• Experience traditional craft making with Guide.
• Tsugaru is the eastern half of Aomori Prefecture.
• In this tour you can experience three kinds of local handicrafts in Tsugaru.
• We visit Kuroishi Town, famous for its old Komise Street (traditional shopping arcade street), and museums nearby.
• 1. Making a lantern
• Using the color-full Japanese paper from the local summer festival float, you can make your own design lantern by placing the paper over a prepared wooden flame.
• 2.Kokeshi doll or handicraft painting experience
• Kokeshi doll is a local souvenir of some hot spring resorts in the northeastern region of Japan.
• You can experience painting Kokeshi doll face and body.
• Or you can choose other handicrafts such as tops, matryoshka or some local toys.
• 3.Lacquerware chopstick making
• Tsugaru lacquerware is a local traditional lacquerware dating back to the samurai period.
• You can experience the grinding step of chopstick making.
• Make your own individual chopsticks for your daily life.

Starting from JR Aomori station.