru plai

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What To Expect

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Stop 1

1h

The Tachineputa Museum is a museum located in the city of Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The museum has exhibits related to Goshogawara's Tachineputa Festival, which is held every August.

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Stop 2

1h

The Osamu Dazai Memorial Museum, also commonly referred to as Shayōkan, is a writer's home museum located in the Kanagi area of Goshogawara in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

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Stop 3

1h

Ashino Park is known as a place where the writer Osamu Dazai used to play when he was a small boy. The park has been selected as one of the 100 Best Cherry Blossom Viewing Spots in Japan, and the cherry blossoms on about 1,500 cherry trees bloom in spring. The park is 80 hectares large, and visitors can enjoy a lake, the Osamu Dazai Literary Monument, a statue of Osamu Dazai, a monument marking the origin of the Tsugaru Shamisen, the Tsugaru Railway that runs through the park, and a small old-fashioned train station.

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Stop 4

1h

It is located in Kanagi-machi in the town of Goshogawara, the birthplace of Tsugaru shamisen (Japanese lute). In addition to visiting the exhibition halls of history, folk songs, local arts, etc., you can listen to live tsugaru-shamisen music and experience this instrument.

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Stop 5

1h

Lake Jūsan, also known locally as Jūsan Lagoon is a brackish-water lagoon-type estuary located in the city of Goshogawara in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is the third-largest lake in Aomori Prefecture, after Lake Towada and Lake Ogawara, with a shoreline of 30 kilometers and a maximum depth of 3 meters.

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Stop 6

1h

The house that Osamu Dazai evacuated to was built in 1922, and was originally a building on the grounds of his family home, and was opened as a private museum in 2007. As he wrote 23 of his works here visitors can almost feel his presence. It is a three minute walk from “Kanagi Station” on the Tsugaru Railway Line.

What’s Included

  • Licensed Local Guide
  • Customizable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from 'What to expect' list

What’s NOT Included

  • Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
  • Private Vehicle
  • You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
  • Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.

What to Bring

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Tour dates can be changed up to 2 days before the tour. Any tour date change may result in a change of tour guide or tour unavailability.

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