【Activities in Spring】 Things to do in Japan Page 239

• Age 13～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day

Embark on a transformative journey to uncover the essence of Zen in Kamakura Kamakura is an historic city connected deeply to the spiritual tradition of Zen. Powerful samurai clans worshipped at Zen temples during the Kamakura period, making it a center for Zen practice. The city's serene temples and gardens embody Zen principles, offering visitors a peaceful and contemplative experience.

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

Kuniyoshi Castle is a mountain castle that was the base when the three great heroes Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Oda Nobunaga attacked Asakura. You will experience the tea ceremony in the room of the Kuniyoshi Castle History Museum, which is designated as a nationally registered tangible cultural property. ~Experience procedure~ ① Reception Please tell the museum reception that you will be participating in the tea ceremony and enter the museum. Please wait in the room in front of the room. ② Tea ceremony ③ Tea ceremony experience

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• Age 7～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 05:20

OMAKASE TOKYO JOURNEY. Watch the tuna auction at Toyosu Market! You can also shop for fresh fish at the wholesale market. After that, move to your suite by car! Enjoy your own conveyor belt sushi to your heart's content in a completely private space!

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:10

★This event is not a private event.★★This event will be held jointly with other customers.★This is an experience program where you can learn about sumo, a traditional Japanese culture. We will introduce you to the training content and rules of sumo, allowing you to experience sumo for yourself. The program will be conducted in Japanese, English, or both, depending on your nationality. After the experience, you will enjoy a chanko nabe lunch supervised by a former sumo wrestler. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Gathering ② Explanation of the history of sumo, training content, decisive moves, prohibited moves, etc. 20 minutes ③ Sumo efforts 10 minutes ④ Challenge a former sumo wrestler (only for those who wish) 10 minutes ⑤ Commemorative photo 5 minutes ⑥ Chanko lunch/Q&A 45 minutes ⑦ Dissolution If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us anything.

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• Age 13～Age 100
• 4～5 hours

Purify your mind, body, and spirit in Kyoto. Start your day with a wholesome tofu lunch and a walking tour of hidden spring water sources.

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• Age 13～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Start your day refreshed and energized with a private yoga session in a peaceful temple hall near Kyoto Station. Immerse yourself in the serene atmosphere and let go of stress as you practice gentle yoga poses. Our experienced instructor will guide you through a sequence of postures designed to improve flexibility, balance, and mindfulness.

• Age 13～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day

Purify your mind, body, and spirit. Start your day with a rejuvenating yoga session in a serene temple, followed by a wholesome tofu lunch and a walking tour of hidden spring water sources.

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• Age 2～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 14:00 / 16:00 / 19:30

3 minutes walk from JR Omori Station, Tokyo①A calligraphy experience class will be held in the grounds of Omori Sanno Hie Shrine. In an ancient Japanese-style room, you can write kanji and kana using real brushes, Japanese paper, ink, and inkstones. All tools will be provided here, so please come empty-handed. You can take home the work you have written (if you wish, we will provide a frame and a seal). The instructor is a Bunka Calligraphy Higher Master and also teaches at several calligraphy classes in Tokyo. ②On the second floor of the same building, we hold lessons for the Iwama-ryu Aikido class, and if the time is right, you can also observe and experience it. In addition to physical techniques, there are also weapon techniques (using swords, canes, and daggers). ③In addition, simple tea utensils will be provided upon request, so you can experience the tea ceremony by making your own matcha. ④Nearby is Omori Shell Mound Park, where you can take a stroll and feel the Jomon period. Since it is not a famous Japanese landmark, you can quietly experience Japanese culture in a hidden sacred place that only those in the know know about. Valuable photo opportunities and videos are sure to become fond memories of your trip. *Experiences and messaging will be available in Japanese and English only.

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• Age 7～Age 85
• 2～3 hours
• 12:00

A special experience of tasting food served to samurai during the Edo period in a nationally registered tangible cultural property. The meal will be savored in the large hall of the Hirakatajuku Kagiya Museum, a nationally registered tangible cultural property. This special experience involves renting out the entire venue, which flourished as a boat lodge during the Edo period and as a ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) in modern times, and tasting a meal that would have been served to samurai. You can enjoy the historical atmosphere of a post town that makes you feel as if you have traveled back in time, as well as the atmosphere of good old Japan.

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• Age 7～Age 80
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00

This is a day tour that walks around Tadanoumi, Takehara City. Tadanoumi is closely related to the name of Taira no Tadamori (the father of Taira no Kiyomori). After climbing Mt. Kurotaki with a guide and seeing the beauty of the many islands in the Seto Inland Sea like a diorama, you can enjoy seafood rice bowls topped with plenty of fresh fish. After Zen meditation and sutra copying at Shoun-ji Temple, you will tour the history of Kagi Castle and Tokoura Shrine, which are closely related to the Kobayakawa navy. ~ Flow of the day ~ 9:00 Meet at Takehara City Tadanoumi Port 2nd parking lot (in front of Aohata Jam Deck) 9:10 Kurotakiyama hiking 11:30 Ajidokoro Sunrise Lunch 13:30 Winning Zen meditation and sutra copying experience 15:00 Town walk 16:00 Takehara City Tadanoumi Port 2nd Parking Lot

• Age 9～Age 75
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

It is a leather craft experience plan to choose your favorite leather and color and make an original coin case. You can use the tools from our workshop, so you can use them empty-handed. Couples and families are welcome. Please use it to create memories of your trip.

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• Age 0～Age 90
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:30

"Hidden Christian Sites in Nagasaki and Amakusa Region" registered as a World Heritage Site in July 2018. Most of them are remote islands, but there is only one area in Nagasaki that can be reached by car. It is the Sotome area located on the border with Saikai City in the northern part of the prefecture. While escaping to Amakusa and Goto in the distance, the area that became the root of "hidden" is "Sotome". It is also the place where Shusaku Endo's book "Silence" was set. The "Hidden Christian Cultural Museum" and "Karematsu Shrine", which are important for learning about the history of Hidden Christians, are included in the course, and finally, by visiting the Endo Shusaku Literary Museum, you can go through the history of Hidden Christians step by step. I will continue. It is a one-day course that goes through the history of hidden Christians for 250 years.

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• Age 16～Age 85
• 4～5 hours
• 10:00

A new experience where you can fully enjoy the traditional beauty of Japan awaits you in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture. Hirakata City is located halfway between Kyoto and Osaka and is easily accessible, but it is also a post town with its own unique charm. Here, you can have the fascinating experience of "transforming into a kimono in 3 minutes." The area is dotted with historical roads that have been in existence for over 400 years, temples and shrines, and Japanese traditions and aesthetic sense are alive and well. Walk around in a kimono and enjoy lunch and sweets at a townhouse cafe. You can take wonderful photos that are perfect for social media while enjoying Japanese culture.

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• Age 7～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 13:00

This program offers an opportunity to experience Japanese history, culture, and art in depth. You will experience a traditional Japanese culture workshop in a large hall that is a nationally registered tangible cultural property in a historic post town. In the process of creating a work of art with your own hands using traditional techniques and materials, you will come into contact with Japanese aesthetic sense and the spirit of crafts. Enjoy a special time experiencing traditional Japanese culture and savoring the joy of handmade items. (Japanese kite making, reed brush making, matcha experience, Japanese binding, tsumami zaiku, mizuhiki zaiku, etc.)

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• Age 6～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 12:30 / 14:30

Japanese dance experience for foreign visitors to Japan Let's dance Japanese dance wearing a yukata! Japanese dance became a national intangible cultural asset in July 2023. Wearing a yukata, you will learn how to stand and sit, how to bow, how to use a fan, and dance to the famous Japanese song Sakura Sakura. Take a commemorative photo at the end of the experience! Touch the hearts of the Japanese people through Japanese dance♪ We will lend you a set of yukatas, so you can participate empty-handed. Held in Tokyo (location will be announced later)

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• Age 10～Age 65
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 08:30

This is a course where you can go to uninhabited islands and lighthouses off the coast of Miyajima on your own boat and experience scuba diving. The diving shop has a track record of 40 years since its establishment and has a reputation for safety and security. Many veteran instructors are also enrolled. Even those who are not confident in swimming can enjoy scuba diving with peace of mind! ! We will pick you up at the shop and pick you up at the port. It takes about 15 minutes by car from the shop to the port, and about 30 to 40 minutes from the port to the point by our own boat. Since you can experience it in a day trip, it is easy to incorporate it into your travel plan! Move to the point while watching the islands of Miyajima and Hiroshima Bay from the boat. In the morning, start with snorkeling in shallow water to get used to the sea. And in the afternoon, scuba diving finally started. Dive into the sea and take a walk underwater ♪ Let's go to a wonderful underwater world that you can not experience in everyday life! !

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• Age 7～Age 75
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00

This is an experience tour where you can learn about Japan's fragrance culture and create your own original fragrance together with a master incense maker. Awajishima is the number one incense producing area in Japan. Take a stroll through Eiura, a town where incense production began around 1850, and visit an incense stick workshop where traditional handicrafts are still used. Together with a master incense maker, you will mix your own original fragrance using natural incense ingredients used in high-quality incense sticks. You will also create your own sachet and incense.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 15～Age 70
• 3～4 hours
• 08:00 / 13:00

I love surfing, I can get on the waves to some extent from the takeoff but I want to get more stylish! To those who School It is a plan. If it is a group entry, a small number of up to 3 people Number of participants Control, basic motion, basic technology, more enjoyable riding Sun It is a plan that you can aim at the step up to the next step by checking carefully this surfing federation certified instructor.

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• Age 10～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00

At "Sabo Fuwari", which opened in October 2022 by the long-established Japanese confectionery shop "Shokindo", which was founded in 2015 and has been in business for 156 years, you can rent out an elegant Japanese sweets making experience in a stylish store based on white. You can enjoy delicious matcha and original sweets. First, choose your favorite theme from the fresh sweets that change with the season, and enjoy the "Nerikiri experience". Even if it's your first time to touch namagashi, the staff will kindly and carefully give you a lecture, so you can enjoy making Japanese sweets without being nervous. After the Nerikiri experience, enjoy your handcrafted sweets with delicious matcha. Eating Japanese sweets with authentic Urasenke-style matcha will be the best luxury time together with making yourself. Lastly, enjoy cold tea and original sweets made only for the participants of the experience, “Otome no Yukigoromo”, which is made by wrapping Shokindo’s representative product “Awayuki” in baked sweets baked on the spot! If you ask questions about the etiquette of matcha tea, the history and culture of Shimonoseki and Shokindo, etc., Mr. Nishihara will teach you various things in a friendly and fun way. While feeling the history of a long-established local Japanese confectionery shop, enjoy freshly made Japanese sweets in a private space... Please enjoy such a luxurious hour.

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• Age 11～Age 75
• 2～3 hours
• 10:30 / 14:00

We will be doing a trial sailing in Tokyo Bay. What kind of ship is a yacht? How does it sail with the wind? What is Tokyo Bay like? You can enjoy it alone or with friends. ~Experience flow (example)~ 9:30 Meeting, facility guide, belongings and clothing check, boarding preparation, simple training Designated location in the marina 10:00 Boarding boat arrangement, explanation of safety equipment, explanation of sailing schedule, confirmation of precautions during sailing 10:30 Departure After leaving the marina, the skipper will hoist the main sail and jib sail. Then, turn off the engine and let's go! The trial sailing begins. 11:30 Preparation for returning to the port After enjoying sailing, start the engine, lower the jib sail and main sail, and head to the marina. Please let us know your impressions along the way. 12:00 When we arrive at the return berth, we disembark, take off our life jackets, and disband.

• Age 4～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 08:00 / 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

We invite you to the phantom beach, Yurigahama. [What is Yurigahama]... A pure white sandy beach that appears only at low tide from spring to autumn. The surface of the sea glitters in the sunlight, and the color of the white sandy beach and the emerald green sea is truly a paradise on earth. At Yurigahama, there is a legend that if you pick up as many star sands as your age, you will be happy. ① Cross over to Yurigahama Beach! Let's go to Yurigahama Beach after taking safety into consideration. ②Let's spend a special time at Yurigahama! You can also enjoy the sea. Taking pictures is also a good idea. Please spend your time in your own way. ③Let's enjoy Yurigahama! The area around Yurigahama is the area where you can see the most beautiful sea on Yoron Island. Enjoy the sea while riding a SUP or canoe. * If you want to use SUP or canoe, we have received a separate amount.

• Age 3～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00

A landing walk snorkel tour to the last unexplored Panari (Shinjojima) with a population of more than 10 people. An unexplored area where you can go! Because there are no liner ships, it is full of rare feeling ☆ Let's enjoy it in the beautiful coral sea ♪

• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 60
• Over 6 hours on the day

Shiga Lake Biwa fishing experience guide service. We will board a fishing boat (bass board) and guide you through the fishing experience on Lake Biwa. This is a thorough fishing plan. (Time required: Approximately 8 hours) We will take you on board a fishing boat (bass board) and guide you through the fishing experience on Lake Biwa. Depending on the customer's needs, we offer everything from short trial courses to full-day courses. Enjoy an extraordinary fishing experience on Lake Biwa from a boat! ~Experience flow~ (Morning plan) 7:45 Gather at the marina Gather at the Mick Bass Club 15 minutes before the scheduled departure. Prepare to board the ship. (If you need a pick-up, please meet at the nearest station 30 minutes in advance.) 8:00 Depart from the departure marina. Travel by boat to the point. 8:15 Lecture on how to fish at the point We will prepare the equipment and give a lecture on how to fish. You will be able to do the throwing and inviting movements by yourself. 8:45 The main target at Lake Biwa is black bass. Although the difficulty level varies depending on the season, it is a fish that can be targeted throughout the year. (It is relatively easy to fish during the warm season, and you can aim for big fish during the cold season.) 16:00 Return to the marina From the return point, aim at the target while moving from the point to the marina, and finally return by boat to the marina for the return trip.

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• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours

Whether you are an adult or a child, anyone can experience SUP with peace of mind. At first, starting any sport can be very nerve-wracking, but experiencing SUP doesn't have to be so worrying. TED SURF's SUP experience is something that even those who have never played a sport before can feel at ease. Please be assured that we will carefully conduct trial lessons based on the physique and exercise experience of the school students who have already experienced owners and instructors who have already been at the SUP school for more than 10 years since the first time. At TED SURF, we will first experience SUP at a river school point that is not affected by waves and wind, so even those who have never played sports before or who are worried about their sense of balance can enjoy it safely. You can experience SUP with all your heart. The school will be held on the Isumi River, which flows through Isumi City, which can be accessed in about an hour from the city center, which is often featured on TV. SUP experience and cruising in the gently flowing river are exceptional. Also, regardless of age or gender, you can enjoy the feeling of standing on the water from the beginning, so you don't have to worry. The fee for the experience includes not only the lesson fee, but also everything you need for SUP, such as board rental, paddle rental, wet suit according to the season, and flatter vest rental fee.

• Age 4～Age 99
• Within 1 hour

"Sushi" is now popular all over the world! At the Osaka Sushi Crafts Experience Center, you can experience authentic sushi making. You can feel the Japanese food culture first-hand♪ We will carefully teach you how to make authentic nigiri, from the size of rice to how to make it. 8 pieces of nigiri (tuna, salmon, shrimp, egg, octopus, etc.) + mini udon hotpot *contents subject to change depending on the season. After the experience, we will give you a diploma. * Explanations will be given in Japanese during the experience.

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• Age 16～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 08:00

It is a trail running tour before breakfast that you can see the Seto Inland Sea and the city of Takamatsu from the market. After driving through mountain roads, burial mounds, and scenic points that only local runners know, power charge with Iriko and original Sanuki udon with a lot of protein that can only be eaten with this plan at the udon shop in the market. Would you like to experience the best morning activities in Takamatsu? ～ Flow of the day ～ ① Orientation 20 minutes ② Mineyama trail running, 100 minutes to take a photo at an Instagram spot ③ 30 minutes to taste the original Sanuki udon

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• Age 0～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:30 / 13:00 / 14:30 / 16:00

There is a high probability that you will meet wild dolphins all year round! About 200 dolphins live in the Hayasaki Strait, and since they are not fed, you can see dolphins as they are. At Minamishimabara Dolphin Watching, all passengers will receive an "original postcard" ♪ Life jackets of various sizes can be rented for free. A dolphin class is also held before boarding to make it more enjoyable. Dolphin watching that both adults and children can impress! Why don't you go out to the sea with the pleasant staff? ★

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• Age 10～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

DIY experience of cypress chair. At the workshop, you can also learn how to use planes. With a little trick, it will be durable, long-lasting and beautifully finished.

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• Age 10～Age 65
• 3～4 hours
• 08:30 / 12:30

Recommended for those who do not have a license, have no experience at all, but want to dive into the sea! Let's enjoy the underwater world where tropical fish are dancing on the world's leading coral reefs ♪ You can choose morning or afternoon.

• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 75
• 5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day

Get an open water license and enjoy diving freely. Flow until C card acquisition: ★ 1st day We will pick you up at the pick-up location at the time you contacted us by phone or email by the day before. Learn the necessary knowledge to dive safely, the basics of diving, etc., and take quizzes and tests. Practical training & marine training We will train step by step how to use diving equipment, breathing methods, and basic underwater techniques. ★Second day Marine practice: Continuing from the previous day! If you master the skills you have learned, you will pass and get a C card!

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