Aomori Nebuta Festival Bus Tour from Sendai and Morioka
Sendai
Join our overnight bus tour from Sendai to the Aomori Nebuta Festival. Enjoy reserved seats, a bento dinner, and an English-speaking guide.
Duration: 17 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center ASPAM - The name “ASPAM” stands for “Aomori,” “Sightseeing,” “Products,” and “Mansion.”
    ※ The journey from Sendai Station to Aomori takes 5 hours
    ※ There are two scheduled breaks during the trip from Sendai to Aomori
  • Aomori Nebuta Festival - The floats are manually pushed along the street, weaving, and spinning for the audience. They can be up to nine meters wide and five meters tall! The nebuta dancers, known as “haneto,” wear vibrant costumes and jump and dance while shouting “Rassera, rassera.”
    ※ Aomori Nebuta Festival (Enjoy a great view of the Nebuta floats from reserved seats)
    ※ Parade starts at 18:50
    ・Begins at the intersection of Shinmachi Street and Yanagimachi Street
    ・Approximately 20 large floats will participate
    ※ Paid reserved seats are available
What's Included
  • Dinner
  • Bus fare
  • English Speaking Guide fee
  • Nebuta Festival Viewing Seats
What's Not Included
  • Cost for personal use
Additional Information

Experience the awe-inspiring Nebuta Festival, a renowned cultural event in Aomori, featuring dazzling three-dimensional floats illuminating the night. This is a overnight bus tour from Sendai sta. (via Morioka Sta.) and watching the parade from the paid reserved seats, avoiding crowds. ・Overnight bus tour, so that you don’t need to worry about booking a hotel ・With Bento box dinner ・English speaking guide included (You will be able to listen to the guide using an earphone guide in the bus or at the venue)

  • If it rains, the festival will still go ahead, with nebutas being covered with large vinyl sheets
  • Please prepare and wear a raincoat in case it rains, and refrain from using an umbrella as it obstructs the view of other visitors. (The seats are with no roof or sunshade.)
  • According to the circumstances, it may not be able to see all the nebutas due to the limited time of traffic regulation.
  • We will arrive at midnight at the Sendai station after Nebuta viewing, please make sure of the transportation to your hotel or home in advance.
  • The tour will take place with other Japanese participants.
  • You will be able to listen to the guide using an earphone guide in the bus or at the venue.
  • In cases of natural disasters, unforeseen disasters, coup d’etats, wars, strikes, or acts of God, it may not be possible to proceed with the tour.
  • Child (aged 3~11) price same as adult
Location
Sendai Station
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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1 Adult
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