All Must-Sees Tono Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide

All Must-Sees Tono Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide

By Japan Guide Agency

Free cancellation available

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Features

Free cancellation available
6h
Mobile voucher
Instant confirmation
Selective hotel pickup
Multiple languages

Overview

This value-packed trip with a government-licensed and experienced multilingual tour guide is a fantastic and efficient way to explore Tono!

Tōno is a rural town in the hills of central Iwate Prefecture. The area is notable for its rustic landscapes and traditional farming culture. But Tono is best known as a repository of Japanese folklore due to its legends of spirits, animals and supernatural creatures. This rich oral tradition was passed down through generations of storytellers.

Your guide will start your day with a morning pickup at your hotel. Let us know what special requests you have for the day and we will customize your itinerary in advance!

Note1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary.
Note2: The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

Activity location

Kappabuchi
- Tsuchibuchicho Tsuchibuchi,
- 028-0555, Tono, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

Kappabuchi
- Tsuchibuchicho Tsuchibuchi,
- 028-0555, Tono, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

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All Must-Sees Tono Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide

6h
English

Pickup included

Travelers

Languages available

Starting time

Price details

P 16,872.95 x 1 AdultP 16,872.95

Total

Until Sat, Jun 13

What's included, what's not

Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Tono
Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from 'What to expect' list
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.

Know before you book

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
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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.
Pick up & Drop Off is on foot

Activity itinerary

Kappabuchi

It is claimed that a number of mischievous Kappa river sprites, which love to threaten people and play tricks on passersby, live in the small stream in Tsuchibuchi-cho running behind Joken-ji Temple. Apparently the Kappa appear even now along the clear stream hidden by the surrounding thickets. Near the stream is a small shrine to the Kappa gods where expectant mothers go and leave breast-shaped red clothes to pray that they will be able to breastfeed their child.

Unedorisama Shrine

A small wayside shrine known to be the home of the god of love. Buy a small red cloth from the unmanned shop in the shrine grounds, tie it to a tree with just your left hand and you’ll be tied with the one you love.

Denshoen

1h
Admission ticket not included

Experience the pure rustic lifestyle of the Tono region! In this theme park, you will be able to see the Kikuchi Residence, a registered important cultural asset, a memorial museum to Kizen Sasaki (the Tono local who worked with Kunio Yanagida on The Legends of Tono), as well as Oshirado Hall where you will see a thousand Oshirasama.

Tono Tale House

1h
Admission ticket not included

You can see images and listen to recordings of folklore in Hall of Stories, or listen live to the stories from an official storyteller at the Tono Theatre, see the display on Kunio Yanagita, author of The Legends of Tono. There is also a restaurant and gift shop on site.

Tono Furusatomura

1h
Admission ticket not included

Theme park, a recreated nostalgic rural village in Tono. You can experience local folk craft, regional cuisine, an listen to folk tales. Experience traditions handed down through the generations and all the other unique mountain village life.

Chiba House

Farmer's private residence built approximately 200 years ago. The L-shaped house is called "Nanbu Magariya" , unique to this region, where people and hourses lived under the same roof. The house is a registered Important Cultural Assett. * Scheduled to re-open in 2025 after renovation.

Tono Municipal Museum

1h
Admission ticket not included

Opened in 1980, this is the first museum in Japan devoted to folk customs. Focused around The Legends of Tono, you will see displays and videos about the nature, life, culture and history of Tono and its people.

Location

Activity location

Kappabuchi
- Tsuchibuchicho Tsuchibuchi,
- 028-0555, Tono, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

Kappabuchi
- Tsuchibuchicho Tsuchibuchi,
- 028-0555, Tono, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

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