5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children
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Activity Japan Editorial Department

On this page, Hands-on activities for children ・Top 5 programs " special feature!

The theme is things you want your child to experience, things that children should experience, etc. Introducing recommended "experiences" for parents and children and families by category I will.

When you go on a family trip or drive, Experience and learning gained through experience " Enjoy it with your children.

Outdoor activities for children

For growing children, Have fun in the great outdoors " This is one of the important experiences.

The sea, rivers, mountains, lakes, sky, etc. Japan has a lot of nature. Outdoor activities where you can enjoy nature There are many experience tours available.

In the following, Small children, inexperienced people and beginners can enjoy it with peace of mind. We will introduce a selection of outdoor activities.

Canoeing and Kayaking

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

SALE《Mangrove Kayaking》Reservations accepted on the day★ Beginners are welcome! Enjoy a comfortable time in a new facility! Hot showers and hair dryers available! Free photo data gift

Hisa River Kayaking
Cape Zanpa, Yomitan, Chatan
5,800 circle 5,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
Discount campaign underway!
  • 4.8
  • (94 reviews and experiences)

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[Kochi・Niyodo River] Experience crystal kayaking (clear kayaking) in the middle of the Niyodo Blue and take drone photos! Data gift!

Niyodogawa Outdoor Center
Kochi Ino
8,500 circle 6,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
Discount campaign underway!
  • 4.8
  • (18 reviews and experiences)

You can enjoy crystal kayaking at the top of the Niyodo River, where the water flows in from Yasui Valley, where the Niyodo blue is the most beautiful. Become one with the water in a transparent crystal kayak! Take a walk on the water with a guide through the vast Niyodo blue of "miraculous transparency" ♪ Take a picture of the experience

Amami Oshima [Reservations available on the day] Mangrove canoe and night tour (180 minutes) ★Guide included★ [Free photo data for reviews] ☆Leave it to us for single people☆

Amami Sealand
Amami Oshima Islands and Okinoerabu Island
14,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.9
  • (17 reviews and experiences)

Enjoy the great outdoors on a World Heritage site! After a leisurely canoe ride through the mangroves, head out to look for creatures living in the forest! Amami Oshima is a mysterious island that has been designated a World Heritage site. It is home to a variety of wildlife, including the Amami rabbit, Amami Ishikawa frog, blue jay, Amami woodcock, Ryukyu scops owl, and Amami false scorpion.

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Tree climbing (tree climbing experience)

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

Enjoy the treetops Tree climbing tour [Private activity for one group]

Monkey Mountain
Minakami
7,800 circle 7,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
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  • 4.7
  • (6 reviews and experiences)

This is an original tour of Saruyama that adds an arrangement to the usual tree climbing. Once you have learned just one ropework, you can start climbing! Enjoy cafe time in a hammock 10m above the ground! There are other activities besides climbing, such as walking on the branches, trying the "big swing", and tightrope walking 6m above the ground (optional). Have fun in the trees using the ropes! You can feel the world of the animals.

The gateway to nature! Tree climbing experience [Private activity for one group]

Monkey Mountain
Minakami
5,000 circle 4,800 Yen ~ (tax included)
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  • 5.0
  • (1 review/experience)

Using ropes and harnesses, you will climb after a fun safety briefing. It is cheaper than a tree climbing tour, so you can participate without hesitation. It takes about 45 minutes, and even though it is cheap, the equipment is the same as a proper tree climbing tour. Recommended for those who want to try a tree climbing tour but are worried about whether they can climb! You can check that you can climb and then challenge the tour next time.

[Hyogo, Tajima] Maximum 15m! Climb a tree using a rope! Tree climbing (half-day course)

Kannabe Nature School
Tajima
8,000 Yen ~ (tax included)

Tree climbing is a sport where you climb trees safely using ropes to avoid putting stress on the trees. You climb using the strength of your legs and bending and stretching, so even first graders can enjoy it. Climbing up into the treetop world that you can only look up at from below on your own will make even adults feel like they're children again♪ You can climb from a height of about 2m to 15m.

Sea fishing/fishing boat

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

Kadena Fishing Port Tropical Fishing Tour for ages 3 and up (Reservations on the day available) Fish can be eaten at a nearby restaurant First-timers welcome

Okinawa Sea Rabbit/Sea Ashibi
Cape Zanpa, Yomitan, Chatan
4,900 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.8
  • (101 reviews and experiences)

[The only one of its kind on Okinawa Island ☆ We own two of our own boats, so we have a perfect system for both safety and service!] --------------------------------------------------Three trips per day from Kadena Fishing Port on Okinawa Island! [Departure times: 9:00, 11:30, 15:00] *20 minutes before each meeting point The tour is completed in 2 hours from departure to disbandment, so it is perfect for your first fishing experience.

[Ishigaki Island, fully-private] Fishing experience at a remote spot! Recommended for families and beginners! (Full support, empty-handed, free photos)

DSF Ishigakijima
Ishigaki Island
9,500 circle 6,900 Yen ~ (tax included)
Discount campaign underway!
  • 5.0
  • (57 reviews and experiences)

Boat fishing is often intimidating for experienced people, and many people get seasick and can't enjoy it. At DSF Ishigakijima, fishing is done on land, so there's no need to worry about seasickness! From children to the elderly, from first-time fishermen to experienced fishermen, anyone can enjoy it! We plan to hold events in small groups, so you can participate with peace of mind.

[Chiba, Minamiboso, Tateyama] Come empty-handed! Sea fishing experience @ rental fishing rod! Beginners and children welcome ♪ / 90-minute course

Sea fishing experience @ Rental fishing rod Maruhei Play Team
Tateyama/Minamiboso
2,640 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.7
  • (63 reviews and experiences)

<<Information on Sea Fishing Experience>> Enjoy the pleasure of casting your fishing line while looking at the magnificent sea and the cityscape of Tateyama, and the thrill of catching a fish yourself in the natural sea, not in a fishing pond! This is a program that allows you to enjoy such an experience easily and casually. We will rent out a fishing rod and a set of fishing equipment (bucket, fishing tackle, rag, etc.) at our shop. We will introduce nearby fishing spots.

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Horse riding and horse trekking

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Yamanashi, Kobuchizawa] Outdoor riding! First time horse riding plan: 30 minutes lesson + 30 minutes outdoor riding

Horse Farm Polaris
Yatsugatake, Kobuchizawa, Kiyosato, Oizumi
13,530 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.8
  • (2 reviews/experiences)

For beginners, we have prepared a "Horseback Riding Experience Plan" that allows you to enjoy horseback riding lessons and outdoor riding at an affordable price. You can choose according to your time, budget, and content. Why not try riding a horse for the first time in the Yatsugatake area, surrounded by rich nature? An instructor will gently teach you the basics of horseback riding. The beginner's experience horseback riding plan includes a 30-minute riding arena lesson + outdoor riding.

[Hokkaido, Eniwa City] Dosanko Horse Trekking

Horse Garden MURANAKA
Ishikari, Sorachi, Chitose
4,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.7
  • (21 reviews and experiences)

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Athletic Zip Line

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Kanagawa/Odawara] A total of 13 zip lines! ~Zip trip course~ Fun for both adults and children! Close to the city center, but in the forest!

Forest Adventure Odawara
Yugawara, Manazuru, Odawara
4,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.8
  • (2 reviews/experiences)

Wear a harness and zip line over 100 meters long! This is a full-fledged outdoor activity that can be enjoyed by everyone from small children to adults. There is a safety training session by staff, so even beginners and those who are not good at sports can enjoy it with peace of mind. It is a 10-minute drive from Odawara Station, and there are large parks, campsites, and BBQ facilities nearby. Enjoy the vast forest with your friends and family.

[Nagano, Nozawa Onsen Village] Sky Activity | Run down a 652m long wire suspended in the air, with an elevation difference of 122m! Available for elementary school students and above ♪

Nozawa Onsen Sports Park
Nozawa, Kijimadaira, Akiyamago, Madarao, Kurohime
2,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (2 reviews/experiences)

This is the Zip Skyride, an activity at Nozawa Onsen Sports Park. A pulley is attached to a wire stretched in the air above Hikage Ski Slope, and connected to a harness, it is a sky activity that rushes down a total length of 652m and an elevation difference of 122m in one go. It slides at a maximum speed of 70km/h, so it is extremely exhilarating. It is available to elementary school students and those weighing 25kg to 110kg.

[Okinawa, Northern Yanbaru, Higashi Village] 5 zip lines ★ Guide included! Elementary school students are welcome to participate as long as they weigh 25kg or more! Experience the Yanbaru forest from the sky ☆

Exciting Yanbaruncher
Kouri Island, Yanbaru, Kunigami Village
5,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.9
  • (8 reviews and experiences)

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Handicrafts and crafts that children want to experience

" is a very popular experience-based indoor leisure activity that families can enjoy. Manufacturing/Handmade "

Pottery experience, accessory making, traditional crafts, interior goods making, etc. , there are many different types.

Original works created with ideas unique to children Enjoy learning from the lectures of professional craftsmen and instructors.

Pottery experience/pottery class

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Hyogo, Amagasaki] 2 minutes walk from the station! Amagasaki Monta Studio's most popular plan! Pottery experience (electric potter's wheel course for making 2 pieces) ☆ Same-day reservations accepted

Monta Workshop
Takarazuka/Nishinomiya
3,630 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.4
  • (52 reviews and experiences)

This is the most popular plan in the Amagasaki Monta Studio experience course! You will make your clay using the same molding method as the craftsmen. We have two types of clay available: "Shigaraki clay" and "porcelain clay (4,400 yen)." *If you do not specify in advance, we will use Shigaraki clay. You will feel like a potter and use a spinning electric potter's wheel to make your clay. If you don't concentrate, it will get squishy and squishy.

[Okinawa, Motobu] Shisa coloring experience! (About 1.5 hours) 1 minute to Churaumi Aquarium! Ocean view tatami room available!

[Maimai Shisa] A specialty store where you can paint cute shisa and experience making shisa
2,750 circle 2,200 Yen ~ (tax included)
Discount campaign underway!
  • 4.9
  • (310 reviews and experiences)

[Take home the most moving Okinawa memories and souvenirs] ★Great! Last minute reservations are OK★Free cancellation on the day is great! Highly rated and popular restaurant [1 minute by car from Churaumi Aquarium] All seats are located on the main street, overlooking the sea, in a bright and cheerful restaurant with the sound of the sanshin playing, and a comfortable air-conditioned space. Great for families with children, with tatami rooms, diaper changing stations, and toys.

[Kyoto, Higashiyama] Just 6 minutes walk from Kiyomizu-dera Temple! A 20-minute easy potter's wheel experience at a popular spot with a Kyoto atmosphere

Kashogama Pottery Class
Gion, Higashiyama, and Kitashirakawa areas
3,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.7
  • (61 reviews and experiences)

Ninenzaka to Sannenzaka is a classic course for dates and girls' trips. This popular spot is known to everyone as being "Kyoto-like!" Come and enjoy some pottery, something you've always wanted to try!

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Glasswork/Glass Workshop

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Okinawa, Ishigaki] A perfect souvenir for your trip! Create your own original glass work with sandblasting. *This is not glass blowing.

Ishigakijima Glass Museum
Ishigaki Island
1,980 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.2
  • (5 reviews and experiences)

At the Ishigakijima Glass Museum, you can experience making photo frames, lamps, and nameplates using Ryukyu glass. You can make glass works that will remind you of the Okinawan sea and are perfect as a memento of your trip!

[Okinawa, Kokusai Street, Keychain] Available on the day! Lots of free parts! Keychains studded with Ryukyu glass

ORIGINAL GLASS ONE Kokusai Street Store
Naha
1,980 Yen ~ (tax included)

This is a keychain made of resin by enclosing sparkling Ryukyu glass or other parts of your choice. You can choose your favorite shape from a variety of metal frames. In addition to Ryukyu glass, the parts you enclose can also be seashells, coral, colored sand, beads, and more! It's great that you can choose from a wide variety of free parts ♪ It's an experience that even small children can enjoy!

[Okinawa, Ishigaki] A perfect memento of your trip! Make a photo frame studded with Ryukyu glass and coral

Ishigakijima Glass Museum
Ishigaki Island
2,750 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (1 review/experience)

At the Ishigakijima Glass Museum, you can experience making photo frames, lamps, and nameplates using Ryukyu glass. You can make glass works that will remind you of the Okinawan sea and are perfect as a memento of your trip!

Handmade accessories/accessory making

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Okinawa, Naha] Accessory making experience - Create your own original accessories using natural stones, shells, etc.!

Handmade Experience Workshop Tianda
Naha
2,000 circle 1,600 Yen ~ (tax included)
Discount campaign underway!
  • 4.1
  • (7 reviews and experiences)

[Very popular! Plan] Naha Airport - about 10 minutes by car! "Handmade Experience Workshop Tianda" is conveniently located, just 10 seconds walk from Kokusai Street in Naha, Okinawa. In this plan, you will create your own original earrings or bracelet using natural stones, shells, etc. Reservations are listed at the price of earrings. You can choose the type on the day. Earrings →

[Make silver rings and pendants in Chiba. Beginners are welcome! Unique, one-of-a-kind items!

Exciting Silver Accessories
Mobara, Togane, Kujukuri
6,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.7
  • (3 reviews/stories)

This is an experience where you can make silver accessories by kneading, stretching and rolling pure silver clay. Anyone from 5 years old to seniors can participate. We have a wide variety of tools such as stamps and molds. We also have many samples! If you are not good at crafts, we will fully support you, so please feel free to join us. It will take about 2 hours to complete and you can wear it.

[Kyoto, Nijo Castle North] Power stone and Kyo-kumihimo (braided cord) bracelet (anklet also available) making experience

Experience Workshop Yuusai
Around Kinkakuji Temple and Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
3,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.8
  • (41 reviews and experiences)

This is an experience to make a one-of-a-kind bracelet (it can also be made into an anklet) that combines a braided cord bracelet and power stones. The braided cord is braided in a four-braid pattern on a round table, which was featured in the movie. You can choose three power stones from about 15 types. With additional charges (200 yen or 300 yen each), you can choose about 30 types.

Handmade goods and original goods

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[3 minutes walk from Shinsaibashi Station, Osaka] Making mini cactus interiors that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike! Cactus glass making experience ☆

LALALAPO, a handmade experience in Osaka
Shinsaibashi, Namba, Yotsubashi
3,300 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.4
  • (13 reviews and experiences)

・This is an experience where you can create your own plant interior by planting cute, small cacti that fit in a glass. ・You can choose 3 cacti for the base price. *You can add more cacti for 550 yen each. ・You can take the finished work home on the day. ・About 3 minutes walk from Shinsaibashi Station. It is within walking distance of Dotonbori Glico, so it is also recommended as a souvenir of your Osaka sightseeing.

[Hokkaido, Otaru] Experience making your very own music box ☆ Recommended for families, couples, and friends ♪

Music Box Hall Ⓡ Kaimeiro Main Store
Otaru, Kiroro, Shakotan
1,400 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.3
  • (3 reviews/stories)

Make a one-of-a-kind original music box to remember your trip or give as a gift to a special someone. Why not try making your own music box in Otaru, the city of music boxes? Choose your favorite song and box from over 400 songs, combine accessories such as wood, glass, and acrylic, and paint to create your own music box right on the spot.

[Kyoto, Nijo Castle North] Experience making keychains using Kyoto twisted tassels and Kyoto braided cords!

Experience Workshop Yuusai
Kawaramachi, Karasuma, and Omiya area
2,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.8
  • (60 reviews and experiences)

Make a keychain using Kyoto twisted tassels. Braid the "kumihimo" like in "Your Name". Choose up to two colors of thread and braid four pieces. Tie the knot in a Kanai knot and attach it to the tassel to finish the keychain. Kanai knot is a type of knot that has long been used in the field of Kyoto kumihimo as a way to make wishes come true. Twisted tassel

Art and Paint Classes

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Ishigaki Island / Resin Art Experience] Make an ocean coaster (2 pieces) ♡ Create a memorable ocean. Groups are also welcome!

SEALLY.
Ishigaki Island
7,000 circle 6,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
Discount campaign underway!
  • 5.0
  • (1 review/experience)

Resin art is a hot topic all over the country. You can create your own ocean art with acrylic paints, and then pour a special resin called "resin liquid" over it to create sparkling, jewel-like ocean art. The white waves created with a heat gun look like real waves. It can be enjoyed by children alone, the whole family, couples, spouses, friends, or even by yourself, by people of all ages and genders.

[Okinawa, Ishigaki Island] Supported by professional instructors! Popular resin art experience ~ Make a clock with your memories of the ocean ♪ 10 seconds walk from Euglena Mall

Ishigaki Island Resin Art Kukuruya
Ishigaki Island
25,000 circle 14,800 Yen ~ (tax included)
Discount campaign underway!
  • 5.0
  • (5 reviews and experiences)

[Resin Art Clock] Rapidly gaining popularity! Resin art is all the rage! Why not create a memorable seascape of Ishigaki Island, Taketomi Island, Iriomote Island, Hateruma Island, etc.? Draw the sea with paint and pour in the resin. After applying the white wave pigment, draw the waves in one go with a high-temperature heat gun (this part! It gets you excited lol). You can't make the same one! Once you've completed your one-of-a-kind resin art clock,

[1 minute from Asakusabashi] Make an interior decoration to brighten up your anniversary - Create a shining LED panel set! You can make it together.

Sandblasting Headquarters Class
Asakusa and Ueno
9,800 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (1 review/experience)

Why not create an LED lighting panel for a wedding, wedding anniversary, retirement, or birth celebration? Couples can also participate in the production or photography. Please contact us for more information.

Food making experience for children

In children's education "Food" is the most familiar and important keyword .

By ourselves Eat food made with love and be grateful This also relates to food education.

At Activity Japan, A variety of food-making experiences, from authentic cuisine to Japanese sweets We introduce you to the following.

Cooking classes and food preparation

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Kappabashi, Taito Ward] Soba-making experience for parents and children, ramen-making experience {Choose your noodle making! Make 100% soba noodles! Make ramen noodles!} Soba-making as part of food education for children!

SOBAGIRI Rakujo = Ramen Soba Making =
Asakusa and Ueno
5,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.5
  • (1 review/experience)

Make soba noodles from flour in 30 minutes! Soba-cutting experience and ramen-cutting experience. The soba-cutting experience is a little different from the soba-making experience so far, and is an activity that uses Rakujo's original smart techniques based on a new idea for the Reiwa era, and also contains important elements of food education. And the same technique can be applied to ramen! ▼ Make 100% buckwheat soba or ramen noodles.

Takoyaki making experience ~Popular Japanese street food~

Bankuri Co., Ltd. (Shinjuku Yell)
Shinjuku and Yoyogi
3,500 Yen ~ (tax included)

Do you know what takoyaki is? Takoyaki is made by pouring a mixture of flour batter, water and eggs into a round hole in a hot plate, adding chopped octopus, and baking it into a round shape. It is baked into a round shape. It is topped with bonito flakes and green laver, and is served with sauce or sauce. Takoyaki is eaten with mayonnaise. You can experience baking and eating takoyaki yourself.

[Shikoku/Tokushima Family] Exciting! Baumkuchen making with bamboo

Mugi Blue Sky Project
Anan and Kaiyo
3,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (2 reviews/experiences)

You will make Baumkuchen from cutting bamboo in the bamboo forest and starting a fire. It will be fun to see how well it turns out! You can interact with the goats and chickens that are in charge of cutting the grass on the premises.

Bread making class

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Setagaya, Tokyo] 4 minutes walk from Sasazuka Station! Bread-making class "Small French bread" completed in one lesson, beginners welcome!

Boulangerie Convivialite
Setagaya
4,000 circle 3,700 Yen ~ (tax included)
Discount campaign underway!
  • 4.3
  • (3 reviews/stories)

The theme of the bread and cake class is "The best taste made at home". This is a one-time experience class that even beginners can enjoy, with the theme of "The best taste made at home". The ultimate goal is to "make the original bread you want to make". This plan is an adaptation of French bread, which is a little difficult, so that even beginners can easily make it.

Date Request Parent and Child Bread Making Class (Let's make Camelon Bread)

Boulangerie Convivialite
Shinjuku and Yoyogi
4,500 Yen ~ (tax included)

This is a bread-making class for parents and children (one adult and one child). Generally, we ask that you make a request for a date at least one week in advance of the application date. If there is availability, we may be able to accept a last-minute request. The class generally starts at 2 p.m., but may start at 10 a.m. depending on availability. 4,500 yen for one adult and one child.

[Tokyo, Toritsu Daigaku] "Natural yeast bread making" using organic ingredients, small group up to 6 people (experience course), 1 minute walk from Toritsu Daigaku Station

Natural yeast bread baking class Naburu
Meguro
4,500 circle 4,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
Discount campaign underway!
  • 4.8
  • (4 reviews and experiences)

Using natural yeast, you can make four types of bread: sesame bread, basil bread, chocolate mini bread, and pizza bread. If you love bread or are interested in making bread with natural yeast, please come along! The duration is about 2 hours. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 10:00, 13:00 Friday: 10:00, 13:00, 19:00 Wednesday: 19:

Making sweets and Japanese sweets

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City] Fluffy and juicy! Fruit Daifuku making experience

Yatsuhashian and Shishu Yakata
Arashiyama, Sagano, Takao
1,680 Yen ~ (tax included)

You make moist and chewy gyuhi dough and fill it with juicy fruit. It's a cute daifuku in three colors: smooth bean paste, strawberry milk, and matcha. *Late May to November: grape, December to mid-May: strawberry. You can experience making the dough.

[Osaka, Umeda] Matcha and Nerikiri Japanese sweets making experience! Welcome to the wonderful world of tea! 1 minute walk from Higobashi Station on the Yotsubashi Line

Japanese Culture Experience An Osaka
Umeda area
2,670 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (1 review/experience)

At An, a Japanese culture experience center located on the 3rd floor of Suemasa Building in Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, anyone can enjoy experiencing Japanese culture. Why not take your first step into Japanese culture at An? We have prepared a variety of fun and educational experience programs for you! Nerikiri is a type of high-grade fresh confectionery. Using colorful bean paste, we create a variety of confections with seasonal flowers, fruits, etc.

[Tokyo, Kanda] [Make your own matcha 3-item experience course] Matcha, dried sweets and Japanese sweets making experience

Japanese Culture Experience Iori Tokyo
Akihabara, Kanda, Suidobashi
4,140 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.5
  • (2 reviews/experiences)

Located on the second floor of a Showa retro building in Kon'yacho, Kanda, Tokyo, An is a Japanese culture experience center where anyone can enjoy experiencing Japanese culture. Why not take your first step into Japanese culture at An? We have prepared a variety of fun and educational experience programs for you to enjoy. Three cultural experiences! (1) Making dried confectionery using real wasanbon sugar and real wooden molds.

Soba noodle making experience/Soba noodle making class

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

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46 years in the business! The owner of a soba restaurant will teach you how to make soba noodles in the "All Soba Course"

Handmade Soba Yanaka
Asakusa and Ueno
6,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.3
  • (3 reviews/stories)

[Traditional Nihachi soba noodles handed down since the Edo period] 2. Form a group of three people and make one ball of soba noodles (250g x the number of people). Afterwards, enjoy a leisurely meal of the soba noodles you made yourself. You can fully enjoy the charm of soba noodles with our proud tempura and dessert. Of course, a souvenir of soba noodles (2 servings) is also included!

[Shizuoka/Izu Kogen] Authentic soba noodle making experience with tempura ★ Beginners, couples, groups, and parents and children welcome (reservations can be made up to the morning of the day)

Soba noodle making experience Kannontei
Izu Highlands
3,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.7
  • (3 reviews/stories)

COVID-19 prevention measures *If you are feeling unwell or have a fever, you will not be able to enter the store. *Please wear a mask, both participants and visitors. *Please wash your hands carefully and thoroughly. *Please maintain social distance from other customers. *If you need gloves, please let us know. This plan allows you to experience making authentic soba noodles with tempura.

[Kanagawa, Kamakura City] Experience soba-making in the ancient city of Kamakura! Make 100% soba noodles (with tasting)!

Kamakura Hase Shiori-an
Kamakura
5,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.1
  • (5 reviews and experiences)

Would you like to try making 100% buckwheat soba in the ancient city of Kamakura? It's OK even if it's your first time. The owner of Kamakura Hase Shiori-an (Edo Sobalier) will give you easy instruction. Each person will make one bowl, and in the course of about two hours, you will experience everything from the buckwheat flour to the thinly sliced soba. The store will be reserved for two people. Experience flow: 1. Soba making experience ① Bowl work (

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Pizza making class

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Shizuoka] Izu/Amagi: Experience baking pizza in a handmade stone oven! Come empty-handed! Close to Amagi Pass and Joren Falls, convenient for sightseeing

Farmer's Hill (formerly Snail)
Nakaizu
2,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (2 reviews/experiences)

The landmark is a log house near Joren Falls, over Amagi Pass, in the center of Izu. This plan allows you to experience baking pizza in a handmade stone oven (geo-oven) made from lava (scoria) from a volcano (Mt. Hachikubo). Stretch out the fermented pizza dough and top it with fresh local ingredients as you like. Once you put it in the stone oven at about 300 degrees, a piping hot pizza will be ready in about 3 to 4 minutes. For up to 6 people

[Chiba/Inzai] Be enchanted by the flames seen from the stone oven ♪ Experience making pizza in the forest! Bake and eat delicious pizza with your family and friends ♪ Free transportation available

CIMAX
Sakura and Yachimata
5,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (3 reviews/stories)

The flickering flames from the stone oven will soothe you♪ Your own pizza made in the middle of nature will be the most delicious! You can also bring your own ingredients to make your own original pizza♪ You can enjoy the experience of making pizza using our homemade stone oven (approximately 200g per serving). You can experience everything from rolling out the dough, putting the ingredients on top, and baking it. The chef of the forest will give you a detailed lecture.

[Kumamoto Prefecture, Aso] Stone oven pizza - from making the mold to baking - Participants from 4 years old are welcome!

Okuaso Fruit Garden
Aso
1,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (1 review/experience)

This is a place you would never imagine being in Kyushu. It is located in the center of Kyushu, near the border of Kumamoto, Miyazaki, and Oita prefectures, at the foot of Mount Aso, at an altitude of 780m. Of course, it is cool in the summer, and in the winter, the temperature can drop below -10°C. Can you believe that you can see diamond dust in Kyushu? Nearby, lilies and adonis flowers grow wild, and the neighboring pastures

Entertainment and Amusement for Children

Feeling excited about experiencing something new for the first time or coming into contact with something new This is an important experience for the children.

In Japan, there are a variety of " Entertainment and Amusement " You can experience this.

In the following, Entertainment experiences that families with children can enjoy on the go We will introduce you to the following:

VR experiences and games

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Akihabara/Kanda] One-hour VR escape game. Work together with your friends to go on a mysterious adventure!

Reality.Edge.VR (Reality Edge VR) VR Escape Room
Akihabara, Kanda, Suidobashi
3,950 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (1 review/experience)

In this magical world of virtual reality, we are not just friends, but an invincible team! Up to six people, we unite and accept the challenge of the VR escape game together. Our smiles and exclamations echo through the virtual space, and everyone is a hero in this adventure. In this game, we cooperate, share ideas, and overcome obstacles. And this

Animal Cafe

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Aichi, Nagoya] A cafe where you can interact with hedgehogs | Weekdays only! 1-hour admission plan | 7 minutes walk from Sakae Station

Hedgehog Specialty Cafe HARRY WOOD
Nagoya
1,980 Yen ~ (tax included)

Weekdays only! A 1-hour plan where you can interact with hedgehogs. Enjoy being soothed by the unique hedgehogs at Nagoya's first hedgehog cafe, "Hallywood"! If you book this plan, you will receive one free Gachagasha machine for each person (worth 300 yen). *Hedgehog snacks, instant cameras, and drinks are available for an additional fee.

[Owl Cafe Tokyo Ikebukuro West Exit] Animal interaction and feeding experience fee included! Lucky owl, white snake, and hedgehog interaction experience! 3 minutes walk from Ikebukuro Station West Exit

Owl Park Owl Cafe Ikebukuro
Ikebukuro
2,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.3
  • (6 reviews and experiences)

The fee includes the experience of interacting with animals such as owls and feeding them. ☆There is no time limit due to the limit on the number of people entering, but when it is crowded, there will be a one-hour rotation. *You can enter without a reservation on the day, but there is a limit on the number of people entering. This is a popular and talked-about animal cafe in Tokyo, located 3 minutes walk from the west exit of Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo! It has owls and hedgehogs.

[Tokyo, Harajuku] Play with 4 kinds of animals, pet them, and have fun with them ♡ 3 minutes walk from the station, children welcome!

Harajuku Kawaii Land - Kyun Kyun
Shibuya and Harajuku
2,300 Yen ~ (tax included)

Play with 4 kinds of animals, pet them, and feel the excitement of animals ♡ Guinea pigs, hamsters, hedgehogs, and hamsters are waiting for you at the store! Small children can also play, so please come and visit us. Children under 3 years old are free! You can use it at your own time. *On weekends, holidays, and during busy times, the usage time is limited to 60 minutes.

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Flight simulator/Drive simulator

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Tokyo/Shinagawa] B777 Flight Simulator Experience (Student Discount Course 30 minutes) Experience for 1-2 people

Skyart JAPAN Shinagawa Main Store
Shinagawa Ward and Ota Ward
8,470 Yen ~ (tax included)

◾️◾️Course content Great value student discount course at any time ・This course is aimed at kids, juniors, junior and senior high school students, and university students, but adults can also apply if they have a student ID. ・First-time participants are asked to show their student ID on the day of the experience. ・During the briefing, you will be asked to choose your "flight route" and "flight time" from approximately 45,000 major airports around the world.

[Chiba, Maihama] 70-minute course on the Boeing 737, a full-scale flight simulator used by professionals for pilot training (1-4 people)

SKY Experience Maihama Sheraton Store
Maihama, Urayasu, Funabashi, Makuhari
36,300 Yen ~ (tax included)

The SKY Experience is the first hotel in the world to combine a flight simulator and a cabin mockup. It is equipped with a full-scale flight simulator, the Boeing 737, used by professionals for pilot training. It is equipped with full-scale switches and buttons of a real airplane, and not only is the cockpit reproduced, but the software is also

[Tokyo/Shinagawa] For those who want a full-fledged experience! B777 Flight Simulator Experience (70 minutes) for 1 person

Skyart JAPAN Shinagawa Main Store
Shinagawa Ward and Ota Ward
39,600 Yen ~ (tax included)

◾️◾️Course Contents・You can experience flying using all the functions installed, such as "Flying experience including takeoff, landing, and other training elements". ・Customers who do not have pilot qualifications can also experience. ・Please apply for the training course for measures for various aptitude tests. ・During the briefing, you can choose your favorite flight route from about 45,000 major airports around the world.

Escape Game

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Tokyo, Shinjuku] Escape Game - Work together with your friends to escape! "Escape from the Prison Series II" Same-day reservations accepted, 3 minutes walk from Higashi-Shinjuku Station

Super Secret Room
Shinjuku and Yoyogi
2,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 3.9
  • (9 reviews and experiences)

Escape from a prison cell you're locked in! Use your wits with your friends to solve the mystery. Escape games are games where you and your friends are locked in a closed environment such as a locked room, and you must find items and keys hidden in the room or solve the mystery to escape. There is a time limit, so the tension is outstanding! It's like a movie with high-tech traps.

[Tokyo, Shinjuku] Escape Game ~ An experiential mystery battle begins! "Escape from the Dungeon Series II" Same-day reservations accepted, 3 minutes walk from Higashi-Shinjuku Station

Super Secret Room
Shinjuku and Yoyogi
2,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 4.1
  • (8 reviews and experiences)

You and your friends were searching through an ancient tomb in search of treasure when you arrived at the final dungeon, where you found a laser trap. This is an ambitious plan that allows you to enjoy the excellent puzzle solving and laser traps that only a puzzle solving specialty store can offer.

[Shinjuku/Yoyogi] Fully booked! Get 100 million yen and escape! "Escape from the divided laboratory"

NoEscape Shinjuku store
Shinjuku and Yoyogi
3,000 Yen ~ (tax included)

▼What is a Real Escape Game? ▼A scene from a typical game, "You are suddenly locked in a room and try to escape somehow." A Real Escape Game recreates that scene in the real world using the latest electronic gimmicks. In a certain story, you are suddenly locked in a room. The room has a door that cannot be opened, various tools, a dark room, and a dark room.

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Theme Parks

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Awajishima, Hyogo] The world's largest life-sized Godzilla, measuring 120m in length, has arrived on Awajishima! Enjoy the zip line and shooting attractions!

Nijigen no Mori Co., Ltd.
Awaji Island
2,800 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 3.5
  • (1 review/experience)

"Godzilla Intercept Operation ~National Godzilla Awaji Island Research Center~" is the world's only entertainment attraction that will finally open in 2020, where you can fully experience Godzilla's power and force, themed on the world's largest life-sized Godzilla that landed on Awaji Island! Participants will become members of the National Godzilla Awaji Island Research Center and rescue Godzilla, who was put out of action by a capture operation.

[Okinawa, Nago] Okashi Goten Nago store "DINO Dinosaur PARK Yanbaru Subtropical Forest" admission ticket ♪

DINO Dinosaur PARK Yanbaru Subtropical Forest
Nago, Motobu, Sesoko Island, Minna Island, Kouri Island
1,000 circle 900 Yen ~ (tax included)
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  • 5.0
  • (1 review/experience)

The greenery of Yanbaru creates a forest in the heart, bringing peace and moisture. But suddenly, dinosaurs appear! You can encounter a wide variety of dinosaurs, including familiar dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus and Stegosaurus, as well as Parasaurolophus and Dilophosaurus. The dinosaurs in the park include playground equipment that children can ride on, and life-sized, authentic dinosaurs.

[Namba, Osaka] A first in Japan! A full-scale chabudai flip that you can actually do!

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Shinsaibashi, Namba, Yotsubashi
1,100 Yen ~ (tax included)

You may have seen the chabudai flip on TV or in manga, but you don't see chabudai these days. If you flip a table at home, it will be a disaster! But you can flip our chabudai as hard as you want ^^ It's no problem even if the plates on it shatter! Flip it with all your might.

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Traditional cultural experiences for children

" Visit the old to learn the new "

In Japan, there is a tradition that has been passed down since ancient times. Traditional Culture Experience " There are many.

Through experience programs held all over the country, not only children but adults can have fun together. Beautiful Japanese Culture Let's learn.

Kimono rental

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Kyoto, Gion] Mommy and Me Plan 2 (1 woman + 2 children)

Momoka Kimono Rental
Gion, Higashiyama, and Kitashirakawa areas
15,480 Yen ~ (tax included)

A kimono experience in Gion, Kyoto. Everything you need to wear the kimono is included in the plan. Both Chinese and English are available. There is no need to worry if you are a first-time kimono renter or a foreign customer! It is a 0-minute walk from the popular tourist spots of Gion Hanamachi and Chaya District! It is in a great location surrounded by photogenic spots.

[Tokyo・Asakusa] Standard plan with hair styling. Conveniently located just a 4-minute walk from Asakusa Station and a 2-minute walk from Kaminarimon! Come empty-handed.

Asakusa Kimono Rental Yui
Asakusa and Ueno
5,500 circle 5,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
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  • 5.0
  • (1 review/experience)

This is a kimono/yukata rental plan that includes a cute and trendy hair style. Kimono, obi, underwear, sandals, bag, dressing, hair setup, hair accessories, and baggage storage.

[Tokyo, Akihabara, Kimono Rental] ★Full-scale kimono rental and dressing plan♪

Kimono Rental VASARA Akihabara Store
Akihabara, Kanda, Suidobashi
4,378 circle 3,278 Yen ~ (tax included)
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Affordable prices that allow you to casually try on a kimono. A complete set of Japanese clothing (kimono, obi, Japanese bag, sandals, hairpin) and a standard hair set is included for 3,278 yen including tax. You can choose from a selection of simple colors and patterns, and the dressing takes only about 20 minutes. Head to Akihabara, the mecca of subculture, in a Japanese outfit!

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Ninja, Samurai and Warrior Experience

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Gifu/Takayama] Easy Ninja experience! ★Kotaro Course★

Ninja Experience Cafe Takayama
Hida/Takayama
3,850 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (2 reviews/experiences)

Children and beginners are also welcome! This is a course recommended for those who want to try being a ninja casually! It is a great deal because you can choose your favorite "1 drink" and "ninja training" which includes the experience of "shuriken, blowgun, and sword iaido". [Course contents] Shuriken... Throw a real iron shuriken at a target made of wood or straw.

[Osaka] Go on a Ninja experience and stroll!

Ninja-Do
Tennoji, Abeno, southern part of the city
5,500 Yen ~ (tax included)

Ninjas, with their well-trained minds and bodies, operate in the underworld as spies, hiding in the shadows... In this plan, you will dress up in a full-fledged ninja costume and learn ninja movements and weapons. *Currently, we are not offering any options.

[Gifu/Takayama] Very popular! Ninja experience ★Sasuke course★

Ninja Experience Cafe Takayama
Hida/Takayama
4,950 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (2 reviews/experiences)

Master your ninja skills through various training and take on top secret missions! Experience training using ninja tools! This course includes ninja training, which includes the experience of shuriken, blowgun, and sword iaido, and you can choose one drink of your choice. It's a great deal because you can also wear a ninja costume. If you pass the training and successfully complete the mission,

Old-fashioned games

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

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[Wakayama, Tanabe City, Ryujin Village] Making a rubber band gun

Bagworm Workshop
Shirahama, Tanabe, Ryujin
1,500 Yen ~ (tax included)

We will make a cool rubber band gun using wood from Ryujin Village. ~Schedule~ ① Check the materials ② Safety instruction ③ Explanation of how to make it ④ Work ⑤ Check the operation ⑥ Finishing

[Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto] Become an aristocrat from the Heian period and play fan throwing games!

Clothing and Clothing
Kawaramachi, Karasuma, and Omiya area
13,200 Yen ~ (tax included)

This plan allows you to wear the costume of an aristocrat from the Heian period and enjoy the game of Tosenkyo! Tosenkyo is a traditional indoor game that originated in Kyoto. You throw a fan at a target called a "butterfly" and score points depending on the position of the fan and how the butterfly falls. This plan can be enjoyed by friends, family, or even by yourself! Why not enjoy an elegant moment wearing a graceful Heian period costume?

[Oita/Beppu] Let's make your own traditional "bamboo craft"! You can also play with bamboo!

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Beppu
3,300 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (2 reviews/experiences)

Oita Prefecture has a long history of bamboo crafts, which are said to date back to the Muromachi period when people made and sold baskets for peddling, and the prefecture accounts for 80% of Japan's bamboo production. Today, bamboo crafts are very popular, and the prefecture is home to the only bamboo crafts training school in the country. This facility is operated as an incubation facility for the Beppu Bamboo Crafts Association.

Japanese dance experience

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Fukuoka, Fukuoka City] Learn to dance one song in a 90-minute experience! Japanese dance experience Anyone can enjoy it!

Hanayagi Naoka Japanese Dance Institute
Fukuoka City (Hakata, Tenjin) and Dazaifu
4,320 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (3 reviews/stories)

We will provide thorough instruction so that even beginners can dance a piece of Japanese dance. You will be able to experience the beauty of traditional Japanese dance and feel its charm.

[Ishikawa・Kanazawa] "Kanazawa Geisha" is a special performance where you can experience traditional Japanese dance and parlor games by geishas who usually do not accept first-time visitors! 1 minute walk from Kanazawa Station!

Geiko Skill Improvement Executive Committee
Kanazawa/Hakui
1,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (2 reviews/experiences)

A special performance by Kanazawa Geisha, "Kanazawa Geisha Dance," will be held at the Ishikawa Prefectural Music Hall (1 minute walk from Kanazawa Station). Kanazawa has three teahouse districts, Higashi Chaya District, Nishi Chaya District, and Kazuemachi Chaya District, where the traditional streetscapes are still carefully preserved. Each district has its own charm and is famous as a tourist destination.

[Tokyo, Asakusa] First experience of Japanese dance "Sakura Sakura" dance and yukata dressing <Japanese sweets included>

Japanese Culture Experience Cafe Pink. ASAKUSA
Asakusa and Ueno
11,800 Yen ~ (tax included)

Learn how to greet, walk, and behave from the head of the Shinkawa School of Japanese dance. Shinkawa School has a wide variety of dances, from classical Japanese dance to Kabuki dance and Bon Odori. Head of the school, Shinkawa Seno, will provide careful instruction so that everyone from children and students to the elderly can enjoy the class. Yukata rentals are available, so please change into one first. Obi

Calligraphy experience/class

5 Hands-on Activity Programs for Children

Recommended Plans

[Ginza/Tsukiji area] Calligraphy experience and work creation. Hard-to-obtain professional works presented

Hanabusa Calligraphy Club
Ginza and Tsukiji
13,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (1 review/experience)

This is an experiential tour where you can experience calligraphy, an art and culture that Japan is proud of, and create two pieces of work. Each participant will receive one piece of work created by our instructor. It is an original, not a print. The type to display on a desk comes with a frame as shown in the photo. The large type is only available as a real thing. How to hold the brush, basic

[Osaka Castle] Experience Hinomoto Ichi's calligraphy master class in a kimono

SAMURAI HONOR
Osaka Castle, Kyobashi, and the eastern part of the city
5,500 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (1 review/experience)

Kanji characters have meaning in every single character, and because the typefaces are perceived as beautiful, kanji characters themselves are very popular among foreigners, and many of you may have seen foreigners walking around wearing T-shirts with large kanji characters printed on them, or with kanji tattoos on their bodies.

[Tokyo, Itabashi] Experience calligraphy and create your own work, visit the Tokyo Great Buddha, botanical gardens, art museum, and local history museum

Hanabusa Calligraphy Club
Itabashi Ward, Kita Ward, Arakawa Ward
14,000 Yen ~ (tax included)
  • 5.0
  • (1 review/experience)

In a small conference room, you will experience the basic techniques of calligraphy under the guidance of an instructor. You will finish by creating one or two pieces of work that you can display at home. After the calligraphy experience, you will stroll around Oyama Shopping Street, which is 1.2 km long and has over 300 shops and restaurants, and have lunch. Transfer to the train and bus to the Akatsuka area. You will see the Tokyo Great Buddha, Akatsuka Fudo Falls, and Akatsuka Botanical Gardens.

*The content of this article is current as of December 2024.

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