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Tono Folk Villages Customized Tour with Licensed Guide
Iwate Prefecture, Japan
$285.13
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Overview
The All Must-Sees Tono Private Tour offers a unique opportunity to delve into the rich folklore and rustic charm of Tōno, a rural town in central Iwate Prefecture. With a government-licensed and experienced multilingual tour guide, this trip is designed for those who seek an efficient and personalized exploration of the area.
- 🚌 Morning pickup from your hotel ensures a smooth start to your day of adventure.
- 🌳 Visit Kappabuchi, where mischievous Kappa river sprites are said to reside, and explore the small shrine dedicated to Kappa gods.
- 💘 Unedorisama Shrine, known as the home of the god of love, offers a unique ritual to tie your love with a red cloth.
- 🏡 Denshoen allows you to experience the rustic lifestyle of Tono, featuring the Kikuchi Residence and memorial museum dedicated to Kizen Sasaki.
- 📖 Tono Tale House presents folklore through images and live storytelling, along with a restaurant and gift shop for local treats.
- 🏞️ Tono Furusatomura is a recreated rural village where you can engage with local crafts and enjoy traditional cuisine and folk tales.
- 🏠 Chiba House, a 200-year-old farmer's residence, showcases the unique Nanbu Magariya architectural style and is a registered Important Cultural Asset.
- 🏛️ Tono Municipal Museum, the first in Japan devoted to folk customs, features displays about the life, culture, and history of Tono and its people.
- 🚗 Private vehicle transportation is included, allowing for a comfortable journey between sites.
- ♿ All areas are wheelchair accessible, ensuring a welcoming experience for everyone.
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Tono Folk Villages Customized Tour with Licensed Guide
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 6 hours
- Customizable Tour of your choice of 2-3 sites from 'What to expect' list
- Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
- Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Tono
- Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Private Vehicle
- Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
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KappabuchiIt 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.
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Unedorisama ShrineA 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.
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DenshoenExperience 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.
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Tono Tale HouseYou 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.
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Tono FurusatomuraTheme 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.
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Chiba HouseFarmer'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.
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Tono Municipal MuseumOpened 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.
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Tono Folk Villages Customized Tour with Licensed Guide
Iwate Prefecture, Japan
$285.13
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!