Traditional culture experience in Japan Page 6

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 18:00

Experience program You can experience Kodo, one of the representative arts of Japan. 1. A medicinal tea blended with fragrant ingredients will be served as a welcome drink. 2. Choose your favorite flowers at Noir Cafe, which has a flower shop run by a top Japanese flower artist. Let's put flowers in the incense seat while receiving instructions (flowers and containers can be taken home). 3. Make an ash mold for the incense burner. (The customer makes an ash mold, puts charcoal in it, and burns the incense.) We listen to the typical incense woods, Kyara, Agarwood, and Sandalwood. Four. Make matcha. (I will tell you how to make delicious matcha, so please enjoy it with the tea and sweets that you have made yourself.)

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• Age 4～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:20

Guided tour around the mysterious cave "Funatsu womb tree shape" woven by nature! "The shape of a tree in the womb is a cave in which the remains of a burned tree trunk remain as a hollow after taking in a tree when lava flows down. The shape of the interior resembles a human rib." It was called "Otainai" and became an object of worship, and a religious act called "Tainai Meguri" came to be performed. People who believe in Mt. Fuji, which has been called "Fujiko" since the Edo period, are said to have purified themselves by going around the cave of "Funatsu Tainai" on the day before climbing Mt. Fuji, which is the object of worship. From the entrance inside Mutomuro Sengen Shrine, nestled in a sea of trees, you can see the Mother's Womb, where Konohana Sakuya Hime is enshrined, and Ninogi Mikoto. You can tour the "father's womb" where Nigi no Mikoto is enshrined. This is a valuable tour where you can feel with your whole body the source of faith created by the mystery of nature! [About KURURI Fuji-san] What is KURURI Fuji-san? It is a one-day tour around Fuji-san that departs from Kawaguchiko Station and is planned and implemented by Mt.Fuji Prefectural Tours. We have multiple plans, so please join us for your favorite tour.

• Age 5～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

It is a plan to visit two udon restaurants in a udon taxi and a farmer of "Sanuki no Mezame", an asparagus of Kagawa prefecture's original variety. Visit the Sanuki awakening field, listen to the farmers' stories, sample the harvested Sanuki awakening locally, bring it to a udon shop in the market, make it tempura and enjoy it with Sanuki udon. increase. Why do not you experience the udon culture unique to Kagawa Prefecture? ～ Flow of the day ～ ① Pick up at the meeting place or desired place by udon taxi 10 minutes ② Meal at the first udon shop 20 minutes ③ Move by udon taxi 20 minutes ④ Sanuki Awakening Harvest experience, freshly picked Sanuki Awakening ⑤ 20 minutes by udon taxi ⑥ Taste Sanuki's awakening tempura and udon harvested at a udon shop in the market

• Age 0～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Koraku kiln where you can experience various pottery English and French OK! Here, you can experience the potter's wheel with direct guidance from Arita craftsmen. ◆ Recommended points of this plan ◆ You can experience a full-scale electric potter's wheel in the pottery town "Arita". Please enjoy the atmosphere of a long-established Koraku kiln factory where you can experience various pottery! Our kiln craftsmen will also teach you how to draw a potter's wheel, so you can experience it with satisfaction! * After completion, the waist will be thicker for beginners. The shape changes due to shaving. Please note that. Easy access, 5 minutes by car from Arita station We have various contents other than the potter's wheel experience. It is a charming space that you will want to visit many times.

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• Age 6～
• 2～3 hours
• 17:00

In front of the tea is a delicate event performed with beautiful and precise work. Why don't you try this technique, which is said to be one of the most “Japanese-like” cultures? You can enjoy the tea and tea confectionery while wrapping in the unique atmosphere. You can then use the tea utensils directly and follow the teacher's instructions to make your own tea. And as an introduction to the profound world of tea utensils, we looked at each utensil and picked it up one by one. Explanations You can receive.

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• Age 6～
• 2～3 hours
• 07:00

“Toucha”, a tea drinking comparison, is considered the origin of Japanese tea culture, Kamakura It was very popular in the times. Why do not you go back in the history of this custom that opened the door to the popularization of the tea ceremony? This is a course with breakfast and Japanese confectionery where you can enjoy a full-fledged front of Sencha-do, learn about various types of Japanese tea, and enjoy 3 types of tea and meals that suit each of them in a relaxed and relaxed space. Feel free to experience the way of making Sencha while enjoying fresh tea and Japanese sweets that match the season.

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• Age 3～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 11:00

In Japan, we eat sushi rolls on special occasions such as celebrations and festivals. It looks beautiful and has an excellent nutritional balance, making it one of Japan's hospitality dishes. Let's make such traditional sushi rolls together! In addition, you can also learn recipes for miso soup and chawanmushi. Lectures will be given in English, so please do not worry if you are not comfortable with Japanese. It's very easy once you get the hang of it! Everyone from children to adults can enjoy it. We are looking forward to seeing you all. Venue: The event will be held at a cooking studio near Shinjuku, Chiyoda, and Minato Ward. We will contact you about the location after booking. Menu: ・How to make soup stock ・Maki sushi ・Chawanmushi ・Miso soup ・Dessert (white sesame pudding)

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

World Agricultural Heritage Site Learn about tea from farmers at a tea plantation where high-quality tea is produced using the Chagusaba farming method, learn about tea distribution from a tea shop called a tea merchant, and meet the masters of tea-tasting tea distributed in the market. This is a special experience program to enjoy. ~ Flow of the experience ~ 10:00/13:00 Gather at Tabinosha/Reception 10:15/13:15 Interaction with tea farmers at the tea plantation (during tea season, you can experience tea picking) Approximately 30 minutes 10:55/13 :55 Tour of the processing plant and tea tasting experience at a tea shop Approximately 60 minutes 12:00/15:00 Receive tea bottles and tea bags as souvenirs at Tabinosha, then dismiss.

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• Age 5～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 12:00

You can experience the traditional Japanese art of geisha entertainment while enjoying delicious food and drinks at a restaurant in a traditional Japanese house built over 260 years ago! ・Directly connected to Kazamatsuri Station, or a 10-minute taxi ride from Odawara Station ・Experience the traditional Japanese culture of geisha entertainment ・Tailor-made kaiseki cuisine prepared by the head chef ・You can taste local sake and juices from Hakone and Odawara (additional charges apply) ・You can grill sweetfish on the hearth in a 260-year-old traditional Japanese house, and enjoy tea in the tea room. Since the Edo period (1600-1868), geishas have been indispensable at banquets at traditional Japanese restaurants, such as dancing and playing the shamisen to liven up the party. Such restaurants have an image of "no first-time customers" and "price is up to you," so many people who wanted to experience geisha entertainment may have been hesitant to take the plunge. With the aim of protecting the traditional culture of Odawara and Hakone and conveying its charm, a "Traditional Culture Experience Plan" has been created at Kaiseki Oshimizu in Suzuhiro Kamaboko no Sato, where you can experience geisha dancing and geisha play while dining. Hakone Yumoto boasts the second largest geisha culture after Kyoto. Experience the traditional Japanese culture of "geisha" while enjoying Japanese food and sake prepared by the head chef in an old gassho-style house built over 260 years ago.

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• Age 5～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 11:00 / 14:00

Experience traditional ceremonies and meals at Kanda Myojin, which has a 1,300-year history as the guardian deity of Tokyo. The current building was rebuilt in 1934, and you can enter the precious building designated as a nationally registered tangible cultural property, and experience a ritual performed by Shinto priests and shrine maidens called Shoden Sanhai. After the ceremony, it is time for a meal called Naorai. This meal is also included in the traditional ceremony, and you can have a delicious meal while having a valuable experience.

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• Age 3～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00

At "Experience-based old private house inn Tabinosha", we will guide you through the seasonal Shizuoka mountain village experience! In this plan, you can enjoy making tea dumplings and taking a walk in the tea plantation♪ From late September to early October, you can also try tea picking! Limited to 1 group per day ♪ Enjoy a tea-filled tea experience in Kakegawa, one of Japan's leading green tea production areas, dyed in autumn colors! Local tea farmers will enjoy making tea dumplings using tea leaves grown with great care by the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System "Chagusaba Farming". It is a plan that you can enjoy the scenery unique to Shizuoka, including the tea plantation that spreads all over.

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• Age 3～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00

At "Experience-based old private house inn Tabinosha", we will guide you through the seasonal Shizuoka mountain village experience! With this plan, you can enjoy making tea dumplings and taking a walk in the tea plantation.From late July to early August, you can also try tea picking! Limited to one group per day♪ Enjoy a tea-filled experience in Kakegawa, one of Japan's leading green tea production areas! Local tea farmers will enjoy making chilled tea dumplings using tea leaves grown with great care by the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System "Chagusaba Farming". It is a plan that you can enjoy the scenery unique to Shizuoka, including the tea plantation that spreads all over.

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• Age 6～Age 99
• 2～3 hours

This is a workshop where you can feel cacao closer, experience the fun and difficulty of making your own chocolate, and experience the charm of local ingredients. By becoming more interested in the food they usually eat, they develop a feeling of valuing food. What is the chocolate you usually eat made from? What is cacao? How can chocolate be made? You can solve such questions through a tour of cacao fields and chocolate making! Schedule 9:45 Reception starts 10:00 About cacao chocolate 10:20 Cacao field tour 10:40 Chocolate making start 11:15 Enjoy the finished chocolate with ice cream 11:45 Enclose chocolate to take home 12:00 Dissolution

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• Age 3～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 / 17:30 / 18:00

Why don't you experience making soba noodles at Village IRORI, an old folk house built in the Meiji era with a hearth? Ina City, Nagano Prefecture is the birthplace of Shinshu Soba, and local soba noodle masters teach traditional handmade soba noodles that have been around for a long time. You can enjoy the struck soba on the spot. Please leave it to the soba noodle making master to boil delicious soba noodles and soba noodles! We will teach you how to boil delicious soba that you can enjoy at home. Shinshu soba craftsmen will teach you authentic handmade soba noodles made from buckwheat flour. Approximately 2 hours from arrival time to the end of meal (about 2.5 hours for a large number of 10 or more people) ◆ Start time is between 9:00 and 17:00, according to customer's request increase. As a guide: ・ For lunch, start at 10:30 to 12:00. ・ For dinner, start at 17:00 to 18:30.

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• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 14:00

Enjoy Kutani and the stylish tradesman culture in a retro-modern townhouse. Komatsu's old town area was formed around Komatsu Castle, which used to be here. The artist, Yukio Uchida, is the only artist in this area where the stylish tradesman culture, including Kabuki and Hikiyama, still remains, and is the only person involved in the production of Kutani ware. He is also the owner of "Toraya Ceramics Store", which has a store in a renovated building of the traditional architectural style "Komatsu Machiya". In this program, under the guidance of Mr. Uchida, Kutani ware painting of "Kutani style" will be performed in a retro-modern Komatsu Machiya. After the experience, enjoy the many furnishings and tasteful atmosphere stored in the tea room with all five senses while tasting the matcha tea that Mr. Uchida himself makes in the tea room. * For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

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• Age 5～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 11:00

Itano Town is surrounded by the clear stream Yoshino River and the Sanuki Mountains, and the climate is suitable for peach production. The cafe run by Mr. Nishimori, who carefully grows peaches over the course of a year, is called "p-chyna café." 』. Here, we offer sweets and drinks that use plenty of peaches. You can enjoy the decoration experience and the original menu, which is the main cake for you to taste peaches. Please enjoy the dessert made with peaches to your heart's content, which can only be done at a cafe run by a peach farmer. ～ Flow of the day ～ 1. About the charm of peaches unique to producers 2. Cake making experience topped with fresh cream and peach confiture 3. Tea time with "Peach-making special dessert set" 4. "Homemade fruit confiture" Enjoy it with pancakes or yogurt, or put it in tea or herb tea. * Takeaway gift ・ 1 bottle of homemade fruit confiture ・ "pchyna café" shopping ticket for 500 yen

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• Age 5～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 11:30

We will start with the experience of making umami soup stock, which is the foundation of Japanese food. Let's make sushi and tentsuyu using the soup stock. We are preparing the ingredients for Temari sushi, so please make beautiful Temari sushi as you like. You will also experience making crispy tempura. If you know the tips, you can make crispy tempura. Please enjoy the prepared food slowly as lunch. ～ Flow of the day ～ Greetings, explanation of procedure 5 minutes Dashi making / Temari sushi making experience 30 minutes Tentsuyu / Sushi making experience 20 minutes Tempura making experience 20 minutes Tasting / meal 75 minutes

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

At "Experience-based traditional Japanese inn Tabinosha," we offer you a mountain village experience that is unique to Shizuoka throughout the four seasons! Located in the northeastern part of Kakegawa City, one of the most popular tea-producing areas in Shizuoka, this area is loved by locals as the mountain of the tea characters, and the tea plantations spread across the large hills at the foot of Mt. Awagatake, which has been certified as a World Agricultural Heritage site, have been producing high-quality tea for over 150 years using the Chagusaba farming method. In this plan, you will enjoy a tea picking experience in the tea fields that the tea producers have painstakingly cultivated. The first tea is picked from late April to mid-May, the second tea is picked in June, and the fourth tea is picked from late September to early October, which are the tea seasons for the producers, so you can enjoy tea picking according to the season. You can also enjoy tea picking at other times of the year depending on the growth conditions of the tea leaves, so please ask us until around mid-November. Tea picking is not available from around November to mid-April because the tea leaves are not growing. Instead, we will take you to the tea fields to observe the "tea grass farming" method, a winter-only work, and from around March, you will enjoy picking wild vegetables that grow around the tea fields. For lunch, we will prepare dishes unique to tea-producing areas using the actual tea leaves you picked. You can enjoy them as ingredients in tempura, salads, vinegared dishes, and more. In addition, chameshi, which is made by mixing the picked raw leaves with boiled rice, is a special dish that allows you to enjoy the aroma of tea even more! Please give it a try!

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00 / 16:45 / 18:20

"Yu Kobo" opens 6 classrooms in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka. Bright and friendly professional staff will help you together according to the speed of each person. ☆ You can enjoy your time at home with the finished Japanese paper lamp ♪ Paste Japanese paper on the inflated balloon to make a balloon-shaped round lighting. By pasting colored Japanese paper or octopus thread, an expression is created in the light. Home time is colored with soft light. ☆ You can take the completed work home on the day of the experience. ☆ If you have any concerns about the production of your work, please feel free to contact us.

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• Age 5～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00

Hit local soju, cultivated in Kanata, with your own hands and eat freshly. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Description (10 minutes) ② Buckwheat noodles (60 minutes) ③ Boil it (20 minutes) ④ meal (30 minutes)

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• Age 5～Age 85
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

It is the only popular theater company in Aichi Prefecture. At theatrical performance, we will also perform songs and dance shows along with theatrical performances. The show is peculiar and spectacular. As a commonly known example, it is a great hit "Matsunosan samba". It is a plan that enjoys a part of such a luxurious and ornate stage show and enjoys it together with the members with costume and makeup. ~ Tour steps ~ ① Meeting of songs, costumes, make-up etc. at the venue (10 minutes) ② Tailor the costume and makeup to the fixed song (30 minutes) ③ Practice according to song (25 minutes) ④ Rehearsal (20 minutes) ⑤ Production (10 minutes) ⑥ Commemorative photo shoot (10 minutes) ⑦ Change of make-up remover (15 minutes)

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• Age 5～Age 75
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:30

It is the only popular theater company in Aichi Prefecture. It becomes a princess and a samurai in genuine costumes, makeup by that professional theater company. And it is a plan to walk to the nearby shrine. Why do not you direct yourself completely different from everyday! Surely it will be my memory of my life. It is a plan that only this opportunity can do. ~ Tour steps ~ ① Meeting of costumes, roles, etc etc at the venue (15 minutes) ② Adjust costume and makeup (30 minutes) ③ Visit to the shrine (40 minutes) ④ Commemorative photo taken at the venue (15 minutes) ⑤ makeup remover, change clothes (20 minutes)

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• Age 3～
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00

Wear a high quality silk kimono and enjoy strolling in Asakusa, a district which has a more traditional old atmosphere in Tokyo.​ ​​ ​ We have many gorgeous kimonos actually worn during the traditional dance and you may select one of your choice.​ ​ Yoko Namishima who is a traditional dance instructor with an experience of more than 30 years together with an expert of kimono dressing will help you to get dressed.​ ​ On the street when someone is wearing kimono everyone may turn around and admire it. This is a unique experience which would make you feel proud of yourself.​ ​ Men's hakama and children's kimono and happi-coat are also available.​ ​ Our staff knows Asakusa inside out and will guide you to the best photo spots.​ ​ We can arrange a photographer as an option.​ ​ 【Namishima Yoko Nihon Buyo Class】 Japanese traditional dance "nihon-buyo" is a part of "kabuki" called "shosa-mono" which means movement.​ ​ Yoko Namishima left Nihon-buyo school and created her own stage performance,​ ​ and became a representative of「Shin-buyo」which is a new style of dancing. Her concept is to promote the Japanese spirit of harmony and hospitality through the dance and she is involved as an instructor of dancing, sword battling and kimono dressing in performances held all over the country and across the world.

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• Age 3～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30

"Suwa side soba dojo" is a full-scale soba dojo with 36 bowls. A lively soba making experience and tasting at a face-to-face meeting where the conversation boils happily. Because you use the preeminent "Shinshu Nyuka Soba flour", even those who have experienced for the first time can eat soba that has been connected for a long time. The left side is a souvenir. The soba making experience that you can enjoy with your family and friends is perfect for creating memories!

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• 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)

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00

Boso's "Tamakizushi" has been made as a feast for ceremonial occasions and community gatherings. Chiba It is a regional dish of local production for local consumption made using nori and rice, which are products of the prefecture.

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

Tochigi You can experience the making of pottery at "Segmented pottery class" located in Mashiko, prefecture. You will enjoy your original equipment making fun.

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

Tochigi You can experience making pottery at the Aigen Kiln Ceramics Class in Mashiko. He / she will support your original vessel making fun.

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• Age 2～Age 12
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours /2～3 hours /3～4 hours /4～5 hours /5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

Special price plan for children and elementary school students-Great value Please use with your family. Free luggage storage during sightseeing 〇Returning the popular hotel After enjoying sightseeing in Kyoto, you can return to your hotel as it is. Your luggage will be delivered to your hotel. (Until 14:00 at reception) You can get your luggage at the front desk! Kimono will be returned at your hotel by 10 o'clock the next day! * Hotel return: ¥ 1,500 (please tell us when you come to the store) * However, from March 19th to April 10th and from April 29th to May 8th, ¥ 2,200 will be tax-included. It will not be available from July 10th to July 18th.

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• Age 3～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 10:30 / 13:30

I propose a touching tour in YANAKA area, which will give you the chance to know a good old-days Japanese life-style and its traditional culture!I am ready to propose you the followings;・Being dressed Yukata(summer cotton kimono) in summer, and Kimono in winter time. (Now Yukata)※ I offer authentic kimonos made from silk, produced in the traditional way.※ You can choose from more than 50 Yukata or Kimono to wear on the day.・Taking a walk dressed with Yukata or Kimono together with AKIZAKURA's Kimono Upcycled Umbrella.・During a walk, I show you the stylish walking-manner with Yukata and Kimono, way of sitting-down, and pattern of behavior.・Of course, you can have a lot of commemorative photos at each photogenic spot in YANAKA, for your unforgettable experience in Japan.Japanese Kimono culture has long history and it was deeply accepted into Japanese life-style, Kimono was not only the clothes but also a good showcase of idea for sustainable. AKIZAKURA's Umbrella is not just the accessory but the part of our identification to show up your class.

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