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Base in Hakodate, Day-Trip the Aomori Nebuta Festival

Here's the plan: the Nebuta Festival (Aug 2–7) makes family-sized rooms in Aomori almost impossible to book, so base the whole family in Hakodate's hot springs and reach the festival by shinkansen. These four guides cover it end to end — where to stay, how to get there, the festival itself, and the big-luggage rules that catch families out.

Use them as one connected plan: where you all stay, how you move, what you do, and what to know before you go.

① Where to stay

Heiseikan Kaiyotei at Yunokawa Onsen, Hakodate

One Tatami Room for a Family of 5–6 at Yunokawa Onsen

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② Getting there

Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayabusa

Tokyo → Hakodate by Hokkaido Shinkansen + JR Pass

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③ Tickets & things to do

Aomori Nebuta Festival float

Day-Trip the Aomori Nebuta Festival from Hakodate

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④ Good to know

Shinkansen large-luggage rules

Which Shinkansen Lines Need a Big-Luggage Reservation

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