Hobby / Cultural experience in Japan Page 29

• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /2～3 hours
• 11:00

Female For yukata Rental It is a plan. Dressing, 5 minutes hair set, 1 day walk (returned by 18:00) is a set, so choose your favorite yukata and enjoy walking around the city.

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• Age 18～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

[Kimono dressing experience] Experience the Japanese culture of casually dressing up in a kimono. ■ Come empty-handed ■ You can bring your own kimono ■ Kimono dressing class at a long-established kimono store founded in 1806 After dressing up, you can go outside In case of rain, we will treat you to matcha tea in the store.

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• Age 10～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00 / 20:00

By calmly facing yourself through meditation, you can let go of the ego that binds you and free your mind. Zen meditation is not an extraordinary experience; it lies in your daily life.

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• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 5～6 hours
• 09:15

We will travel around various places in a private car (taxi). From the "Cup Noodle Museum", you will have a guided tour of the "Kobayashi Ichizo Memorial Museum", a great man representing Ikeda, and the "Ikeda Castle Ruins". In the first part, you will have the opportunity to experience copying sutras and zazen at "Kyuanji Temple", which was founded by Gyoki Bodhisattva, was a temple established by Emperor Konoe, and was visited by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. For lunch, you will enjoy a specially planned "Nichireku Special" lunch at Hirakawa River. In the second part, you will visit the "Oshima Tsumugi Museum" to see the workshop and exhibits, take photos wearing Oshima Tsumugi, soothe yourself in the hot springs at "Fushiohkaku", and enjoy a "seasonal bento" lunch. Enjoy a day in Ikeda, Osaka!

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• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 09:30 / 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00

This plan includes kimono rental and a professional photographer accompanying you for a walk around town. It's a waste to just take a selfie of yourself in a kimono, so let's capture that gorgeous kimono in the best photo! A photographer will accompany you during your walk and take plenty of pictures of you in beautiful kimono, so be sure to leave plenty of photos that are not just self-portraits, but blend in with the city in kimono! [Location Photo Plan] --- 1 hour 50 cuts 30,800 yen including tax (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays + 5,500 yen including tax) --- The experience of walking with a photographer in a kimono is something you can't experience many times in your life. Only Kimono Rental VASARA can offer this price and quality! A day with great photos and memories! The photos will be color-adjusted and delivered by mail in about a week. Additional cut options: 10 cuts ¥3,300 (tax included) 30 cuts ¥5,500 (tax included) If you are making a reservation for 2 people, you will receive ``Location Shooting + Women's Kimono Standard'' for 1 person and ``Women's Kimono'' or ``Men's Kimono'' or Please make a reservation under "Children's Kimono". [Kimono Rental/Kimono Dressing] VASARA's rental kimono comes with dressing and hair set, so you don't have to bring anything! You can choose from a variety of kimono patterns for each plan. There are many variations of sandals and obi, so please enjoy the total coordination. Once you have selected your kimono, decided on your kimono and hair style, enjoy walking around town. Of course, even after taking photos, you can enjoy walking around town in Japanese attire until it's time to return the vehicle. *The price includes the photoshoot fee (30,800 yen including tax *Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays + 5,500 yen including tax) and kimono rental and dressing fee (3,278 yen including tax for female kimono standard). By booking with this plan, you can enjoy kimono rental, dressing, and photography. *If you arrive late for your reservation time, you will not be able to change or extend your shooting time. Thank you for your understanding. *After delivery, we will not accept complaints from an artistic perspective, requests for reshoots, requests for refunds, etc. Thank you for your understanding. *Please obtain permission for filming at the shooting location yourself. (We cannot obtain permission for photography.) *If you wish to extend the photography time, we may not be able to accept it due to the photographer's convenience. *You cannot nominate a photographer. *We will select the most suitable photo for delivery. Photos cannot be changed. Thank you for your understanding. *Retouching such as skin processing and small face processing will not be performed.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00 / 18:00

Why not try a one-day pottery experience? You can do it while chatting, or you can concentrate on making things in silence. You can make whatever you like, such as tea bowls, cups, flower pots, and small item containers. Please feel free to join us! Why not add a pottery activity before or on the way back from Mt. Takao?

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• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 18:00

Experience program You can experience Kodo, one of the representative arts of Japan. 1. A medicinal tea blended with fragrant ingredients will be served as a welcome drink. 2. You will sit in a chair at a Noir Cafe with a flower shop run by a top Japanese flower artist. I will give you a brief explanation about incense. 3. You will be asked to smell the incense of Kyara, Agarwood, and Sandalwood, which are representative fragrant woods. After that, you will experience listening to the scent of incense and applying the scent. Four. After listening to incense, enjoy matcha green tea and sweets.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 18:00

Experience program You can experience Kodo, one of the representative arts of Japan. 1. A medicinal tea blended with fragrant ingredients will be served as a welcome drink. 2. Choose your favorite flowers at Noir Cafe, which has a flower shop run by a top Japanese flower artist. Let's put flowers in the incense seat while receiving instructions (flowers and containers can be taken home). 3. Make an ash mold for the incense burner. (The customer makes an ash mold, puts charcoal in it, and burns the incense.) We listen to the typical incense woods, Kyara, Agarwood, and Sandalwood. Four. Make matcha. (I will tell you how to make delicious matcha, so please enjoy it with the tea and sweets that you have made yourself.)

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• In Door Activity

• Age 12～Age 75
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00

Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture is a prosperous city famous for its landscaping and planting industries. Among them, the plants produced in the Hosokawa area are characterized not only by their wide variety of varieties, but also by their resistance to withering when transplanted. You can learn about bonsai at Yoshoen, which was founded in the early Showa period in the same area and has received high praise both domestically and internationally, and create your favorite pot using your favorite containers and plants.

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• For Groups

• Age 18～Age 100
• 5～6 hours
• 11:00

While staying at Nantenen, an elegant Japanese inn built by a Meiji period architect, you can enjoy various experiences related to Japanese culture, such as flower arrangement, calligraphy, and iaido. In addition to the experience, you can also enjoy the inn's signature Amami hot springs and lunch in your room. Enjoy a Japanese cultural experience while relaxing in a hot spring. *This activity can also be combined with accommodation. If you are interested, please inquire at the time of reservation.

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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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• In Door Activity

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 13:00

With the guidance of a tea farmer who has been engaged in the tea industry for generations in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, you will learn about Japanese tea culture through the traditional game "Tea Kabuki" where you can drink the types of tea that have been passed down since the Muromachi period (1336–1573). You can hear from tea farmers who carry out all of the production, tea making, and sales in-house about the flavor and taste created from the ingenuity and commitment of the production site, and the depth of Japanese tea. There is a private small group plan (2 to 6 people) and a group plan (7 people or more) where you can also experience zazen in a temple. Even beginners can feel free to enjoy it!

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• For Groups
• For Family

• 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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• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 3～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 10:30

Empty-handed is OK. No need to prepare anything. First, you will change into a kimono. Dressing and simple hair setting will be done here. We also have bags, sandals, and tabi that match your kimono. You will wear a kimono and enjoy lunch and walking around the city. As an option, it is also possible to request a photo shoot by a professional photographer or a professional hair and makeup artist. Rickshaw rides around the city are also wonderful (rickshaws run from April to October).

• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

While touching the charm of the earth, we try to make an original mug only for one person in the world. Japan Active outside Female It is safe because the potter will teach and follow carefully and carefully even for beginners. The finished work is perfect as a gift for loved ones as well as your daily use vessel.

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• For Groups

• 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.

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