Things to do in Japan Page 105

• Age 0～Age 99
• Over 6 hours on the day

Tour code: A1-RT1A-000120 Depart from Kumamoto City! A bus trip where you can fully experience the charm of Amakusa! This is a great deal that includes a round-trip bus ticket for the "Amakusa-go" between Kumamoto City and Hondo Bus Center + a guided sightseeing bus "Amakusa Gurutto Sightseeing Bus". It is much more economical than buying them separately! This is a packed course that visits the Oe Sakitsu Church, a symbol of Amakusa's Christian culture, which is a component asset (Sakitsu Village in Amakusa) of the World Cultural Heritage "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region", and three museums that convey the history of Christianity to the present. (The number of stops at the Amakusa Christian Museum varies depending on the boarding time.) The Miyajidake Scarecrow Village Roadside Station on the course is a roadside station that reused the abandoned Miyajidake Elementary School, and is the first of its kind in western Japan! It is a very rare roadside station. Please have lunch at the Scarecrow Village Roadside Station Restaurant on your own. (Lunch will be served at Amuri on closed days: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays) There is also a great value "round trip viewing ticket" available! You can purchase it on the day. With this ticket, you can visit all four museums for just 600 yen, instead of the usual 1,000 yen for one adult (Amakusa Christian Museum, Amakusa Collegio Museum, Amakusa Rosario Museum, and Sakitsu Museum Minatoya sell the "round trip viewing ticket" which allows you to visit all four museums at a discount).

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 10～Age 50
• 3～4 hours
• 10:00

"Enjoy the scenery of the UNESCO World Heritage Shirakami-Sanchi" Walk the mountains of Noshiro in full pilgrimage attire with Noen Haruharu, a guide from Ryusenji Temple! You can hear about history and faith from your guide, and about trees and flowers from Noen Haruharu. Experience Buddhism by walking through the mountain scenery of the four seasons. Pick seasonal wild vegetables, cook them yourself, and eat them. Enjoy seasonal wild vegetables with rice balls, pickles, and miso soup. At the end, there is a 15-minute Buddhist talk in English. ~Experience flow~ 9:00 Mountain hiking Content changes depending on the season Pick wild vegetables Take a break at the peak and drink Noen Haruharu's herbal tea Heart Sutra reading in the hall (reading sutras together) 12:00 Return to Ryusenji Temple Cook wild vegetables yourself Don't worry, we will prepare extra if there is not much to pick. Lunch is rice balls with wild vegetables, miso soup, and smoked daikon radish while looking at the Shirakami Mountains. You can listen to a 15-minute talk on Buddhism in English from the head priest. Until 13:00 Q&A We will answer any questions you may have.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups