Traditional culture experience in Japan Page 39

• Age 15～Age 60
• 1～2 hours
• 12:15 / 12:30 / 12:45 / 13:15

We offer a kimono rental experience at Rika Wafuku Kamakura store. Yukata rentals are provided in the summer. We have more than 300 kimonos and yukatas, from lace kimonos to retro kimonos. For women, the service includes a hair set.

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• Age 15～Age 60
• 1～2 hours
• 12:15 / 12:30 / 12:45 / 13:15

We offer a kimono rental experience at Rika Wafuku Kawagoe store. Yukata rentals are provided in the summer. We have more than 300 kimonos and yukatas, from lace kimonos to retro kimonos. For women, the service includes a hair set.

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• Age 0～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 14:00

You can enjoy extraordinary life in the nature of the countryside. Sayama Tea, one of the three major tea producing areas in Japan, which is the closest to Tokyo, is located here with a tea plantation full of smiles. Why don't you pick tea leisurely while taking a lecture at the tea plantation? Although it is a little far from the station and inconvenient, Sayama tea can clean your heart and body. Participation by one person with family and friends is also welcome. Please recharge your smile and energy at Miyanoen where a smile is born! Distribution of materials for Sayama tea that can be handmade at home! Please enjoy yourself at home. Delicious Sayama tea drink gift!

• For Family

• 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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• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

You can experience the tea ceremony (sencha) at a tea ceremony that has been around for over 280 Year Experience how to make delicious sencha using Kyusu at the table. Even beginners can enjoy delicious tea.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

You can experience the tea ceremony (matcha) at a tea ceremony that has been around for over 280 Year It will be a seiza experience at the tatami room in the back of the store. Even beginners can enjoy delicious tea.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:45 / 13:00 / 13:15 / 14:30 / 14:45 / 16:00

While listening to the story of the ama, we will have fresh fish and shellfish hand-baked by the ama. Please choose either 1 spiny lobster or 1 abalone in advance. Please be sure to let us know. Please let us know if you would like a free transfer of Ama Bus from Toba Station. Please choose from 11:15 12:45 14:15 from Toba Station. Charcoal-grilled 2 live turban shells, 2 hiougi shellfish, and 1 large lajonkairia lajon, dried fish, simmered hijiki small plate, Ise shrimp juice, and a full menu with rice! !! (Depending on the season, it changes to the (seasonal) fish and shellfish at that time.) Depending on the season, it changes to spiny lobster (autumn / winter / spring) and abalone (spring / summer / autumn). (However, it cannot be held from July 1st to August 15th because there is no spiny lobster fishing.) Ama wearing experience (300 yen), let's dance the Ama Ondo with Ama!

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 16～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 09:30 / 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00

At Kimono Rental Kyokomachi, we have prepared a lot of plans so that you can easily wear a kimono and enjoy sightseeing in Kyoto. We will lend you everything you need for kimono rental and dressing. Dressing is also included in the plan. ★Kyokomachi Plan★A complete set that allows you to choose from about 200 designer kimonos and branded kimonos. This is the most recommended plan for kimono rental Kyokomachi. Plan contents Kimono, obi, sandals, bag, tabi, + dressing

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• For Groups

• Age 16～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 09:30 / 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00

[1] A complete set that you can choose from gorgeous and cute lace kimonos. We have various designs and color variations. 【2】Kiyomizu-dera immediately! The center of popular shooting spots! Yasaka Pagoda, Yasaka Koshindo Temple, Kodaiji Temple, Ninenzaka, and Sannenzaka are all within walking distance. ○ Set contents ┗Full set rental plan including kimono, obi, bag, sandals, tabi, and nagusa undergarment. ○Time required for dressing: about 15 minutes ○Return time: Please return to Kimono Rental Kyokomachi Kiyomizu Head Office by 18:00. ○Hair set┗ is also available as an option (¥1,100 tax included). (Reservation required) Free hair ornaments ○Various options (at store) We have a wide variety of optional items that will make your total kimono look more gorgeous and cute. ┗ (Additional ¥300 tax included for 1 item) Obi ornaments, collar ornaments, heko-obi, sleeve lace, gloves, design bags, hats, haori, shawls, etc. ★Luggage storage Luggage other than valuables and carry-on bags can be kept free of charge. . (Until 18:00) ☆Kimono rental Kyokomachi recommended points☆ ① Located in the center of the tourist area, just a few minutes walk to Kiyomizu Temple, Kodaiji Temple, and Yasaka Shrine. You can change into a kimono and go sightseeing immediately. There are many fashionable sweets shops and shops around Kyokomachi, and it is full of Instagrammable spots. We have various designs and color variations. We have a wide variety of optional items (300 yen per item) that will make your total coordination more gorgeous and cute. ③ We are open in one building (1F, 2F, 3F, 4F), so you can relax and have your hair set. ④ Municipal Bus [Kiyomizu] Since it is in front of the bus stop, it is very convenient to go anywhere! ⑤Professional dressers and stylists specializing in hessettes are stationed♪1. Visit/reception ↓2. Kimono selection ↓3. Dressing (about 15 minutes) ↓4. Hair set (about 15 minutes with hair set) option 1100 yen ↓5. Stroll around Kyoto in kimono ↓6.

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• For Groups

• 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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• For Groups

• 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 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.

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• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity

• Age 12～
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

Enjoy the popular knob work at a craftsman's store! Knobwork is a technique that is also used for Maiko's flower hairpins. Kyoto You can enjoy a unique experience. Many TV interviews, total 10,000 people more It is a popular experience that participated. The clums are welcome because we will teach you carefully! You can choose from a variety of fabrics and parts to make your own original knob work or clip with corsage pin. Let's enjoy a relaxing time in the Hanale of the Kyomachiya built in the Taisho era.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00 / 19:30

Our facility wears a ninja costume, adult It is a place to enjoy ninja training from children to children. The descendants of “Mitao Hyakuchi”, famous as an Iga Ninja, Kyoto With the cooperation of Mr. Arashi, the head of Yoichi Ninjas who practiced ninja training in Japan, a full-scale experience program was completed.

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• In Door Activity
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• Age 15～
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 10:00 / 12:00

Ancient city Nara You can easily walk around the famous sights in Maiko. On the day Come to the store by hand, and make a wonderful memory by sightseeing in kimono for a day. Kintetsu Nara Good access from the exit 4 of the station.

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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.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 14:00

Customer attraction such as companies Events・ For schools, boy scouts, children's meetings, etc. We will bring an electric wheel at each venue! Each electric wheel can be made by turns every 15 minutes. You can make a teacup, teacup, beer cup, shochu cup, bowl and so on. We will provide you with a service for cutting the ground. First of all, make a free quote ... "Ashizaki Monta Kobo" 06-6417-3303 080-6109-8239 (Morikawa)

• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 10:30

Empty-handed is OK. No need to prepare anything. First, you will change into a kimono. Dressing and simple hair setting will be done here. We also have bags, sandals, and tabi that match your kimono. You will wear a kimono and enjoy lunch and walking around the city. As an option, it is also possible to request a photo shoot by a professional photographer or a professional hair and makeup artist. Rickshaw rides around the city are also wonderful (rickshaws run from April to October).

• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 85
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Not only will we teach you how to wear a kimono, but we will also teach you how to walk, stand, sit, and even pose for photos! Would you like to have fun together and experience the beautiful movements taught by actresses who are active in historical dramas? We will teach you how to walk beautifully while wearing a kimono, and tips on how to look beautiful when photographed. A slightly different program that you won't find anywhere else! Fun kimono experience! ! Create unforgettable memories in a beautiful traditional Japanese house! Please pose in a kimono and we will give you a photo!

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• In Door Activity

• Age 3～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 10:30

Empty-handed is OK. No need to prepare anything. First, you will change into a kimono. Dressing and simple hair setting will be done here. We also have bags, sandals, and tabi that match your kimono. You will wear a kimono and enjoy lunch and walking around the city. As an option, it is also possible to request a photo shoot by a professional photographer or a professional hair and makeup artist. Rickshaw rides around the city are also wonderful (rickshaws run from April to October).

• In Door Activity

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1 Day or more

Experience the traditional culture of Niigata, the Furumachi Geisha! Experience the 200-year history of Furumachi, an entertainment district that has been acclaimed to rival Gion in Kyoto and Shinbashi in Tokyo. ~Experience Outline~ (Day 1) - Check in at Hotel Okura Niigata in Chuo Ward. Move to a kimono store and "Try wearing a kimono and stroll around the Furumachi Geisha District" (16:00-17:30). At the Nabechaya restaurant, "Dinner with multi-course meals and watching the dance of Furumachi Geisha, experience playing in a traditional Japanese parlor" (18:00-20:00) (Day 2). Check out of the inn at 9:00. Move to the Northern Culture Museum in Konan Ward to "visit the mansion and garden, and have a celebratory lunch of a wealthy farmer" (9:30-12:30, 180 minutes). Arrive at the south exit of Niigata Station at 13:00.

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• In Door Activity
• For Family

• Age 1～Age 85
• Within 1 hour

The entire experience takes 15 to 30 minutes, so it's perfect for when you have a bit of free time! Enjoy a casual kimono experience. Please enjoy taking photos inside the building. You can also take photos at the photo panels of Mt. Fuji or in the Japanese-style room.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00

At "Sabo Fuwari", which opened in October 2022 by the long-established Japanese confectionery shop "Shokindo", which was founded in 2015 and has been in business for 156 years, you can rent out an elegant Japanese sweets making experience in a stylish store based on white. You can enjoy delicious matcha and original sweets. First, choose your favorite theme from the fresh sweets that change with the season, and enjoy the "Nerikiri experience". Even if it's your first time to touch namagashi, the staff will kindly and carefully give you a lecture, so you can enjoy making Japanese sweets without being nervous. After the Nerikiri experience, enjoy your handcrafted sweets with delicious matcha. Eating Japanese sweets with authentic Urasenke-style matcha will be the best luxury time together with making yourself. Lastly, enjoy cold tea and original sweets made only for the participants of the experience, “Otome no Yukigoromo”, which is made by wrapping Shokindo’s representative product “Awayuki” in baked sweets baked on the spot! If you ask questions about the etiquette of matcha tea, the history and culture of Shimonoseki and Shokindo, etc., Mr. Nishihara will teach you various things in a friendly and fun way. While feeling the history of a long-established local Japanese confectionery shop, enjoy freshly made Japanese sweets in a private space... Please enjoy such a luxurious hour.

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• 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

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• Recommendation for Foreigner
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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 8～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 11:00 / 14:00 / 17:00

If you are interested in art and Japanese pop culture (anime and manga), you will enjoy small group manga drawing classes taught by professional manga artists. You will learn from instructors who are professional assistants of HUNTER × HUNTER and active manga artists. Whether you draw regularly or are a complete beginner, your instructor will explain the process step by step and teach you new skills. Experience the traditional analog manga technique that has been around for 100 years. Draw your own original manga!

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• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00 / 20:00

By calmly facing yourself through meditation, you can let go of the ego that binds you and free your mind. Zen meditation is not an extraordinary experience; it lies in your daily life.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 / 17:30 / 18:00 / 18:30 / 19:00

[Limited time plan from September to November] Rent a traditional house with an irori hearth, Toro - a house that spins history - and enjoy the local tastes of autumn with the experience of making your own gohei mochi. This plan includes a robatayaki food set using the irori hearth. Our staff will prepare the fire in the hearth and the ingredients. All you have to do is light the fire in the hearth and enjoy it at your own convenience. Enjoy a casual and gourmet trip to Shinshu. [Irori grilling plan menu] Assortment of mushrooms and autumn vegetables Shinshu salmon Shinshu premium beef Clay pot rice Pickled Nozawana Ina Valley is one of the leading grain regions in Nagano Prefecture! Clean spring water flows from the Southern Alps, and delicious rice is cultivated. Let's use this locally grown rice to make local dishes of this area together^^ Miso, which is essential for gohei mochi, is also locally grown! We will make several types of miso to suit your preferences, such as sweet miso, walnut miso, and sansho miso, and use them in gohei mochi. Enjoy a luxurious holiday where you can enjoy the precious experience of lighting a fire in the hearth right in front of you and the gourmet food of Shinshu at the same time! ~Experience timetable~ ◆ Arrival We serve Takato Houjicha, a traditional tea from Ina. Take your time drinking tea and exploring the traditional Japanese house! ◆ Let's cook rice in a clay pot! Let's start cooking right away, first cook rice in a clay pot♪ ◆ Let's make miso sauce! Secret miso sauce ^^ You'll find yourself tasting it ^^;;; ◆ Let's make dumplings! Stick them together with your hands! It's the old-fashioned way of making them, and children will definitely have fun! ◆Meals Light a fire in the hearth and enjoy the locally grown autumn flavors and the gohei mochi you just made.---------------- [Mid-September to mid-October] Matsutake mushroom option: 15,000 yen/set We cannot guarantee that matsutake mushrooms will be picked in the mountains on the day you arrive, so they are not included in the regular hearth grilling plan. If you would like to add matsutake mushrooms to the above plan, we will only accept reservations and will provide them if they are available. Payment is also required at check-out. As you will be cooking the meal yourself, you can also make the clay pot rice included in the plan into matsutake rice. This is a selfish request from us to only provide ingredients picked in the local mountains, but it is a plan and option that allows you to enjoy the ultimate luxury. Please understand this before making your reservation.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 110
• 4～5 hours
• 09:00 / 09:30

The activity is a place of encounter. Enjoy a day with Monk Pierre, combining discovery, lecture and meditation, in a day of Zen culture that has shaped Japan. This is a rare opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful temples in Japan, Kosho-ji in Uji, with a private visit from an expert. Pierre is a permanent guest of Kosho-ji. Zen is an invitation. You are therefore Pierre's guest, but also Kosho-ji's. Monk Pierre, who has been a monk for 40 years, will guide you through the corridors and gardens that he knows so well, and will share with you the secrets of the tradition that continues through the generations. He will tell you the story of the temple and its founder, Zen Master Dogen, convey the subtle meaning of the architecture, and help you decipher its rich meaning. In front of the garden, you can get a glimpse of the meaning of the landscape and, above all, explore your own curiosity about nature through a contemplation of stones, trees, water and space. In the garden, which is worthy of meditation and wonder, you can also experience haiku and Zen koans. Or you can simply savour tea. At the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan, we invite you to a meditation session where you can honestly face yourself, which is usually only available to monks. Let's try the direct experience of Shikantaza on the platform. ~Experience flow~ 9:00 Start 10:00 Temple guide 10:40 Zazen experience 12:00 Meal (lunch box) 13:00 One of the favorite workshops: Haiku and Koan workshop, magic, and finally calligraphy... Disband (Pick up at the station)

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• For Family

• Age 0～Age 110
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 09:30

This activity is a place of encounter. Enjoy a day with Monk Pierre, combining discovery, lecture and meditation, in a day of Zen culture that has shaped Japan. This is a rare opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful temples in Japan, Kosho-ji in Uji, with a private visit from an expert. Pierre is a permanent guest of Kosho-ji. Zen is an invitation. You are therefore Pierre's guest, but also Kosho-ji's. Monk Pierre, who has been a monk for 40 years, will guide you through the corridors and gardens that he knows so well, and will share with you the secrets of the tradition that continues through the ages. He will tell you the story of the temple and its founder, Zen Master Dogen, convey the subtle meaning of the architecture, and help you to decipher its rich meaning. In front of the garden, you can get a glimpse of the meaning of the landscape and, above all, explore your own curiosity about nature through a contemplation of stones, trees, water and space. In the garden, which is worthy of meditation and wonder, you can also experience haiku and Zen koans. Or you can simply savour a cup of tea. At Japan's oldest Buddhist temple, we invite you to a meditation session where you can honestly face yourself, which is usually only available to monks. Let's try the direct experience of Shikantaza on the platform. ~Experience flow~ 9:00 Start, temple guide 10:30 Zazen experience 10:40 Garden viewing, Buddhist history workshop 12:00 Meal (lunch box) 13:00 Choose three favorite workshops from the workshops: haiku and koan workshop, magic, and finally calligraphy... 16:00 Disband (Pick up at the station)

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• In Door Activity
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• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 08:30 / 10:00 / 11:30 / 13:00 / 14:30 / 16:00 / 17:30

We offer the experience of playing anime songs and hit songs using the traditional Japanese instrument "Koto" in Shinjuku, Shinjuku Gyoen, and Ikebukuro in Tokyo. In these areas well-known for anime, experienced instructors will provide careful instruction so that even beginners can enjoy themselves, making this a perfect plan for music novices, anime fans, and travelers interested in Japanese culture. With explanations that are easy for beginners to understand and a hygienic environment, instructors will always be there to support you, so you can enjoy your time experiencing Japanese music culture with peace of mind.

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