Things to do in Japan Page 120

• Age 7～Age 80
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 17:30

Chichibu city has a long history, and every year on December 2nd and 3rd, the area's largest festival, the Chichibu Night Festival, takes place. This winter, splendid lights will decorate all six areas. Why not take a stroll through Chichibu Night Town and discover its history and culture?

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• Age 20～Age 60
• 2～3 hours
• 09:30 / 13:30

This is Enoshima surf shop "Sears". "Winter limited menu! 20% off surfing rental board plan" Shonan's ocean is about to get into full swing. Shonan is warm even in winter, there are fewer people, and the waves are offshore and face-to-face. You can have a very pleasant surfing experience. This is a menu only available at this time of year. Get on board and experience the wonderful Shonan surfing life.

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

You can experience a stadium tour with track and field athletes at the National Stadium, where the Tokyo 2025 World Championships in Athletics will be held in September next year, and after changing into comfortable clothes, you can participate in a running experience event held on the stadium track. This is a valuable experience limited to 40 people per group, where you can run with athletes while receiving a lecture on running. Please join us. *Artificial turf will be laid on the track on October 27th and November 24th. The running experience event will also be held on the artificial turf. *Please bring your own clothes and shoes that are easy to exercise in. You can change in the changing room. Please refrain from wearing spikes in order to protect the track. ■Profile ・ Asuka Terada (Participated: October 27th 1st and 2nd Divisions, December 15th 2nd Division) Former Japanese record holder in the 100m hurdles in track and field. Represented Japan at the Tokyo Olympics. She started athletics in the fourth grade of elementary school, won the 100m hurdles at the Inter-High School Championships three times in a row in high school, and won the 100m and 4x100m relay in her third year, achieving a triple crown. She won the Japan Championships three times in a row from 2008 to 2010, competed at the World Athletics Championships in 2009, and was ranked number one in the junior rankings in the world, but retired in 2013 due to injuries and eating disorders. After entering university and giving birth in 2014, she switched to rugby sevens in 2016 and returned to active competition. She returned to athletics at the end of 2018. The following year, she set a new Japanese record for the first time in 19 years and competed at the World Athletics Championships for the first time in 10 years. In 2021, she broke the Japanese record twice, won the Japan Championships for the first time in 11 years, and competed in the Tokyo Olympics. She became the first Japanese athlete to advance to the semi-finals in this event in 21 years.・Tobe Naoto (Participation: November 24th, Part 1 & 2, December 15th, Part 1) Athletics, Japan record holder in high jump. Representing Japan at the Tokyo Olympics. In his third year of high school, he set a Japanese high school record (at the time) of 2.23m at the Niigata National Sports Festival, and won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships the following year in 2010. After that, he participated in the 2015 World Championships in Athletics Beijing and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, and in 2019 he set a Japanese record of 2.35m, won the overall championship at the IAAF World Indoor Tour, and was ranked number one in the world. In 2021, he will compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, advancing to the finals.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 / 16:00

For a limited time, "Machi Cameras" with selfie capabilities will be installed in the stadium tour area. Customers can read the QR code with their own smartphones and take commemorative photos with the track and field in the background from a distance. If you have participated in a regular stadium tour, you can take and download photos for free, so please come and try it out!

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• Age 4～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00

``Amaebi'' is very popular in Fukui Prefecture along with ``Echizen crab.'' You can make the ultimate sweet shrimp bowl using Mikuni sweet shrimp purchased from Mikuni Port Market, which boasts the largest catch in the prefecture. Don't miss this opportunity to experience making a sweet shrimp bowl using sweet shrimp from Mikuni, which is known for its melty, rich sweetness! The instructor will carefully support you from how to peel sweet shrimp to how to arrange it. You can also have fun learning trivia about amaebi. Arrange to your liking on top of rice made with Koshihikari rice from Fukui Prefecture, and your original sweet shrimp bowl is ready! After completion, it's time to eat at the attached restaurant! The taste of the rice bowl you made yourself is exceptional! Since no knives are used, even small children and people who are not good at cooking can enjoy this experience! There are several types of platters, so you can enjoy a variety of platters each time you participate. ★Flow of the day of the experience [STEP 1] 10:00-10:5 (about 5 minutes) Guidance starts [STEP 2] 10:5-11:00 (about 55 minutes) Amaebidon making experience starts! [STEP 3] 11:00-11:45 (about 45 minutes) Let's eat at the attached restaurant!

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• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30

■A tea party held in the garden of the History and Culture Exchange Center, a hidden spot in Kamakura that combines the sea and mountains of Kamakura. You can enjoy it at the mobile artistic tea room "Uronan" (Ikusaku Watanabe) or at the outdoor tea ceremony room. The garden is surrounded by the greenery of the mountains, and there are ruins of caves and shrines, and from the hill you can see the sea of ​​Kamakura, allowing you to experience the fusion of the sea and mountains of Kamakura. ■Kamakura, the birthplace of the tea ceremony Tea began when the Zen monk Eisai brought it to Kamakura. Kamakura has the largest number of beautiful celadon tea bowls from that time discovered in Japan. Our style of tea ceremony is a tea ceremony performed by samurai families, and incorporates movements that are connected to the martial arts of samurai. Enjoy samurai-style tea ceremony in Kamakura, the samurai capital. ■Shonan House Cultural Festival 2023 Due to its scenic beauty, the Shonan district has been a vacation home area for business people since the Meiji era. Although usually closed to the public, various events are held at each residence from September to December. This is a rare opportunity to tour a historic mansion and gardens. Please enjoy other venues if your schedule allows. ■We hope you will enjoy a quiet time away from everyday life surrounded by early autumn nature, enjoying warm matcha and sweets. Whether you are an inexperienced drinker or a child, we will carefully teach you how to drink it. Please feel free to visit us.

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• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

贅沢な解説付きで歴代五十吉作品を楽しもう！ 置物制作の窯が集中する八幡に位置する五十吉深香陶窯。初代は素地専門の窯元だったというルーツを持ち、現在も素地制作から絵付けまでを行っています。 本プログラムは、 3代浅蔵五十吉氏の娘さんである4代浅蔵一華氏自らが工房やギャラリー、作品の解説を行う工房ツアーです。 ツアーの最後には、窯の作品を実際に使って、珈琲を味わうことができます。 ※外国籍の方へ：当日のご案内は日本語のみとなります。

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• Age 9～Age 65
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:30 / 13:00

●Plan for experienced SUP riders●Why not take a leisurely stroll on the water while enjoying the changing of the seasons? The best time to see the autumn leaves at Lake Aoki is from mid-October! If you're lucky, you might even be able to see the three-tiered autumn leaves with the Hakuba mountains! The water temperature will be cold, so this plan is for experienced SUP riders. *Wetsuits (adults only) are also available for rental at an additional cost (1,000 yen)! If you would like to rent one, please let us know your gender and height when you apply.

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• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Your child's drawings and photos can also be made into cloth! ? Let's take a look at the ultra-high precision machines! Komatsu has long been a production center for jacquard textiles. In this production area, where division of labor and outsourced production were once the norm, the original cross jacquard company established its own design department 30 years ago and continues to pursue the possibilities of new textiles. In this spirit, the factory is currently operating state-of-the-art machines that can turn children's drawings and photographs into textiles using design technology and jacquard looms. During the tour through the GEMBA program, students will learn about the process used to create highly accurate textiles that are not prints, and can be mistaken for photographs or works of art.They will also be able to see hand looms, old-style jacquard looms, and cutting-edge jacquard looms and textiles. You can see, know and experience it.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 17:30 / 19:30

Matsugaoka is a historic place where samurai from the Shonai Domain cultivated land and planted mulberry trees and established the silk industry about 150 years ago during the Meiji Restoration. Five tastefully decorated silkworm houses are illuminated for the first time! This "place associated with samurai silk" is recognized as a Japan Heritage site in 2017. The winery "Pino Collina Matsukaoka" will open in 2020 in Matsukaoka. Fresh Japanese wine made from 100% grapes grown in Matsugaoka has won numerous awards including IWC, and has been selected for the G7 Hiroshima Summit. A special performance by Nakamura Hashigo, a kabuki actor from Tsuruoka, will be held in the illuminated 5th silkworm room of the Matsukeoka Kaikonjo(Matsugaoka Reclamation Site). Please enjoy Pinocholina Matsuoka's wine with the food of Tsuruoka, a UNESCO Gastronomic Creative City. Date Sep.23(sat)2023 Part1: 17:30 Part2: 19:30 Cast:Nakamura Hashigo Nenjusekibententaikoikuseikai ( Japanese Drums performers) Kuromorikabuki Ticket: 5000JPY Inclouding meal,2galass of Matugaoka wine This event will be held irrespective of weather conditions. The dinner show is held indoors.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Approximately 150 years ago, 3,000 warriors of the Shonai clan gave up their swords and traded their hoes for cultivation of virgin land, and the Matsugaoka Cultivated Land was born. He also contributed to the development of Japan's silk industry. Five three-story sericulture rooms with Joshu Shimamura-style tiled roofs still exist on the vast site where you can feel the spirit of the samurai. A night tour (Japanese/English) of Matsugaoka at night, where you can learn about the history of the cultivation area with a limited-time night illumination guide, which is usually not open to the public. You can also experience wearing a kimono as an option, and you can take photos inside the atmospheric cultivation area. Period: September 30th (Saturday) and October 8th (Sunday) Time: 17:30 ~ Cost: 1,000 yen per person (tax included) Optional (rental kimono + dressing included) 8,000 yen per person (tax included) * Rain or shine. We will change some content and implement it.

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• For Family

• Age 6～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 13:00

With Mayuka Suzuki @uzumakido of Uzumakido in Asakusa as our instructor, we will make mosquito coils using plants that mosquitoes hate and fragrances made from natural ingredients. These incense coils will repel mosquitoes, but are gentle on people. We will also add the scent of incense to give it a slightly luxurious finish. This class is not about blending fragrances, but is more about enjoying the process of molding, so anyone can feel free to join. Parents and children are also welcome to participate to create summer vacation memories!

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• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Enjoy successive Isokichi works with luxurious commentary! Ikichi Fukaka Pottery Kiln is located in Yawata, where kilns for making figurines are concentrated. It has roots that the first generation was a pottery specializing in ceramics, and even now, we are doing everything from creating the ceramics to painting. This program is a studio tour in which Ms. Ikika Asakura, the daughter of Mr. Isokichi Asakura, the fourth generation, explains the studio, gallery, and works. At the end of the tour, you can actually use the works of the kiln and taste the coffee. *For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

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• Age 0～Age 9
• 3～4 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00 / 18:00

Kids' BBQ plan♪ (All-you-can-drink soft drinks) Vegetables/cut fruits/sweets you can bring in ■Beef short ribs (100g) ■Kimchi jjigae hotpot (303g) or pork soup-style Kenchin hotpot (334g) *Kimchi jjigae hotpot ends with spicy ramen or chicken Please choose ramen. *If you choose Kenchin-nabe, it comes with yakisoba. ■Popcorn (salt) ■Large marshmallow skewer (1 piece) *For children under 12 years old. Everything you need is included, no prep or cleanup required!

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 11:00 / 15:00 / 19:00

Women's party plan♪ ■Beef short rib (100g) ■Chicken thigh (100g) ■Kimchi jjigae hot pot (303g) or pork soup-style Kenchin hot pot (334g) *Please choose spicy ramen or chicken ramen to finish the kimchi jjigae hot pot. *If you choose the pork soup-style kenchin nabe, it comes with yakisoba. ■Grilled butter chicken curry (90g) *Dutch oven ■Garlic rice (80g) *Dutch oven ■Popcorn (salt) ■Large marshmallow skewer (1) ■Skillet pancake (50g) I may let you. Everything you need is included, no prep or cleanup required! It is also recommended as a drinking party with family, friends, and company colleagues.

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• For Family

• Age 0～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 11:00 / 15:00 / 19:00

Bulk classic BBQ plan♪ Beef short ribs (100g) Chicken thighs (100g) Juicy demi-glace hamburger (50g) Kimchi jjigae hot pot (303g) or pork soup-style Kenchin hot pot (334g) *Kimchi jjigae hot pot ends with spicy ramen or chicken Please choose ramen. *If you choose the pork soup-style kenchin nabe, it comes with yakisoba. ■Ajillo with chicken and edamame pods (110g) ■Bucket (1 piece) ■Popcorn (salt) ■Large marshmallow skewer (1 piece) Everything you need is included, no prep or cleanup required! It is also recommended as a drinking party with family, friends, and company colleagues.

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• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 11:00 / 15:00 / 19:00

Standard BBQ plan♪ ■ Sangen pork ribs (100g) ■ Chicken breast (100g) ■ Chicken thigh (100g) ■ Kimchi jjigae hotpot (303g) or pork soup-style Kenchin hotpot (334g) *Kimchi jjigae hotpot ends with spicy ramen or chicken Please choose ramen. *If you choose the pork soup-style kenchin nabe, it comes with yakisoba. ■Popcorn (salt) ■Large marshmallow skewer (1 piece) We have everything you need, so you don't need to prepare or clean up afterwards! Recommended as a drinking party with family, friends, and company colleagues.

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• For Family

• Age 1～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

The climate of Hokuriku is definitely a roof tile! A tour where you can see, touch, and experience the functionality of tiles Komatsu used to be one of the leading tile production areas in the Hokuriku region, but the tile industry is facing a period of adversity due to a decline in construction demand. Komatsu Kawara Co., Ltd. is the only tile factory that has survived. Visitors can experience the quality and functionality of tiles, which are building materials rooted in the Hokuriku region, by seeing, touching, and riding on them (?). is. Why don't you go and learn about Komatsu tiles, which are strong building materials nurtured by the unique climate of Hokuriku? *For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

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• Age 20～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 14:00

Pursuing the ultimate local sake brewing! I want to make a local sake that can only be made at my house, so I'm very particular about the ingredients such as rice, yeast, and water. The sake produced by Nishide Sake Brewery is the result of extraordinary efforts, such as sending young carpenters to other regions to train them. In this program, you can observe and listen to the brewing process and the attention to ingredients, and also experience tasting and comparing sake that can be said to be the fruit of the process (for a fee). *For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

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• Age 20～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00

Azuma Sake Brewery is said to be the first in the area to use a stone-built storehouse suitable for temperature control, which is important for sake brewing. The storehouses are made of Kannonshita stone, which is excavated in Komatsu. In this program, you can observe sake brewing in the middle of preparation at Komatsu's stone warehouse, which has been certified as a Japan Heritage, and at the end, you can also compare sake. A rare opportunity to see the inside of the brewery during preparation! Why not take this opportunity to experience the GEMBA Monodzukuri Expo. *For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

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• Age 1～Age 99
• 3～4 hours
• 18:00

-2022 season slogan "熱燕(NETSUEN)-NEXT STAGE-" -Let's support the players who are working toward the goal of "Second Consecutive Victory"! Please enjoy the power of live games and witness a hot battle of Swallows at the stadium! [Caution] Selecting specific seats is not possible. [Flow of the day] ★Please be sure to pick up your ticket on the day at [Gate 7 Ticket Box]. Please present the electronic ticket issued by Activity Japan "My Page".

• Age 1～Age 99
• 3～4 hours
• 18:00

-2022 season slogan "熱燕(NETSUEN)-NEXT STAGE-" -Let's support the players who are working toward the goal of "Second Consecutive Victory"! Please enjoy the power of live games and witness a hot battle of Swallows at the stadium! [Caution] Selecting specific seats is not possible. [Flow of the day] ★Please be sure to pick up your ticket on the day at [Gate 7 Ticket Box]. Please present the electronic ticket issued by Activity Japan "My Page".

• Age 1～Age 99
• 3～4 hours
• 18:00

-2022 season slogan "熱燕(NETSUEN)-NEXT STAGE-" -Let's support the players who are working toward the goal of "Second Consecutive Victory"! Please enjoy the power of live games and witness a hot battle of Swallows at the stadium! [Caution] Selecting specific seats is not possible. [Flow of the day] ★Please be sure to pick up your ticket on the day at [Gate 7 Ticket Box]. Please present the electronic ticket issued by Activity Japan "My Page".

• Age 1～Age 99
• 3～4 hours
• 13:00 / 14:00 / 18:00

-2022 season slogan "熱燕(NETSUEN)-NEXT STAGE-" -Let's support the players who are working toward the goal of "Second Consecutive Victory"! Please enjoy the power of live games and witness a hot battle of Swallows at the stadium! [Caution] Selecting specific seats is not possible. [Flow of the day] ★Please be sure to pick up your ticket on the day at [Gate 7 Ticket Box]. Please present the electronic ticket issued by Activity Japan "My Page".

• Age 1～Age 99
• 3～4 hours
• 18:00

-2022 season slogan "熱燕(NETSUEN)-NEXT STAGE-" -Let's support the players who are working toward the goal of "Second Consecutive Victory"! Please enjoy the power of live games and witness a hot battle of Swallows at the stadium! [Caution] Selecting specific seats is not possible. [Flow of the day] ★Please be sure to pick up your ticket on the day at [Gate 7 Ticket Box]. Please present the electronic ticket issued by Activity Japan "My Page".

• Age 1～Age 99
• 3～4 hours
• 18:00

-2022 season slogan "熱燕(NETSUEN)-NEXT STAGE-" -Let's support the players who are working toward the goal of "Second Consecutive Victory"! Please enjoy the power of live games and witness a hot battle of Swallows at the stadium! [Caution] Selecting specific seats is not possible. [Flow of the day] ★Please be sure to pick up your ticket on the day at [Gate 7 Ticket Box]. Please present the electronic ticket issued by Activity Japan "My Page".

• Age 1～Age 99
• 3～4 hours
• 18:00

-2022 season slogan "熱燕(NETSUEN)-NEXT STAGE-" -Let's support the players who are working toward the goal of "Second Consecutive Victory"! Please enjoy the power of live games and witness a hot battle of Swallows at the stadium! [Caution] Selecting specific seats is not possible. [Flow of the day] ★Please be sure to pick up your ticket on the day at [Gate 7 Ticket Box]. Please present the electronic ticket issued by Activity Japan "My Page".

• Age 6～Age 70
• Within 1 hour
• 10:30 / 13:30

The excitement of climbing a tree. Make the most of your five senses, the sense of accomplishment when you climb up, and the exhilaration of the scenery you see from the top of the tree are exceptional ♪ Use the special gear to climb the tree. Experience tree climbing and make friends with trees. Time required 1 hour Capacity of 8 people each time

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 14:00 / 18:30

We are now selling the very popular Meguro River Cherry Blossom Viewing Cruise! Very popular! This is the standard plan for the Meguro River Cherry Blossom Viewing Cruise, which has more than 4,000 customers on board every year. It is a 70-minute cherry blossom viewing cruise that departs from Tennozu Pier (pier) and turns around in front of Hotel Gajoen Tokyo (Meguro Gajoen). You can enjoy cherry blossom viewing in a slightly different way than from the land. It is a 70-minute cherry blossom cruise that goes from Tennozu Pier to Meguro River and turns around and returns. There are about 800 cherry blossom trees along the Meguro River. The cherry blossoms blooming on both sides of the river are beautiful and fantastic. Our popular river guides will also give you a fun and interesting tour of the Meguro River. The cherry blossom season only comes once a year. Why not enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms while being rocked on a boat? Our boat is an open boat with no roof. You can enjoy 360-degree views. *Please see the official website for the operating schedule.

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• Age 6～Age 75
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

Anyone from elementary school to adults can enjoy! It is a walking skiing and cross-country skiing experience. It will be held at either Tsurugi, which tours the snowfield according to the conditions, or Shiramine, which is a full-scale course. We will give lectures from the basics to cross-country skiing as a means of transportation to hard competitions. The motto is "Everyone has fun!" Depending on the level. Cross-country skiing that everyone can enjoy from play to training!