Traditional culture experience in Japan Page 53

• Age 6～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00

In Matsumoto, a town where rich nature and tradition combine, you can experience three traditional Japanese cultures at once: kimono, rickshaw, and shamisen. [Kimono selection/dressing/hair set] Please choose your favorite kimono at "Hanakomichi" in front of Matsumoto Castle. We can also assist you in coordinating items according to the season and the customer. Dressed in traditional Japanese costumes and having your hair styled by a stylist, you will be able to feel the Japanese etiquette through your attire. Now the nostalgic experience begins. [Round around Matsumoto Castle and the castle town by rickshaw] A rickshaw will pick you up at "Hanakomichi". Enjoy the atmosphere of a castle town while listening to the history of Matsumoto Castle and town from the hawker. Along the way, we will talk about recommended shops and information that may not be found in guidebooks, tailored to your interests. At the end of the tour, we will drop you off at the shamisen shop "Kikuoka Matsuno" in Nakamachi. The view from the rickshaw is higher than usual. It will be an elegant moment. [Learn about the shamisen from a musician and watch a live performance] At the end of the experience, go to the shamisen shop "Kikuoka Matsuno" and enjoy a shamisen performance experience under the guidance of a musician and a live performance just for customers. The sound of the shamisen that you hear live is truly the traditional sound of Japan. Experience the unique aesthetic sense and sensibility of the Japanese through the shamisen, which has been loved for a long time in Japan. The sound of the shamisen echoing through Matsumoto, a town where tradition and nature blend together, will surely make your trip an unforgettable memory.

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• Age 15～Age 90
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

This plan is recommended for those who want to experience traditional Japanese kimono. You can rent authentic pure silk long-sleeved kimonos. Full set rental and kimono dressing included. Furisode has sleeves of approximately 100cm in length, and is a very glamorous and formal kimono worn by Japanese women on events and anniversaries. Choosing a colorful, high-quality kimono can be a lot of fun. You can also add a men's kimono plan. *Men's kimono is made of polyester material. After changing into your favorite kimono, let's go for a walk! Regardless of your age, wearing a furisode with long sleeves is said to ward off misfortune and misfortune. You can visit a shrine with a view of Mt. Fuji, take photos, and enjoy meals freely. 5 minutes walk from Mt. Fuji Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine 5 minutes walk from Mt. Fuji World Heritage Center ~ Procedure of the day ~ 1. Furisode selection (about 10 to 15 minutes) Choose the furisode of your choice while looking at the patterns and colors. ②Kimono dressing will take approximately 30 minutes for each person. You will be asked to change into underwear, and we will quickly dress you from the undergarment to the obi. ③Free stroll Enjoy walking and dining at Sengen Taisha Shrine, the World Heritage Center, etc. at your leisure. ④Deadline for return/change of clothes Please return by 17:30 on the day of return.We will help you change your clothes.

• Age 7～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

Let's explore various Japanese cultures! This is a 2-hour course where you can learn about and experience Japanese culture using a theme of your choice. You can choose a theme that interests you, such as tea ceremony, kimono, or Japanese music, and learn about it. Please use it for various purposes such as training with friends, family, students, and workplaces.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 90
• 3～4 hours

This plan allows you to rent a kimono and have your photo taken by a photographer at a photo studio attached to a retro cafe near Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Osaka. You can enjoy both studio photography and location photography at the shrine. Please wear kimono with your family and partners who will be traveling with you and capture your memories in photos. Would you like to preserve the time with your kimono that will make you smile when you look back on it 10 years from now? We can also store your luggage and arrange delivery, so you can enjoy sightseeing in Osaka while still wearing your kimono after the photo shoot!

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• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 15:00 / 17:00

The koto is a representative Japanese musical instrument that has been around for 1000 years. The melody is very elegant and Japanese. It will be an unforgettable memory of your trip to Japan. In this program, you will actually touch the koto and practice simple songs. Recommended for people who love music.

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

This is a plan that allows you to experience making "Flower Chozumizu" at Oshijo, which has been used as a setting for novels and movies♪ You can make it with your favorite flowers! You can take a commemorative photo with your own work! Let's enjoy together a valuable experience that can only be done here! For customers from foreign countries, an English-speaking guide will accompany you. [What is Hanachōzu? ] A chozubachi with flowers floating in it before worship.

• For Groups
• For Family

• 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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• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 80
• 1～2 hours

It is a work made by three-dimensionally combining flowers and animals using kimono fabric and cotton. Kits and tools will be prepared here in advance, so you can participate empty-handed on the day. If you have a request, we will also hold a business trip class at your accommodation.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 75
• Within 1 hour

We offer a simple and informal "table tea ceremony experience". In this experience, you can actually make matcha by yourself while learning the basics of the tea ceremony in one hour. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Demonstration and hands-on experience (30 minutes) First, you will see a demonstration by the instructor. I will explain the specific steps and manners while demonstrating. After that, participants will move on to the experience of actually making matcha. The feature is that you can easily enjoy it using things you have at home, such as handkerchiefs and spoons. ②Enjoy dried sweets (15 minutes) Enjoy dried sweets with matcha green tea. Enjoy a table tea ceremony to your heart's content while enjoying flavorful sweets. ③ Exchange of impressions and opinions (15 minutes) After the experience, we will set aside time to exchange impressions and opinions with the participants. Let's share the memorable moments, what kind of realizations and impressions you had. It is also attractive to be able to freely exchange opinions in an atmosphere that is not formal. The Aime-toi Cooking School's "Table Tea Ceremony Experience" specializes in promoting table tea ceremony that can be easily enjoyed at home. You can use familiar tools such as paper towels, handkerchiefs, and spoons instead of kaishi, chashaku, chakin, and fukusa. While learning the basics of the tea ceremony, enjoy an experience that emphasizes ease and ease.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 13～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00

At "Experience-based old private house inn Tabinosha", we will guide you through the seasonal Shizuoka mountain village experience! This plan learns from tea farmers who practice SDGs! Farm work help plan! Let's sweat a good day by helping the tea farmer's work for a whole day! It is a plan where you can experience [contribution to the global environment] and [practice of SDGs] through helping the work of tea farmers who make tea using the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System Chagusaba farming method.

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 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 leading 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 Awa-ga-take, a mountain that has been certified as a World Agricultural Heritage site, and high-quality tea has been produced 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 carefully 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. In addition, from late April to early November, you can enjoy tea picking even outside of the tea season, depending on the growth of the tea leaves. However, from late autumn to winter, until around mid-April when the tea season begins, there are no tea leaves to pick, so you will have to roll the tea using tea leaves that you have prepared in advance. Even in that case, we will still guide you to the tea fields and show you the state of the tea buds and how to make tea. You will try your hand at making kettle-fried tea using the tea leaves you picked, by heating, frying and rolling them in an iron pot. Let's make your own delicious, one-of-a-kind original tea!

• Age 3～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 11:00

At "Experience-based old private house inn Tabinosha", which was renovated from a 70-year-old old house and opened in 2017, we will guide you through the seasonal Shizuoka mountain village experience! In this plan, you can enjoy BBQ using seasonal ingredients along with picked tea. Limited to one group per day! Enjoy a charcoal-grilled BBQ lunch at an old private house in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, one of Japan's leading green tea producing areas! In the verdant backyard surrounded by bamboo groves and streams, you can enjoy a charcoal fire, a BBQ using seasonal ingredients, and delicious local tea! You can also add a "Goemon bath experience" as an option ♪ Why don't you forget the hustle and bustle of everyday life and have an extraordinary experience like living in a tea village? The ingredients and equipment are prepared, so it's easy to come empty-handed! !

• For Rainy Days

• Age 6～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 14:00

Experience matcha green tea with Kutani ware in a tatami room in a townhouse full of culture. The current owner, Mr. Yukio Uchida, takes over the pottery shop in his parents' house, and he himself creates works by overglaze painting as a Kutani ware artist. In addition to being able to see and purchase Kutani ware at the shop on the 1st floor, the atelier on the 2nd floor of the machiya-style pottery shop is open to the public, allowing visitors to see Mr. Uchida painting. We also serve matcha green tea in Kutani tea bowls made by the artist. Come and experience the world of Kutani ware, which flourished in an elegant culture.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 12～Age 99
• Within 1 hour

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• In Door Activity

• Age 12～Age 99
• Within 1 hour

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• Age 7～Age 75
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00

[Walk with the guide and discover! Charm of Awaji ～Izanagi Jingu Course～】Izanagi Jingu, which enshrines two gods, Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto, is said to be the oldest shrine in Japan, and appears in the Kojiki and Nihonshoki. Experience a special formal worship at the worship hall of Izanagi Jingu. Main course Meet at "Izanagi Jingu-mae" bus stop of "Awajin Awahime Bus" ⇒ Special formal worship at Izanagi Jingu ⇒ Stroll around Izanagi Jingu ⇒ End

• For Rainy Days

• Age 0～Age 99
• 1～2 hours

You can enjoy afternoon tea elegantly in the tangerine field. Please enjoy coffee, mandarin orange juice, and Awa evening tea with sweets packed in a traditional craft of Tokushima prefecture. For Awa Bancha, "Shinobu-chan no Banchaya" in Kamikatsu-cho is a business trip service. Mandarin orange picking is also possible depending on the season. (Estimated season: October to December) *Varies depending on the year ~ Point ~ ・You can enjoy an extraordinary cafe in a tangerine field surrounded by nature ・You can taste both Japanese and Western sweets depending on the season ・Professional You can enjoy the evening tea brewed by

• For Family

• Age 7～Age 75
• 1～2 hours
• 13:15

[Walk with the guide and discover! Charm of Awaji ~Iwaya Course~] ``Eshima'', one of the traditional places of ``Onokoro Island'', which is said to be the first land in Japan, and ``Iwakushi Shrine'', which is said to be the home of Mr. Ebisu of Nishinomiya. and "Ebisu-sama", and the retro townscape of "Iwaya Shopping Street", which prospered as the gateway to Awaji Island, with a guide staff. Main course Meet at "Iwaya Port Terminal" bus stop of "Awagami Awahime Bus" ⇒ Eshima ⇒ Iwakusu Shrine and Ebisu ⇒ Stroll around Iwaya Shopping Street ⇒ End at "Awajishima Tacoste"

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• Age 0～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 12:00

沖縄県・石垣島でサトウキビの収穫体験をしよう！ ■サトウキビはいつが1番美味しいか知っていますか？ ■収穫したサトウキビは普段どうなる！？ ざわわな世界。サトウキビを、石垣島で作り続けている農家さんと一緒に収穫体験をして、かじりついてみましょう♬

• For Groups
• For Family

• 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 3～Age 99
• 3～4 hours

Why don't you take a photo with a samurai costume? [Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture] This is a guided tour around the land of Genko. We will guide you to [Kaneda Castle]! You can do "Drone shooting" and "Rental costume" services that are not available anywhere else! Kaneda Castle Guided Tour (required time: 3 hours) A round trip from the trailhead to the summit, as well as a guide to the stone walls, the remains of the battery, and the summit. If there are costumes and photography, the required time will increase. *We do not provide transportation. *Please use public transportation, taxis, rental cars, etc. to travel to each guide location on your own. You can lead by car. ★Points★ If you wish, you can rent samurai costumes, armor, yukata, swords, etc., and shoot with a 360° camera or drone. ★ Optional ★ If you wish, you can also take a tour of the Komodahama Shrine and the temple that became the model for the Golden Temple, and experience riding a Taishu horse (while wearing a costume). (Additional fee) [Experience fee] (Komoda Beach) Adults (junior high school students and above)/3,000 yen, children (elementary school students)/1,500 yen, infants and younger/1,000 yen (Kanada Castle) adults (junior high school students and above)/7,000 yen, children (Elementary school students) / 3,500 yen, infants and younger / 1,000 yen *Prices are per person. Rental costume (from 2,000 yen), still image/movie shooting (from 1,000 yen), drone photography (from 10,000 yen) We do not provide pick-ups, so please use public transportation, taxis, rental cars, etc. to get to the venue by yourself. please! We will have a meeting with the customer in advance, and we will decide the schedule, time, guide location, costume, whether or not to take photos, etc. according to the customer's request and itinerary!

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Would you like to make your own Kimekomi work? We will prepare the bare wood in a carved state in advance, so you can make your own product just by choosing your favorite cloth and applying the wood grain. Experience the "Paulownia Kimekomi Zaiku" that can only be experienced at Hakocho. We will prepare a box that has already undergone the "carving" process, so you can freely choose the fabric yourself, and then "color" and "kimekomi".

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• 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

• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 80
• Within 1 hour

This is a hands-on activity where you play the local traditional culture "Kanayama Taiko" in beautiful nature. Would you like to be healed by the drums echoing in the countryside and mountains? Kanayama drums have been carefully handed down locally for the prosperity of Okuzo Kanayama, which flourished during the Nara period. It is characterized by making big drums resound in the mountains. The echoing sound penetrates your body. We will take photos and videos of the experience with your smartphone or camera. Excellent access from nearby sightseeing spots such as Lake Towada, Appi and Hachimantai! Please come and visit us.

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• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

The length and thickness you like ... Original My Chopsticks! ! Only bamboo carefully selected from the local bamboo forest is used. Because you use it every day and put it in your mouth, you need something safe and secure ...

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 16～Age 60
• 4～5 hours

It is possible to leave a photo of the interior and exterior of a historic building that has been certified as a national registered tangible cultural property. You can take pictures of two people with a profound feeling in the Japanese garden that matches the innocence of white and the uchikake, and in the moist hall. The kimono looks even better with the wonderful production of cherry blossoms, fresh greenery, autumn leaves, and snowy scenery. There is also a historic shrine nearby, and you can take pictures there. It is also possible to get on a rickshaw and take a picture.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 99
• Within 1 hour

It is a Japanese sweets experience that you make yourself. You can make 2 per person. (Take-out is possible) * What you make changes every month. All materials are available here. You can enjoy it on the spot, and we also have a takeaway pack available. Experience your own Neri-kiri Japanese sweets. As for the raw materials, we specially prepare the materials of the long-established Japanese sweets shop in Mie prefecture. No preservatives are used, so it is safe and secure. There is also a shooting time, so you can shoot your own Neri-kiri. *… *… *… *… *… *… *… [Request to customers] ・ Disinfection (inside the salon) ・ Wearing a mask Please refrain from. *… *… *… *… *… *… *… [Staff implementation measures] ・ Daily physical condition management, temperature measurement, mask wearing, hand disinfection, ventilation for each lesson, tools, thorough disinfection in the salon

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 90
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00

A plan that allows you to experience a traditional Japanese bride by wearing a pure white shiromuku and a gorgeous colorful dress with glossy Japanese hair! "I wanted to wear Shiromuku!" "I couldn't wear it at a wedding, so I want to wear it!" "I want to take a picture in a bridal gown!" Let's go♪

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• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 90
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00

A plan where you can enjoy throwing fans while wearing Heian period aristocratic costumes! Tosenkyo is a traditional indoor game that originated in Kyoto. A fan is thrown at a target called a "butterfly," and points are given based on the position of the fan and how the butterfly falls. It is a plan that you can enjoy with friends, family, or even by yourself! Would you like to enjoy an elegant time wearing an elegant Heian period costume?

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• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30

You can experience making Sasa-Mino sushi, a local dish born in the Myoko / Suginosawa area, while learning from the locals. With family, friends and couples! Would you like to experience making Sasa Mino sushi together?

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