Tourist information

Sightseeing courses

Hirosaki city

  • Course details

    Visiting Hirosaki city’s famous sightseeing spots in a short time.
    Perfect for passengers who do not have much time, or have time until next train, plane connection, and would like to sight, see famous spots.

  • The time required

    1.5 hours

  • Best season

    A year round

  • Course details

    Perfect for passengers who wish to enjoy plenty of Hirosaki city.
    Enjoy the castle town with an area of one hundred thousand koku spreading from the castle tower in the center, which nearly changes since construction, and Japan’s No.1 apple city Hirosaki.

  • The time required

    3 hours

  • Best season

    A year round

  • Course details

    In the 30th year of Meiji period, with the foundation of the military service No.8 divisional headquarters, various western style architectures were built by Sakichi Horie who was a master carpenter.
    Enjoy Hirosaki castle town which also has the stylish Meiji period style.

  • The time required

    3 hours

  • Best season

    A year round

World Natural Heritage Shirakami Mountains

  • Course details

    World Natural Heritage “Shirakami Mountains” “The mother tree” which is estimated to be 400 years of age, and “promendade along the big Buna tree” and “Takakura forest nature promenade”. A course full of “Buna”

  • The time required

    6 hours

  • Best season

    Rainy season

  • Course details

    The overall picture of World Natural Heritage “Shirakami mountains” can be viewed from the highest peak “Tsugaru Fuji, also called as Mount Iwaki”.
    You can easily experience mountain worship in Iwaki mountain, and also in the Shirakami promenade course, you can have a walk in the untouched buna primeval forest.

  • The time required

    6 hours

  • Best season

    Summer

Tsugaru penninsula, Shayokan, Tachineputa

  • Course details

    Okutsugaru is famous for Tachineputa and Osamu Dazai.
    Tachineputa who were wealthy stubborn merchants in the Taisho period, made into gigantic figures revived after 80 years of absence in the 10th year of Heisei period.
    “Osamu Dazai” (Tsushima Shuji) who was the sixth child of one of the best landowner Tsushima family in the Aomori prefecture, writes about this area in his novel”Novel Tsugaru”.
    It is a course which visits famous spots in Oku Tsugaru.

  • The time required

    7 hours

  • Best season

    A year round

  • Course details

    It is said that Yoshitsune Minamoto went across to Hokkaido from this legenday area “Tappi”.
    “Seikan Tunnel”A major project of the century. It is 24 years after the construction has started.
    We will visit the area “Tappi cape” which a famous singer Sayuri Ishikawa sings in her song. We will also visit Oku Tsugaru surroundings. A grasping course.

  • The time required

    8 hours

  • Best season

    early summer, autumn

  • Course details

    The Tsugaru peninsula east coast course is a highlighted course for the “Resort Shirakami”which is the most popular Gono Line in the JR east Japan local line.
    Along this Gono Line, we will drive south on the national 101 line visiting scenic spots.

  • The time required

    7 hours

  • Best season

    Summer

Kuroishi Onsen area

  • Course details

    Near Hirosaki, there are also gardens and stores which trace the castle town.
    Sho-Arashiyama, which is famous for the Maple tree which the lord of the feudal caln brought from Kyoto, can be seen.
    Rice Paddy Art in the Tsugaru plain which is famous as a rice producing area.
    Ample contents including the “Tsugaru cuisine heritage Kenojiru”course.

  • The time required

    7 hours

  • Best season

    From July to November

Hakkoda, Sannai Maruyama ruins, LakeTowada

  • Course details

    You can not explain Aomori without seeing the Nebuta Festival and Towada, Oirase.
    Please enjoy the different views in the fresh green of spring, rainy season, midsummer, autumn leaves.
    It is full of spots to drop in during the route.
    You will be fascinated by the nature beauty which appears one after another.

  • The time required

    7 hours

  • Best season

    From the end of May to the end of October

  • Course details

    How about trying this course for those who came to Aomori when they were young?
    You can see the daily life of the common people during the Jomon period and Domain(han)period. We will also visit the Best and No.2 autumn leaves viewspot.

  • The time required

    7 hours

  • Best season

    From July to November

Reservations, inquiries about sightseeing taxi

For reservations and inquiries of sightseeing taxi, please contact the following telephone number or e-mail form.
TEL: 0172-33-3333

Mail forms for inquiries

Frequently asked questions

What is a sightseeing taxi?

A sightseeing taxi is a service which we drive you to the sightseeing facilities on our taxi according to the sightseeing courses decided in advance. It is not a service which a travel agency provides, therefore our driver will not provide comment on the sightseeing facilities and guide you. It is possible to drive you to the sightseeing facilities which are not on the sightseeing courses. If you would like to visit optional sightseeing facilities or sightseeing courses, please contact us from the e-mail inquiry form.

Is it possible to change courses?

Yes it is possible to change one part or the whole part. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

When is the best season for cherry blossoms and autumn leaves?

The best time to see changes slighty every year.

How many passengers can ride on 1 taxi?

Depending on the number of passengers riding, up to 4 passengers will be a small taxi, up to 9 passengers will be a jumbo taxi, up to 18, 21 passengers will be a micro bus, up to 40 passengers will be a medium sized bus.

How can we meet up at train stations and airports?

Our crew member will be waiting at the ticket entrance or arriving lobby holding up a placard with your name on it.
Please let us know if you notice us.

I’d like to try the tasty and new local foods?

Please infrom us what you would like to taste when you make a reservation.
We will introduce places where you can taste them.

Until when should I make a reservation?

For sightseeing in Hirosaki city, reservation on the appointed day is possible.
For other courses, reservation is needed until the previous day.
There is no reservation fee.

How much is the cancel fee?

If you contact us, there is no cancel fee.

Can you prepare a child seat?

Yes, we can prepare a child seat.
Please make a reservation until 7 days before.

May I ask you to prepare a wheel chair?

Yes, we can prepare a wheel chair.
Please make a reservation until 7 days before.

Is there a taxi which can load a wheel chair?

Yes we have a taxi which a wheel chair can ride on.
Please make a reservation until 7 days before.

Is there a driver which has a qualification of a nursing care?

Yes, there is.
Please make a reservation until 7 days before.

Can I take my dog with me?

If your pet is in a cage, it is possible to ride together.