Kakunodate Samurai Food Walk: A Guided Culinary Tour Through Unique Cultural Sights
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This is a guided culinary tour through the unique cultural and undiscovered sights of Kakunodate. The tour will take you to places such as Japanese sweets stores, sake shops with different sake tastings, miso and soy sauce brewery, the one and only Samurai Street, and much more!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Samurai Street House - Kakunodate, a castle town that flourished in the Edo period, is called “Michinoku’s Little Kyoto.” In a compact area with a radius of about 2 km, many samurai residences and other old buildings still exist, making it a popular tourist spot visited by many Japanese and foreign tourists alike, who come to enjoy the elegant townscape. The main street of the samurai residences has been designated as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings and is protected as a cultural asset.
This tour explores the houses of lower and upper-class warriors and includes an entrance into the actual samurai residences. The history of the Samurai, which continues to the present day, will be explained in a fun and informative way. -
Ando Jozo Brewery Honten - Kakunodate is divided into an inner town with samurai residences and an outer town with rows of merchant houses. Ando Brewery is located in the outer town. Since the end of World War II, Ando Brewery has specialized in the production of miso, soy sauce, and pickles, and has continued to preserve the traditional flavors that have been handed down from generation to generation. The main store was rebuilt in 1883 and retains its original appearance.
On this tour, you will enjoy a tasting of miso and pickles and a taste comparison of three different types of soy sauce. -
Kakunodate Kabazaiku Center Bukeyashikidori - Kaba-zaiku is a craft made from the bark of mountain cherry trees. During the Edo period (1603-1867), kabazaiku developed as a handcraft for low-ranked samurai, who, like the samurai, made inro, eyeglass cases, netsuke, and oshime, with an uncompromising one-of-a-kind style. The unique technique used to produce the unique luster of mountain cherry bark, with its austere and deep colors, is widely used as a daily material.
In this tour, you will actually touch kabazaiku and delve deeper into the samurai’s way of living with nature. - Kakunodate - We will visit a local sake shop, green grocery, Japanese sweet shop, local snack, and many more in the town!
All the places we visit has its own uniqueness and we will explain all the fun facts about it!
What's Included
- Snacks provided
- Three-drink comparison at local liquor store
- Entrance to Samurai House
- Insurance included
- Umbrella and boot rentals for rainy days
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
Location
㈱リベンリ秋田
The front of the building has a cedar wood structure and a sign that reads ORENCHI. There is also a poster for the Samurai Food Walk.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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799yumia
Dec 16, 2023
It was a tour where we could learn about the history of Kakunodate and the local area. - It was a great tour.
I got to know Akita and Kakunodate, and was taken to some amazing places that you wouldn't find if you weren't a local.
The tour conductor was very friendly and I was able to ask him lots of questions.
Thank you very much!
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959agam
Nov 30, 2023
Excellent - We had a lovely time with Miki on the food tour - it felt very personal and very local. We got to meet small shop owners, learn about the local fruit and vegetable, try some traditional Japanese sweets and see one of the old samurai houses from the inside (including meeting one of the descendants!)
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