Hobby / Cultural experience in Japan Page 25

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 13:00 / 14:00

Why don't you try calligraphy in the room of Motoyotei, which overlooks Kamogawa River in Kyoto...We welcome not only foreign customers but also Japanese customers! Traditional calligraphy in Japanese culture makes you feel better.Let's try writing Kanji or your favorite character with sumi inkYou can write your favorite characters or apply your name to kanji and take them home as works.If you wish, we can give you a calligraphy certificate. It comes with tea and Japanese sweets as a gift.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

Enjoy a simple BBQ at Little Japan ECHIGO, an inn that has been renovated from an old folk house! You will be very satisfied with the sweet and delicious rice "Koshihikari from Niigata Prefecture" from Niigata, the rice producing region! Enjoy meat and rice with your whole body in the great outdoors ♪ ① Reception/preparation You will receive and prepare at our hotel. ② BBQ starts! Once you're ready, enjoy your meat and rice in the midst of nature! ③Cleaning up/Dismissal You can use the restroom or change your clothes at the hotel.

• For Family

• Age 0～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

Enjoy a casual BBQ at Little Japan ECHIGO, an inn renovated from an old house! You'll be completely satisfied with the delicious and meaty brand pork "Echigo Mochi Pork" and "Koshihikari rice from Niigata Prefecture"! Enjoy the meat and rice with your whole body in the great outdoors♪① Check-in and preparation Please check-in and prepare at our inn. ② Start the BBQ! Once you're ready, enjoy the meat and rice in the great outdoors! ③ Clean up and disband You can use the restroom and change clothes at our inn.

• For Family

• Age 12～Age 70
• 2～3 hours
• 12:00

Please enjoy the welcome dori as homemade buckwheat tea roasted by the owner himself. Finally, the experience of making soba noodles and making your own chopsticks. The master is a master who has a lot of experience in making soba noodles, and will guide you in making soba noodles. Using 100% buckwheat flour from Horokanai, Hokkaido, we will happily teach you how to make buckwheat. You can take home the soba you made yourself. Separately, I will have soba noodles made by the owner himself. You can enjoy it with the handmade soup. Next, carve the cypress to make My Chopsticks. My chopsticks, which use a planer and are even more user-friendly, can be used for more than 20 years. Then, you will be able to prepare the now-imaginary soba-kaki right in front of you and enjoy it with tea. And it will open.

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• Age 12～Age 70
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00

A traditional event that has been going on for over 800 years in Takeo City. You can have a simulated experience at Takeo Shrine Yabusame approach. Even those who have no horseback riding experience can participate because it is an experience while the staff carries a towline. Held on Sundays at 11:00 and 12:00.

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• Age 2～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Experience cute Japanese writing with a "brush pen." Your favorite one will be mailed to the address of your choice! After practicing some basic calligraphy with a textbook, you will be asked to write in your favorite style on postcards featuring Japanese scenery. You will write on five postcards in total. Once you have completed one, you will choose one postcard and mail it to yourself or to a family member or friend via a Japanese post office. You will be able to take home the brush pen you used. We will provide the postcards for you. You can mail one and take the remaining four home with you. Why not enjoy cute Japanese kanji and hiragana?

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 13:00 / 14:30

"Studio Seikan" is a facility with a workshop, shop and cafe, where you can visit the manufacturing site of Yamanaka lacquerware, experience woodturning, shop, and enjoy cafe and sweets with lacquerware. This course includes a workshop tour (with explanation) - making a vase - lacquerware experience at the cafe (one drink included). Lacquerware craftsmen work here every day. In this experience, you can observe them up close and learn about lacquerware production. The staff will explain it in an easy-to-understand way. Next, you will make your own original lacquered chopsticks at the place where the craftsmen actually work. Think about the design of the chopsticks and paint them with real lacquer. You can experience authentic lacquer painting. The lacquer craftsmen will teach you carefully, so you can make them yourself until they are completed. You will surely be satisfied. It's fun. After that, you can enjoy drinks made with lacquerware at the cafe and taste sweets. Please relax and enjoy the lacquerware experience. Please feel free to ask the staff or craftsmen if you have any questions. Lacquer can cause a rash, but we check beforehand and use gloves to prevent it from coming into contact with the skin, so even small children can experience it. If you notice any abnormalities on your skin, please tell a member of staff immediately. Please note that we cannot take responsibility in the unlikely event of a rash occurring. Please be aware that lacquer may also adhere to clothing, and wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. *The information and photos posted may not be the latest information. Please be sure to check for yourself before using.

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• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:30 / 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 / 16:30 / 17:00

The kaleidoscope was invented by a Scottish optician, and was a toy that had already been imported to Japan during the Edo period. Taking advantage of the prism of light, the topping of small beads originally packed inside creates a world you've never seen before. You can really see the ``flowers'' blooming. You won't be able to take your eyes off it♪

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• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 15:25

1.Introduction to origami2.Watch a demonstration3.Make your own origami with advice from your guide4.Take home your creations

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• For Groups

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

Express the words you want to write and the feelings you want to convey with an original calligraphy art that is one of a kind in the world. You can create kanji art for various occasions, such as your favorite words, your child's naming book, birthdays, anniversaries, wedding messages, etc. In this experience, instead of learning the stroke order and strokes, you will relax, enrich your imagination, and stimulate your brain to create your own unique "kanji" art work. First, imagine the kanji you want to write and the scenery (picture) that inspires you. If you can't decide on an idea, creative calligrapher Koji Takano will support you. Once you have decided on an idea, use ink and paint to practice color flow and composition. Finally, write it down on a colored paper or fan for the actual performance, and your own art book will be completed. In addition, you will receive your own original art book by creative calligrapher Koji Takano! Why not enjoy traveling with us through the infinite and free world of art calligraphy?

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• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

It is a Koto (Japanese traditional string instrument) experience plan about 80 minutes. During the 80 munites, you will have a precious opportunity that learn Sakura - a famous Japanese traditional song with the professional. Drink Japanese green tea, communicate with the professional, it will be a special memory for your tour. The lesson will be held in Kyomachiya-- a wooden house with 110 years old. Let's close the elegant instrument, be healed by the beautiful melody. This plan comes with a high recommendation for anyone from children to elders, and even families.

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• Age 9～
• 2～3 hours
• 10:30 / 11:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 18:30

It is an experience of painting a colorful elegance on a small dish using five colors of Kutani. There are not much classrooms handling Kutani even in Tokyo. I will draw a stroke of vegetables and flowers and other designs while learning brush writing on two square small plates. Brilliant colors are unique in Kutani. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① The instructor will Explanations how to rub the brush and how to rub the pigment. (15 minutes) ② I will actually draw. (90 minutes) ③ Explanations picking up the First name work etc. (15 minutes)

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• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

Founded more than 60 years of studio, let's experience the electric potter's wheel. Pottery-making time is about one 10 minutes to 30 minutes, also failed as many times as you wish again. Colors you can choose from among about 30 kinds. Let's make what you like! You also have the option of yen +200 depending on the type of color. If you make a cup, you can also put the handle in option +300 yen. Because the experience is there is no time limit, you can focus on work building to your heart's content.

• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Let's experience making Shiraki Sanshin at Ishigaki island In this plan, you can make a Shiraki Sanshin using a Sanshin kit made of Shiraki. Three-wire is On the day you can take home (with cloth case). The instrument that symbolizes Ryukyu culture, the sanshin, will be yours ♪ After making the sanshin, there is a simple playing class. Please play Ryukyu music immediately with the completed original sanshin ♪ GOTO Travel Regional common coupon can be used.

• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 15～Age 90
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 10:30 / 13:00 / 14:00

Why don't you make a charm that suits you at the cafe and school "Machiya Juku" in Higashi Chaya District? It is an experience of renting a tea room of a 100-year-old Kanazawa townhouse for each group. Listen to dozens of precious herbal incense ingredients and fragrant wood, and incense and psychology experts will counsel you in a relaxing atmosphere. In addition, we will also offer a relaxing incense experience by burning natural fragrant wood (sandalwood, agarwood, etc.) with incense charcoal and listening (smelling). Custom-made incense and incense are created according to each person's emotions and physical condition. This is a valuable course where you can also experience how to use the incense you made at the end. For one person, it is very popular because you can have a deep one-on-one conversation with Tomoyoka-sensei.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

You can enjoy the pottery experience carefully in the spacious and bright shop. The staff will help you carefully, so even beginners are welcome. From 1 kg of soil, it is possible to produce 2 to 3 vessels. As color of finish is also available from 6 colors, You can make only one original work in the world!

• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

Create your own vessel in the world with your favorite picture, your name, date of the anniversary and a message for loved ones. You can also paint the works you made yourself. Family participation is also recommended. 4 years old more You can experience from Please feel free to come by all means to memories of the trip.

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 12:00 / 17:30 / 18:00 / 18:30

This is a 2 hour and 30 minute plan that is even more luxurious than "Wakamiya" and allows you to fully enjoy the houseboat. Cruising across time and space between Edo and modern times, such as visiting the 14 bridges of the Sumida River, Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Sky Tree, is a series of new discoveries. all you can drink. Enjoy the night view from the deck outside the ship★

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• For Groups

• Age 13～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 12:00

A historically designed Kyoto townhouse can be rented exclusively for four or more people. You can spend a luxurious time. You can enjoy a special and unique experience of watching the beautiful dance of the maiko, traditional Japanese games, and Japanese cuisine prepared by a chef to your heart's content. Enjoy an elegant time with your family and loved ones in a secluded space. After watching the performance, you can enjoy matcha tea and Japanese sweets with the maiko and take photos. Please feel free to spend your time while enjoying the elegant Kyoto dialect of the maiko.

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• Age 10～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

◆Experience fee [Weekdays]: 2,000 yen (rice bowls and plates), 2,500 yen (mugs) [Weekends and holidays]: 2,500 yen (rice bowls and plates), 3,000 yen (mugs) *Discounts available for second and subsequent items Completed works will be shipped by courier to your specified address (excluding overseas) except for those that cannot be taken home. *Shipping costs will be charged separately (you can also pick it up) *May not be available for children under 10 years old ◆Notes ・Please wear clothes that are easy to wash, as there is a possibility that the clothes may get dirty. ・If we determine that it is difficult to complete the experience course due to weather conditions, etc., we may contact you.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 12:30 / 14:30

◆Experience fee per person (1kg of clay): [Weekdays] 3,000 yen (tax included) [Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays] 4,000 yen (tax included) One piece will be fired. *Discounts available for the second person and onwards *May not be available for people under 10 years old Completed pieces will be shipped by courier to your specified address (excluding overseas) except for those that cannot be taken home. *Shipping fee will be charged separately (you can also pick it up) ◆Notes ・Please wear clothes that are easy to wash as there is a possibility that you may get dirty. ・It is a good idea to cut your nails short as the soil will get stuck in your nails. ・If you have long hair, please tie it up. There is a risk of it getting tangled in the rotating clay. ・If we determine that it is difficult to complete the experience course due to weather conditions, etc., we may contact you.

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• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 12:30 / 14:30

◆Experience fee per person (2kg of clay): [Weekdays] 3,000 yen (tax included) [Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays] 4,000 yen (tax included)You can make as many as you like, but only two pieces will be fired. *There is a discount for the second person onwards*You may not be able to use this service if you are under 10 years oldCompleted works, except those that cannot be taken home, will be shipped by courier to your specified address (excluding overseas). *Shipping charges will be charged separately (you can also come to pick it up)◆Notes・Please come in clothes that are easy to wash, as there is a possibility that you may get dirty. ・It is a good idea to cut your nails short, as the soil will get stuck in your nails. ・If you have long hair, please tie it up. There is a risk of it getting tangled in the rotating clay. ・If we determine that it is difficult to complete the experience course due to weather conditions, etc., we may contact you.

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

[Experience the mysterious Kyoto] A seasonal event that brings in the fortune that Kyoto people are sure to do. Experience on a monthly basis! Kyoto, the sacred place of Japanese culture. Boasting a history of more than a thousand years, this town continues to carry out various customs, customs, events, and customs as wisdom for living that has been preserved and passed down from ancient times. Evil, demons, mononoke, demons, and the magic that is unique to the people living in Kyoto who have coexisted with them, are required more than ever in the modern age of corona. For example ... How to spend the day of Setsubun to get rid of evil, the meaning of celebrating like a playhouse at the Hinamatsuri, how to pray when the inside of the house is noisy, etc. A lot of cute, mysterious and mysterious seasonal events at the turning point. They are the roots of events that are familiar to modern life. "Obon is a memorial service for ancestors." "At the time of Gion Matsuri, it's good to call it a sweets." I would like you to experience the true face of Kyoto, which has been passed down as a matter of course. This course is especially popular with women, but it is also recommended for couples. January: Kyoto's New Year's greetings welcome Toshigami-san, who grants happiness February: Kyoto's festival, defeating demons with a "shouldered sword" March: Hinamatsuri is a woman's self-polishing April: Cherry blossom viewing Communication with the gods May: Cut off the devil with irises and hoses June: Secretly "Natsukoshi no Harae" at home July: Gion Festival is a Shinto ritual to disperse the plague that has continued since the Heian period August: Enjoy scary and scary Kyoto September: The festival of chrysanthemums (Shigeyo) that polishes the beauty of women October: Jyugoya and Jusanya Have the moon grant their wishes. November: Power charge with red sword December: Shizuru's manners End the old year and receive the New Year's fortune <About Kyoto Wabichakai> Takagamine, the northern part of Kyoto. About 8 minutes on foot from Koetsuji Temple and Genko-an. The "Kyoto Wabi Tea Party" is held in a tea room quietly nestled along the river in an old inn surrounded by trees. In the forest that leads to the foot of Mt. In spring, you will be surrounded by dazzling fresh greenery, and at nightfall, fireflies will be in your room. In the summer, you can enjoy the private riverbed at the upper reaches of the Kamiya River, which flows beside the tea room where the dragon god lives. Surrounded by the nature of Kyoto, we will talk about the wisdom of traditional Kyoto seasons, events and customs, and beautiful monthly customs so that you can experience them. There are places in Kyoto that you want to visit many times, such as shrines and temples. However, it is not possible to know Kyoto by itself. Kyoto is a town where you can enjoy yourself deeply by facing the beauty and way of life of the Kyoto people who have protected them. Please enjoy Kyoto, which is a private place, away from the hectic daily life, where you can experience the heart of the ancient city, which is deep and graceful, which is not found in tourist spots.

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• Age 11～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 17:00 / 19:00

"Yu Kobo" opens 6 classrooms in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka. Bright and friendly professional staff will help you together according to the speed of each person. ☆ The electric potter's wheel experience makes you feel like a potter ♪ I was surprised at the movement of the soil as if it were alive! ☆ The staff in charge of the ceramic art course will give a polite lecture ☆ Yu Kobo's original textbooks and teaching materials are prepared ☆ ① Teacup ② Hot water only ③ Free cup ④ Small plate ⑤ One customer is produced from a small bowl. * Experience date, management number, etc. will be engraved on the back of the work. ☆ You can enjoy home-cooked rice in the finished container ♪ ☆ The completed work will be handed over about one month to one and a half months after the experience date. ☆ If you have any concerns about the production of your work, please feel free to contact us.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

* Regional Use a coupon available. Making pottery is an interesting experience that reminds you of the feelings that you tend to forget in your daily life, such as shaping what you have created in your head while enjoying the feel of the soil with your hands. It is fun to enjoy hands-on pottery with a couple or family, or to play with the soil alone. Make your own plates, handmade vessels for your friends and family and give them as gifts. Children, your Year better distribution, also lecturer carefully at those who do not have experience Explanations you can experience pottery with confidence because we make while.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 11:00 / 14:30

Why not experience creating Japanese scents at Yurasukaori's atelier in Seijo, a quiet residential area? In this plan, we will create incense sticks using only fragrant agarwood, sandalwood, and other incense ingredients that are used in medicine and food, preserving the ancient scent. Incense sticks began to be made in Osaka around the early Edo period. Please use it in a variety of situations, such as when relaxing, when you want to change your mood, or by scenting it in your room before welcoming guests. Fragrance is said to transform everyday spaces into extraordinary ones. A Japanese scent that feels nostalgic, but also a new scent. You can enjoy it in various situations. Yurasu Kaori creates original scents using only natural fragrance ingredients that have been used since ancient times, without using synthetic fragrances. Also, turning an image into a scent is something you can't experience anywhere else. Please come and create your own scent. We have bags and boxes available for you to take home.

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• Age 5～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 14:30

Japanese scent Yusura Would you like to experience creating Japanese scents at Atelier Kobo? Recommended for those who like authenticity. In this plan, we create scents using only high-quality sandalwood from India and over a dozen natural incense ingredients. You will end up with one scented bag and two items in a washi paper bag. You can enjoy a gentle and gentle scent that is completely different from commercially available synthetic fragrances. In ancient times, scented bags were also called clothing incense, and were used for their ability to transfer fragrance to clothing and to repel insects. In modern times, it has various uses. You can enjoy the scent not only in a chest of drawers for clothes, but also as a welcome scent at the entrance, or by putting it in a bag and transferring the scent to documents and notebooks. If it's a thin type, put it in the inside pocket of your suit and enjoy a stylish look. As a gift, it is also possible to create a fragrance based on the image of the recipient.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 11:00 / 14:30

Neriko is a black pill-shaped incense that was widely used during the Heian period. In The Tale of Genji, there is a scene in which Hikaru Genji, Murasaki no Ue, and other characters are actually created and evaluated, and it is still known as one of the Six Kinds of Kaorumono. It is also used in front of the charcoal in winter during tea ceremonies. Nerika is not something to be used at room temperature, but rather to be warmed to enjoy its aroma. We placed lit charcoal in an incense burner filled with ashes, placed incense sticks on top of the warmed ashes, and enjoyed the scent that wafted through the air. Enjoy the relaxing time and space as the charcoal warms the ashes, along with the scent. It is also recommended before welcoming guests. We have boxes and bags for you to take home, as well as charcoal and incense burner ash for you to use at home.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

How about private lessons and live chopsticks at Kyomachiya? A lecturer with a master's license will teach carefully. Simple about hemorrhoids Explanations After learning how to play, let's actually play the sound! If you like, you can play several songs and play with a professional performer. Finally, you will receive a certificate of experience. Please enjoy sitting in the chair, playing chopsticks, listening to, and relaxing time in the shop that has been renovated Kyomachiya Flow of plan 1 Greetings Explanations 5 minutes 2 Hold the claws and hold, how to play Explanations 10 minutes Challenge playing "Sakura Sakura" to play 3 songs! → Ensemble 15 minutes Change to 4 Nogi style 15 songs for practice & ensemble to your liking 5 minutes played by 5 professional players 6 Pass the experience completion certificate Photo & question time 5 minutes

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 13:00

A very popular traditional bento served at tea parties that has been passed down for about 100 years. Bento is a menu that has been passed down at Tomidaya for 100 years. A tour of the townhouse, which is a cultural property, is also included. We will show you around the 140-year-old townhouse "Tomitaya" in Nishijin, Kyoto. Tomidaya was designated as a nationally registered tangible cultural property in 1999, and as a ``Museum of Nishijin Life'', the building is open to the public and the customs of Nishijin, Kyoto are introduced. Machiya life has been shaped by unchanging prayers, wishes, and gratitude since ancient times. Tomidaya started out as a production wholesaler in Nishijin about 140 years ago. This building is built by mixing charcoal into the land and closing the demon gate with amulets and salt, and enshrines Kojin (the god of fire), Benten (the god of water), and Yaoyorozu gods. Masu. In addition, there is a treasure trove where the spirit of gratitude that the 11th generation received when he jumped into the fire and saved the deity during the great fire at Ise Jingu in the Meiji period is enshrined, and is used in daily life. We are here to show you the spirit of hospitality that lives on in the past, the spirit of valuing God, and the way people have lived through generations, such as drinking tea, dancing Noh, and valuing culture.

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• Activity Japan 2024 Fall Sale