Hobby / Cultural experience in Japan Page 32

• Age 7～Age 75
• 1～2 hours

This is an experiential calligraphy class for foreign tourists visiting Japan, business travelers, or foreigners living in Japan. Write kanji with a brush while calming your mind in a Japanese-style room in a Japanese-style private house. We have prepared approximately 30 kanji characters that are popular among foreigners, such as love, dream, mother, father, friend, and flower. If you have any requests for kanji that you would like to write, please let us know in advance and we will prepare a model for you! We receive many requests to write their name in kanji, so please let us know in advance the name you would like to write (only one person) and we will prepare a sample! You can use the name of a family member (only one name) instead of your own! In this hands-on class, you will polish the ink you use by yourself. You can see for yourself that the color of the ink gradually becomes darker. In addition, the tools used in calligraphy, such as brushes, paper, inkstones, and ink, are explained in an easy-to-understand manner using panels with photos. The lesson begins and ends with a seated prayer. We will also explain the etiquette of the zarei in an easy-to-understand manner! Start with basic writing techniques such as vertical lines and horizontal lines, practice the selected kanji on paper, and finally write them on the fan. You can take the fan home with you, so it also makes a great souvenir!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 12～Age 90
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

This plan allows you to walk around the town freely wearing a kimono or yukata. This page is for those applying alone. There is a discount plan for two or more people. Please apply from there. The Katakai Fireworks Festival will be open for special business on August 2nd and 3rd, and September 9th and 10th. For details, search for "Kimono Rental Mayu" on SNS. You can walk around Niigata Furumachi in a kimono, and there are shrines, temples, historical buildings, and Japanese gardens nearby. You can participate alone. We will provide kimonos from October to May, and yukatas from June to September. We have over 70 kimonos for women and over 80 yukatas for women. We have basic navy blue, gray, and dark brown kimonos for men, in S, M, L, and LL sizes. We also have basic colors for men's yukatas.

• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 90
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

This plan allows you to walk around the town freely wearing a kimono or yukata. You can walk around Niigata Furumachi in a kimono, and there are shrines, temples, historical buildings, and Japanese gardens nearby. You can participate with friends or as a couple. Kimonos will be provided from October to May, and yukatas will be provided from June to September. There are more than 60 kimonos for women and more than 50 yukatas for women. For men, we have basic navy blue, gray, and dark brown kimonos in S, M, L, and LL sizes. Men's yukatas are also available in basic colors. We will be open for special business on August 2nd and 3rd, and September 9th and 10th for the Katakai Fireworks Festival. Thank you for your understanding. For more information, please search for "Rental Kimono Shop Mayu" on Instagram, X, and Facebook.

• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

It is a ceramic art experience performed at the Kobushi kiln workshop. Since the kiln will teach you carefully, beginners and children can experience it with confidence. You can freely make your favorite things by hand-bending and making tatara using the hand wheel. You can rest assured that we will give you advice according to what you want to make. It is also possible to take the time to make a particular dish. You can experience it all year round regardless of the weather. After making the shape, let it dry, bake it and give it to you at a later date. It is completed by applying glaze of Kobushi kiln, sea cucumber glaze (blue) or white glaze. Please wait for 2-3 months until it is completed. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Reception Please enter the Kobushi Ceramics Museum and complete the reception and payment. After that, expand the image while looking at the actual work as to what to make. If you would like to ship your work at a later date, we will ask you where to send it. (Shipping fee will be charged) ② Move to the workshop If you move to the workshop and are worried about dirt, please attach an apron. It doesn't get dirty, so you don't have to. ③ Explanation of how to make Listen to the explanation of how to make a string using the hand wheel and how to make tatara. If you have any questions, please ask more questions. ④ Start of ceramic art Finally, we will actually start production. ⑤ Completion Write the name, work name and desired color on a small card. This is the end! **good job for today**

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:10

★ Completely private charter event ★ We will hold a private charter for your group, family, or group (without other guests present). Please read the instructions to the end before applying. This is an experience program that allows you to learn about sumo, a traditional Japanese culture. You can experience sumo wrestling by introducing the content and rules of sumo wrestling training, and actually challenging former sumo wrestlers. The program will be conducted in Japanese or English, or both, depending on the customer's nationality. After the experience, 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, forbidden moves, etc. 20 minutes ③ Sumo efforts 10 minutes ④ Challenge former sumo wrestlers 10 minutes ⑤ Commemorative photo 5 minutes ⑥ Chanko lunch / Q&A Response 45 minutes ⑦ Dissolution * This event will be held in a fully reserved private event. Watch a sumo show with just your group, try sumo wrestling, and have lunch. Sumo restaurant rental fee: 110,000 yen (tax included) + 12,000 yen per person (tax included) For example: 5 people for a sumo wrestling experience: 110,000 yen (tax included) + 12,000 yen (tax included) x 5 people = 170,000 yen (tax included)

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

"Samurai Training Tokyo Asakusa" is a samurai experience plan supervised by Takafuji Ukon, the head of the Ukon School of Sword Dance, which is active on the world stage. Feel like a samurai by changing into a hakama and holding a sword in Asakusa, a popular tourist destination in Japan! A swordsman from the school will carefully teach you how to use a sword. The content is designed to allow you to enjoy swordsmanship without being too rigid, so it is also fun for children and groups. At the end of the experience, you will be presented with an official school certificate with your photo, so please feel free to make a memorable and recordable memory of Japan! Since it is a completely private lesson for each group, you can of course participate alone, but please feel free to make a reservation with friends, couples, family, or groups. ① Enter the store ② Choose your costume and change ③ Take a photo with your sword ④ Start with etiquette in the dojo (if there are more than two people, the venue will be different.) ⑤ Practice drawing, sheathing, and kata ⑥ Practice fighting ⑦ Video shooting ⑧ End the experience with etiquette ⑨ After changing clothes, you will be given the photo data (SD card) and a certificate with your face photo ⑩ End

• Date Spot
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 1～Age 75
• 3～4 hours
• 10:00

This is an agricultural experience event in Midori Ward, Chiba City, where you can experience farming, harvesting, rice planting, and rice harvesting. A veteran farmer with 12 years of experience in agricultural experience events will provide you with an agricultural experience that will satisfy you in any weather and season. In addition to agricultural experiences such as harvesting and rice harvesting, you can also cook rice in a rice cooker using a feather pot and firewood, cook soup or miso soup with harvested agricultural products in an outdoor atmosphere, and sometimes hold a life-changing "rice ball making" workshop. Those who wish can also purchase agricultural products and processed products such as naturally grown vegetables without fertilizer or pesticides, which are rarely available for purchase, and sun-dried rice. ~Experience flow~10:00 Gathering Smile Village Someya Farm Home10:00-10:30 Move to rice field or field10:30-11:00 Self-introduction, explanation of toilets, etc.Self-introduction of each participant, including participants, and guidance to toilets (toilets are only in the field)11:00-12:00 Agricultural experienceDepending on the season and time, we will do harvesting, farm work, rice planting, rice harvesting, etc.12:00-13:00 Cooking riceLike outdoor activities, all participants will cook rice in a kamado (a rice cooker) or a rice cooker with firewood, and make soup or miso soup with agricultural products available at the time13:00- Lunch (In some cases, we will hold a workshop on making rice balls or give a theme to make friends.)14:00 Fill out a questionnaire14:30 Those who wish to disband can purchase agricultural products and processed products available at the time.

• For Groups

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

You can experience gold leaf application, a typical traditional craft. In this course, you will choose your favorite vessel and finish the original vessel. Since stickers with various designs are available, it is relatively easy to work with, and you can also use a cutter to create your own design. The shop is located in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, where many long-established traditional craft shops gather. During the Edo period, it prospered as a base for commerce and logistics, and even now you can feel the atmosphere of Edo culture everywhere. Why don't you experience gold leaf pasting, a traditional Japanese craft, while enjoying a walk before and after the experience?

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• 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.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 18～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 13:30 / 14:30

Maiko Transformation Studio is located right next to Gojo Station, one subway station from Kyoto Station. Transform into a longing geisha ☆ It is a plan with studio shooting ♪ ※ You can not go out only indoors.

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

This is a maiko transformation studio located right next to Gojo Station, one station away from Kyoto Station by subway. Transform into a maiko of your dreams ☆ This plan includes a studio shoot ♪ * Only indoor shooting, you can not go out.

• Date Spot

• Age 5～Age 10
• 1～2 hours
• 13:30 / 14:30

This is a dance experience plan for children from 5 years old (height about 100 cm or more). * Depending on the size of the child's head circumference, you may experience it with an adult wig, so if you are over 10 years old, please choose the adult plan. In that case, depending on the size of the head circumference, if you change to a hairdresser on the day, 2750 yen including tax will be added. note that. At the Maiko Transformation Studio, which is one subway station from Kyoto Station and right next to Gojo Station, you can transform yourself into a longing Maiko ☆ It is inevitable that you will sigh in spite of your lovely appearance. Please experience it on your birthday to commemorate your arrival in Kyoto. It is a plan with studio shooting ♪ * You cannot go out only indoors.

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

This is a maiko transformation studio located right next to Gojo Station, one station away from Kyoto Station by subway. Transform into a maiko of your dreams ☆ This plan includes a studio shoot ♪ * Only indoor shooting, you can not go out.

• Age 0～Age 80
• 1 Day or more
• 16:00

A special lodging experience for one group only - Gifu Hashima hideaway "A good old Japanese landscape built 63 years ago, right here, right now." Enjoy a relaxing time in a quaint Japanese house surrounded by silence. The charm of staying at Kominka COCONE: Accepting stays for 2 nights or more: Enjoy a relaxing time. Japanese-style bedroom: You can freely use the 8-tatami Buddhist altar room and Japanese-style room, and close the sliding doors to create a private space or use it as a spacious large hall. High-quality bedding: Instead of beds, we use high-quality feather duvets to provide a comfortable sleep. Perfect for long-term stays: Fully equipped with a kitchen and washer/dryer. Special facilities and services BBQ & theater room: You can freely use the "Kominka COCONE Garage & Barn BBQ". Free Tesla EV rental: The latest EV Tesla is available for free rental during your stay. Perfect as a base for sightseeing: You can make day trips to Kyoto, Osaka, Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Tsumago-juku on the old Nakasendo road, Sekigahara, Legoland, Ghibli Park, etc. Enjoy a special experience at Kominka COCONE, where good old Japanese traditions are combined with the latest technology.

• For Rainy Days
• For Family

• Age 16～Age 60
• 2～3 hours

This is a premium photo experience plan for the traditional Japanese bride and groom. You will choose a real wedding outfit from a famous costume store, get ready at a studio salon in Kita-ku, Kyoto, and then wear a real wedding outfit of a crested hakama and a white or colored uchikake at a Japanese-style studio along the Kamo River, and the experience of being a bride and groom will be recorded in photos. The photo data will be delivered digitally on the day. You will receive a free L-size mini album! ~Experience flow~8:50 Meet at Grace Shiga Studio Salon, please wait 10 minutes beforehand. 9:00 Get ready, do your hair and makeup, and put on your kimono. 10:15 Finishing touches Indoor photo shoot begins as soon as preparations are completed10:30 Location photo shoot Move to Kamo River for location photo shoot11:00 Experience photo ends Return to the studio salon to change clothes

• In Door Activity

• Age 16～Age 60
• 2～3 hours

This is a standard plan for a traditional Japanese bride and groom experience photo shoot. You will get ready at a studio salon in Kita-ku, Kyoto, and then you will be dressed in authentic wedding attire consisting of a crested hakama and a white or colored uchikake kimono in a Japanese-style studio along the Kamo River, and your experience as a bride and groom will be recorded in photos. The photo data will be delivered digitally on the day. You will receive a free L-size mini album! ~Experience process~8:50 Meet at Grace Shiga Studio Salon, please wait 10 minutes beforehand. 9:00 Get ready, do your hair and makeup, and put on your kimono. 10:15 Finishing touches Indoor photo shoot begins as soon as preparations are complete10:30 Location photo shoot Move to the Kamo River for location photo shoot11:00 Experience photo shoot ends Return to the studio salon to change clothes

• Pickup Service
• In Door Activity

• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /Over 6 hours on the day
• 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

It would be a waste to just take a selfie in your yukata, so let's capture the best photo of your gorgeous yukata! A photographer will accompany you on your walk and take plenty of photos of you in your beautiful yukata, so you can take lots of photos with compositions other than just selfies, and photos of you blending into the city in your yukata! [Location Photo Plan] -------- 1 hour, 50 shots, 27,500 yen including tax (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays + 5,500 yen including tax) -------- Walking around the city in a yukata with a photographer is not something you can experience many times in your life. This price and quality is possible only with Kimono Rental VASARA! A day with the best photos and memories! The photos taken will be adjusted in color and delivered by data mail in about a week. *Retouching such as skin processing and face slimming will not be performed. Additional cut options 10 cuts ￥3,300 (tax included) 30 cuts ￥5,500 (tax included) There is no additional charge for shooting up to 2 people. If you are making a reservation for two people, please make a reservation for one person for the "Location Shooting Plan" and "Women's Kimono" or "Men's Kimono". [Kimono Rental and Dressing] With VASARA's rental kimono, dressing and hair styling are also included, so you can come empty-handed! You can choose from a variety of patterns for each kimono plan. There is a wide variety of sandals and obi, so you can enjoy total coordination. After choosing a kimono and dressing and hair styling, enjoy walking around the city. Of course, even after the photo shoot, you can enjoy walking around the city in your Japanese attire until the return time. *The fee includes the shooting fee (27,500 yen including tax * Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays + 5,500 yen including tax) and the yukata rental and dressing fee (women's standard yukata 3,630 yen including tax). By making a reservation with this plan, you can enjoy all of the yukata rental, dressing, and photo shoot. *If you arrive late to the reservation time, the shooting time cannot be changed or extended. *After delivery, we cannot accept artistic complaints, requests for reshooting, or requests for refunds. Thank you for your understanding. *If you wish to extend the shooting time, we may not be able to accept it due to the photographer's schedule. *You cannot specify the photographer. *We will select the most suitable photos to deliver. Photos cannot be changed. Thank you for your understanding. *We do not perform retouching such as skin processing or face slimming. *About returning the item ・Rental on the day is available until 17:30. ・If you return the item between 17:30 and 18:00, a late fee of 1,100 yen (tax included) will be charged per person. *Extended stays will be available until 17:30 the next day for 2,200 yen (tax included) per person.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

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

This is a course where you can experience one of the representative decoration techniques of lacquerware, "Makie". “Kakoku” is to decorate and beautify the surface of the product. It is a decoration technique to attach. We use cashew paint, which is a non-irritating synthetic resin paint, so that you can enjoy it safely. In this course, you can choose one of your favorite bowls and finish the original bowl by drawing pictures and letters with die-cutting and freehand. If you use the prepared designs, even people who are not good at drawing can easily work, and you can also bring your own original design and draw freely. “Kitanihonbashi Yumehigashi Main Store” is located in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, where many long-established traditional craft shops are gathered from the Edo period. Muto, the organizer, is a long-established company with history and tradition as a wholesale store specializing in lacquerware that has been in business for over 100 years. A workshop instructor with specialized skills will teach you carefully. The real thrill of the experience is the moment when the colors change when the sown powder is wiped off. How about experiencing Maki-e, a unique Japanese traditional technique?

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 90
• 1～2 hours /3～4 hours

Goshuin were originally used as proof of visiting temples and shrines. Recently, there is a "goshuin boom", and there are various elaborate goshuin. Artistry is also added to the red stamp. Therefore, you will make your own red stamp colored paper to commemorate your visit to Mt. Koya.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00 / 16:00

★ Zoom to Miyakojima / Alternative Farm Miyako's experience-based tourist farm and your home ONLINE, and use the experience kit delivered in advance to directly experience "the charm of sugar cane" from sugarcane cultivation to brown sugar making. I will guide you. ➤ We have commercialized the “delicious, fun, and learning” brown sugar making experience that is Miyakojima ➤ Miyakojima Okinawa-Brown sugar production-Farmers who practice hands-on tourism will guide you, so you will be surprised and convinced of "Hey-ho-". ➤ (1) Cultivation of sugar cane and planting of seedlings- (2) Chewing on stems- (3) Burning brown sugar, we will guide you through the experience remotely. ➤ Sugarcane Year and follows cultivation techniques with the aim of chewing on sweet stalks. ➤ Understand "from the field to the table"! Gently explain the process of making brown sugar and granulated sugar from sugar cane movie, photos, and pamphlets. ➤ One set of experience kits can be enjoyed by 1 to 4 people.

• For Rainy Days
• For Family

• Age 4～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Ishikawa A gallery and workshop in Kahoku City, “Ceramic Workshop / Gallery Unosora” offers a pottery experience plan that even first-timers can easily challenge. In this plan, you can enjoy making pottery works by “hand-binging” that forms clay with your own hands.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Ishikawa A gallery and workshop in Kahoku City, “Ceramic Workshop / Gallery Unosora” offers a pottery experience plan that even first-timers can easily challenge. In this plan, you can enjoy making works using electric potter's wheel.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

A Japanese culture experience plan (tea ceremony, kimono, kimono walk) where you can experience Japanese culture at a convenient location just a 1-minute walk from Kawaguchiko Station. After the tea ceremony experience, it is a plan where you can enjoy walking and taking selfies while feeling the bustle and seasons around Lake Kawaguchi. The minimum number of participants is 2 people. This plan allows children and men to experience the experience without wearing a kimono. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Easy dressing & costume selection 15 minutes ② Tea ceremony experience Matcha & Japanese sweets tasting 20 minutes ③ Walking around Lake Kawaguchi wearing a kimono 90 minutes ④ Changing clothes 3 minutes

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 15～
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 10:00 / 12:00

Ancient city Nara You can easily walk around the famous sights in Maiko. On the day Come to the store by hand, and make a wonderful memory by sightseeing in kimono for a day. Kintetsu Nara Good access from the exit 4 of the station.

• For Rainy Days

• Age 8～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

This plan is a plan that you can experience buckwheat using 100% buckwheat flour from Yamagata. You can experience buckwheat while feeling comfortable nature in a green environment with parks which are spacious close by. The journey time is about 3 hours.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• 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.

• In Door Activity

• Age 15～
• 3～4 hours

Sun light Ashikaga Utsunomiya area Walking & commemorative photo with kimono. Dressing free. Full set Rental . Hand raiding feel free plan. 3 hour system 10000 yen (tax included). Extension is also OK in 1 hour unit!　　　　　　 Utsunomiya Tochigi is located in the center of the prefecture, the starting point in the Utsunomiya Sun convenient access to the light and the Ashikaga! Sun light and the Ashikaga, of course, you can enjoy slowly also recommended spot explore the Utsunomiya city. Recommended spots & popular cafe tour ♪ Please do not hesitate to ask the staff. Sun light Toshogu Uto Miyagi ruins park Otani museum peace Kannon Ashikaga Flower Park etc.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

Cutting time changes according to commitment. Please make and enjoy until you are satisfied. Children are encouraged to experience hand riding. Please enjoy the pottery experience of the hand rail.

• 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 7～Age 90
• 1～2 hours

Would you like to try calligraphy? After choosing your favorite characters from the sample and practicing, you can finish by writing them on colored paper and taking them home. You can also write your name in "Hiragana" on your work! After the calligraphy experience, we will provide you with matcha tea and Japanese sweets (nerikiri). If you would like to try making matcha tea, we will teach you, so it will be a rare opportunity to enjoy the matcha that you made yourself! Why not experience Japanese culture as one of the memories of your trip?

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity