Traditional culture experience in Japan Page 3

• Age 3～
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 13:00

We offer Japanese culture experiences in Shoo town of Okayama famous for a legendary hero Kintaro - the golden boy.

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 90
• 5～6 hours
• 09:00

Kamakura is an old city with many historical temples and shrines. It is the first place in Japan where the samurai regime was established known as 'Kamakura Shogunate'. Today, this city is the best tourist destination visited by millions of people from all over the world.​ ​ Kamakura is also famous for its beautiful landscape with mountains and the sea, and it can be reached by train within an hour from Tokyo. In this tour you will walk from north Kamakura to the Hasedera temple while learning a bit about the nature around and local history and traditions.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Family

• Age 5～
• 1～2 hours /4～5 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

For overseas visitors we offer "ninja rental" service which includes costume rent service and walking tours with ninja navigators.​ ​ A ninja will help you on your journey! ~ Tour steps ~ ① Assemble at nearest hotel to Tokyo station (or Tokyo station) ② Wear costumes ③ Take subway and start your mystery tour ※ Our tour destination will be decided upon meeting, and we can also visit your preferred destinations.

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity

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

Ikebana is one of the traditional cultures and is an art style that allows you to come into direct contact with nature. Would you like to experience the changing seasons through dialogue with nature?

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner

• Age 10～Age 83
• Over 6 hours on the day

"Experience forging - a traditional craftsmanship" You can try hammering, filing with a gold rasp, sharpening and quenching processes. You might be excited to see how a piece of metal reborn as a knife. It is a great opportunity to experience a traditional craftsmanship.​ ​

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:10

★ Completely private charter event ★ We will hold a private charter for your group, family, or group (without other guests present). Please read the instructions to the end before applying. This is an experience program that allows you to learn about sumo, a traditional Japanese culture. You can experience sumo wrestling by introducing the content and rules of sumo wrestling training, and actually challenging former sumo wrestlers. The program will be conducted in Japanese or English, or both, depending on the customer's nationality. After the experience, enjoy a chanko nabe lunch supervised by a former sumo wrestler. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Gathering ② Explanation of the history of sumo, training content, decisive moves, forbidden moves, etc. 20 minutes ③ Sumo efforts 10 minutes ④ Challenge former sumo wrestlers 10 minutes ⑤ Commemorative photo 5 minutes ⑥ Chanko lunch / Q&A Response 45 minutes ⑦ Dissolution * This event will be held in a fully reserved private event. Watch a sumo show with just your group, try sumo wrestling, and have lunch. Sumo restaurant rental fee: 110,000 yen (tax included) + 12,000 yen per person (tax included) For example: 5 people for a sumo wrestling experience: 110,000 yen (tax included) + 12,000 yen (tax included) x 5 people = 170,000 yen (tax included)

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 8～
• 2～3 hours
• 11:30

After the calligraphy experience, a kaiseki lunch course will be served. There is also sake. (Drinks are charged separately.) Instagram: Kayo.shodo ~ Experience flow ~ 1. Calligraphy Explanations 2. Basic line and basic kanji practice 3. Practice your favorite kanji (you can choose from the examples provided. Other kanji you like) 4. Practice your name in kanji (make it here and write a sample) 5. Write your favorite kanji and your name on colored paper and press the stamp to finish the work. We will give you a hanging scroll for colored paper so that you can decorate your home immediately.

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

"Samurai Training Tokyo Asakusa" is a samurai experience plan supervised by Takafuji Ukon, the head of the Ukon School of Sword Dance, which is active on the world stage. Feel like a samurai by changing into a hakama and holding a sword in Asakusa, a popular tourist destination in Japan! A swordsman from the school will carefully teach you how to use a sword. The content is designed to allow you to enjoy swordsmanship without being too rigid, so it is also fun for children and groups. At the end of the experience, you will be presented with an official school certificate with your photo, so please feel free to make a memorable and recordable memory of Japan! Since it is a completely private lesson for each group, you can of course participate alone, but please feel free to make a reservation with friends, couples, family, or groups. ① Enter the store ② Choose your costume and change ③ Take a photo with your sword ④ Start with etiquette in the dojo (if there are more than two people, the venue will be different.) ⑤ Practice drawing, sheathing, and kata ⑥ Practice fighting ⑦ Video shooting ⑧ End the experience with etiquette ⑨ After changing clothes, you will be given the photo data (SD card) and a certificate with your face photo ⑩ End

• Date Spot
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• 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)

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:10

★This event is not a private event.★★This event will be held jointly with other customers.★This is an experience program where you can learn about sumo, a traditional Japanese culture. We will introduce you to the training content and rules of sumo, allowing you to experience sumo for yourself. The program will be conducted in Japanese, English, or both, depending on your nationality. After the experience, you will enjoy a chanko nabe lunch supervised by a former sumo wrestler. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Gathering ② Explanation of the history of sumo, training content, decisive moves, prohibited moves, etc. 20 minutes ③ Sumo efforts 10 minutes ④ Challenge a former sumo wrestler (only for those who wish) 10 minutes ⑤ Commemorative photo 5 minutes ⑥ Chanko lunch/Q&A 45 minutes ⑦ Dissolution If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us anything.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 6～Age 83
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

Would you like to experience the traditional Japanese culture of Ikebana in a room with a tea ceremony room? We have taken proper measures against COVID-19, so you can experience it with peace of mind. Since it is aimed at foreigners, it will be conducted in English. If there are 3 or more people, it will be held in the Japanese-style room on the second floor.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days

• Age 4～
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 10:30 / 13:00 / 15:00

1 Sun We are conducting writing team experience classes. You can decorate it as a set piece that you can remember things about the trip even if you return home. Sun It is also possible to take pictures with kendo wear and bamboo sword as body form.

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

You can experience Japanese traditional culture and calligraphy. Tools Explanations, How to hold a brush, posture, kanji Explanations After that, you have to decide the character you want to write and practice that character. Write on colored paper or a round fan to finish the original book! ~On the day Flow ① ① Nearest station set → Arrival at home (5 minutes) ② Calligraphy Explanations(Equipment, Kanji, Kana, etc.) (15 minutes) ③ Brush leveling (How to carry the brush before writing, practice of basic lines) (15 minutes) ④ Ask the instructor to select the character you want to write and model I will write and teach points. (10 minutes) ⑤ Practice (30 minutes) ⑥ Kiyosho (finished in colored paper or fan) (10 minutes) ⑦ Send to the nearest station (5 minutes)

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity

• Age 12～
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 19:00

Do not miss an opportunity to get dressed in yukata and have photo shooting right beside the Osaka Castle. Kimonoya Japan offers authentic yukatas made of traditional materials using traditional dyeing techniques. Upgrade options available if you wish to have kimonos instead of yukatas.​ ​ We are committed to providing our customers with the best photo shooting experience.

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner

• Age 10～
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours /2～3 hours /3～4 hours /4～5 hours /5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

Hagi The city is the western part of Honshu, Yamaguchi A castle town with a population of more than 50,000 facing the Sea of Japan located in the northern part of the prefecture. 1608 after the battle of Sekigahara Year Toshi Mouri Hagi Build a castle, and then there Yamaguchi About 260 before moving to Year In the meantime, Mr. Mouri prospered as a castle town of 360,000 stones. At the end of the Bakumatsu, he trained many undergraduates at Matsushita Village, where Yoshida Shoin is a private member. After that, they produced Kagoshima Shogoro (Kido Takaya), Takasugi Shinsaku, Hisaka Genbata, Ito Hirofumi, etc., and became the foundation of the Meiji Restoration. The old town still retains its past features, and you can still walk while looking at the picture of the castle town created during the Edo period! ? There is a landscape that looks as if you are looking at a historical book, such as a place related to the Restoration, an old shrine and temple, etc. Hagi The town itself is called a museum.

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner

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

Calligraphy is a traditional monochrome art that weaves in black and white. Why don't you enjoy the calmness of the mind similar to zazen through the calligraphy experience at Kyomachiya?

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity

• Age 18～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day

Staying at traditional Japanese dojo, including experiences of martial arts, hot springs, shrines etc. It is a camp experience experience tour where you can experience Japanese culture. It will be an experience of 2 days / night.

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 75
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours

Transform your body and mind into a samurai/ninja! ! Beginners are welcome. A fun sword fighting experience You can experience everything from the basics of how to use a sword to battle scenes. <Flow of the experience> 1. Bow 2. Explanation of the sword 3. Change into kimono 4. Practice basic sword fighting styles and movements 5. Practice fighting 6. Photographing the fighting scene 7. If you would like a commemorative photo, please let us know. Please feel free to contact us. We will respond flexibly.

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 5～6 hours

Playing in the snow in Nagano Prefecture! !! This plan is recommended for families and groups. Make a kamakura with plenty of snow. Experience making kamakura once in your life! !! After making the kamakura, try various snow activities such as sledding and making a snowman. How to play is free! Let's enjoy playing in the snow with your whole body! Lunch will be prepared by all the participants around the hearth ☆ The crackling sound of charcoal fire and the gently warming hearth end will give you a relaxing and gentle time.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• Pickup Service
• For Groups

• Age 18～Age 99
• 3～4 hours
• 09:30 / 13:00

The spirit house of Sendai founder Masamune Date. It was destroyed by air strikes and rebuilt in Year. Why don't you experience a wedding photo in the kimono culture of Kimono and the commemoration of the two at Zuihoden, which is fascinating for its vibrant colors that convey the gorgeous Momoyama culture? Wedding photo package details ・ Photography fee ・ Cost of clothes (Basic is first wear) -Dressing & hair makeup costs ・ Shooting accessories ・ Accessories such as hair ornaments ・ Photo data (100 photos) The schedule is Dressing, hair makeup ~ about 2 hours Shooting ~ 1 hour Change of clothes-30 minutes It takes 3 and a half Time required.

• Date Spot
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity

• 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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• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 12～
• 2～3 hours
• 12:00 / 14:00

Learn about Sakai's knives, and how to sharpen Japanese knives from professional.Also you fit the handles and take them back with your favorite words on the blade.

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 75
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00

Enjoy traditional handcrafting experience at blacksmith's. As we are living in a society where people are more and more focused on digital technology, blacksmith's skills and techniques seem to be disappearing from our lives. The Tatara Steel Manufacturing & Forging Workshop located on the Shimanto riverside offers knife forging experience.

• Recommendation for Foreigner

• Age 0～Age 100
• 3～4 hours /5～6 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

~ Hotel Pick-up - Outer Tsukiji Market Sushi Lunch Tour~ ■ Let ninja accompany you from your hotel to Tsukiji market! Enjoy sushi lunch in Tsukiji area, a famous tourist spot in Tokyo! Our ninja attendant will pick you up from your hotel. You will also wear ninja costumes and walk towards Tsukiji like a movie star. Explore Tsukiji area, enjoy shopping, and finally, taste sushi lunch! Departure from hotels in central Tokyo ⇒ Get dressed in ninja costumes ⇒ Walking around Tsukiji · Shopping ⇒ Sushi lunch　　 ～Tour prices～ 　・3 hours～ 5,000 yen per person (maximum 8 people) ・6 hours～ 8,000 yen per person (maximum 8 people)

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity
• For Family

• Age 5～
• 1～2 hours
• 13:00

It tells swordsmans which are transmitted from 400 years ago now · · ·. It is a plan that you can appreciate swordsmanship and experiences by samurai of old martial art school "Tenshin flow". It is being introduced to each media medium and TV and the topic is boiling! The samurai sword meeting and the experience of spending time with the samurai in the near future can spend as much time slipping in the Edo period. ～Plan steps～ ① Greeting: 3 minutes ② Sword art exhibition: 15 minutes ③ Samurai and technique of the Edo era: 20 minutes ④ Time of Experience Sword, Shuriken, Sword Appreciation: 30 minutes ⑤ Magical exhibition: 10 minutes ⑥ Zazen: 5 minutes ⑦ Omission: 5 minutes ★ English program ★ This plan is a program which guides all in English.

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• 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.

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner

• Age 6～
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Let's wear a yukata and experience authentic Japanese traditional dance in Asakusa, a district of Tokyo which is the hub of arts!​ ​​ ​ Yoko Namishima - a teacher with over 30 years of experience gives instructions with joy and great attention to each learner.​ ​ In case of 2 or more participants, she performs a nihonbuyo-dance after the lesson! We are delighted to have everyone from beginners to even those who find hard to wear yukata! Feel free to join us!​ ​ 【Namishima Yoko Nihon Buyo Class】 ・You can learn about the spirit of harmony and hospitality through the nihonbuyo-dance. ・By easy-to-understand instructions you can learn dancing with an easy mind. ・Lesson held in a perfect environment: a 3-minute walk from the main station and Asakusa district which is the hub of arts. ・Professional instructions are provided by Namishima teacher from traditional and contemporary dances to yukata dressing.​ ​ 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 .

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity

• Age 12～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 13:00

3 hours exciting cycling trip! Who wants to discover not only sightseeing spot but also the Japanese daily scene in Tokyo Shitamachi (traditional) area? You can freely drop by the point where you find interesting! At the end of the tour, we can also be able to take a handmade workshop! (A kaleidoscope for now) ★Route★ [Akihabara→Kuramae→Asakusa→Kappabashi→Okachimachi→Akihabara]

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner

• 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)

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 15～Age 100
• 4～5 hours
• 12:30

Kamakura is a popular tourist destination for Japanese and foreign visitors. It is a place where many Japanese traditions have been preserved along with nature. And it was a birthplace of the Kamakura shogunate known as the samurai regime. We are carrying out a SAMURAI Project to offer a Japanese cultural experience at the Kigen-in temple, usually not open to the public, located in the vicinity of JR Kita-Kamakura Station. This plan offers the following experiences: Japanese Kimono (In summer, yukata) with a hakama Zen meditation Practice with a wooden sword Trial with a real sword Relaxation at 80 year old tea house

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity