Sanin / Sanyo in Sightseeing tour/Guided tour Page 2

• 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 10～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00

This is a half-day sightseeing course that visits the historic Chozenji Temple in Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki's Little Kyoto. This is a plan that includes a taxi meeting at Takehara Station. The tour runs every Tuesday and Wednesday. After arriving at Chozenji Temple grounds, you will be welcomed with a Nembutsu prayer and a welcome drink by the chief priest, and then tour the Ishiyama Battle Memorial Hall within the grounds with commentary from the chief priest. Here, the flag of the Ishiyama Battle Army and the list of those killed in battle at Fort Amagasaki during the Battle of Ishiyama are preserved. This flag was used during the ``Battle of Ishiyama'' (1570-1580), a battle between Oda Nobunaga and his followers at Honganji Temple.At the request of the third chief priest Enzai, his followers, mainly members of the Fujiwara clan, organized Kihata-gumi, and along with the Mori army, they formed the Kihata-gumi. After setting sail and going to support Ishiyama, we will enjoy copying sutras in a vault overlooking a Japanese garden with the motif of ``heart.'' Afterwards, enjoy copying sutras in front of a beautiful Japanese garden. Sutra copying is a form of meditation. Meditation time will be a time to heal your everyday stress. Please enjoy authentic Chozenji Buddhist cuisine along with the beautiful garden and furniture. This is a special cuisine and space that can only be enjoyed here. ~Flow of the day~ 10:00 Gather at JR Takehara Station. Move to Chozenji. Sutra copying experience and visit to the Ishiyama Battle Memorial Museum, guided lunch at 11:30 AM Shojin Kaiseki cuisine while looking at the magnificent folding screen and Japanese garden After this course, you will have free time. We recommend a free stroll through the Takehara Old Townscape Preservation District. Takehara City (Hiroshima Prefecture) Townscape Preservation District, known as the Japan Heritage ``Takehara Old Townscape Preservation District'' and ``Aki's Little Kyoto'', has been designated as one of the top 100 cityscapes, and was also designated as a Japan Heritage Site in 2019. Ta. Takehara is said to have first been cultivated as a manor land for Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto during the Heian period under the Private Property Law of Konta Eiten. During the Muromachi period, Mori Motonari's third son Takakage (who was adopted by the Kobayakawa family and became Takakage Kobayakawa) spent his childhood there. Takakage was one of the people who received the ``Three Arrows' teachings'' from Motonari and supported the Mori clan system. Later, in the late Edo period, it developed through salt fields and sake brewing, and it is said that it boasted an 80% share of Hiroshima prefecture's salt production at the time. There are three sake breweries: Taketsuru Sake Brewery, Fujii Sake Brewery, and Nakao Jozo. Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka Whiskey, known as the ``father of Japanese whisky,'' is from Takehara. Taketsuru Sake Brewery, Masataka's birthplace, still operates in the townscape preservation district to this day. Around this time when salt and sake were developing, Rai Sanyo, a Confucian scholar and author of ``Japanese Foreign History,'' which had a great influence on the patriots at the end of the Edo period, was active. The former home of Sanyo's grandfather, Kiyoshi Yoriyoshi, is located in the townscape preservation district. (Excerpt from the Japan Historical Travel Association) At the annual Takehara Longing Road, the town is beautifully illuminated with candlelight and bamboo lanterns set in the townscape preservation district. The atmosphere of the old house leaking through the lattice door is also very atmospheric, giving you the illusion of having traveled back in time.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 20～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 19:00

Hold your own private sake tasting party and learn about Okayama sake in English. In this casual party-style workshop, you'll learn how to taste Japanese sake, the basic types of sake, and about basic sake brewing techniques. Your hostess will prepare several types of seasonal sake, plus snacks that match with the sake. Enjoy conversing with your hostess, who is a long-term resident. Japanese guests can enjoy practicing and conversing in English in a natural setting.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 20～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 19:00

Visit two local sake bars and taste locally produced sake. Learn about Okayama sake in English, how to drink & taste sake, and enjoy conversing with your guide. Japanese guests can enjoy practicing and conversing in English in a natural setting. About your guide: Your guide is American, and is a long-term resident of Okayama Prefecture. She is a Japanese sake aficionado and is certified as a Sake Sommelier by the Sake Sommelier Association (London).

• For Rainy Days

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 15:00

Please enjoy Matsue's Japanese sweets and your own matcha while gazing at the seasonal scenery of the moat, which still retains the appearance of the national treasure Matsue Castle when it was built. You can make tea freely and attach a simple instruction manual (instruction manual), so you can feel free to enjoy the experience of Japanese culture.

• In Door Activity
• For Family

• Age 5～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 13:00

Okunoshima is a small island in the Seto Inland Sea with a circumference of 4.3km. It is called "Rabbit Island" because of the large number of rabbits inhabiting it, and so many tourists come. It's a waste to just take a walk around Okunoshima! We have prepared a slightly unusual guided tour. Walk the island with your guide and enjoy the island a little deeper.

• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 14:30

A special plan to enjoy the time of dusk and twilight in Takehara! Experience making your own original bamboo lights + cruising at dusk. Take a romantic private cruise surrounded by your own fantastic bamboo lights and the admiration of the setting sun. Rabbits also landed on Okunoshima during the most energetic evening hours.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• 4～5 hours
• 10:00

Takehara once prospered in salt making. Let's experience salt making only here with the former "flow-down type" manufacturing method. You can also experience making rice balls with freshly made salt and bamboo cooked rice ♪ If you bring the freshly made rice balls and the original side dish lunch box of the popular cafe "Charyo Ichikai" in Takehara "Townscape Conservation Area", you can go to Okunoshima Let's go to lunch cruise! Let's enjoy the spectacular view of the Seto Inland Sea. At the end of the tour, we landed on Okunoshima, also known as Usagi Island. Comes with a souvenir of salt made by yourself ★

• Pickup Service
• In Door Activity

• Age 20～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:45 / 13:45

3 minutes walk from Shin-Iwakuni Station! At Murashige Sake Brewery, which brews Kinkan Kuromatsu, the world's largest sugidama welcomes you. There is no doubt that it will be Instagrammable! First of all, we will introduce the flow of sake brewing in the video, so it is an easy-to-understand project for beginners. After that, the brewer will guide you inside the brewery. Here, you can participate in experiences that can only be done here, such as putting paddles in the moromi and picking lees off the lees. Also, depending on the day, you can also observe the rare bag squeezing. You can sample Japanese sake, and you can also purchase freshly made sake. Also, for those who wish, we will deliver the sake of the day at a later date in an original bottle with your name on it for an additional fee.

• For Rainy Days