Tohoku in Hobby / Cultural experience

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 08:00 / 10:30 / 13:00 / 15:30 / 18:00

Nerikiri is a type of high-grade fresh confectionery. You can use colorful bean paste to create seasonal flowers, fruits, and more. The color scheme and balance are a testament to your sense of style. You can use bean paste from a long-established Kyoto store to create authentic sweets. After that, you will be asked to make matcha tea, and the refined sweetness of the bean paste goes perfectly with the matcha. Experience tea at An and enjoy Japanese culture!

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 08:00 / 10:30 / 13:00 / 15:30 / 18:00

Experience making Japanese sweets using real ingredients! Arrange the finished sweets on a plate and you'll have a work of art! Come and try making Japanese sweets at An An, where you can enjoy making two seasonal Japanese sweets per person. You can make authentic Japanese sweets using white bean paste made from white kidney beans from a long-established Kyoto bean paste shop and smooth bean paste made from domestically grown red beans!

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• Summer Campaign Sale 2025

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

The oldest in the prefecture Hot spring Township "autumn palace Hot spring The Yuzawa area has many attractions, such as the “Kawahara House Hell,” one of Japan's three major spiritual sites along with Gokyo and Okoyama and Tateyama. At the Yuzawa Ichikawa Ren Lacquer Traditional Craft Museum, we used the “Romee” technique that has been used for many crafts since ancient times Japanese lacquerware making You can experience Anyone can participate, so please complete your original lacquer to commemorate your journey.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 14:00

Why not experience Japanese culture to make memories of your trip? You will be able to write your name (we will help you match it to kanji), your motto, your favorite words, and the names of anime characters in calligraphy. It's okay even if you are a beginner. We will teach you how to use the brush. Calm your mind and listen to the sound of the brush flowing. Calligraphy will be done in a traditional Japanese sitting position. *If you would like to sit on a chair, please let us know when you make your reservation. We may not be able to accommodate your request. Let's enjoy practicing on Japanese paper, then writing on colored paper and origami together! ~Experience flow~①Explanation of the experience planDecide the kanji you want to write while looking at the sample (5 minutes)②If there is no sample for the kanji, create a sample. (5 minutes)③Start practicing on Japanese paper (20 minutes)Practice the characters you want to write freely. Even if it's your first time, you can practice as many sheets as you like with free expression. ④ Lecture before finishing the final work and explanation of the points to finish the work / Final copy (10 minutes) ⑤ Origami experience (10 minutes) Choose your favorite chiyogami paper and fold your favorite origami work (lecture included) Attach it to the calligraphy colored paper and complete the work ⑥ Commemorative photo (10 minutes) The time is only a guide. Even beginners can feel at ease. Start by practicing slowly on the Japanese writing paper. Write with your feelings while looking at the model Create a colored paper work to take home as a souvenir for a loved one or for yourself.

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• Age 6～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 06:00

Odate City, Akita Prefecture, which is the center of the northern Tohoku region, has a rich food culture. Why do not you visit the seasonal ingredients at the public market that handles vegetables and fish at the same time, which is the only one in the north of Akita prefecture that supports the food culture? There are many spots to enjoy such as the powerful local vegetable auction and the fresh fish caught from the local Akita sea. Get up a little early, come to the market instead of exercising early in the morning, eat delicious breakfast, and enjoy Odate even more! * Because it is a public market, general people cannot shop. note that.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 19:00

We will make accessories by reusing the washi paper used in the Sendai Tanabata festival. I would be happy if you could know the culture of Tanabata through the experience.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 19:00

It is a new art that stacks Sendai Tanabata Japanese paper and origami on a mold of Miyagi Prefecture design. The windsock part that was actually used for the Sendai Tanabata Festival is reused. Since the mold is cut, even children can easily make it.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 19:00

Choose from fox or cat. I will draw using my favorite painting materials. Feel free to make your own by pasting Japanese paper or stickers on the streamers that were actually used in the Sendai Tanabata Festival. If you are not good at drawing, even small children can easily do it.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 19:00

Why do not you experience Japanese traditional culture "monri-cutting play"? Crest-cutting is a play from the Edo period that cuts out folded paper according to the pattern and creates a crest shape. You can choose your favorite pattern.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 19:00

Why don't you enjoy making "Flower Jelly", a decorated sweet that originated in Peru, South America?

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• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Time to spend slowly at farmers. Together experience farming and agricultural processing, let's realize the wonder of the food!

• Age 4～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

A top-of-the-frame painting experience that even beginners can easily enjoy! Let's make your own piece with a free sense. A skull pattern is also possible. You can experience it from a 4-year-old child. Please make one per person. Tools are available here. Works On the day You can take it home.

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• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours

At Ryokusaikan, where tourist spots including Aobayama, including the ruins of Sendai Castle, the foundation of Sendai City, and Aobayama facing the Hirose River that runs through the center of Sendai City, are concentrated, you can experience the unique culture of Sendai, and through the experiences of the townspeople and samurai of the castle town of Sendai, you can reminisce about the glorious past. It is said that when Sendai Castle was built, stonemasons performed the "Sparrow Dance" in front of Date Masamune. On this tour, you can experience the "Sparrow Dance", which is still performed in Sendai today.

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• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours

Zuihoden is a representative tourist spot in Sendai and the residence of Date Masamune, the samurai who built the foundation of Sendai. This private tour will be held at night, when it is usually closed to the public. Guided by the Oshu/Sendai Hospitality Group Date Busho-tai, you will walk through the illuminated approach to the temple and enjoy the gorgeous Zuihoden, which symbolizes Date culture, while unraveling the story of the Date clan in a fantastic space. On this tour, we will specially open the main hall of Zuihoden to the public. After viewing the main hall, we will play Japanese musical instruments in a solemn atmosphere, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the Japanese space. At the end of the tour, you will also receive a goshuin stamp from Zuihoden. In autumn, you can hear the sounds of insects amid the vivid autumn leaves, and in winter, you can enjoy the sparkling lights in the clear air. Please enjoy Zuihoden, which is not just a tourist spot but a very important place for Sendai. *This tour will be guided by professional English, Chinese and Thai interpreters.

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• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 17:00

■ Flow of experience 1. Change clothes to Iaido 2. Visit at Japan's No. 1 Hayashizaki Iai Shrine 3. Commentary on Iaido 4. Iaido performance demonstration 5. Iaido's experience of "first sword" 6. Take a commemorative photo (taken with your camera, etc.) ■ Holding time ① 10: 00 ~ ② 13: 30 ~ ※ Because of wearing the dogi, please gather 20 minutes before ① and ②. ■ Time required About 90 minutes ■ Target audience Junior high school students and more ・ Height more 150 cm ■ option Interpreters such as English and Chinese can be attached. * Please contact us for languages other than the above. Interpretation fee 15,000 yen (excluding tax) (1 experience 1 group) (Please pay separately from the experience fee) ■ What is Iaido? Iaido is a martial art that originated from Jinsuke Shigenobu Hayashizaki about 450 Year ago. It has been developed as a technique to remove the sword when it is attacked by the enemy without removing the sword and to kill the enemy. The era of war has ended, and the characteristics of Iaido that can respond flexibly from a state of no combat posture sublimate to the spirit of "non-fighting technology" that does not hurt the opponent unnecessarily, and the enhanced one affects Bushido Has been given. Iaido is used widely as a martial art that is used by both men and women of all ages to train their mind and body and to lead their daily lives because they use their mind and body reasonably.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Using a miso-making kit (vacuum-packed boiled soybeans, salt, koji, and process instructions), everyone from children to adults can easily complete miso preparation in an hour at a workshop in Fujisato-machi using the tools of the workshop. To do! Please take home the miso you prepared and let it mature until it is ready to eat. Miso prepared by yourself is exceptional!

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• Age 1～Age 100
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Kiritanpo-nabe and damakko-nabe are traditional dishes unique to rice-producing Akita Prefecture. In this plan, you can enjoy kiritanpo hot pot and damakko hot pot from a restaurant in Fujisato town at the foot of the Shirakami Mountains. What's more, the place where you can enjoy it is in the great outdoors at the foot of the World Heritage Shirakami Mountains! Enjoy an extraordinary meal outside with your family, friends, or work colleagues. A warm hot pot that can be used as a lunch for a drive to the Shirakami Mountains, as a setting for dinner at a camp, or during a relaxing river fishing trip. Perfect! We will prepare a hot pot + kiritanpo ingredients set (or a damakko hot pot ingredients set), a tabletop stove, a serving plate, and an instruction manual. Please choose A) Kiritanpo hot pot or (B) Damakko hot pot. Both are possible (for example, 1 pot for 2-3 servings of kiritanpo + 1 pot for 2-3 servings of damakko nabe) If you do not have a table or chair, you can rent them separately for a fee. is

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• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

Snowy winter in Tohoku and Akita. "Straw work" has been done for winter handicrafts every day when I lived with my family in the hearth. Let's make "Shimenawa" used for special ceremonies from daily use such as pots.

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• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

Kakunodate, a small Kyoto in Tohoku, famous for its samurai residences. Let's make a "charcoal bale" to be used at the "Fire Swing Kamakura" event that is held every winter during the First Full Moon Festival. For the work of knitting, select straw and stack it in order. After knitting, roll it up, arrange it, and attach a rope string to swing it around.

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• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

One stage requires props, props, costumes, lighting, sound, and more. A new tool is made for each performance. Everything, including the actors who perform, will be united on the stage to deliver the work to our customers. Why don't you take a look at the work behind it? The staff of the props will help you to make souvenirs such as crafts using the wood edges left over from the tool making.

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• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

Let's master the dance of the New Soran Bushi with the actor of the theater company Warabi-za ♪ Finish while checking each movement like lowering the position of the legs and lowering the waist and pulling up the net. At the end, let's play with the actor. Comes with a coupon (550 yen including tax) that can be used at Akita Geijutsu Village and facilities in the village

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• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

The actor of the theater company Warabi-za will teach you the basic pattern of sword fighting performed on the stage. Wearing a hakama (the actor will help you) will make you feel like a samurai. At the end, let's decide the role and play the scene of sword fighting with the actor. Comes with a coupon (550 yen including tax) that can be used at Akita Geijutsu Village and facilities in the village

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

Let's master one of the performance songs of Japanese drums with the actor of the theater company Warabi-za ♪ You can just hit the drums with a drumstick, but no good sound will be produced. Let's play the sound of the drum that resonates in the center of the body and the heart! Comes with a coupon (550 yen including tax) that can be used at Akita Geijutsu Village and facilities in the village

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• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 11:30

Smile at the traditional performing arts! Eat delicious food and smile! "Umemonke" is an Akita dialect that says, "Please eat a delicious treat." The stage actors of the theater company Warabi-za sing and dance traditional performing arts in Akita, Tohoku, and various parts of Japan. Matsukado bento is prepared with the theme of fermented foods in Akita. * It will be a meal after the show, but it may be a meal after the show. In that case, we will inform you in advance.

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• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

It is a plan to make a shape with clay using a technique called "hand shake" and attach a picture with four colors of black, blue, red and green. It is very easy to make even for beginners, as it is shaped by hand. If you're a beginner but want to do pottery, this is a recommended plan.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Among the pottery experience, that there is the most popular, that using an electric potter's wheel. In Tendo grilled Wakamatsu kiln, we align the potter's wheel eight electric. Skilled staff, because it will guidance carefully, you will be able to experience with confidence even beginners. Why not make the work of the memories?

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Using 1 kg of soil, we will experience pottery by hand. Long Year A veteran instructor who is involved in pottery will teach, so even small children can experience it. I will advise you so that you can make a commemorative work.

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• Age 5～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

It is a hand-kneading experience plan that stretches clay into a stick shape and piles it up little by little. You can freely make up to two hot water, mugs, small bowls, etc. Hand-made vessels have a handmade taste and are recommended for everyday use and as gifts made with all your heart.

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

It is a plan that you will experience the farming work of grapes at an orchard growing Delaware and 30 kinds of large grain luxury grapes. You can also enjoy parfait and sweets with plenty of grapes in the cafe adjacent to the orchard.

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• Age 3～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

Snow is fun! Experience making a mini snow igloo with Yokote's high-quality snow! Anyone can participate, including families with children and those who want to experience snow. Snow igloos are a seasonal feature of winter in Akita Prefecture. In Yokote, the "Yokote Snow Festival" is held every year on February 15th and 16th as a New Year's event to worship the water god, with a history of about 450 years. It is famous for the construction of about 80 snow igloos, each about 3 meters tall, throughout the city. In addition, about 2,000 "mini snow igloos" are made by local people and children every year at the venues of Yokote Minami Elementary School and Hebi no Sakigawahara, and candles are lit inside at night. Let's make an original mini snow igloo, one of a kind in the world, using the snow of Yokote, the home of snow igloos and a heavy snowfall area. After making the mini snow igloo, take a break with a hot drink. Candles will be lit in the mini snow igloo you made in the evening. Participants will also receive candles and Yokote sweets as gifts!

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