Niigata in Hobby / Cultural experience Page 2

• Age 0～Age 85
• 4～5 hours
• 10:00

From Sado for the first time to deep Sado. A local sightseeing driver will guide you through Sado's representative sightseeing spots. Play taiko drums with the staff of Kodo, one of Japan's leading taiko groups, and even experience the Tarai Bune! ★Sightseeing route ★Ryotsu Port (accommodation) → Shukunegi Taraibune → Taiko Experience Center → Accommodation (Ryotsu Port)

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• Age 5～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

All wind-chimes ring beautifully, but Niigata is especially famous for its crystal fuurin. The sound of these wind-chimes is clearer and louder than those made of regular glass. See for yourself, by joining us in making this amazing household decoration. This will be an unforgettable experience, especially since you will have the wind-chime to take home and remind you of it!

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 20～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Sake has a long history in Japan. Since 700 AD it was used in religious ceremonies. For almost 1000 years, sake was mainly produced in Shrines and temples. Even now, Sake is one of the main offerings left for Shinto Gods. Learn all about the history of this ancient relationship, while tasting the delicious Niigata Sake in the heart of a Shinto Shrine.

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• For Groups

• Age 16～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

Everyone has heard of Geisha, popular female entertainers in the 19th century Japan. However, before Geisha's popularity grew, OIRAN were considered the trend-setters of Japanese fashion world. These highly educated women had the precarious nickname Keisei (or Castle-toppler), for their reputation of stealing the hearts of upper-class men. In Niigata, OIRAN were always very popular in the Furumachi area. Today, in the near-by Honcho area there are many places that allow visitors to experience al l the splendor of Oiran fashion. Allow yourself to explore your sensuality and project to the world your inner beauty, through the transforming experience of expertly selected dress and make-up. No one has ever walked away unchanged.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 11:00

Experience sushi making with EDGE OF NIIFATA in the center to port-town Niigata. Niigata is the best place to enjoy high quality sushi. The fresh seasonal fish and Niigata Koshihikari rice make for a life-alteringly delicious combination. People not only from all over Japan, but from all over the world come to Niigata for a taste of Niigata sushi. When you have a chance to enjoy the best sushi in the world, why not expand the experience by also learning to make it? A professional sushi chef will teach you about the history of Niigata sushi, how to make it, and how to properly eat it.

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• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

Have you ever seen a huge calligraphy performance? Opportunities to experience calligraphy performance are limited, and it is something everyone should experience at least once in their life. Calligraphy performance is more than just writing, it is an art that reflects your heart. You can also relieve your daily fatigue and stress and have a dynamic and powerful experience. In this calligraphy performance experience, you will be able to write on one full sheet of paper (69cm x 136cm) and two pieces of paper cut in half (34.5cm x 136cm). You can take home your finished work. At the end of the experience, please add your name to the giant calligraphy work that I created, measuring approximately 2.5m x 5m. Experience location: The event will be held at a former Japanese confectionery store in Sadogashima, Niigata Prefecture. You can reach us by car or bus, and the bus stop is a 5-minute walk away. There is also free parking, which can be reached in just 30 seconds on foot. Language: You can choose from Japanese or English. Note: If the experience is for about 4 people, it will take about 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes. We can accommodate groups of 10 or more, but it may take longer than planned, so if you have a large group, please contact us in advance. Also, since you will be using ink in the experience, please come in clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. The experience includes: 1. Introduction 2. Demonstration 3. Practice 4. Add your name to the giant calligraphy I wrote 5. Certificate 6. Matcha time, Q&A, photo shoot, etc.

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• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 80
• 2～3 hours

In the snowy room called "Hon-yara-do," there is a charcoal kotatsu that does not use electricity! You can eat rice cakes and sweets while sitting in the kotatsu. At night, candles are lit in the Hon-yara-do. *Fireworks and hotpots are available as options. *You can grill the "anbo" from the anbo experience on a charcoal grill and eat it. Staff will be able to speak simple English and use a translator. If you are unsure, we can also provide an interpreter (for a fee).

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• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 75
• 1 Day or more

☆★Transportation fee is not included in this plan. *Schedule* [Day 1] 9:00 Tsubame-Sanjo Station *Town of world-class metal processing products ⬇︎Transfer by taxi (about 20 minutes) 9:20 Suwada Factory *Factory tour *Artisans Produce nail clippers and bonsai scissors that shine with skill ⬇︎ Travel by taxi (about 20 minutes) 10:50 Tsubame-Sanjo Station ⬇︎ Travel by train (about 30 minutes) 12:30 JR Yahiko Station * Lunch around Yahiko Station 13:30 ⬇︎ Taxi (about 5 minutes) Takarayama Sake Brewery *Sake brewery tour *Enjoy sake tasting and shopping 15:00 ⬇︎Move by taxi (about 20 minutes) 15:20 Teradomari Fish Market Street (Uo-no-Ameyoko) 16:00 Local Teradomari A treasure trove of fresh and cheap fish, including frozen and processed products, as well as perishables from the port and Izumozaki Port! ⬇︎Transfer by taxi (about 20 minutes) 16:20 Check-in at Yahiko Onsen Shiki no Yado Minoya ＊Smooth and beautiful skin Echigo Snow World *Snowshoes and various snow Enjoy playing (various fees apply) 15:00 ⬇︎Move by bus (about 40 minutes) 16:00 End at Nagaoka Station

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• For Groups

• Age 16～Age 75
• 1 Day or more

Enjoy a unique experience in a snow country and manufacturing town! ① Paper knife making experience! ② Kamakura experience! ③Snowmobile experience! ＊Schedule＊☆★Transportation fee is not included in this plan. [Day 1] 9:00 Tsubame Sanjo Station *Town of world-class metalwork products ⬇︎Move by taxi (about 10 minutes) 9:10 Sanjo Blacksmith Dojo *Factory tour *Paper knife making experience 10 :30 ⬇︎Transfer by taxi (about 20 minutes) 10:50 Tsubame-Sanjo Station ⬇︎Shinkansen transfer (about 40 minutes) 11:30 Echigo-Yuzawa Station ⬇︎About 5 minutes on foot from Echigo-Yuzawa Station 11:35 Shirataki Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. *Sake Tasting/Purchase 12:30 ⬇︎5 minute walk Echigo-Yuzawa Station *Stroll around the hot spring town *Enjoy lunch, footbaths, local souvenirs, etc. ⬇︎Walk 15:00 Yuzawa Grand Hotel (check-in 15:00) ⬇︎ Move by taxi (approximately 30 minutes) 16:00 Kamakura experience at Setoguchi, an inn with fireflies and fireflies Go through the corridor of candles and enter the kamakura. Bake rice cakes on the hibachi and enjoy hot drinks. Enjoy an experience that can only be done in snow country ⬇︎Move by taxi (about 30 minutes) 17:30 Arrive at hotel *Meals using local ingredients and enjoy hot springs [Day 2] Breakfast at hotel 9:00 Check out ⬇︎ Move by bus (approximately 40 minutes) Naeba Ski Resort 10:50 *Snowmobile tour 60 minute course ("Kappa Snowmobile Land" in Naeba Ski Resort) Please gather at * There is a polite lecture even for the first time! *Enjoy various activities on the slopes ⬇︎Move by bus (about 40 minutes) Echigo-Yuzawa Station *Walk around the hot spring town. *Enjoy footbath and shopping 16:00 dissolution

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• Age 0～Age 75
• 1 Day or more

A two-day, one-night plan where you can experience snow activities, hot springs, and local sweets making experience! Playing in the snow, hot springs, cooking, and experiencing everything all at once *Schedule*☆★Transportation expenses are not included in this plan. ☆★ [Day 1] 10:00 GALA Yuzawa Station ⬇︎Go to the only ski resort in the world directly connected to the Shinkansen station GALA Yuzawa Ski Resort *Adults and children alike can enjoy! Enjoy a variety of snow activities such as skiing, snowboarding, and sledding! *Please take breaks and lunch as appropriate. The restaurant on the slopes offers a menu unique to Komedokoro! *Various activities and meals are charged separately ⬇︎ Walk to the hotel (about 10 minutes) Echigo Yuzawa Onsen Ichibosenri Oyuyado Nakaya (Check-in 15:00) *Enjoy meals that make the most of local ingredients! Local Uonuma Koshihikari rice is boiled in a kettle… *Relieve the fatigue of the day in the hot spring♨️The open-air bath without a roof gives you a sense of freedom. You can also enjoy the scenery. [Day 2] Breakfast at the hotel 9:00 Check out ⬇︎On foot Please see the hot spring guide map 9:10 Stroll around Yuzawa Onsen town ＊Enjoy foot baths and souvenir shopping ⬇︎ 9:50 Echigo Yuzawa Station East Exit Bus Stop 2 Yuzawa-Asahihara line (about 40 minutes) ⬇︎ 11:00 Experience making Niigata's famous bamboo dumplings at the hands-on workshop "Ogen"! *For lunch, you can choose from tempura udon or soba. 13:30 ⬇︎Take the bus to Echigo-Yuzawa Station 14:00 Echigo-Yuzawa Station *Stroll around the station! Sake tasting experience at "Ponshukan" is recommended! 15:00 Dissolution

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• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 16～Age 60
• 4～5 hours

It is possible to leave a photo of the interior and exterior of a historic building that has been certified as a national registered tangible cultural property. You can take pictures of two people with a profound feeling in the Japanese garden that matches the innocence of white and the uchikake, and in the moist hall. The kimono looks even better with the wonderful production of cherry blossoms, fresh greenery, autumn leaves, and snowy scenery. There is also a historic shrine nearby, and you can take pictures there. It is also possible to get on a rickshaw and take a picture.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30

You can experience making Sasa-Mino sushi, a local dish born in the Myoko / Suginosawa area, while learning from the locals. With family, friends and couples! Would you like to experience making Sasa Mino sushi together?

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• Age 2～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00

Why don't you experience making traditional Japanese food and rice cakes with your children? Myoko's grandma will teach you from scratch. Souvenirs include glutinous rice, perilla powder, and red beans. A recipe is also included, so you can reproduce it even when you go home!

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• Age 6～Age 120
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30

Excellent access: 0 minutes from the west exit of Echigo Yuzawa Station. There are many scenery that can only be seen in winter. Let's put on snowshoes and go exploring areas that people usually don't go to. Plan Description Snowshoe tour in the Echigo Yuzawa area with abundant snowfall! Gather in front of the station for easy access.Put on your snowshoes and go exploring the snowy fields where people usually don't go! Anyone can walk smoothly. Enjoy a walk on the snow while enjoying the snowy scenery and winter nature.

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• With Pets
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• Age 6～Age 120
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30

Of the stage is Sun known as the one of the largest heavy snowfall Niigata Prefecture ten Sun the town City. There are lots of scenery that can be seen only in winter. Usually to areas that do not intrude a person, let's go out to explore wearing snowshoes. Everyone can walk crisply. Let's enjoy snowboarding on snow while enjoying snow scenery and nature in winter. The nature bred in the time of eternity, the activities of people who have been passed down through generations in that, The idyllic satoyama where the signs of the living creatures living there are felt. It's a tour that you can experience as this is a period of plenty of snow.

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• For Rainy Days
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• For Groups

• Age 13～Age 60
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

This is a course where you can fully explore the pitch black tunnels while feeling like a prospector! This is an academically valuable tour around the tunnels of the Taiseiyama Mine, which was excavated in the early Edo period and is also valuable from an academic perspective. As you proceed through the tunnels from nearly 400 years ago relying on a helmet, flashlight, and boots, you will find yourself feeling like a prospector and enjoying the feeling of exploring!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 20～Age 50
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 11:30

Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, is one of the snowiest areas in the world. This tour will take you to see and experience the traditional event "Muko-nage and Suminuri," also known as the "Strange Festival of Echigo," held on Little New Year in the snow-covered Matsunoyama region. On December 5, 2024, Japan's "traditional sake brewing" was registered as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO! Niigata Prefecture has the most sake breweries in Japan, and alcohol is an inseparable and deep connection to the city. This time, you can visit Tsunan Brewery, sample sake, and shop! It's cold, but your body and mind will be warmed by this tour, where you can enjoy Tokamachi in winter!

• For Groups

• Age 7～Age 90
• 1 Day or more
• 13:30

This special 2-day/1-night tour led by a fireworks specialist and a local guide is going to be incredible. We'll be visiting an open factory in Tsubame-Sanjo, a town full of professional craftsmen who sharpen knives and so much more! And then, you'll get to experience the absolutely amazing river fireworks at the Nagaoka Festival, which is one of the three major fireworks festivals in Japan! On this incredible tour, you'll get to experience the amazing Japanese artisan skills that have been passed down from generation to generation by countless talented craftsmen.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups