Kakunodate Samurai District
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April — at its best. Weeping cherry blossoms, mid to late April.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-11.
A street of black-fenced samurai houses under old weeping cherry trees.
Preserved historic village
Too crowded? Similar but quieter: Masuda Town (Uchigura storehouses)
Nearby
- Dakigaeri Gorge ≈ 25 min by car
- Former Ikeda Family Garden ≈ 40 min by car
- Lake Tazawa ≈ 40 min by car
- Karamatsu Shrine ≈ 50 min by car
- Nyuto Onsen (Tsurunoyu) ≈ 1 h 10 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- April — Weeping cherry blossoms, mid to late April
- Getting there
- 15–20 min walk from Kakunodate Station
- Fee
- Street free; Aoyagi House ¥500
- Time needed
- 1 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-11. Report outdated info