Aomori & Archaeology
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Hafen
Aomori, Japan
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Aktivitätsebene
Strenuous
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Ausflugstyp
All
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Rollstuhlgerecht
No
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Ab
$219
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Mindestalter
Information Not Currently Available
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Reisedauer
Approximately 7½ Hours
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Mahlzeiten inbegriffen
Meals included
This comprehensive tour of Aomori begins with a visit to the Sannai Maruyama ruins that date back more than 4,000 years to the Jomon period. An exhibition room holds various artifacts from the site. The ruins were revealed during excavations for a baseball stadium in 1992.
Continue to the Showa Daibutsu (Big Buddha). At 70 feet tall, this landmark stands on Kuwabara Hill and is the city's symbol of wisdom, kindness and inner power. The statue weighs 220 tons.
After lunch, you're in for some entertainment. You'll see the Nebuta-no-Ie Warasse Museum's collection of giant illuminated floats used in the Aomori Nebuta Festival and then enjoy a short film explaining the festival on display.
Enjoy shopping for local specialty products at ASPAM (the Aomori Shopping & Product Mansion) — a 15-story triangular building packed to the gills with products, some of which are familiar and others you never knew existed.
Notes:
This tour requires a long walk at the Sannai Maruyama ruins. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Tour sequence may vary. Unfamiliar accents can be challenging; feel free to ask your guide to repeat or elaborate on information, and to speak more slowly so you can fully comprehend and converse.