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Would you like to experience traditional Japanese culture wearing kimono and trying Japanese tea ceremony at the beautiful Japanese garden of Torigata Hall, Keijo Park’s famous red Taiko Bridge, or the historic Orokan? How about an elegant photo shoot to commemorate your experience?

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• Age 20～Age 100
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• 17:00

This plan includes only the kimono and dressing. Recommended for those who want to wear their favorite accessories. A kimono professional will dress you, so there's no need to worry about your kimono coming undone! Why not put on a kimono and stroll through Iroha Yokocho on an autumn evening while enjoying a drink? We have a wide selection of kimonos, from fashionable original kimonos created by designer Rika Yanagiya to antique, pop, and traditional kimonos. For couples, we also have matching kimonos available! Please bring your favorite footwear and bag, or comfortable mules. We can also buy your rental kimono upon request. Prices vary depending on the yukata, so please feel free to contact us if you are interested. ■Rental times 17:00-21:00

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• Age 15～Age 100
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• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

This plan allows you to coordinate your kimono completely, including the kimono, dressing, obi, sandals, and accessory case. Recommended for those who want everything you need. A kimono professional will dress you, so you don't have to worry about your kimono coming undone! We have a wide selection of kimonos, from fashionable original kimonos created by designer Rika Yanagiya to antique, pop, and traditional kimonos. For couples, we also have matching kimonos available! ■Return time: Until 17:00

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• Age 15～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

This plan includes kimono rental and dressing only. Recommended for those who want to bring their own favorite accessories. A kimono professional will dress you, so there's no need to worry about the kimono coming undone! We have a wide selection of kimonos, from fashionable original kimonos created by designer Rika Yanagiya to antique, pop, and traditional kimonos. For couples, we also have matching kimonos available! Please bring your favorite footwear and bag, or comfortable mules. *Footwear, bags, and other accessories can be rented as an option. ■Return time: Until 5:00 p.m.

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• Age 10～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

Experience Buddhism at Ryusenji Temple. Learn about Buddhist teachings while worshiping rare Buddhist statues. You can unify your mind by copying sutras. (You can also meditate instead of copying sutras) You can make a bracelet with your own prayer beads. Take it home as a souvenir. ~Experience flow~9:00 Experience Buddhism Information about the history and traditions of Ryusenji Temple9:15 Visit to the Buddha statue Visit cultural assets and rare Buddha statues10:15 Sutra copying experience Copy the Heart Sutra using a brush and ink. Take a break after finishing (approximately 15 minutes)11:00 Making a prayer beads bracelet Make your own bracelet from prayer beads. Each bead has a prayer meaning, and you can choose your own. ~12:00 Question response We will answer any questions you may have or would like to ask.

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• Age 20～Age 100
• 5～6 hours
• 15:00

The Junmai sake, brewed with locally harvested sake rice and the traditional Akita-style cold brewing method by Toji Yamauchi, is highly regarded as "the sake of the divine land of dancing gods." It won the gold medal at the 2023 New Sake Tasting Competition and the "Excellent Award" for three consecutive years at the 2024 Akita Prefecture Sake Competition in the Akita Prefecture Rice Division. With the full cooperation of the brewery "Oonogawa" in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, you can experience sake brewing from rice planting to harvesting, fermentation, pressing, and bottling. In the special edition, you can experience new sake brewing with special guests and brewers, and tour the brewery, sample tastings, and sales! Then, move to the venue to taste the new sake. Enjoy the night in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture with delicious sake and talk events. ===================================================The third installment is finally the "New sake pressing experience"★ Stay tuned! ============================================================15:00 Meet at Oonogawa Co., Ltd. (169 Omori, Omori-cho, Yokote-shi, Akita) Orientation, changing clothes, etc.15:30-16:30 Sake brewing experience (contents change depending on application time)17:00 Movement and break (Sakuraso: 165 Mochimuki, Omori-cho, Yokote-shi, Akita)18:00-20:30 New sake tasting party*Please arrange your own transportation to and from the meeting place and venue. *After the new sake tasting party, we will provide a free bus for those who wish to use it. Please indicate that you would like a free bus when applying. *We strictly prohibit those who drive and minors from drinking alcohol.

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• Age 13～Age 60
• 2～3 hours

If you are worried about Japanese, you can learn surfing in English with peace of mind in Japan. You can practice calmly because you surf at points that are friendly to beginners. You don't need to bring anything, you can come empty-handed! You can also take Japanese lessons while surfing! Let's enjoy surfing together! !

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• 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 10～Age 60
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00

Enishi Horse Park offers special courses where you can experience the tradition and culture of equestrianism. This course is designed to help you feel a deep connection with your horse. ⚫︎Safe instruction for beginners: This is a walking experience so that beginners and inexperienced people can participate with peace of mind. Experienced staff will support you while leading your horse. Participants can safely enjoy a sense of unity with the horses. ⚫︎Basic bow and arrow practice: Before riding a horse, learn how to use a bow and arrow. Develop concentration and balance while learning the techniques and spirit of traditional archery. ⚫︎Horseback riding practice: Practice basic horse riding techniques in a safe environment. This will deepen your collaboration with your horse and increase your confidence. ⚫︎ Yabusame experience: Finally, we will have a practical experience of Yabusame. This traditional technique of hitting a target while riding a horse provides thrills and a sense of accomplishment. ⚫︎ Yabusame costume experience: Participants will have the opportunity to wear traditional Yabusame costumes. You can enjoy a more authentic Yabusame experience while wearing this costume. Get deeper into the history and culture of equestrianism by wearing this traditional costume.

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• Age 20～Age 99
• 2～3 hours

Food that combines the spirit of hospitality and history of Date Masamune with ``terroage,'' a combination of ``terroir,'' which refers to the climate, natural features, and human activities of a region, and ``marriage,'' which refers to the matching of food and alcohol. It's an experience. Date Masamune was particular about entertaining his guests, and his style was to offer heartfelt hospitality. ``In order to entertain people, rather than preparing a large number of dishes, please be considerate and cook the food in front of them, or bring your own food and serve it in a dignified way.'' ``Feast people.'' It's good to have one for everything. (Both from the Kimura Uemon Memorandum) Dishes that use carefully selected ingredients produced in Miyagi Prefecture, including the Akiu area, and the Akiu cuisine cultivated by the climate of Akiu. Marriage with wine from Winery. The event will be held at Akiusha, a charming cafe-restaurant that was opened in a renovated 160-year-old private house. So far, we have held ``First Group: Visiting Oshika in Autumn,'' which featured deer from the Oshika Peninsula, ``Second Group: In Love with the Sea of ​​Sanriku,'' which featured wakame seaweed from Ishinomaki, and ``Third Group: Appreciating the Autumn Harvest.'' The fourth group is titled ``Congratulations on the coming year,'' and features ingredients such as nameko mushrooms and mountain shimeji mushrooms grown in Akiu. We have prepared a special menu to recreate the New Year's dishes. Each group enjoyed a course meal and Akiu wine as their main ingredients. Stay tuned to see what kind of theme and what kind of Miyagi Prefecture ingredients will be featured next!

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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 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 10～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00

[Absolute value! ] Talk directly to the director and craftsmen, and you can also enter the specially open area of the unpublished site of Tatechineta! ! One of the best summer festivals in Japan [Tachinataketa] The summer festival period is only 5 days from August 4th to 8th. [taste the excitement Year held a Neputa in us]. A very satisfying tour where you can infiltrate from the scenery of the festival to the production site that can only be entered by tour.

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• Age 10～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 18:00

Tsugaru Soul Tsugaru Shamisen Lesson Experience! ! The Tsugaru Shamisen plays the soul of the snowy Aomori Prefecture Tsugaru area. Utilizing Tsugaru Shamisen professional performer Kenichi Nagamine, who has a reputation for the odorous performance of Tsugaru, and the experience of accepting overseas young artists, it will be realized by tie-up with Tsugaru Shamisen practice individual lesson and local tour guide who held a concert Tsugaru shamisen private lesson.

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• Age 0～Age 90
• 1 Day or more

Why do not you experience the life of the farmer through making dandelions and farming while staying at the farmhouse? We have experiences and hospitality that make you feel like you want to come back to Odate! At Odate's farmhouse inn, you can experience making an authentic Kiritanpo with the mother of the farmer, Hot spring You can heal your body slowly. Agricultural and farmer experiences are possible according to your request and schedule. Please enjoy "the second hometown"! [Experience contents] ・ Farmhouse accommodation (2 meals per night, with local open-air bath)Hot spring ・ With dinner, you can experience “making a real Kiritanpo” for dinner! Enjoy a luxurious dinner with plenty of local ingredients, including grilled Hinouchi chicken and seasonal salted fish.・ Free rental of work clothes ・ Simple farming experience, walk around the area etc. between check-in (after 15:00) and check-out (until 10:00)

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• Age 6～Age 90
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"Kiritampo" (mashed rice skewers) is famous as a specialty of Akita prefecture, but its place of "origin" is actually Odate city! Odate is Japan's No. 1 production area of Hinai chicken, which is a must-have essential ingredient for the authentic kiritampo hotpot. The culture of having kiritampo hotpot at home or celebration events has been rooted here still in Odate. You can enjoy the authentic taste using the delicious Hinai chicken with rich flavor and its umami soup. The local friendly ladies and grannies will teach you how to make kiritampo. The taste of kiritampo that you made by yourselves will surely be great. How about spend a warm time with the locals while enjoying the kiritampo hotpot? 【Contents】 Making miso tampo + kiritampo hotpot + A side dish + dessert!

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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 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 mini kamakura with high-quality snow in Yokote! You can also play in the snow if you wish. Anyone, such as families with children or those who want to experience the snow, can participate. Kamakura, a winter tradition in Akita Prefecture. In Yokote, as a small New Year's event to worship the water god, the "Yokote Snow Festival" is held on February 15th and 16th every year with a history of about 450 years, and there are about 100 kamakura with a height of about 3m throughout the city. It is famous for being made. In addition, about 2,000 "mini kamakura" are made by local people and children every year at the Yokote Minami Elementary School playground and the venue of Janosakigawara, and candles are lit inside at night. Let's make only one original mini kamakura in the world with the snow on the side of the heavy snowfall area, which is the home of such kamakura. After making a mini kamakura, take a hot drink with a hot drink. I will light a candle in the evening on the mini kamakura I made. Participants will also receive a "lighting corps" candle (with a case) and Yokote sweets!

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• Age 10～Age 60
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00

At Ryusenji Temple, you can experience the traditional Japanese culture of Urasenke matcha tea ceremony. You can rent a kimono and try wearing it. You can drink matcha and try making it yourself. At the end, there will be a 15-minute talk on Buddhism in English. ~Experience flow~9:00 Kimono Choose a kimono, put it on, and take a photo. 11:00 Matcha experience Urasenke matcha experience, performed in seiza. 11:45 Sermon You can listen to a Buddhist monk's talk. ~12:00 Question response We will answer any questions you may have or would like to ask.

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• Age 7～Age 60
• 2～3 hours
• 10:30 / 11:30

We will introduce creative vegan dishes using fresh vegetables harvested at a vegetable farm nurtured by the rich nature of Osato Town, Miyagi Prefecture. Here you can enjoy dishes that make the most of local ingredients. ~Procedure of the experience~ ① Reception and lecture (Restaurant L'Atelier in the pastoral-related town) ② Transfer to the farm ③ Town Marche (harvesting experience): Visit local farms, discover local ingredients, and enjoy communicating with farmers please. ④Vegan course meal (lunch): We will provide a unique vegan meal using fresh vegetables and seasonal ingredients unique to Osato Town. ⑤Dissolution

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• Age 13～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:30

Embark on a transformative journey to uncover the essence of Zen in the serene Matsushima Bay. Tranquwell, a premier wellness retreat company, invites you to a day of Zen and nature.

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• Age 13～Age 100
• 1 Day or more

Appreciate the Stillness in the Zao's Winter Wonderland! We are Tranquwell, a company specializing in creating wellness retreat tours in Japan. This 4-day luxury retreat is perfect for those who are seeking a mountain getaway from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and appreciate the stillness in the snowy mountains of Tohoku. Take time to focus on yourself and appreciate the stillness through various activities such as Zazen (Zen meditation), snowshoeing, sound therapy, tea ceremony, staying in a luxury Ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) with stunning outdoor hot springs.

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• Age 10～Age 90
• 1 Day or more

This is a 3-night, 4-day training experience trip where you can make a small knife under the direct guidance of swordsmith Shohei Fujiyasu. Through the training experience, you will learn about the beauty and spirit that resides in Japanese swords, and the small knife you make yourself using the same process as a Japanese sword using tamahagane, the material of Japanese swords, is a one-of-a-kind treasure. [Experience content] Full schedule: 10:30-17:00 Day 1: After an explanation about Japanese swords and a tour of the forging process, you will have lunch and then a tour of the unbending and fire-making process. After the tour, it's time to experience it. First, you will experience fire-making. Day 2: Continue with the fire-making experience Day 3: Experience filing and sen-kake, and practice in meikiri Day 4: Experience inikiri and soil removal, and a tour of the tempering of a spare small knife *The process may change depending on the actual progress.

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• Age 10～Age 70
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This is a food culture experience in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, and a walking tour of the Ushu Kameda Domain and Kameda Castle Town. In the morning, you will make traditional Hina mochi (rice cakes) at a community center in Kameda Town. Knead rice flour and wrap it in red bean paste, then stamp the mochi with Domyoji powder colored with food coloring. Put the Hina mochi you made in a steamer and once it's complete, enjoy it during your lunch break. You can bring your own lunch or order a bento. In the afternoon, you will take a walking tour of the town under Kameda Castle. The course is from Amasagi Village to Kameda Castle Ruins to Amasagi Shrine to Myokeiji Temple to Mogami Town to Ryumonji Temple to Amasagi Village. Walk with a guide through the streets built in the Edo period and enjoy the history and seasonal scenery!

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