Hyogo in Hobby / Cultural experience

• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00 / 18:00

This is the most popular plan for the Amagasaki Monta Studio experience course! You will make your pottery using the same molding method as the craftsmen. ☆Special event now on♪ Adding more pieces is usually 1800 yen → 880 yen With this plan, you can make two pieces of your choice on the electric potter's wheel. You can make your favorite teacups, tea bowls, plates, etc.♪♪ You can also make your own unique pieces (^^)☆Mug handle (220 yen)☆Tokuri (sake bottle)/single flower vase (220 yen)☆Ring flower pots and other deformed pieces (330 yen)☆Large pieces per cm (110 yen) ※Up to 20 cm in length and width (free) You can make your pottery at an affordable price♪♪ As for glazes...☆Assigned glaze (free)☆Specified glaze (220 yen per type)・It usually takes about 3 months to complete, but if you are in a hurry, it can be baked in as little as 2 weeks (express delivery 1650 yen per piece)・About taking it home, please come to the studio at your convenience. Or, we will ship it as soon as it is completed (additional shipping fee). We have two types of clay available: "Shigaraki Pottery Clay" and "Porcelain Clay (4,400 yen)". *If you do not specify in advance, we will use Shigaraki Pottery Clay. If you would like porcelain clay, please contact us by phone by the day before. 06-6417-3303 080-6109-8239 Feel like a potter and make something using a spinning electric potter's wheel. If you don't concentrate, it will get squishy, so concentrate while you make it. The instructor will help you make it, so don't worry if it's your first time! The next step... "Animal Plate" transformation & traditional technique Icchin experience (880 yen) can also be done on the same day. It is possible to rent the place exclusively. Please contact us (^^)/ *Children under elementary school age cannot participate alone. Parents must accompany the child. In special circumstances, we also accept parental supervision only (550 yen). Same-day reservations are OK. Please contact us by phone at 06-6417-3303080-6109-8238

• For Groups

• Age 2～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 14:00 / 16:00 / 18:30

Choose one of your favorite Shigaraki no Tsukiyaki pieces from the tea bowl, cup, hot pot and dish and paint it. We will prepare other works if you can contact us two weeks in advance. ~ Tour steps ~ ① Collection, reception ② Brief Explanations notes etc ③ Choose a work ④ Draw with a pencil and paint with paint

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 18:30

Real Bizen soil, real Okayama Plan to bake with rice cake. No glaze is applied, and a simple and deep pottery is completed, baking only the soil. 1 kg of clay is alone. Make two bowls, bowls and dishes. Bizen ware takes about 3 months to finish baking.

• For Groups

• Age 8～Age 99
• 5～6 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00

★*ﾟ ゜ﾟ*★*ﾟ ゜ﾟ*★*ﾟ ゜ﾟ*★*ﾟ ゜ﾟ*★《Electric potter's wheel special intensive course》In this course, you can learn the basics of making pottery with an electric potter's wheel. One electric potter's wheel is reserved for one person for one day.Lessons - clay kneading - various work practice All courses are aimed at beginners, so even first-timers are welcome to join us♪On weekdays, the number of participants is limited to 5 people. ★*ﾟ ゜ﾟ*★*ﾟ ゜ﾟ*★*ﾟ ゜ﾟ*★*ﾟ ゜ﾟ*★◆Recommended for the following people◆・For those who want to seriously study pottery・For those who are new to pottery・Create various things with the electric potter's wheel ◆Experience content◆How do you feel...Ceramic craftsman Making using an electric potter's wheel that spins around, like the ones you often see on TV.The clay used is ``Shigaraki red clay''.In addition, ``Shigaraki white clay'', ``Bizen clay'', and ``Kuro Mikage'' are used. It is also possible to use clay, porcelain clay, etc. If you don't concentrate, it will collapse, but the instructor will help you make it, so even beginners don't have to worry. We will practice making plates, single flower vases, sake bottles, sake cups, etc. Please contact us if you have a desired work. You can choose 2 pieces within the price and we will fire them for you. You can also add more pieces (ceramics 800 yen tax excluded, porcelain 1,000 yen tax excluded), so everyone can make them as gifts.Of course, solo customers are also welcome, so please feel free to come (^^)◆Required time ◆About 6 hours (with a break) *It usually takes about 3 months to bake. If you are in a hurry, please contact us. ◆Daily schedule◆10:00 Reception 10:10 Classroom lecture * Types and history of pottery, etc. 10:30 Clay kneading 11:00 Electric potter's wheel practical skill 12:30 Lunch break 13:30 Electric potter's wheel practical skill *While taking a break...16: 30 Ended Thank you for your hard work (^^)◆Price◆Person…16,500 yen (tax included)◆Included in the price◆・Tuition fee, clay fee, work firing fee (2 pieces)◆Things that can be made◆Tea cup・We will fire 2 items such as mugs, bowls, plates, single flower vases, and sake bottles. *Additional items are possible. ◆ What to bring ◆ Please bring an apron and a towel to wipe your hands. Rentals (100 yen) are also available. There is a private parking lot (for 1 car) next to the workshop. 500 yen (^^) / *Children under elementary school age cannot participate alone. Parents are also requested to accompany them. We also accept participation only with a guardian (550 yen) only in case of special circumstances. Same-day reservation OK》Amagasaki Monta Kobo 06-6417-3303080-6109-8239 Please feel free to contact us m(__)m

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 18:30

20th Year of marriage “pottery wedding” experience plan. Made with the same molding method as the craftsman. Clay is available in “Porcelain clay”. I feel like a potter and make it using a rotating electric rocker. If you don't concentrate, it will be crushed. The instructor will help you to make it for you. ! We will make 6 containers for you (^^)

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 18:30

The 9th Year of the “Ceramic wedding” experience plan. Made with the same molding method as the craftsman. Clay is available in “Ceramic clay”. I feel like a potter and make it using a rotating electric rocker. If you don't concentrate, it will be crushed. The instructor will help you to make it for you. ! We will make 6 containers for you (^^)

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00 / 16:00 / 18:30

Izakaya feeling at home ♪ You can make mini shochu server (3 entering) · pedestal · 2 cups using electric powered rattles. After the Sun , you can also painting. ~ Tour steps ~ ① Collection, reception ② I will give a brief Explanations notes etc ③ Think about the design, and use the electric rocro to form. ④ give you two months Mon will be later. (Mailed or received at shop front)

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 18:00

Burn the work in a firewood kiln. Bizen ware is very strong, simple but deeply grilled pottery. Would you like to present only one Bizengrash to the world to parents in commemoration of marriage?

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 18:30

Why don't you make pottery to be presented to your parents at the wedding with Shigaraki ware? You can choose hand-operated potter's wheel or electric potter's wheel. Popular is electric potter's wheel, which makes it easy to create beautifully shaped and easy-to-use instruments. We make a total of 8 vessels for two.

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00 / 16:00 / 18:30

Why don't you try making a couple's bath, a couple's bowl and so on and so on at a reception? ? Your partner should be surprised by the loving vessel! ! You can also draw names, messages and pictures. Please come to make secretly ... ♪

• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

Would you like to experience matcha at Ochadokoro Sanwa? Our matcha experience is not a tea ceremony, but is based on the concept of "enjoying matcha deliciously" that is unique to a tea shop. This experience is aimed at those who have never tried matcha before, those with small children, and those participating alone, and is aimed at those who can casually try matcha. ~Experience flow~① We will explain the tea utensils set on the tray. ② Pour hot water from the kettle and sift the matcha using a sieve while the tea bowl is warming. ③ Put the matcha into the tea bowl. ④ We will explain how to hold the tea whisk, and you will actually make matcha with the staff. ⑤ We will bring you our proud matcha fresh cream daifuku, so you can eat it with matcha. When you leave, you will take home a small souvenir such as a sweet made with matcha.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 12～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Many appearances in various media! It is a real samurai culture experience facility supervised by Isao Machii, the world's best Iaijutsu master who is also known for turning 6mm BB bullets flying at high speed into Iaido swords. You can experience Iaijutsu as a martial art while gaining a wealth of knowledge about the structure of the sword and its correct usage, as well as samurai and Japanese swords. Don't miss this chance to experience the authentic samurai culture, where you can get rid of the misconceptions about samurai culture and swords that are spreading all over the world.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00 / 16:00 / 18:30

You can make your favorite things such as teacups, mugs, bowls, and plates with Shigaraki clay. You are free to make whatever you want, so you can even make a clock (plus machine fee 1,650 yen).

• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

Why don't you make your own potter's wheel with an electric potter's wheel? If you touch the soil and become absorbed in making pottery, all your daily stress will be blown away. Sharpen your fingertips with your concentration and freely produce the soil! A healing space where the sea breeze is fragrant. Would you like to relax with the soil, people, and the sea? Shishito is a gallery and ceramic art class with a free style.

• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

Let's freely make pottery with hand-made pottery. Creation of works only for you. Cups, bowls, dishes and figurines. Please finish it with your favorite work. If you become engrossed in pottery by touching the soil, all of your daily stress will be blown away. A sea breeze healing space. Would you like to relax with the soil, the people, the sea? Shishi pottery is a free-style Gal & pottery class.

• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Clay has a mysterious power. When you touch the clay, everyone returns to their childhood and plays with all their might. The cool clay warms in the palms of your hands and takes on a shape that fits the person's hand. With your close friends, or sometimes alone... In a hut where the birds' voices fall and a fresh breeze passes through, you can play with the clay at your leisure. Enjoy such a luxurious time. A must-try for sake lovers! Making sake cups using soil from Yamada Nishiki rice fields♪ Those under 20 years old can choose to make sake cups or plates. Please note that the fees for each are different. Support is available in Japanese and English. We will respond carefully so that you can enjoy the experience even if you do not speak the same language. ~Experience flow~10:00/14:00 ① Artist Takuta Fujimura will explain and demonstrate how to make works using Yamada Nishiki clay (about 15 minutes) ② Use a hand wheel to make a sake cup of your choice using the ball-making method on a table. ③While the pieces are drying, you can view the climbing kiln and Mr. Fujimura's work. (You can also purchase them) 11:45/15:45 ④The dried pieces are beveled, signed, and the tour is over. *The pieces will be completed after one month and will be delivered by mail. (Shipping included) You can also pick them up directly at the kiln.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 18～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 13:00

Would you like to try making a traditional Japanese onigawara? I have made and restored many onigawara, so I will teach you individually. The size is about palm-sized. It will take about 3 hours, but the time it takes to complete varies from person to person. Once it is completed, your name and the year it was made will be written on it with a spatula, and the experience will end. There are onigawara with open mouths and closed mouths, familiar to us as the harmony of Aun (Aun's harmony), Agyo and Ungyo, so please make the one you like. *I have been studying English for the past 3 years.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 16～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00 / 16:00 / 18:30

You can use the electric wheel to make a container for the drawer. Since the instructor will help you, even inexperienced people can be relieved! At the reception, why not try to toast with a handmade cup? Teacups, beer cups, shochu cups etc ... It depends on the number you make, but it will be completed in about 1 month.

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00 / 16:00 / 18:30

Customers all of the invitation to or does not present a chopstick rest. But small, it will be full of thoughtful work of feelings. In 50 chopstick rest, you can also can also be (one per 200 yen excluding tax) painting added. Porter baked in about a minimum two weeks.

• Age 6～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00 / 14:00

"Ko-Iga" is the highest peak of pottery in history, known as "exceptional beauty" in the world of tea ceremony, mainly during the Sengoku period, when Sen no Rikyu, Oda Nobunaga, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi were active, and the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Experience Awaji Iga making, a reproduction of the Ko-Iga making used in tea ceremony at that time, with one-on-one guidance from a craftsman who hand-made the largest six-tiered climbing kiln in Japan. Ko-Iga is fired at the world's highest firing temperature of 1400℃ for several days, which is unparalleled in the world, so the shape is distorted and sometimes it breaks when firewood is repeatedly hit against it, but the absolute presence and scenery that surpasses this are known as exceptional beauty. (*250℃-450℃ in a bonfire, 1500℃ in a blast furnace) Awaji Iga aims to revive Ko-Iga and values the invisible process and value, so it does not use modern tools such as burners and thermometers, or glazes that glassify the surface. During the Sengoku period, wars were taking place all over Japan, but no one really wanted war, and tea ceremonies served as a place for secret talks to avoid war. It is said that Ko-Iga was used as a special tool to hold a special tea ceremony, which could avoid war if successful, or lead to war if unsuccessful. At Tsurugi Kiln, you can experience the revival of Ko-Iga, which was used in tea ceremonies that determined history and people's lives and deaths, and the making of Awaji Iga pottery. *The actual experience is limited to the forming process. During the four days and nights of the kiln firing in February, you can visit the impressive site at any time. Please visit Awaji Island three times to enjoy the forming process, the kiln firing in February, and the collection after April. ■Itinerary 1. Decide what to make 2. Knead the clay 3. Shape, make strings, hand-form, and make balls *The actual experience is limited to the forming process. During the kiln firing in February, you can see the items you made yourself. *As the items are fired once a year during the kiln firing in February, they will be handed over after spring.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 18～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 13:00

This small studio is located 4.8km east of the World Heritage site Himeji Castle, a 15-minute drive away. Why not try a pottery experience in between sightseeing? This is a plan for a 3-hour experience. In the pottery experience, you can make all kinds of tableware (tea bowls, vases, plates, glasses, etc.). Bizen ware clay or a blend of Bizen ware clay and red clay is used, and the pottery is fired in an electric kiln. The firing color is ash-covered or scarlet-striped. *I have been learning English for the past 3 years.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 12～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

He has also appeared in various media! This is the ultimate samurai experience supervised by Machii Isao, the world's best iaido master, who is also known for his iaido-slash technique using 6mm BB bullets flying at high speed. The instructor will be a Shushin-ryu iaido-hiho-denshi holder. In the historic and venerable grounds of Tada Shrine, you can learn the etiquette and history of ancient samurai, experience samurai martial arts, learn the structure of Japanese swords and the correct way to use them, and gain a wealth of knowledge about samurai and Japanese swords. After dressing in training clothes and learning samurai martial arts, you will be given the opportunity to stroll around part of the grounds of Tada Shrine while wearing your sword. *Due to the guidance of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the National Police Agency, this plan does not provide instruction on how to try out Japanese swords to anyone other than disciples.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

He has been featured in many media outlets! This is a real samurai culture experience supervised by Isao Machii, the world's best iaido master, who is also known for his iaido sword-cutting technique using 6mm BB bullets flying at high speed. In the grounds of the historic and distinguished Tada Shrine, you can learn about the etiquette and history of ancient samurai while wearing armor and experiencing the feeling of being a samurai.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

You can experience making incense sticks by choosing the scent and shape using rare sandalwood. After molding, dry it at home and light it or enjoy it as a room fragrance. The northern part of Awaji Island, where Parche Fragrance House is located, is known as a town of fragrance because of the concentration of incense manufacturers. You can experience making incense sticks using the rare sandalwood that is unique to the town of fragrance. It is a time to learn about the ingredients of incense, experience the manufacturing process, and learn about incense. Take it home, dry it, light it, and enjoy it as a room fragrance! The experience schedule is as follows. ● Meeting place / reception Fragrance House (please come to the photo) ● Incense making experience (50 minutes) ① Explanation of the experience ② Choose one of four types of fragrance. ③ Put the ingredients in a mortar and knead it with a pestle until it becomes clay-like. ④ Use a stick to stretch it to a uniform thickness. ⑤ Cut it into your desired shape. ⑥Arrange the removed incense sticks on the cardboard, stack the cardboard boxes, secure them with rubber bands, and put them in a bag to take home. ⑥Finished! Once you get home, let the incense dry (for about 2-3 days).

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 18:00

Kairi is a renovated old house located in the inland scenery of Awaji Island, where the traditional scenery remains. You can enjoy dishes that are carefully prepared one by one using local ingredients, tableware, and space that the owner is particular about, and the scenery will relax your mind. The owner is particular about using seasonal ingredients that correspond to the seasons of Awaji Island! As much as possible, he uses locally grown and locally harvested ingredients. He takes the time and effort to carefully arrange each dish with delicate care, using crops that have been grown with love and seafood that have been harvested with great effort and hard work. If he cannot get them, he himself goes to pick wild vegetables and makes tea. The owner's attention to detail can be felt not only in the ingredients, but also in the tableware, forks, knives, chopsticks, temperature and space to suit the dishes served. Also, Kairi does not have a set menu. He thinks about the local ingredients that are available at the time, so the menu is handwritten by the owner and posted at the entrance of Kairi every day. Looking out from the entrance, you can see the unspoiled scenery of the past. The interior of this old-fashioned house blends in with the scenery, and you can enjoy a relaxing time in a space that exudes the beauty of traditional Japan, with an irori hearth, a veranda, nostalgic yet beautiful patterned glass windows, and a transom at the top of the room that acts as a partition while letting in air and light.

• For Rainy Days

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

Awaji tiles have been around for 400 years since the Edo period. As one of the three major tile production areas in Japan, tiles are still being manufactured there. The craftsmen who make onigawara and decorative tiles by hand are called "onishi", and it is a valuable experience to be able to see the craftsmanship of the onishi, who know the soil. Awaji tiles have been around for 400 years since the Edo period. As one of the three major tile production areas in Japan, tiles are still being manufactured there. The craftsmen who make onigawara and decorative tiles by hand, which are indispensable for temples and shrines, are called "onishi", and their numbers are decreasing, with only about 10 on the entire island of Awaji (about 50 nationwide). Tatsumi Co., Ltd., which you will visit on this plan, has five onigawara. The factory tour is a private plan limited to one group per time. With the guidance of the potter's president, Okitsu Yusuke, you will observe the tile manufacturing process and the techniques used by the onigawara craftsmen to make the onigawara tiles. You will also be able to talk to the onigawara craftsmen, who will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Afterwards, in the exhibition area, valuable pieces made during the Azuchi-Momoyama period are on display, giving you a glimpse into the evolution of this traditional craft that has continued for 400 years. Another attraction is that all the onigawara craftsmen's works from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the present day are on display in one place. After the experience, you will be given a souvenir aromatic tile to choose from and can take home with you. Below is the experience schedule. You will be guided through the tour as follows: 1. Manufacturing site 2. Onigawara craftsmen at work 3. Onigawara collection (exhibition area)

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Family

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

Awajishima is known for its sweet and soft onions. We will learn the secrets of their deliciousness from Awajishima Hamada Farm, which grows onions in the Mihara Plain, the most prosperous area for onions production, and then we will head out to harvest! You can take home a bag of harvested onions as a souvenir. This is an experience where you can learn about why Awajishima onions are so delicious, and enjoy Awajishima onions even after you return home. Awajishima is a representative onion producing area in Japan. You can experience harvesting on an onion farm. The famous owner of Awajishima Hamada Farm, Tetchan, will teach you the secrets of Awajishima onions' deliciousness, and if you wish, you can even experience biting into an onion. After completing the preliminary preparations, you will finally enter the field and harvest the onions. You can take the harvested onions home as a souvenir. You can enjoy the soft and delicious Awajishima onions even after you return home. Experience Schedule Meet at the Awajishima Hamada Farm parking lot (20 spaces), then guide to the onion field. Explanation of the characteristics of Awajishima onions and harvesting methods (20 minutes). Head to the onion field! Harvest a net full of onions (20 minutes). End on site.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

Surrounded by nature at the foot of a small hill, Shunyoso shows off the graceful expressions of the four seasons that are unique to Japanese-style architecture. The owner, who is also a certified old house appraiser, will guide you through the house and explain the traditional techniques that are difficult to reproduce today, the design that highlights the playfulness of the craftsmen, and the immeasurable historical and cultural value. After the tour, Shunyoso will quickly transform into a sweets shop. Enjoy an elegant moment with tea and Japanese sweets in an elegant space. Shunyoso is a masterpiece of modern Japanese architecture that was designed in 1941 by architect Toyoen Yamamoto, an authority on the study of home orientation, based on the ideas of feng shui, and was completed over a period of seven years by local carpenter Sankichi Saito and others. Further on, in 1983, the walls, gateposts, doors and gardens were renovated by architect Izue Hiroshi, who was even called a "master" by the famous architect Kurokawa Kisho, and they now harmonize beautifully to create a magnificent architectural landscape. The vast grounds of 1320m2 (approximately 1,400m2) contain eight buildings, including the guest house, storehouse, reception hall, sleeping hall and permanent residence, and in 2004 it was designated as a nationally registered tangible cultural property, and in 2017 it was designated as an important structure for the formation of the Hyogo Prefectural Landscape. However, with the aging of the population and a social trend in recent years that only pursues efficiency, it became difficult for the previous owner to maintain and manage the buildings, and they gradually deteriorated, leading to a long period of time when the gates were closed. The turning point came in 2015. In order to preserve this precious cultural asset for future generations, the fourth-generation owner purchased it and began repairs and renovations. Finally, in October 2016, Shunyo-so was revived and reborn as a new international tourist resource for Awaji Island. In this experience program, the owner himself will guide you through the house, explaining the charms of the house, such as the traditional techniques that are difficult to reproduce today, the building materials that are also difficult to obtain today, the designs that highlight the playfulness of the craftsmen scattered throughout, and the elegant furnishings, based on the historical background of Shunyo-so. Please enjoy this space, which is filled with history and culture and represents the best of traditional techniques, to the fullest. After the tour, you will be served tea and Japanese sweets in the tea room or one of your choice. Please enjoy not only as a precious cultural asset, but also as a sweet shop. *Guides in English are also available, so we can accommodate customers from overseas. *A five-minute walk from Shunyoso is the historic and prestigious "Takenoguchi Hachiman Shrine," which celebrated its 1,100th anniversary in 2021. Why not visit the shrine as well? You can also enjoy a stroll through the historical and atmospheric streets of the Takenoguchi area. Experience schedule (The schedule below starts at 10:00, but please read the time differently if starting at 13:00) 10:00 Meet on site 10:05 Check-in and briefing Guided tour of Shunyoso 11:00 Enjoy tea and Japanese sweets in the teahouse. 11:30 End

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

At Senkoji Temple, which boasts a history of 1100 years and has a temple on the summit of Sakiyama, a sacred mountain on Awaji Island, you can visit the main hall while enjoying the view of Sumoto City, one of the eight scenic views of Sumoto, and experience a sutra copying experience in a mysterious silence, which is an extraordinary experience. If you wish, you can also visit Iwato Shrine after the experience. Sakiyama, also known as Awaji Fuji, is said to be the first mountain created in Japan in the legend of the creation of the world by the gods Izanagi and Izanami. At Senkoji Temple, which has a temple on the summit of Sakiyama, you can experience copying sutras. First, you can climb about 200 steps to tour the grounds of Senkoji Temple, learn about the origins of Senkoji Temple, and see the place where the Awaji Island custom of "Dango Korogashi", which is rare nationwide, is performed at the temple. You will also be greeted by a lion-like boar, instead of a lion-dog, enshrined in front of the main hall. Because it is a temple on the mountaintop, you can see the central and southern part of Awaji Island, and if the weather is good, you can see the Naruto Strait and Wakayama. Return to the temple office and go to the "Daishido" to experience copying sutras. In copying sutras, you will copy the general Heart Sutra. Place the paper on top of the model Heart Sutra and copy it with a brush pen. Beginners are also welcome. By copying the characters in a solemn space, you can spend a valuable time reflecting on yourself. You can donate the copy to the temple or take it home. After the experience, you can also visit "Iwato Shrine", a popular power spot that enshrines a huge rock where Amaterasu Omikami hid herself, about 10 minutes down from the temple. (Please note that this is a full-scale mountain path) Experience schedule (for example, if the tour starts at 13:00) Meet at 13:00 *Walk around the temple grounds, including visiting the main hall (guided by the head priest Okazaki) 14:00 Experience copying sutras at the Daishido (approx. 30 minutes to 1 hour) 15:00 Scheduled end *After the tour, you can walk around the temple grounds and visit Iwato Shrine (on your own). It takes about 10 minutes to walk one way up the mountain path to Iwato Shrine.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Naohara Gyokusei is a master of Nanga painting who grew up on Awaji Island. He is also a Rinzai Obaku sect monk, and at Kokusei Zenji Temple, which he rebuilt, you can enjoy a beginner-friendly zazen experience and appreciate Gyokusei's friendly Nanga paintings that he personally painted. After the 60-minute zazen experience, you will listen to the current chief priest explain the Zen teachings contained in Gyokusei's works while drinking tea, then move to Minami Awaji City Takikawa Memorial Museum Gyokuseikan (5-minute walk) and view the diverse works of Naohara Gyokusei that are housed in the museum. This is a special experience that expresses the trinity of Nanga, haiku, and Zen, and allows you to feel the spirit of "kugazenichinyo" and reflect on yourself. Naohara Gyokusei is a master of Nanga painting who has ties to Awaji Island. He was also a painter and haiku poet, and a Rinzai Obaku sect monk, and became the chief priest to rebuild the dilapidated Zen temple Kokusei-an (later Kokusei Zenji) on Awaji Island where he grew up. At Kokusei Zenji Temple, which was magnificently rebuilt by Gyokusei, you will first complete a beginner-friendly zazen experience (about 60 minutes), after which you will listen to the current head priest explain the Zen teachings contained in Gyokusei's works while drinking tea, and then view Gyokusei's intimate works, which are privately painted by Gyokusei and housed in a storehouse within the temple grounds. You will be able to view rare sliding door paintings and other works up close without any partitions. After that, you will move to the Takikawa Memorial Museum of Art Gyokuseikan (about a 5-minute walk, 200m), where many of Gyokusei's paintings are on display, and finally view the masterpieces housed in the museum's collection. You will be able to experience a special time to reexamine yourself through the spirit of "Kuga Zen Ichinyo," which expresses the trinity of Nanga, haiku, and Zen that Naohara Gyokusei loved.

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