Hobby / Cultural experience in Japan Page 4

• Age 0～Age 100
• 2～3 hours /3～4 hours
• 10:00

Why don't you take a walk to experience Japanese culture with an interpreter in the historical city of Hakata, Fukuoka? *Interpretation is available in English. Contents of the course: ★Assemble in front of the Hakata Station/Hakata Exit elevator A staff member with a small flag will be waiting for you. ↓★F Gallery (exhibition of buried cultural properties) (approximately 10 minutes)↓★Hakata Chakura (approximately 40 minutes)↓★Grave of Shakokumei (approximately 10 minutes)↓★Wakahachimangu Shrine (approximately 15 minutes)↓★Hakata Sennenmon (Approx. 10 minutes) ↓★Jotenji Temple (Approx. 30 minutes)↓★Tochoji Temple (Approx. 40 minutes)↓ Mochikichi (Approx. 15 minutes)

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 15～Age 100
• 4～5 hours
• 12:30

Kamakura is a popular tourist destination for Japanese and foreign visitors. It is a place where many Japanese traditions have been preserved along with nature. And it was a birthplace of the Kamakura shogunate known as the samurai regime. We are carrying out a SAMURAI Project to offer a Japanese cultural experience at the Kigen-in temple, usually not open to the public, located in the vicinity of JR Kita-Kamakura Station. This plan offers the following experiences: Japanese Kimono (In summer, yukata) with a hakama Zen meditation Practice with a wooden sword Trial with a real sword Relaxation at 80 year old tea house

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

• Age 12～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

We are carrying out a casual tea ceremony experience. This will be a rare change that experience the atmosphere of Japanese traditional tea ceremony, taste authentic Japanese green tea and cake. It is a 1 hour experience that 15 minutes for preparation and 45 minutes for tea ceremony class.

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

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Experience first hand the mysterious power and essence of Aikido.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours /2～3 hours /3～4 hours /4～5 hours /5～6 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

It is a new and only Kimono rental shop in Matsue City, opened in 2016.​ ​ The shop is located at the riverside of Shiroyama-Horigawa. There are many sightseeing spots where seem perfect for visiting in Japanese clothes in surrounding areas. For example, Matsuejou which is treated as national treasure and a historical samurai’s residence is around here. Especially, walking around the castle town Matsue in traditional Japanese clothes seems a pretty recommendable tour.　 Let’s enjoy in castle town Matsue in cute Yukata and take pictures!!

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Groups

• Age 15～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

At the “Katsura Andos Doll Shop”, you can experience the Japanese-style dressing and visit to the present-day master craftsman, Keigo Ando, who is awarded to Japan's outstanding engineers. Time required Will be approximately 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours.

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

• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 17:00

Samurai culture has been built up over centuries since ancient times. The stage art of "Kembu" carries it on through dance. We want samurai enthusiasts throughout Japan and the world to know the charm of Kembu, so we are holding workshops that extract highlights from the works so that anyone can enjoy them. Why not interpret the poems and dance to their stories and reminisce about the era in which the samurai lived? This time, from among the many performances, we will introduce Rai Sanyo's Chinese poem "Hachiman-ko". Let's dance powerfully to the image of Minamoto no Yoritomo and Ashikaga Takauji's ancestor Minamoto no Yoshiie, who went on an expedition to Oshu during the Gosannen War. - "Sword techniques" required in the play - Basic sword handling - About the expression "mitate" using a fan - Explanation of the poems and texts - Demonstration performance by the instructor - Commemorative photo, if desired, wear "stage costume" - For hygiene reasons, tabi socks can be purchased for 300 yen. If you have tabi, please bring them with you. In addition, we recommend tabi socks with bleached soles.

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