Hobby / Cultural experience in Japan Page 33

• Age 6～Age 99
• 5～6 hours

For the people of Kumamoto, the summer festival is the "Hinokuni Festival"! Why not jump into the biggest local event that colors the summer of Kumamoto and gets the citizens excited? Among the more than 50 participating groups, the "Hinokuni Joka Otemoyantai", which was newly added in 2025, is a team formed mainly by tourists who want to feel the hot summer of Kumamoto. Let's make lifelong memories with friends that you can only meet here through the festival! In addition to the team T-shirt that strengthens the sense of unity as a dancer, there are plenty of benefits. This plan allows you to enjoy plenty of things other than the Hinokuni Festival, such as a joint ticket for both "Kumamoto Castle" and "Kumamoto Castle Museum Wakuwakuza", a 500 yen coupon that can be used at "Sabo Sakuranzaka" in the tourist area "Sakura no Baba Josaien" that reproduces the castle town, and a set of Kumamoto souvenirs that will be a memento of your trip.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 90
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 14:30

Why not experience Japanese culture to make memories of your trip? Calm your mind and listen to the sound of the brush. ~Schedule~ ①Plan explanation ・Decide which kanji to write while looking at the sample (5 minutes) ②Start practicing on the washi paper (20 minutes) After an explanation of how to use the brush, you will practice freely on the characters you want to write. Even if it's your first time, you can practice as many sheets as you like with free expression. ③Lesson before finishing the final work and explanation of the points to finish the work ・Final copy (10 minutes) ④Origami experience (15 minutes) Choose your favorite chiyogami paper and fold your favorite origami work (lecture included) Paste it on the calligraphy colored paper and complete the work ⑤Commemorative photo (10 minutes) The time is only a guide. Write with your feelings while looking at the model You can take home the finished work on the colored paper as a souvenir for your loved ones or for yourself.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• 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.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 15:00 / 17:00 / 19:30

"Yu Kobo" has six classrooms in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Our friendly and professional staff will help you at your own pace. ☆This is a course that allows you to create a work in a 60-minute lesson. ☆You will make one tatara plate with a diameter of about 20 cm. If you leave it round, it will be a slightly deeper plate for stews, curries, and other soups, or if you cut it, it will become a 5-inch plate. You can enjoy home-cooked meals with the dish you made. You can choose the glaze color from three types: earthen ash glaze, celadon glaze, and yellow seto glaze. You can freely design with white makeup, iron painting, and nail carving. You can also freely design animal faces and expressions. You can also carve your favorite characters. ☆The completed work will be delivered about one and a half months after the experience date. ☆If you have any concerns about the work production, please feel free to contact us.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 15:00 / 17:00 / 18:00 / 19:30

"Yu Kobo" has six classrooms in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Our friendly and professional staff will help you at your own pace. ☆This is a course that allows you to create a work in a 60-minute lesson. ☆You will make one tatara plate with a diameter of about 20 cm. If you leave it round, it will be a slightly deeper plate for stews, curries, and other soups, or if you cut it, it will become a 5-inch plate. You can enjoy home-cooked meals with the dish you made. You can choose the glaze color from three types: earthen ash glaze, celadon glaze, and yellow seto glaze. You can freely design with white makeup, iron painting, and nail carving. You can also freely design animal faces and expressions. You can also carve your favorite characters. ☆The completed work will be delivered about one and a half months after the experience date. ☆If you have any concerns about the work production, please feel free to contact us.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups