Beyond Wanko Soba: Explore Morioka’s Traditions and Stay in a 100-Year-Old Rice Storehouse Turned Apple Farmer’s Inn
Schedule
Day
Morioka City
12:10 PM
Meet up at JR Morioka Station After meeting with the guide at Morioka Station, move to by private car Lunch
2:30-4:30
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Guided tour of Morioka Town after lunch – NY Times 52 places to go in 2023 – Tokyo Station model Iwate Bank Red Brick Building and Natayacho – Morioka’s traditional townhouses, etc.
5:00
Check in at Minshuku, renovated from a century-old rice storehouse run by an apple farmer
6:30
Dinner is prepared using local ingredients Go to bed Overnight at Ringokouboukitada/FlogBee
Morning
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Day
Morioka City
Morning
Breakfast (Ringokouboukitada/FlogBee)
9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Experience the life of an apple farmer (Helping grow apples in spring and summer; harvesting apples in fall and winter) Farm work is pruning apple trees in winter. Branches are aligned and sown in spring. Harvested from picking apples. We cover a wide range of topics, such as planting rice, harvesting rice, weeding vegetable fields, and caring for flowers.
3:00-6:30
Tea time while eating apple pie at a nearby cafe. Visit elementary schools in the evening and observe local performing arts
6:30
Back to Minshuku, renovated from a century-old rice storehouse run by an apple farmer Dinner is a dish using local ingredients Experience local performing arts (Oogayu Kagura Performance, Morioka Sansa Dance, etc.) Interact with local people who surround local cuisine together. Kagura, Sansa dance, etc. You can experience these before and after dinner on the 2nd or 3rd day Go to bed Overnight at Ringokouboukitada/FlogBee
Morning
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Day
Morioka City ・Shiwa
Morning
Breakfast (Ringokouboukitada/FlogBee)
9:00 AM-11:00
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Fruit picking (fruit farmers in the Morioka area) (blueberries June-July, cherries June-July, grapes September-October, apples September-December)
12:00 PM-1:00
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Enjoy sushi at a famous local restaurant for lunch
2:00-3:00
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Hizume Hirai House The Hizume Hirai House is a modern Japanese-style building located at the southern end of the Hizume shopping district, completed in 1921 in Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture. A group of buildings, starting with the main building built by the 12th Hirai Rokuemon to invite Hara Takashi, the prime minister at the time, still exists, and it was designated as an important cultural property designated by the country in 2016. ・Time required: about 40 minutes (main house, brewery, craft salmon tasting, etc., with guide)
3:00-4:00
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Ogal, shop Directly from the Farm. You can also visit a nearby sake brewery
5:00
Back to Minshuku, renovated from a century-old rice storehouse run by an apple farmer Dinner is a dish using local ingredients Go to bed Overnight at Ringokouboukitada/FlogBee
Morning
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Day
Morioka City ・Morioka ・Shizukuishi
Morning
Breakfast (Ringokouboukitada/FlogBee)
9:00 AM-11:00
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Morioka Handmade Village The facility features traditional Morioka crafts, folk art, food, and other traditional techniques under the concept of “see, touch, and create,” including a Nambu senbei (rice cracker) hand-baking experience and Nambu ironware workshop tours. The handmade workshops are particularly popular, where visitors can observe the traditional techniques of craftspeople up close and learn how to make their own original works of art directly from the craftspeople.
11:00-1:00PM
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Koiwai Farm – Japan’s Largest Civil Farm – A dedicated guide and a handmade tractor-drawn vehicle will take you on a tour of the 100-year-old Koiwai Farm’s forest and forestry production sites. With a capacity of 22 people, this tour is ideal for small groups. The soft-serve ice cream made with fresh milk is exquisite♪
1:00
Lunch Morioka’s top three noodles Wanko Soba experience The waiter puts bite-sized soba soaked in warm soba soup into a bowl. After eating, the waiters put soba noodles one after another into the empty bowl. Continue until you are full, and the style of “eating completely and closing the lid so as not to leave the soba in the bowl left behind”
3:00
Terminating at Morioka Station ⇒ End of tour
Morning
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Remarks
Tour price
¥460,000 (approx. $3,175 USD) per person (based on 2 people sharing 1 Japanese-style room)
¥275,000 (approx. $1,900 USD) per person (based on 4 people sharing 2 Japanese-style rooms)
Request/Announcement
The above schedule is a sample. It can be adjusted according to your request, so please feel free to consult with us.
What's included
・Private vehicle
・Admission fees (museums, temples, etc.)
・Transportation (JR, ferry, etc.)
・English interpretation guide *Please let us know if you would like another language.
・Luggage delivery fee ( Takku-bin: ①Aman Kyoto - Azumi, ②Bella Vista - Aman Kyoto)
・Experience fees (tea ceremony & kimono, cruise, rickshaw, private water cab, geisha dinner)
・Dinner at Kyoto Kitcho (please pay for drinks on site directly)
・Accommodation fee
Items to check before Reservation
・Names of all participants
・Dietary restrictions and allergy information
Cancellation Policy
21 days ago: 20% of total accommodation / travel product charges
14 days ago: 30% of total accommodation / travel product charges
7 days ago-: 50% of the total accommodation / travel product price
From the day before to the day: 100% of the total accommodation and travel product charges
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Inquiry
Please feel free to contact us anytime.
The itinerary provided here is just a sample.
The number of nights and the content can be adjusted according to your preferences.
Please feel free to consult us about the number of people, participation date, content, budget, etc.
