Private multi-day tour · Multi-day from Tokyo
From Tokyo: 3-Day Kosaka & Odate Customizable Tour
See Korakukan, a 1910 wooden theatre built for miners in Kosaka, the old Mine Office, and make a magewappa bentwood item in Odate.
Private · your group only◆3 days◆Up to 6 guests◆Pickup included
Road-day snapshot
This is your private tour, so the route is flexible: tell us if you want to skip a stop, stay longer somewhere or add a place nearby.
The experience
A private journey, thoughtfully paced
Kosaka in Akita was once one of Japan's richest mining towns. The mine company built a fine office and a theatre for its workers, and both still stand. Nearby Odate is the home of magewappa, light boxes of bent cedar. This private 3-day trip from Tokyo explores both towns.
Korakukan is a wooden kabuki theatre from 1910, one of the oldest still in use in Japan. On a guided visit you see the seats on tatami, the walkway through the audience and the space below the stage, where people turned the revolving stage by hand.
The Kosaka Mine Office from 1905 is a large Western-style wooden building. Its museum shows the history of the mine and the town.
In Odate, makers bend thin strips of Akita cedar into boxes for lunch and rice. At a magewappa workshop you see the work and make a small item yourself.
For lunch in Odate we stop at a restaurant for kiritanpo hot pot, a local dish of grilled rice sticks in chicken broth. Akita is far, so day 1 and day 3 are long travel days.
Your driver-guide meets you in the lobby of your hotel in central Tokyo. The van has room for your luggage, and we stop at expressway rest areas for toilets, snacks and coffee. Times in the plan below are a guide and can shift a little with traffic.
This is a private tour. Only your group. Your driver-guide speaks English, and also Hindi and Urdu.
If a core site is closed on your date, you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed.
Day 1 Early morning pickup in Tokyo and drive to Odate (about 7 hours). Evening free in Odate.
Day 2 Morning in Kosaka at Korakukan theatre and the Kosaka Mine Office. Kiritanpo lunch, then a magewappa workshop in Odate.
Day 3 Morning drive back to your Tokyo hotel, with rest stops on the way.
Choose with confidence
Is this the right journey for your group?
Excellent fit if
- Visit Korakukan, a 1910 wooden kabuki theatre
- Explore the under-stage space where the stage was turned by hand
- Admire Kosaka Mine Office, a grand 1905 wooden building
- Make a small magewappa cedar item in Odate
- Enjoy a kiritanpo hot pot lunch stop
Said plainly
The drive is long, about 600 km each way. Day 1 arrival is in the evening Korakukan may close on performance days. We check your date after booking The kiritanpo lunch is paid by you at the restaurant If Korakukan or the magewappa workshop is closed on your date, you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed. If you prefer, we can instead book another craft workshop in Odate or another heritage site in Kosaka Pickup is from your hotel in central Tokyo. Dietary needs can be added in the booking form
Your day
Suggested itinerary
Times are approximate. Your driver-guide adjusts the order for traffic, weather, opening hours and the best light.
Visit Korakukan, a 1910 wooden kabuki theatre
Explore the under-stage space where the stage was turned by hand
Admire Kosaka Mine Office, a grand 1905 wooden building
Make a small magewappa cedar item in Odate
Enjoy a kiritanpo hot pot lunch stop
What is covered
What you see is what you pay
Ours — included
- Private van and English-speaking driver-guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in central Tokyo
- All parking, fuel and road tolls
- Korakukan guided visit
- Kosaka Mine Office entry
- Magewappa workshop and materials
Yours — paid on the day
- Hotel accommodation (you book your own hotel in Odate)
- Meals and drinks unless listed as included
- Optional magewappa purchases
- Gratuities, which are never expected in Japan
Good to know
Before you book
Languages
English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi
Pickup
Pickup and drop-off at your Tokyo hotel or accommodation (23 wards).
Group and vehicle
Private for up to 6 guests. Enter adults, children, infants and child seats separately at booking.
Dietary and mobility needs
Halal, vegetarian, allergy, walking or other practical requests go in your booking notes and are planned before the day.
Questions
Frequently asked
Can we change the route on the day?
Yes. It is a private tour in our own van, so your driver-guide can skip, extend or add stops where time allows.
Is the price per person?
No. The price is for your whole private group of up to 6 people, including the van, fuel, tolls, parking and your driver-guide.
What is the cancellation policy?
Cancel at least 24 hours before departure for an automatic full refund to the original payment method. Within 24 hours, contact us directly so we can help. If a typhoon or official weather warning stops the trip, we offer a new date or a full refund. For a GetYourGuide booking, the terms shown on that booking apply.
Somewhere else in mind?
Any destination in Japan
If this route is not exactly what you need, tell us the destination, dates and group. We confirm the plan and the exact price before any payment is taken.
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